Local Rules Near Florida International University

Miami caps noise from industrial and wholesale commercial equipment at 70 dBA above ambient at night and 75 dBA during the day, measured at the property line under Sec. 36-8.

Miami businesses next to residential property must stop outdoor amplified music, bands, and sound systems between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m., with a citywide 100-foot audibility standard enforced around the clock.

Miami bans construction equipment noise across residential district boundaries between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on weekdays and anytime on Sundays and holidays, with a daytime decibel cap too.

Miami's noisy-dogs ordinance makes it unlawful to keep a dog that barks, yelps, or howls habitually enough to annoy the neighborhood or people passing on public streets, enforced through the city's animal-control civil citation system.

Miami bans jukeboxes, radios, musical instruments, and amplified sound from business premises between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. unless played indoors and inaudible outside the building.

Miami bans blowing yard debris into streets, storm drains, or neighboring property, with fines starting at $100 for a second offense within six months.

Miami Code Sec. 2-211 limits short-term rentals to specific zoning districts and requires a Certificate of Use, but cannot require host presence due to FL §509.032 preemption of operational rules. Miami-Dade County also requires a separate STR registration and tourist tax.

Florida Statute §509.032 prevents Miami from limiting short-term rentals to a host's primary residence. Miami may only use general zoning to restrict where STRs operate; investor-owned vacation rentals are legal in eligible zoning districts when properly licensed and taxed.

The City of Miami does not impose an annual night cap on vacation rentals. Florida Statute 509.032(7)(b) preempts cities from regulating the duration or frequency of short-term rentals through ordinances adopted after June 1, 2011, so Miami cannot set caps such as a 90- or 180-night annual maximum.

Miami enforces smoke detector requirements through Code Enforcement civil penalties: $210 for missing single-station detectors in living units and $105 in day cares or hotel guestrooms, citing the Life Safety Code sections the city adopts via the Florida Fire Prevention Code.

Miami requires an annual Fire-Rescue permit, at $158.00 per year, for any liquefied petroleum gas installation whose container or aggregate of interconnected containers exceeds 2,000 gallons and sits outside a building.

Miami requires a $95 fire safety permit from the Department of Fire-Rescue before any open burning; the permit is reviewed by the fire marshal's office and can be revoked for uncorrected fire-code violations.

Consumer fireworks in the City of Miami may only be used on three designated dates: July 4th, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day per FL HB 1059 (2020). Aerial fireworks sale is prohibited. Sparklers legal year-round.

New buildings in Miami must make at least 20% of newly constructed parking spaces EV Capable, pre-wired with conduit and panel capacity for a future 208- or 240-volt charger, under Miami 21, the city's zoning code.

Miami's smart loading zones cap parking at one continuous hour, meter by the minute through sensors or cameras, and bill violators who overstay the posted time.

Miami publishes no tow rate schedule of its own. Sec. 42-110 adopts the maximum rates set by the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners under County Code section 30-476, and provides that any later increase or decrease by the county commission applies in the city automatically. What Miami adds on top is its own charge: an administrative fee of up to 25 percent of the maximum towing rate on every vehicle recovered, towed, removed or stored inside city limits, collected from the vehicle owner by the tow company and remitted to the city on a monthly invoice.

Miami prohibits parking any vehicle on a street or within the public right-of-way for storage, junkage, or dead storage beyond 24 hours, and city code inspectors or Off-Street Parking enforcement specialists can cite the owner or have it towed.

Miami 21 lets a boat, camper, or travel trailer sit on a single-family lot only in T3, T4-R, and T4-L zones, tucked behind the front yard line and under 8 feet tall.

Miami 21 caps residential driveways at 20 feet wide in the First Layer, with tighter limits on narrow lots and in T3-O.

Miami bars parking commercial vehicles, buses, trailers, and oversized trucks on streets or the public right-of-way in any zoned residential district under City Code § 35-10.

