CHAPTER 14 AMENDMENT

Safety and Health Committee · 2026-06-08 · ordinance

This document is a withdrawn ordinance related to amendments to Chapter 14 of the Miami-Dade County Code concerning fire prevention and life safety. It introduced numerous changes including updating definitions, modifying requirements for owner's statements on fire investigations, amending appeal procedures for fire code violations, updating operating permit requirements, and authorizing utility disconnections for buildings with pending fire code violations. It also addressed false fire alarms, fireworks sales, emergency action plans, exit and emergency lighting, fire protection systems, emergency power systems, and water supplies for firefighting outside the Urban Development Boundary. The ordinance was introduced on March 3, 2026, and was withdrawn by the Safety and Health Committee on June 8, 2026, with a reference to substitute item 261040.