Local Rules Near Miami Beach

Barking dogs and noisy animals in Miami Beach fall under Miami-Dade County Ordinance 21-28(c), which prohibits animal noise that disturbs the peace of neighbors. Police officers who respond and hear the barking can issue an immediate $100 fine. Miami Beach Animal Control also handles nuisance complaints during business hours.

Gas-powered leaf blowers are outlawed citywide in Miami Beach under City Code Sec. 46-242. Only battery- and electric-powered blowers may be used, and operators are urged to keep noise under 65 decibels. The ban, from Ordinance No. 2022-4460, has been fully enforced since August 1, 2023.

Miami Beach bans unreasonably loud vehicle noise under City Code Sec. 46-152, covering horns sounded for unnecessary periods, exhausts discharged without an effective muffler, and vehicles so out of repair that they rattle or grind. A separate ordinance, Sec. 46-161, makes it unlawful for a car alarm to blare a siren or horn for more than 15 minutes, with police authorized to tow the offending vehicle.

Miami Beach bars radios, speakers, phonographs and other amplified sound from disturbing neighbors at any hour, and treats any such device playing between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. that is audible 100 feet from a building, or 25 feet from a boat, as automatic proof of a violation under City Code Sec. 46-152(b).

Miami Beach bans outdoor power tools, mowers, edgers, blowers and chain saws between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on weekdays, and 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. on weekends and holidays under City Code Sec. 46-152(k), with a stricter 8:00 p.m.-5:30 a.m. window for golf courses every day of the week.

Miami Beach's noise ordinance exempts aircraft, along with locomotives and other railroad equipment, from its excessive-noise prohibitions under City Code Sec. 46-157(6), because federal law preempts local regulation of aircraft noise rather than the city creating any aircraft noise rule of its own.

Miami Beach bars hosting platforms like Airbnb from listing a rental unless the property's business tax receipt and resort tax certificate numbers are displayed, and bars processing payment for any unlicensed listing, with fines up to $5,000 per violation.

Miami Beach fines a first short-term rental violation $1,000, but a second violation within six months jumps to $5,000 and triggers automatic revocation of the business tax receipt and certificate of use, shutting the rental down.

Miami Beach bars advertising a residential property as a short-term rental until the owner files a sworn affidavit, holds a business tax receipt, and holds a resort tax registration certificate. Condo units also need the association's written authorization on file.

Miami Beach caps short-term rental occupancy at two persons per bedroom, not counting children under two. The cap still cannot exceed the maximum occupant load set by the Florida Building Code or Florida Fire Prevention Code for that specific unit.

Miami Beach levies a 4 percent resort tax on the rent of every hotel, motel or apartment-house room, including short-term rentals, collected by the operator from the guest. Operators must register for a resort tax registration certificate within 15 days of starting business.

Miami Beach requires every short-term rental owner to carry liability insurance covering guests and their invitees for the entire time the property is rented out. The owner attests to this coverage in the sworn affidavit filed before advertising.

Miami Beach requires every transient occupant of a short-term rental to follow the city's general noise ordinance banning unreasonably loud sound, and bans outdoor amplified sound at short-term rentals entirely, at all times, with no exceptions.

Miami Beach caps short-term rental guests at two vehicles at a time, and every vehicle must park in the property's driveway or designated parking area, or on the street or swale directly in front of the property if no driveway exists.

Miami Beach bans private and public fireworks without a fire department permit, and even a permit does not open the door in residential neighborhoods or over Biscayne Bay. The city allows permitted displays only on New Year's Day, Independence Day, and New Year's Eve. Skipping the permit or lying on the application draws a fine of double the permit fee.

Miami Beach requires anyone planning to burn material in the open, anywhere in the city, to get a fire department permit first under City Code Sec. 50-10(f). The permit covers plan review and inspection and costs $300.00 per the fee schedule in appendix A, plus extra staffing charges the fire chief sets for the burn. Skipping the permit or lying on it draws a fine of double the fee.

Miami Beach treats any bonfire, from a beach bonfire to a backyard fire pit gathering, as a permitted activity under City Code Sec. 50-10(g). Anyone hosting one must get a fire department permit first, paying $201.00 for plan review and inspection per appendix A, plus a possible staffing fee the fire chief sets. No permit, false statements on the application, or breaking a permit condition draws a fine of double the fee.