Miami bars parking on any street or right-of-way to sell, wash, repair, or advertise a vehicle, or store one over 24 hours, and bans commercial trucks, buses, and RVs from residential streets outright.

Miami bans leaving a vehicle on any street or public right-of-way for storage or dead storage for more than 24 hours, effectively capping how long a car can sit unmoved overnight.

Miami 21 caps front-yard fences at four feet (six feet for open iron or aluminum pickets) and side/rear fences at eight feet in the T3 residential Transect Zone, the city's standard single-family and duplex district.

In Miami's T3 Sub-Urban Zone, front-yard fences top out at 4 feet (6 feet for aluminum or iron picket-and-post fences), while side and rear fences may run up to 8 feet under the Miami 21 zoning code's Building Configuration standards.

Miami requires any elevated or filled residential lot to be enclosed by a perimeter retaining wall at least 12 inches above the highest grade, plus a drainage calculation confirming stormwater stays on site during a 100-year storm.

Miami 21 bans broken glass, projecting nails, coiled razor wire and spikes on any fence or wall citywide. Barbed wire is allowed only in the D1-D3 industrial Transect Zones, and only with an approved Waiver.

Miami prohibits vessel owners and guests from feeding or leaving food for wildlife, including birds and manatees, at the city's mooring facilities and marinas.

Pet grooming and styling salons operating in Miami must obtain an annual Local Business Tax Receipt before opening, at a flat fee of $99.00 under the city's BTR fee schedule.

Miami declares itself a bird sanctuary and makes it unlawful to shoot, trap, or kill any bird within city limits, with a narrow exception for city-run peafowl relocation.

Miami-Dade County Code Chapter 5 controls all cats inside Miami city limits, requiring rabies vaccination, county license tag, and prohibiting cats from running at large. Trap-Neuter-Return colonies must be registered with Animal Services to receive enforcement protection.

Miami-Dade County Code Chapter 5 requires every dog or cat adopted from, or reclaimed by, county Animal Services to be microchipped before release. Miami residents follow this county rule. Microchip registration must list the current owner address and phone.

Keeping more than four dogs on a small residential lot in Miami (six on one-to-two acres, eight on two-plus acres) reclassifies the property as a kennel, triggering city maintenance and nuisance rules under City Code § 6-36 and § 6-37.

Miami pet stores cannot sell dogs or cats at retail unless exempt as a shelter, rescue partner, or hobby breeder outlet: the city's 2017 puppy-mill ordinance pushes retail sales toward adoption instead of commercial breeding chains.

Miami 21 splits veterinary uses in two: an Animal Clinic with light overnight care is a Commercial use, while any Animal Kennel boarding eight or more animals is classified Industrial and confined to industrial-designated Transect Zones.

Miami allows up to 15 hens and 30 growing chicks per property with a county health permit, but bans roosters entirely and requires pens sit at least 100 feet from any dwelling.

Miami's general at-large ordinance (Sec. 6-2) explicitly exempts dogs and cats, so the city has no citywide leash mandate for streets or sidewalks. The only leash requirement in the municipal code is Sec. 38-57, covering public parks.

Florida law permits residential rainwater harvesting, and Miami encourages rain barrel use for landscape irrigation to reduce stormwater runoff. No city permit is required for standard residential rain barrel systems used for non-potable outdoor purposes.

Miami permits artificial turf installation on residential and commercial properties without a specific city permit for the turf itself. Florida law protects homeowners' right to use drought-tolerant landscaping alternatives including synthetic turf in most residential settings.

Miami limits landscape irrigation to two fixed days a week by address parity and bans watering between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. year-round under City Code § 22.5-75.

Trimming, pruning, or removing any tree on a Miami street, sidewalk, median, or right-of-way requires a permit from the director of public works before you touch it.

City code bars grass, weeds, or bushes over 12 inches on any lot in Miami; violators face code enforcement notice, city-ordered clearing, and a lien with a $150 administrative charge plus costs.

