Environmental Rules in Miami-Dade County, FL (2026)

Miami-Dade County Code § 24-42.8(4)(b)(i)

Stormwater quantity. Lots shall retain, at a minimum, the runoff from a 25-year/10-minute storm event with zero off-site discharge. ... For lots with an area of 5,500 square feet or less: a minimum of 5 feet of pervious area setback on a minimum of 3 sides of the property, with a 6-inch-deep swale along the property perimeter, and a minimum of 20 percent of pervious lot area; or...

Miami-Dade County Code § 24-42.8(4)(f)

Construction activities involving earth work or excavations along public rights-of-way or adjacent to water bodies shall provide erosion and sedimentation controls to limit impacts to existing drainage facilities, water bodies, and natural preserve areas. The controls shall be included in the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) to be submitted as part of a permit application and shall ...

Miami-Dade County Code § 11C-5(b)(1)

No new construction or substantial improvement of any residential structure shall be permitted in an SFHA, and no building permit shall be issued therefor, unless said new construction, reconstruction, or substantial improvement complies with the following: (1) The structure's lowest floor (including basement) and any attached garages or enclosures and detached accessory buildings shall be elev...

Miami-Dade County Code § 24-48.2(I)(A)(2)

A short form permit application may be accepted by the Department for the following types of work: ... (2) Construction or the placement of a single-family residence fixed or floating dock, davit, boat lift, mooring or fender pile, all of which are associated with a single family residence provided that none of the foregoing protrude into the water more than twenty-five (25) percent of the widt...

Miami-Dade County Code § 11C-5(b)(1)

(b)Residential structures. No new construction or substantial improvement of any residential structure shall be permitted in an SFHA, and no building permit shall be issued therefor, unless said new construction, reconstruction, or substantial improvement complies with the following: (1) The structure's lowest floor (including basement) and any attached garages or enclosures and detached access...