Miami Beach follows Florida Building Code Residential Section R314 and Florida Statute 553.883 for smoke alarms, plus F.S. 509.211 carbon monoxide rules for lodging. Alarms are required in every sleeping room, outside each separate sleeping area, and on every story including basements, with interconnection in new construction. Battery-only alarms installed or replaced after January 1, 2015 must use a sealed nonremovable 10-year battery.

Miami Beach previously adopted EV-ready parking requirements for new construction, but Florida Senate Bill 1084 (effective July 2024) preempts all local EV charger regulation. The city continues to operate public EV charging stations in municipal garages including Tesla Superchargers.

Miami Beach freight and commercial curb loading zones run Monday through Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with a 30-minute cap for freight vehicles; parking there without an FLZ or AL permit, or beyond posted hours, draws escalating civil fines up to $15,000.

Miami Beach bans parking a truck, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer on public streets in any residential zoning district, and bans any such vehicle over 5,000 pounds net weight on streets in every district except industrial, unless it's actively loading, unloading, or servicing property on that block.

Miami Beach lets a resident or invited guest park to block their own single-family driveway or their own assigned space at a small multifamily building, stacking cars one behind the other, but the vehicle can never spill into the travel lane, the sidewalk, a neighbor's sightline, or a fire hydrant clearance.

Miami Beach designates Residential Parking Permit zones, over 20 of them from South Pointe to Altos del Mar, when a neighborhood's on-street spaces are occupied above 70% and commuter vehicles top 25% of capacity or a street is regularly used by non-resident vehicles overnight.

Miami Beach declares any boat or boat trailer parked on a street for more than two hours a public nuisance and unlawful citywide, and separately bans recreational vehicle and tractor-trailer truck parking outright on public streets in the South Pointe/Ocean Drive area, with police authorized to remove and impound violators.

Beekeeping in Miami Beach is governed by Florida Statute 586, which preempts local governments from prohibiting beekeeping on residential property. Beekeepers must register with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) and follow Best Management Requirements for maintaining European honey bee colonies. HOA or deed-restricted communities may impose their own restrictions.

Miami Beach does not run its own dangerous-dog or breed program; City Code Sec. 10-3(e) adopts Article II of Miami-Dade County Code Chapter 5, "Dogs," by reference, putting the county's dangerous-dog declaration and registration rules directly in force inside the city.

Miami Beach bans keeping any horse, poultry, livestock or farm animal in any zoning district citywide, on any public or private property, with only a city-manager permit exception for temporary events like circuses and shows.

Miami Beach requires animals off their owner's property to be leashed or in a carrier, with a narrow off-leash exception for supervised dogs in designated park and beach areas during city-manager-set hours, backed by fines up to $1,000.

Miami Beach caps households at ten domestic animals total, with no more than four dogs among them, though licensed pet stores, kennels and animal hospitals in an allowed zoning district are exempt from the cap.

Miami Beach declares the entire city a bird sanctuary under Sec. 10-6, banning killing, hunting, capturing or molesting any bird anywhere in city limits, along with traps, poisons and nets aimed at birds and the taking of nests or eggs.

Miami Beach bans keeping any animal or vermin whose natural actions or presence are harmful to public health or perilous to public safety, backed by escalating civil fines up to $10,000 and business tax receipt revocation on a fourth offense.

Since December 31, 2014, Miami Beach pet dealers and pet shops cannot sell dogs or cats unless the animal is certified as coming from an animal rescue organization or a public animal shelter, cutting off retail sourcing from breeders or brokers.

Miami Beach City Code Sec. 10-22 makes it a civil infraction to interfere with trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) work on community cats. It is unlawful to disrupt an active trapping operation with food or attractants, tamper with a set humane trap, relocate or abandon a community cat to frustrate a TNVR program, or harass a caretaker performing TNVR duties.

Miami Beach declares street-side trees a hazard once they block a sidewalk, obscure traffic signage, or cut sight lines at an intersection, and puts the duty to prune or remove them on the adjoining property owner or occupant.

Miami Beach requires a tree work permit before removing or effectively destroying any non-specimen, specimen, heritage or prohibited-species tree on public or private land. The environment and sustainability department issues permits; a short list of exemptions covers dead trees, hazards and small yard trees.