Miami requires a tree permit before removing, relocating, or heavily pruning any tree 12 feet or taller with a 2-inch DBH trunk (16 feet and 6-inch DBH for palms), enforced by the Department of Planning and Zoning under City Code Chapter 17.

Miami 21 caps signage for a home-based business at one sign, one square foot, mounted on the front facade only.

Miami 21 caps a home-based Home Office at 25% of the dwelling's square footage, limits it to one client and two staff at a time, restricts hours to Monday–Saturday 8 a.m.–6 p.m., and requires an annual Certificate of Use.

Miami 21 caps home-based businesses to one client on site at a time, two staff (one must live there), and daytime hours only.

Building a residential pool in Miami requires a Building Official permit and a staged inspection sequence covering steel, electric, piping, deck and a final safety check before the pool is filled with water.

Miami will not issue a certificate of completion for a residential pool until a final Building Department inspection confirms the pool meets the safety features required by Section 454.2.17 of the Florida Building Code.

Miami classifies a carport as an Ancillary Building, so it must sit within the setback line for ancillary structures in your Transect Zone and needs a building permit before you build it.

Miami requires an ancillary dwelling unit and the main house to stay under the same owner, and the ADU can only be rented while that owner holds a current homestead exemption on the property.

Renting a Miami ancillary dwelling unit requires a building permit, certificate of occupancy, and an annual ADU registration certificate, and the unit must remain predominately permanent housing: transient or temporary rentals are grounds for revocation.

Miami allows one ancillary dwelling unit on single-family lots under Miami 21 Section 3.18, capped at two stories (one in T3-R) and no taller than the main house, plus mandatory city registration.

Miami parks ban open fires entirely: cooking is allowed only in the charcoal grills the city installs, and no other fuel, including gas or wood, is permitted in any park.

New construction and substantial improvements in Miami's special flood hazard areas must elevate the lowest floor to the base flood elevation plus one foot of freeboard, per the city's flood damage prevention chapter.

Miami charges every developed lot a monthly stormwater utility fee: a $7.00 base rate per equivalent residential unit, rising $0.50 each year, with nonresidential parcels billed by impervious area.

Miami requires a fill permit from the resilience and public works department before grading land that sits two feet or more below the county design grade over 10,000 square feet or more, and before any building permit issues.

Miami requires a building department permit before constructing, reconstructing, or repairing any dock, pier, seawall, or bulkhead, with fees running $300 plus 2% of construction cost and quadruple penalties for unpermitted work.

The City of Miami has extensive FEMA flood zones due to coastal exposure, Biscayne Bay, and low elevation. Chapter 11 of the city code addresses flood damage prevention. Sea level rise and King Tides cause increasing seasonal flooding.

Retail hemp establishments and smoke shops can't open within 1,000 feet of any public or private school, park, playground, or place of worship in Miami, measured property line to property line.

Miami participates in the SolarApp+ automated review platform and complies with Florida Statute 163.04 guaranteeing solar rights. Most rooftop residential photovoltaic permits clear in under one business day with no zoning hearing.

Florida law (FL Stat. §163.04) strongly protects homeowners' rights to install solar panels and limits HOA authority to impose restrictions. HOAs may set reasonable aesthetic standards but cannot prohibit solar installations or make them unreasonably expensive.

Miami waives all city building permit fees for residential and commercial solar panel installations and processes solar permit applications within three business days under Code of Ordinances Section 10-18(b)(5).

Miami prohibits construction of any new freestanding billboard citywide under Sec. 62-618.3, including along I-95, I-195, I-395 and other freeway corridors; existing legal billboards may only be relocated and reconstructed under a strict swap agreement with the city.

Miami caps window signs at 20% of a storefront's total glass area under Miami 21's citywide sign table, whether the graphic is painted on the glass or attached to it.

