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, instead of requiring a public hearing before the Environmental Quality Control Board (EQCB). The ordinance was adopted on first reading on 7/21/2026 and set for a public hearing before the Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee on 9/9/2026. The scope is countywide. No specific project site, address, parcel, or size is stated. The applicant/developer/owner is not stated. The case/file number is 261214. The decision on first reading was adopted, with a public hearing pending. Key dates: introduced 6/30/2026, first reading adopted 7/21/2026, public hearing scheduled 9/9/2026. The business opportunity is for contractors and trades to perform work related to installing emergency generators for healthcare facilities and food stores within wellfield protection areas, subject to the conditions in the ordinance, including fuel storage limits (1,500 gallons for food stores), above-ground storage with double-walled tanks and piping, groundwater monitoring plans, and operating permits. Public comment sentiment is not stated.