CHAPTER 14 AMENDMENT

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

This document is an ordinance amending Chapter 14 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida, relating to fire prevention and life safety. It was introduced on March 3, 2026, and subsequently withdrawn. The ordinance proposed 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, authorizing utility disconnections for buildings with pending fire code violations, and updating regulations for false fire alarms, fireworks sales, emergency action plans, exit lighting, fire protection systems, emergency power systems, and water supplies for firefighting. The Safety and Health Committee withdrew the ordinance on June 8, 2026, referencing Substitute Item 261040. The ordinance was adopted on first reading by the Board of County Commissioners on April 21, 2026.