Miami bans every new freestanding billboard, including LED digital displays, under Code § 62-618.3. Only existing legal billboards may be relocated or reconstructed through a city agreement, and swapping in LED faces requires giving up multiple existing sign structures.

Miami caps garage sale signs at two per permit, sized no more than 12 by 18 inches, and displayed only during the permitted sale hours.

Miami 21 lets residents post political election signs on private property without a permit, but only starting three months before the election and capped at 4 to 15 square feet depending on the Transect Zone.

Miami caps grass, weeds, and bushes on any lot at 12 inches and requires owners to clear garbage, saplings, and debris or face code enforcement.

Miami requires owners of blighted, unsecured, vacant, or abandoned structures to register the property, submit a compliance plan within 90 days, and pay escalating annual fees, $262.50, $394.00, then $525.00 a year, under City Code § 10-65.

Miami caps outdoor advertising sign brightness at 500 nits after sunset, limits operating hours to 6 a.m.-11 p.m., and bans flashing or glare-producing illumination under City Code Sec. 2-779.

Miami 21 caps average lighting measured at the building frontage on a sliding scale by Transect Zone, from 1.0 foot-candle in T3 up to 20 foot-candles in T6, and requires it stay compatible with street lighting on abutting property.

Miami requires owners of an ancillary dwelling unit (ADU) to get a building permit, certificate of occupancy, and an ADU registration certificate from the Office of Zoning before renting it, plus proof of homestead exemption on the property.

Miami issues civil fines of $500 per occurrence for illegal dumping by individuals and $1,050 per occurrence when dumping is done from a vehicle, on top of separate right-of-way dumping penalties under Sec. 22-11.

Miami's solid waste department collects residential garbage twice a week for homes and buildings of three units or fewer, with a fixed curbside placement window enforced under City Code § 22-2.

Miami requires every multi-family building of four units or more to run a recycling program covering at least five material types, serviced by a city franchisee or licensed recovered-materials dealer.

Miami lets residents set large trash and bulky waste at the curb only during the week of their scheduled special collection, no earlier than the evening before, kept clear of buildings, fences, poles and hydrants.

Miami food service properties whose waste stream is mostly raw or processed organic matter must have it hauled away at least three times a week, with fines starting at $262.50 for missing the schedule.

Miami requires commercial dumpster pads to be concrete platforms, screened from view, and rodent-resistant, with containers barred from streets, alleys and sidewalks.

Raking or leaf-blowing yard waste, dirt, or debris into a Miami street, storm drain, alley, or neighboring property is banned; violators get a warning first, then escalating fines under Chapter 22.

Miami requires recyclables to be separated and set at the curb in the city-issued bin on your scheduled recycling day, and it's illegal for anyone but the resident or city crews to take them.

Miami requires containerized garbage placed curbside no earlier than the night before collection and no later than 6:00 a.m. on pickup day, with containers retrieved by the end of the collection day.

The City of Miami collects garbage from homes and small multifamily buildings twice a week, and containers must be at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on collection day.

Miami bans drone flights within a half-mile of Bayfront Park, Marlins Ballpark, Miami Marine Stadium, and the Calle Ocho Festival during large venue special events, plus over any public park or facility hosting one.

Miami caps unregistered drones at five pounds and bars UAS entirely within a half-mile of major stadiums and large public events unless the operator files the city's application.

Miami bans launching or flying drones over public parks and facilities during large venue special events, plus a half-mile no-fly zone around Bayfront Park, Marlins Ballpark, Miami Marine Stadium and the Calle Ocho Festival while events are underway.

Miami caps hobbyist drones at 5 pounds unless the pilot is an AMA member, and bars flights over stadiums and large public events under Sec. 37-12.

Miami requires a Business Tax Receipt to vend food or merchandise from any street, sidewalk, or public park, and bans stationary sidewalk vending outside two designated special vending districts entirely.

