Miami-Dade County, FL Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- Miami-Dade County Code Ch. 8
- Standard adopted
- FBC HVHZ roofing + RAS
- Local restriction
- Prescriptive BUR (RAS 150) barred
- Geographic scope
- Countywide, incorporated + unincorporated
- Enforced by
- County Building Official
Summary
Miami-Dade adopts the Florida Building Code's High Velocity Hurricane Zone roofing requirements and Roofing Application Standards for any permitted reroof, but its own local amendment blocks the prescriptive built-up-roof method allowed elsewhere in Florida.
The High Velocity Hurricane Zone roofing requirements with accompanying Roofing Application Standards (RAS) (Florida Building Code Sec. 1512.2). Exception: The prescriptive BUR requirements in RAS 150 shall not be implemented in Miami-Dade County (Florida Building Code RAS 150).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 135).
Full Breakdown
Reroofing and roof-covering permits in Miami-Dade County must comply with the High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) roofing requirements of the Florida Building Code and the accompanying Roofing Application Standards (RAS), which the County's Building Code (Chapter 8) adopts by reference. The County's own local amendment goes further than the base state code: it bars use of the prescriptive built-up-roof (BUR) method authorized under RAS 150, an installation shortcut still permitted in non-HVHZ parts of Florida. Roofing materials and assemblies also require product approval from the County's Building and Neighborhood Compliance Department or the Florida Building Commission before installation. Because Chapter 8 is adopted "for both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the County," the HVHZ roofing standard applies countywide, including inside the 34 municipalities, not just in unincorporated Miami-Dade (UMSA).
Violations & Fines
Installing a prescriptive BUR roof under RAS 150, reroofing without a permit reviewed under the adopted HVHZ standards, or using unapproved roofing products can draw a stop-work order and a Chapter 8CC code-enforcement citation from the Building Official.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Miami-Dade require a permit to reroof a house?
Can a contractor install a built-up roof (BUR) in Miami-Dade?
Does this apply inside cities like Miami or Hialeah?
Sources & Official References
Other rules in Miami-Dade County
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