SAME DAY PERMIT PROGRAM

Policy Council · 2026-07-13 · ordinance

This legislative item is an ordinance to create Section 8-9 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida, establishing a same-day permitting program for certain minor residential projects. The ordinance was introduced on 7/7/2026, was amended by the Policy Council on 7/13/2026, and the amended version is under Legislative File No. 261305. The program would require the County Mayor or designee to develop and implement same-day permitting for eligible applications, including building permits, public works permits, or zoning improvement permits (ZIPs) for specific minor residential projects. Projects requiring structural review, in historic districts, with open code enforcement cases, or to legalize existing violations are not eligible. The ordinance requires reports every six months and refunds of permit application fees within 30 days if delays were caused by the reviewing department. No specific address, parcel, acreage, applicant, or case number for a specific project is stated.