Miami limits food truck and mobile-operation vending to Districts 1, 2 (outside downtown), and 5, and bars trucks from T3 and T4-R transect zones and District 3 entirely, with fixed penalties for violations.

Miami requires food trucks to hold a business tax receipt, health inspection certificates, and vehicle ID before operating on private land, and bans food trucks entirely in T3 and T4-R transect zones and District 3.

Miami requires a business tax receipt before anyone sells, solicits, or peddles door-to-door or on city streets, with a photo ID application and a wearable tag proving the permit is active.

City parks and playgrounds in Miami close to the public at 10:00 p.m. and stay closed until 7:00 a.m. daily, with limited exceptions.

In Miami's T3 Sub-Urban Transect Zone, covering most single-family and duplex lots, buildings can cover up to 50% of the lot on the first floor, with second-story coverage capped at 30% in T3-R and T3-L zones.

Miami 21 caps most stories at 14 feet floor-to-floor, with a 25-foot ground-level allowance and a 39-foot two-story combined limit citywide.

Miami requires a minimum 50-foot building setback from the mean high water line on waterways, dropping to 20 feet in the T3, T4-R, D1, D2 and D3 Transect Zones under Miami 21's waterfront standards.

Miami 21 sets minimum size, spacing, and placement rules for street trees planted in the public swale along every roadway in the city.

Miami classifies any tree 18 inches DBH or larger as a protected "specimen tree," forcing applicants to try redesigning around it or relocating it before the city will approve removal.

Miami singles out "specimen trees", 18 inches DBH or larger, for extra protection: the city can require project redesigns, on- or off-site relocation, or costly replacement before one may be removed.

Miami requires a free permit before any garage sale, caps each home or building to two sales per 12-month period, and requires the application by noon the day before.

Florida law caps HOA fines at $100 per day per violation (up to $1,000 aggregate) and requires a fining committee separate from the board. Condo fine procedures follow similar rules. Associations can suspend common-area use rights for delinquent owners.

Miami requires at least two roofing inspections, dry-in and roof coverings, before a roof permit closes, and re-roofing needs a licensed roofing contractor's notarized affidavit confirming any additional sheathing fasteners required by the Existing Building Code were installed.

New construction and substantial improvements in Miami's special flood hazard areas must have the lowest floor elevated to or above the base flood elevation plus one foot of freeboard, enforced by the city building official under Code Chapter 20.

Miami requires a commercial photographic permit from the city manager before shooting stills, motion pictures, or TV footage for profit on any street, sidewalk, park, beach, causeway, lagoon, or other city-owned property.

The City of Miami inspects permitted construction in stages, foundation, framing, sheathing, roofing, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, gas, and work must stay exposed until the Building Official approves it.

The City of Miami requires a permit for new plumbing work and system alterations, issued by the Building Department, with fees set at 0.5% of construction cost for residential jobs and a $110 minimum on any permit.

Any electrical installation, alteration, or repair in Miami requires a Building Department permit before work starts, issued either as a stand-alone trade permit or bundled under a master permit for larger construction projects.

Miami requires a Building Official permit for any roof repair or re-roof, and the Building Department runs at least two separate roofing inspections, dry-in and roof covering, before the work can be closed.

Miami requires landlords doing exterior lead-paint work on buildings built before 1951 to give tenants written notice at least three business days before work starts and hand over the EPA lead-hazard pamphlet.

Miami requires a Florida-licensed engineer or architect to prepare fire sprinkler documents for any new building or addition with 50 or more sprinkler heads; smaller systems can be designed by a state-certified fire protection contractor instead.

Miami fast-tracks building permit review for LEED-registered green buildings, moving qualifying commercial and residential projects ahead of non-green applications in the review queue for a $500 non-refundable deposit.

Miami cites day care operators up to $210 per violation for missing exits, fire alarms, smoke detectors, and nonconforming door locks under the Florida Fire Prevention Code's day-care occupancy chapter, per City Code § 2-829's civil penalty schedule.