Miami Beach sets no inch-based height cap for grass or weeds on occupied properties. City Code Sec. 58-298(e) instead bans "excessive growth of weeds, grass and other flora," defining excessive as growth detrimental to health, safety or welfare. Violations on occupied buildings go before the special magistrate under Sec. 58-201.

Miami Beach bans landscape irrigation citywide between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily and limits sprinkling to two assigned days a week under Sec. 110-77: even-numbered addresses water Thursday and/or Sunday, odd-numbered addresses water Wednesday and/or Saturday. Violations are fined $75.00 for a first offense, with each day counted separately.

Miami Beach's landscape irrigation rules exempt rain barrels, cisterns and similar rain-harvesting devices from the citywide watering-day and watering-hour schedule. Sec. 110-77(b)(6) lets any user water with a rain barrel, cistern, other rain-harvesting device, or low-volume and micro-irrigation methods, on any day or at any time.

Florida's Cottage Food Law (F.S. 500.80) allows Miami Beach residents to sell homemade food products with annual gross sales up to $250,000 without a state license or inspection. The city requires a Business Tax Receipt, though Florida law prohibits local governments from imposing additional regulations on cottage food products themselves.

Miami Beach enforces strict pool safety under Florida's Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act (F.S. 515) and the Florida Building Code HVHZ provisions. All residential pools require at least one approved safety feature including barriers, alarms, or safety covers, with barriers being the most common compliance method.

Miami Beach restricts ADUs under its Land Development Regulations. ADUs are permitted only in certain single-family residential zoning districts, must maintain the external appearance of a single-family home, and are subject to strict size and design requirements consistent with Miami-Dade County ADU standards.

Miami Beach caps how far a dock, wharf or mooring pile can extend into a canal or waterway, measured from the seawall, and requires a building permit plus Army Corps sign-off on navigable waters.

Miami Beach requires a development permit before any grading, filling, or construction activity in a mapped flood hazard area, under a floodplain management program built on the FEMA flood maps for Miami-Dade County. The city's building official serves as floodplain administrator. Violating the floodplain chapter is a noncriminal offense fined up to $500 per day, with each day counted as a separate offense.

Any land-disturbing construction in Miami Beach, even on less than an acre, must use FDEP-standard sediment and erosion controls under City Code Sec. 46-238. Projects disturbing an acre or more need an FDEP stormwater discharge permit and a certified erosion inspector on site, and the plan must be filed before the city issues a building permit.

Miami Beach requires every residential, commercial and construction site to deploy best management practices that keep pollutants out of its storm sewer system, Biscayne Bay and other surface waters. City Code Sec. 46-233, adopted by Ordinance No. 2021-4435, puts the cost of those safeguards on the property owner or operator, not the city.

New construction and substantially improved buildings in Miami Beach's mapped flood zones must set their lowest floor at 9.0 feet NGVD (7.44 feet NAVD), the crown of the road plus one foot, or the base flood elevation plus minimum freeboard, whichever sits highest. Critical facilities like fire and police stations must clear the base flood elevation by two extra feet. The code caps the freeboard height bonus at five feet.

Home cultivation of cannabis is illegal in Miami Beach and throughout Florida. Florida law only permits medical marijuana through licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers (MMTCs). Patients with valid medical marijuana cards may possess and use approved products but cannot grow cannabis plants at home.

Florida's Solar Rights Act (Section 163.04, Florida Statutes) prohibits HOAs and condominium associations from banning solar panel installations. Associations may impose reasonable aesthetic requirements but cannot increase installation costs or reduce system efficiency by more than 10%. Miami Beach enforces state law protections for solar access.

Miami Beach caps garage sale signs at two per sale, each no bigger than 12 by 18 inches, and bans them from public property or rights-of-way entirely. Signs may only go up on the first day of the sale and must come down the moment the sale ends, under City Code Sec. 86-83.

Miami Beach treats an overgrown or trash-strewn vacant lot within 200 feet of any improved property as a declared public nuisance, especially once it draws rodents, vermin, or mosquitoes. Owners must keep vacant lots clean, weed-free, and rodent-free at all times, and a lot cited twice in 18 months has to be enclosed with a five-foot fence. The city can build that fence itself and lien the property if the owner does not.

