EMERGENCY GENERATORS INSTEAD OF EQCB

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-21 · ordinance

Ordinance amending Miami-Dade County Code sections 24-5, 24-18, and 24-43 to allow administrative approval of emergency generators for healthcare facilities and food stores within wellfield protection areas, subject to conditions. Adopted on first reading on 7/21/2026, set for public hearing on 9/9/2026. No specific project site, address, parcel, or size is stated. The ordinance is countywide in scope. Applicant/developer/owner is not stated. Case/file number is 261214. Decision on first reading was adopted, with a public hearing pending. Key dates: introduced 6/30/2026, first reading 7/21/2026, public hearing 9/9/2026. Business opportunity: contractors may find work installing emergency generators for healthcare facilities and food stores within wellfield protection areas that meet the criteria, including being outside the Northwest and West Wellfield Interim Protection Areas, within the Urban Development Boundary, more than 30 days travel time from any utility water supply well, served by utility water and sanitary sewers, with above-ground storage tanks with secondary containment, and fuel limits (1,500 gallons for food stores).