Miami charges a $200 annual certificate-of-operation fee and a $200 annual inspection fee for every elevator and escalator, then fines owners $250 to $1,000 per unit for repeat non-compliance.

Vendors at Miami street festivals can't sell food or drinks in glass or metal containers, and open-container and alcohol-sale limits apply within two blocks of the permitted event area.

Parades of 50+ people on any public right-of-way, or any size parade on a city street, need a police chief permit filed at least 5 business days ahead.

Miami requires a special event permit before hosting a block party, neighborhood celebration, or similar gathering, with applications filed 30 days ahead and a $0.25 per linear foot fee for using the public right-of-way.

Miami requires a permit before reserving group camping areas, large cooking grills, the community building, ballfields, or sports fields in a city park, and before holding concerts, dances, or assemblies of 50 or more people.

Miami restaurants need a Sec. 54-222 sidewalk cafe permit before putting tables on the sidewalk, with a 9-foot minimum sidewalk width and a $13.50 per square foot annual fee.

Miami prohibits placing trash, lumber, wood, glass or other obstructions in any street, lane, alley or sidewalk, and requires removal within six hours of a police notice or the violation is prosecuted under the city's general penalty section.

Miami holds abutting property owners responsible for repairing sidewalks, curbs, swales and driving lanes damaged by their own acts, tree roots, or neglect.

Miami requires a written permit from the resilience and public works director before installing a fence, wall, or hedge in the undedicated right-of-way strip between a property's base building line and the street.

In Miami's NRD-1 pilot noise district, bass measured inside a closed structure can't exceed 68 dB(C) under the nighttime entertainment-noise pilot program, on top of an 80 dB(A) property-line cap and a 65 dB(A) indoor limit.

Miami bars freight and commercial deliveries within 100 feet of a T-3 transect zone overnight and on weekend early hours, citywide, with fines up to $500.

Miami caps noise from AC compressors, blowers, pumps and exhaust fans at fixed dBA levels measured at the receiving property line, tighter at night.

Bars, nightclubs, and other alcohol or entertainment establishments that share a property line with a home cannot play music or amplified sound in outdoor areas between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., with escalating fines for repeat violations.

Miami issues a certificate of use for every building and reinspects it annually, apartment buildings included, to confirm the property still meets zoning, building, fire and health code requirements.

Miami 21 bars planting any species on the Miami-Dade County Landscape Manual's prohibited list and requires it removed from sites the landscape article covers.

Miami cannot enact local firearm ordinances. Florida Statutes Section 790.33 reserves the whole field of firearm and ammunition regulation to the state Legislature. Local officials who knowingly enact preempted rules face personal civil fines up to $5,000 and removal from office.

Florida Statute 500.90 and 403.7033 preempt local regulation of polystyrene foam containers. Miami may not ban Styrofoam takeout boxes, cups, or coolers. Restaurants remain free to use foam packaging, though many switch voluntarily to fiber alternatives.

Miami has no local paid sick leave or paid family leave mandate, and cannot adopt one for private employers. Fla. Stat. § 218.077(2) preempts political subdivisions from requiring employment benefits beyond state or federal law. Florida has no state-level paid leave program. Federal FMLA (unpaid, 12 weeks) is the only floor.

Miami cannot set its own minimum wage for private employers. Fla. Stat. § 218.077 preempts municipal wage ordinances. The Florida Constitution (Art. X, § 24) sets the state minimum at $14.00/hour (effective 9/30/2025), rising to $15.00 on 9/30/2026. Tipped wage: $10.98/hour cash + tips.

Miami Code § 37-16 makes camping, sleeping under a tent, or accumulating belongings in parks, sidewalks, and rights-of-way unlawful, with a citation or arrest issued only after a written warning and, before any arrest, a confirmed shelter-bed offer.

City law makes it unlawful to sit, lie, stand, loiter or camp on any Miami sidewalk, street or public right-of-way if doing so blocks passage and you refuse a police officer's order to move on.

