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 before the Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee on 9/9/2026. No specific project site, address, parcel, or size is stated. The change is from requiring a public hearing before the Environmental Quality Control Board (EQCB) for a variance to allowing administrative approval for these generators. Conditions include: property served by utility water and sanitary sewers; located more than 30 days travel time from any utility potable water supply well; not in Northwest Wellfield or West Wellfield Interim protection areas; within the Urban Development Boundary; fuels in an approved above-ground storage facility with double-walled tanks and piping; food stores fuel not exceeding 1,500 gallons; healthcare facility fuel volume limited to regulatory requirements; groundwater monitoring plan for exposed tanks; and an operating permit. Applicant/developer/owner is not stated. Case/file number is 261214. Decision is adopted on first reading. Key dates: Introduced 6/30/2026, Agenda Date 7/21/2026, Public Hearing 9/9/2026. Business opportunity: Contractors and trades may pursue work installing emergency generators for healthcare facilities and food stores in wellfield protection areas that meet the stated criteria, with administrative approval instead of a public hearing. Grounding note: The document is a legislative item for a countywide ordinance, not a specific development project.