Miami Beach declares an unenclosed, unsanitary vacant lot or building a public nuisance under Section 58-300 once code inspectors cite it twice in 18 months, and orders the owner to install a five-foot wall or black or green vinyl-coated fence within 45 days. Ignore the notice and the city fences the property itself and bills the owner, turning unpaid costs into a lien.

During sea turtle nesting season, April 1 through October 31, Miami Beach's Turtle Nesting Protection Ordinance bars artificial light that is directly, indirectly or cumulatively visible from the beach. City Code Sec. 46-203(d) forces new construction near the beach to use fully shielded, downward-facing, low-wattage fixtures, and bans floodlights or spotlights within line of sight of the sand.

Miami Beach prohibits flashing, strobing or multidirectional moving lights on residential property that unreasonably disturb a neighbor's quiet enjoyment. City Code Sec. 46-250, adopted by Ordinance No. 2024-4631 as the city's Article XII light pollution rule, starts enforcement with a warning and a 24-hour cure period before fines apply.

Miami Beach does not have a just-cause eviction ordinance. Evictions follow Florida Statute Chapter 83 (the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act). Landlords may terminate month-to-month tenancies with 30 days written notice without stating a cause. Fixed-term leases end at expiration without renewal obligation.

Miami Beach's property maintenance code sets minimum equipment and facility standards for every dwelling, vacant or occupied: a working kitchen sink, a private bathroom with a flush toilet, lavatory and bathtub or shower, all properly connected to approved water and sewer service.

Anyone renting out three or more units on a single lot in Miami Beach must obtain a residential landlord license under City Code Sec. 18-536 before leasing, with a separate license required for every building on the lot that has three or more units. The license fee is set by the total room count, excluding kitchens and bathrooms.

Every dwelling and commercial establishment in Miami Beach must carry solid waste collection service; there's no opt-out. Sec. 90-97 splits who provides it: single-family waste contractors serve homes and buildings of eight units or fewer, while franchise waste contractors serve commercial sites, hotels and buildings of nine units or more.

Dumping garbage, trash or solid waste on any vacant or occupied premises, street, alley, park or waterway in Miami Beach is unlawful under Sec. 90-102. A first offense draws a $500.00 civil fine and a second or subsequent offense draws $1,000.00, per the citywide fine schedule in Sec. 90-39(d)(1).

Large household items like appliances, furniture and major tree-cutback debris count as "bulky waste" under Miami Beach's code, and Sec. 90-100(c)(4) puts the job of getting rid of them on whoever generated the waste. Sec. 90-2 defines the tree-debris cutoff at branches over ten inches in diameter and four feet long.

Miami Beach gives property owners two options for garden, tree and shrubbery trash under Sec. 90-105: containerize or bundle it for city collection, or haul it to a regulated stash area at their own expense. Bundled loads can't exceed 50 pounds and can't hit the curb before the evening before pickup.

Owners and occupants of single-family homes, duplexes and townhouses in Miami Beach must clear garbage, trash or other solid waste off their property and the adjoining swale within 24 hours of it being placed there, per Sec. 90-101. Commercial operators are separately barred from hauling their own waste off-site instead of using a licensed contractor.

Miami Beach requires garbage cans, dumpsters and other facilities to sit in a walled or enclosed area on private property, never in a front yard or a corner lot's street-facing side yard, under Sec. 90-98. Bins can't be left on public property at all, though recycling containers may sit curbside from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. on pickup day.

Miami Beach bans rolloffs, portable containers and dumpsters from alleys, bridges and specific tourist corridors like Ocean Drive and Collins Avenue, and prohibits letting any container overflow, under City Code Secs. 90-279 and 90-281.

Every Miami Beach multifamily building of two or more units must run a single-stream recycling program separating newspaper, glass, metal food/beverage containers, other metal containers and plastics, with owners or associations liable for noncompliance under City Code Sec. 90-340.

Every commercial establishment in Miami Beach must run a single-stream recycling program covering at least three of seven listed material types, with owners and operators jointly liable and fines up to $2,500 for repeat noncompliance under City Code Sec. 90-341.

Miami Beach prohibits selling, storing or offering food for sale from open-air stands anywhere in the city; food sales must happen inside an enclosed building unless the city manager designates an area.