Miami's camping enforcement was shaped by the Pottinger v. City of Miami consent decree (1998-2018), which limited arrests of unsheltered people for life-sustaining acts. Florida HB 1365 (2024) now requires cities to ban public camping, ending the Pottinger-era equilibrium.

Miami requires every bicycle to carry a bell or warning device audible for 100 feet, bans sirens and whistles, and fines violations of the bicycle chapter up to $25, covering riding on streets and designated bike paths.

Miami designates curbside smart loading zones where signage marks Uber and Lyft pickup and drop-off, metered by sensor and camera technology.

Miami's licensed shared e-scooter pilot program operates only in City Commission District 2: scooters used or found anywhere else in the city are unauthorized. Operators pay a $50,000 licensing fee and follow strict fleet, speed, parking, and age rules.

Miami's water conservation ordinance regulates when residents may irrigate landscaping, but explicitly exempts irrigation done with reclaimed water or saltwater from those day-and-time restrictions.

Miami 21 lets affordable and attainable mixed-income housing developments build up to double the base zoning density, with the exact bonus tied to how many extremely low-income units the project includes.

Owners of vacant, blighted, unsecured or abandoned buildings in Miami must keep the premises free of rodents, insects, vermin and other wild animals under Sec. 10-63(4), enforced by the code enforcement board with fines and liens for violations.

Miami smoke shops must sit at least one mile from any other smoke shop or hemp retailer and 1,000 feet from schools, parks, playgrounds, or houses of worship, on top of standard business licensing.

Miami massage establishments need a $99 Business Tax Receipt, a licensed masseur or masseuse on duty at all times, and can't operate between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m.

Tow operators in Miami must comply with Florida Statute Sec. 715.07 plus Miami-Dade County Chapter 30 wrecker regulations. Maximum non-consent tow rates, signage at private lots, and 24-hour reporting to law enforcement are required, with rotation lists for police-ordered tows.

Miami pawn shops and secondhand dealers need a business tax receipt plus a yearly $250 police pawn shop detail inspection fee, on top of state pawnbroker licensing.

Miami 21 confines adult entertainment establishments to the D2 Industrial transect zone and requires 1,000 feet of separation from any park, school, or residential-zoned property, with no variances allowed.

Miami requires a $320 Business Tax Receipt for secondhand dealers plus a separate $250 yearly police inspection fee and $1.50 per transaction form filed with the police department's pawn shop detail.

Miami bans smoking or vaping cannabis in every city park and public beach. Fines escalate from $100 for a first offense to $500 for a third within 12 months, plus possible removal from the premises.

Miami prohibits smoking and vaping tobacco, cannabis, and their extracts in all public parks and beaches, with civil fines starting at $100 for a first offense within 12 months.

Miami bans standing, loitering, sitting, lying, or camping on a sidewalk, street, or right-of-way only once it obstructs passage and the person refuses a law enforcement officer's order to move on; camping with tents, bedding, or cooking gear is expressly covered.

Miami makes it a crime to aggressively beg or obstruct pedestrian and vehicle traffic while begging, defining intimidation to include touching, following, or using profane and abusive language toward the person solicited.

Miami Code § 37-11 makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate in any public place not designated as a restroom or toilet, with narrow exceptions for young children and people with qualifying impairments.

Miami prohibits skateboards, scooters, mopeds, and bicycles on the sidewalks of Southwest 8th Street between 4th Avenue and Tamiami Canal Road in Little Havana, a rule aimed at keeping that busy business corridor safe for pedestrians.

Drinking alcohol on public streets, in vacant lots, or at stores licensed only for off-premises sales is unlawful in Miami: a citywide ban lifted only for city-permitted special events.

Miami requires every business to hold an annually renewed Local Business Tax Receipt classified under one of more than 300 categories in Sec. 31-50, with the fee amount set entirely by that classification code and due each October 1.