ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14

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

This ordinance, File Number 261040, amends Chapter 14 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida, relating to fire prevention and life safety. Key changes include updating definitions, modifying requirements for owner statements on fire investigations, amending appeal procedures for fire code violations, updating operating permit requirements, and authorizing the Chief Fire Official to order utility disconnections for buildings with pending fire code violations. It also makes technical amendments to the Florida Fire Prevention Code, updates the false fire alarm ordinance, provides for the sale of exempt fireworks, requires designation and posting for structures sharing a street address, updates emergency action plan review, mandates testing and maintenance of exit and emergency lighting, requires reporting of fire protection system maintenance, and addresses emergency power systems and water supplies for firefighting outside the urban development boundary. Technical and conforming changes are made, and civil penalties are imposed and modified. The ordinance was introduced on 6/2/2026 and had its second reading on 7/21/2026.