Miami Beach lets any homeowner, business, or tenant post a visible 'No Solicitor' sign to bar solicitors from their property. Anyone who solicits in violation of a posted sign can be arrested and faces the same penalties as other solicitation-law violations.

Anyone making home solicitation sales in Miami Beach, going door-to-door to sell goods or services, needs a state home solicitation permit from the circuit court clerk plus a City of Miami Beach Business Tax Receipt before knocking on a single door. Sales calls are limited to 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, with no solicitation allowed on Sundays or legal holidays under City Code Sec. 74-2.

Miami Beach closes fenced parks, beaches and golf courses at night when their gates are shut, and locks down unfenced parks and golf courses from midnight to 5:00 a.m. Unfenced beaches close earlier, from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., under City Code Sec. 82-2, with pass-through walking to a destination still allowed.

Miami Beach protects its most valuable trees through a heritage tree designation made by the environment and sustainability director. Once designated, a heritage tree gets a protected drip-line zone, mandatory arborist review before any pruning or removal, and access to a city pruning-cost reimbursement program.

Miami Beach limits garage sales to one per residential property per 12-month period. Each sale may last a maximum of two consecutive days. Exceeding the frequency limit or conducting sales without a permit constitutes a code violation. This is stricter than neighboring Miami-Dade County's two-per-year allowance.

Miami Beach's 2017-2028 building permit reprieve program lets owners renew an expired roof permit without a final city inspection if a Florida-licensed architect or engineer certifies the roof meets the Florida Building Code edition in effect when it was installed. Section 14-87(b) requires an as-built letter documenting the installation date, product approval number, and an underlayment and fastener check.

Miami Beach's gas-powered leaf blower and chainsaw bans don't apply during storm cleanup. City Code Secs. 46-243 and 46-246 let the city manager, at the manager's sole discretion, temporarily suspend both bans after a hurricane, tropical storm or similar extreme weather event so debris can be cleared with gas equipment.

Miami Beach requires a film and print production permit under City Code Sec. 12-1 before shooting on public property, on residentially zoned private property, or for any production that needs city services. The city manager or a designee issues, modifies or revokes the permit, and applicants must apply in advance with proof of insurance and indemnification before filming starts.

Miami Beach can let a film or print production exceed the city's noise ordinance under City Code Sec. 12-1(9), but only through the same film and print permit process, not automatically. The permit the city manager issues must spell out exactly how, for how long, and where the noise limit in Chapter 46, Article IV may be exceeded.

Filming on any Miami Beach public property, including streets, requires an advance film and print permit under City Code Sec. 12-1, and separately closing a street for any purpose needs written approval from the director of public works under Sec. 98-32.

Miami Beach requires every assisted living facility with enclosed hallways to run sprinkler systems through those hallways and into every bedroom, on top of whatever the Florida Building Code and Fire Code already demand. The same section requires a smoke detector in every bedroom and emergency call buttons in every bedroom and bathroom. Violations run through the property maintenance code's special magistrate process.

Miami Beach polices electrical work under the National Electrical Code, adopted by reference into the Florida Building Code at Section 14-401 pursuant to F.S. § 553.73. Every electrical installation needs a city permit, with Section 14-64 setting a dedicated electrical permit fee that is billed separately from the general building permit fee.

Miami Beach requires an up-front, nonrefundable processing fee before it will begin reviewing a building permit application, and that fee is credited toward your final permit cost. Anyone who starts construction, alteration or repair work before the building official approves plans and issues the permit owes a 100 percent penalty on top of the required fee.

Miami Beach enforces the Plumbing volume of the Florida Building Code as its plumbing code, adopted under Section 14-401 pursuant to F.S. § 553.73 and Miami-Dade County Code chapter 8. Every plumbing job needs a city permit, and Section 14-63 sets a plumbing permit fee charged separately from the general building permit fee.

Miami Beach's Elevator Safety Division, created under Section 14-65, holds jurisdiction over every elevator, escalator, moving walk and wheelchair lift in the city under Florida's Elevator Safety Act. Owners of a noncompliant unit can only get a 30-day temporary tenant use permit, renewable up to three times before the unit must be pulled from service.

Miami Beach requires periodic building recertification under Section 14-67, tied to Miami-Dade County Code Section 8-11(f), with owners filing inspection reports on schedules the building official can extend by six months. Miss the deadline and the city issues a notice of violation, then vacates the building at the owner's expense if recertification still isn't done.

