Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Miami-Dade County, FL (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 6 cities in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Miami-Dade County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Obstruction Rules

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County (UMSA), placing any article in the public right-of-way, including sidewalks, requires a Public Works Department permit, with violations enforced as civil code violations under Chapter 8CC.

Miami-Dade UMSA Sidewalk Obstruction Permit Rule

Some Restrictions

Miami-Dade County Code § 2-103.16

Unless otherwise authorized by law, no person, corporation, partnership, association or other legal entity shall place any article in the public right-of-way without first having obtained a permit from the Public Works Department; provided, however, the United States, federal agencies and their contractors, the State of Florida and State agencies, in the execution of federal or State projects a...

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Encroachment Permits

Miami-Dade County bars any structure on a mapped street or right-of-way without the Public Works Director's written approval, covering pump houses, wire fences, and masonry walls across the incorporated and unincorporated county.

Miami-Dade County Right-of-Way Encroachment Permit

Significant Restrictions

Miami-Dade County Code § 28-18

No building or any other type of structure shall be permitted on or in, a mapped street, except required and approved underground installations, and further excepting that pump houses for drip irrigation may be permitted to encroach into public rights-of-way providing prior written approval is obtained from the Director of Public Works Department, and further providing that a building permit is...

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