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 address, parcel, acreage, or applicant is stated; the scope is countywide. The change is from requiring a public hearing variance before the Environmental Quality Control Board (EQCB) to administrative approval by the Director for emergency generators using hazardous materials (fuel) within basic wellfield protection areas, for healthcare facilities and food stores over 40,000 square feet that must maintain alternate power. Conditions include: property served by utility water and sanitary sewers, located more than 30 days travel time from any utility water supply well, not in Northwest or West Wellfield Interim Protection Areas, within the Urban Development Boundary, fuel in approved above-ground storage with double-walled tanks and piping, food store fuel not exceeding 1,500 gallons, healthcare fuel limited to regulatory compliance volume, groundwater monitoring plan if exposed to stormwater, and an operating permit. Public comment sentiment is not stated.