Miami Beach lets a city-issued film permit or special event permit exempt permitted activity from the general noise ordinance in Sec. 46-152, but only if the production specifically complies with the conditions attached to its film permit under Sec. 12-1 or its special event permit under Sec. 12-5.

Miami Beach requires a special events permit under City Code Sec. 12-5 for any temporary use of public or private property, including parks and beaches, that a zoning district would not otherwise allow. Applications, with a site plan, fees, deposits and insurance, are due at least 60 days ahead for both beach and non-beach events, and the manager decides within seven days of a complete filing.

Miami Beach bans selling or renting merchandise, goods or services on any public street, park, beach or city-owned property under City Code Sec. 82-1, so street-fair and festival vendors cannot set up without specific authorization. The ban lifts only for city employees, operators the manager approves, businesses under a written city agreement, or artists at a commission-authorized art show.

Miami Beach requires anyone organizing a parade on public streets to obtain a written permit from the chief of police under City Code Sec. 106-366. Applications must be filed 15 to 90 days before the event. Funeral processions and government-sponsored parades are exempt. Violators face a fine of up to $1,000 or 90 days in jail.

Miami Beach bans blocking sidewalks, streets, alleys, beach walks or beach entrances after a law enforcement officer orders you to clear the path. The rule targets anyone who sits, stands, lies or leaves an object so another person or vehicle must detour or take evasive action to pass.

Obstructing any Miami Beach street or sidewalk, or impeding pedestrian or vehicle traffic on one, requires a Public Works Department permit under City Code Sec. 82-151 first. Applicants need $1,000,000 in general liability coverage, a cash damage deposit, and an appendix A fee before work can begin.

Miami Beach property owners and occupants, including rental occupants held jointly liable, must keep abutting sidewalks, swale areas and curbs clean and free of hazards under City Code Sec. 98-166, with fines up to $500 for repeat violations.

Miami Beach makes it unlawful for a car alarm to sound continuously or intermittently for more than 15 minutes if audible 100 feet away under City Code Sec. 46-161, with police empowered to tow offending vehicles from public streets and a flat $50 fine for alarms left blaring on private property.

Miami Beach treats bars, nightclubs and hotels with six or more noise offenses in 12 months as habitual offenders under City Code Sec. 46-159(h), authorizing the city manager to suspend or revoke the business tax receipt and impose at least a 30-day ban on live or amplified sound at the property.

Solid waste and recycling trucks in Miami Beach may only collect between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., must use leakproof, enclosed and sanitized bodies, and cannot be driven, parked or serviced from sidewalks under City Code Sec. 90-228.

Miami Beach City Code Sec. 58-363 lets any tenant or group of tenants file oral or written grievances with the landlord, the landlord's agents, or any government agency over management, physical conditions, or operation of a rental unit. Retaliation is barred, and bad-faith complaints filed to harass are a separate offense.

Miami Beach bans the sale, propagation, planting, importation and transport of any species on Miami-Dade County's chapter 24 prohibited species list, and requires those trees be removed before any development or redevelopment project moves forward, at no permit fee.

Miami Beach prohibits public camping and sleeping on all public property, but officers must offer an eligible person shelter placement or housing assistance before an arrest can be made.

Miami Beach bars walking, standing, sitting, lying or placing objects so as to intentionally block pedestrian or vehicle passage after a law enforcement officer orders the person or object to move.

Miami Beach requires bicyclists to ride at a safe speed, yield to pedestrians with an audible warning before passing, and never obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic. Bikes also cannot be locked to trees, fixtures, or non-rack objects on Lincoln Road or Ocean Drive.

Miami Beach outlaws bringing or delivering motorized scooters, mopeds, autocycles, golf carts, or low-speed vehicles anywhere in the city to rent or lease them to the public. Only businesses replenishing or repairing their own already-permitted fleet are exempt.

Miami Beach adopted Florida's Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act red-light camera program under City Code Sec. 106-480, and since April 2024 also runs automated speed-detection cameras in six school zones under Sec. 106-495. A red-light violation upheld at hearing carries a $158.00 penalty plus $100.00 in costs.

