Hialeah, FL Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)

Hialeah doesn't run a separate, stand-alone plumbing chapter in its Code of Ordinances. Instead, Sec. 14-2 adopts the plumbing rules the same way it adopts the rest of the building rules: by reference. ' The Florida Building Code is issued as a family of volumes by the Florida Building Commission, and the Plumbing volume within that family sets installation, fixture and permitting standards for plumbing work statewide, so a Hialeah plumbing permit is reviewed against that state-adopted volume rather than a city-written plumbing code. Permit fees for that work run through the building division under Sec.

14-3, which charges 'according to a fee schedule, as modified from time to time, without further legislative action,' kept on file in the city clerk's office; that section specifically excludes zoning, land-use and platting fees, so plumbing and other trade permits fall under the general construction fee schedule. Contractors performing the plumbing work also fall under Sec. 14-5, which adopts chapter 10, 'Contractors,' of the Miami-Dade County Code by reference, covering the licensing categories the county regulates for anyone pulling a Hialeah building permit.