CHAPTER 14 AMENDMENT

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

This document details a proposed ordinance (File Number 260390) to amend Chapter 14 of the Miami-Dade County Code, relating to fire prevention and life safety. The ordinance was introduced on March 3, 2026, and sponsored by Roberto J. Gonzalez. It was withdrawn by the Safety and Health Committee on June 8, 2026. The proposed amendments cover a wide range of fire safety regulations, including updating definitions, changing requirements for owner's statements on fire investigations, amending appeal procedures for fire code violations, updating operating permit requirements, authorizing utility disconnections for pending fire code violations, and modifying civil penalties. It also addresses false fire alarms, sale of exempt fireworks, premises identification, emergency action plans, exit and emergency lighting, fire protection system maintenance reporting, emergency power systems, and water supplies for firefighting outside the Urban Development Boundary. The ordinance was adopted on first reading by the Board of County Commissioners on April 21, 2026, but ultimately withdrawn.