Miami Beach City Code Sec. 110-43 makes it every property owner's, agent's or tenant's duty to stop leaks on their own premises immediately and to promptly report to the public works department any leak found elsewhere. Willful waste or delay lets the department shut off water without notice until the cause is fixed.

Miami Beach bans putting biohazardous waste, a category the code specifically defines to include used disposable sharps, into ordinary garbage cans, trash containers or dumpsters. Sec. 90-103 requires that material to be segregated and disposed of under state and federal procedures instead of routine curbside collection.

Miami Beach makes rodent control a legal duty of building owners and occupants, not just a nuisance complaint. Every foundation wall and exterior opening has to be built and kept rodentproof, and owners of multi-unit buildings must exterminate rodents and other pests throughout the building and its outside premises. Skipping that duty is enforced through the property maintenance code's special magistrate process.

Miami Beach levies a 4% resort tax on the rent of every hotel, motel, roominghouse or apartment house room, plus 2% on restaurant food and beverage sales, collected by the operator from the guest under City Code Sec. 102-307.

Miami Beach requires every pawnshop to hold a state pawnbroker license before the city will issue a business tax receipt. City Code Sec. 18-721 adopts the Florida Pawnbroking Act, Fla. Stat. ch. 539, in full, so state licensing, bonding and record rules control pawn transactions citywide rather than a separate municipal ordinance.

Miami Beach requires secondhand and junk dealers to register with the Florida Department of Revenue instead of obtaining a separate city license. City Code Sec. 18-761 adopts Fla. Stat. ch. 538, Part I, in full, so state registration fees, fingerprinting and civil fines govern secondhand goods dealers citywide.

Miami Beach retailers selling nicotine vaporizers or liquid nicotine must card buyers, avoid self-service displays accessible to minors, and post a required warning sign, or risk a business tax receipt suspension or revocation.

Miami Beach bans total nudity and sexual conduct at any alcoholic beverage establishment citywide and confines partial nudity to locations set back 300 feet from residential zones, schools, houses of worship and parks, and 1,000 feet from another adult entertainment establishment.

A towing business must hold a city permit under chapter 106, article VI before removing any vehicle from private property without the owner's consent, must comply with F.S. Sec. 715.07, carry at least $300,000 in liability insurance, and follow strict storage, signage, and record rules or face escalating fines and license revocation.

Miami Beach bans drinking, serving, selling, or possessing an open alcohol container on any public street, sidewalk, park, beach, or right-of-way, except in a permitted sidewalk cafe or a specifically authorized event area. Package stores must post warning signs.

Miami Beach makes it unlawful to smoke cannabis, marijuana or hemp on any public property, including streets, sidewalks, parks and beaches, and requires retailers of smokable products to post a warning sign.

Miami Beach bans skateboarding at any time on Lincoln Road Mall, the Ocean Drive sidewalks between South Pointe Drive and 15th Street, and the Baywalk. Grinding, rail sliding, launching, or stalling on a skateboard is also illegal wherever it damages public or private property.

Miami Beach makes it unlawful to intentionally urinate or defecate in plain view of the public on any sidewalk, street, alley, park, beach or mall, but exempts proper use of a restroom facility.

Smoking any lighted tobacco product, cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, and similar items, is unlawful in every Miami Beach public park and on every public beach under City Code Sec. 82-9. Unfiltered cigars are the sole carve-out. Fines climb from $100 to $500 per offense within a 12-month window.

Miami Beach bans panhandling and other in-person solicitation within 20 feet of outdoor cafes, ATMs, package stores, financial institutions, and pay-on-foot parking machines, and outright in any city intersection rated Level of Service E or F. City Code Sec. 74-78 layers this location-based ban on top of a separate citywide prohibition on aggressive or obstructive panhandling preserved by Sec. 74-77.

Miami Beach requires a special event permit for large-scale residential parties under City Code Sec. 12-5.2 during five enumerated high-season windows, including Super Bowl/Spring Break and Art Basel/holidays. The permit is triggered by fireworks, more than 100 expected guests, more than 50 pick-up/drop-off vehicles, or commercial-grade sound, lighting, generators or bars.

Companies that collect or dispose of solid waste, recyclables, hazardous or biohazardous material in Miami Beach must hold a business tax receipt (BTR) under one of five classifications set by City Code Sec. 90-192, with the city manager controlling approvals, new classes and BTR transfers.