Local Rules Near University of Miami

Loud exhausts, defective mufflers, and out-of-repair vehicles that create unreasonably loud noise are banned citywide as enumerated nuisances under the noise ordinance.

Outdoor live amplified music is banned citywide except by city-manager permit at ground-level businesses in the downtown core, on a limited weekend schedule.

Coral Gables residents near Miami International Airport experience aircraft noise managed by Miami-Dade Aviation Department's Noise Abatement Office. The city's noise ordinance (Chapter 34, Article VI) addresses general noise nuisances, while aircraft operations are federally regulated by the FAA with local coordination through the county.

When the city manager grants a special permit for construction work outside standard hours, the noise it generates is capped at 55-65 decibels depending on the adjacent property's zoning, measured at the property line.

Coral Gables caps steady mechanical noise, air conditioners, exhaust fans, pumps, at 65 dBA above ambient in commercial and industrial zones, tighter overnight, and bars commercial outdoor equipment near homes outside set daytime hours.

Amplified sound audible 100 feet away is a violation after 11 p.m. on weeknights and midnight on weekends, until 7 a.m.

Coral Gables bans residents from running leaf blowers and other landscaping power tools before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m. on weekdays, before 9 a.m. or after 8 p.m. on weekends, and entirely on holidays.

Barking dogs in Coral Gables fall under Miami-Dade County Ordinance 21-28(c), which prohibits animal noise audible at 100 feet from the source. Police officers who hear barking upon responding can immediately issue a $100 fine. Coral Gables also enforces its own Chapter 10 animal nuisance provisions through Code Enforcement.

Coral Gables prohibits short-term rentals in all residential districts, making occupancy limits effectively zero for residential STR operations. Rentals under six months are banned in single-family residential districts under a pre-2011 ordinance grandfathered from Florida's preemption statute.

Short-term rentals are largely prohibited in Coral Gables residential districts, making dedicated STR parking rules moot for most properties. Where permitted in commercial zones, parking must comply with the Zoning Code off-street parking requirements. The City enforces residential parking restrictions through its Residential Permit Parking Program.

Coral Gables enforces Florida Building Code, Residential Section R314 (smoke alarms) and the Florida Fire Prevention Code (NFPA 1 / NFPA 72). New construction and any permitted alteration, repair, or addition must install UL 217-listed alarms in every sleeping room, outside each sleeping area, and on every story, hardwired with battery backup and interconnected. F.S. 553.883 requires battery-only replacement alarms in existing 1-2 family homes to use sealed 10-year batteries.

Outdoor burning in Coral Gables is heavily restricted under both Florida DEP regulations and local ordinances. Open burning of yard waste, trash, or debris is prohibited within urban areas of Miami-Dade County. Recreational fire pits and grills are permitted with safety precautions but must not create a nuisance or fire hazard.

Fireworks in Coral Gables are governed by Florida Statute Chapter 791, which permits consumer fireworks on designated holidays including July 4th, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day. Local ordinances predating the 2020 state law may impose additional restrictions. Professional displays require permits from the Coral Gables Fire Department.

City ordinance bars parking a vehicle on any street, right-of-way, sidewalk, or swale for storage or dead storage beyond 24 hours, effectively banning long-term or repeated overnight parking in the same public spot.

City code bars stopping or parking in front of driveways, on sidewalks, or within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, and requires parallel curb parking on city streets.

Coral Gables did not set its own maximum charge for a nonconsensual tow off private property. Sec. 74-275 instead requires every wrecker company to comply with F.S. §§ 713.78 and 715.07, and Sec. 74-274 describes the whole article as adopting the minimum standards of state law, so the Miami-Dade County rate schedule remains the operative ceiling inside the City. What Coral Gables did write for itself is narrower and stricter than a rate cap: Sec. 74-85(a) forbids towing a car out of a privately owned, metered surface parking lot at all unless the car blocks another vehicle from leaving its space or blocks the lot entrance or exit.

Coral Gables limits home parking to a short list of approved paving materials and bans parking on grass, dirt, or any other unlisted surface.

Coral Gables caps freight curb loading zone stops at 20 minutes for delivering or picking up materials, with a one-hour allowance in marked parcel truck zones, under Sec. 74-59.

Coral Gables bans storing wrecked, junked, dismantled or unregistered vehicles on public or private property, with narrow exceptions for licensed businesses and covered vehicles.

Coral Gables bans parking trucks, trailers, and commercial vehicles on any residential property under Zoning Code Section 3-411, with narrow exceptions for garaged vehicles, working contractors, and one unmarked pickup truck.

New multi-family buildings in Coral Gables must reserve 5% of required parking for EV charging stations, provide EV-ready wiring for another 15%, and rough-in EV-capable conduit for a further 20% under the Zoning Code's parking article.

Coral Gables designates residential decal parking zones where non-residents crowd out street parking, requiring a paid annual decal to park legally.

Coral Gables bars parking recreational vehicles, trailers, and commercial vehicles on residential property unless fully enclosed in a garage, and confines boats and boat trailers to the interior side or rear yard only.

Coral Gables requires a building permit before installing or repairing a fence, with plans reviewed by the City Architect or Development Review Official rather than the full Board of Architects under the Zoning Code's design-review track.

Coral Gables requires every retaining wall or bulkhead built in the city to be constructed of masonry or native stone; no wood, metal, or other materials are allowed under the city's waterways chapter.

Coral Gables limits fences and walls to a fixed list of approved materials, from coral rock and stuccoed block to specific chain-link and wrought-iron types.

Coral Gables caps walls and fences at 4 feet, with Board of Architects sign-off needed for any taller design or corner sight-triangle exception.

Coral Gables requires owners of pit bulls and related breeds to obtain an annual license from the finance department, keep the dog on a secure leash, and muzzle it in public at all times.

Coral Gables requires every unconfined cat to wear a bell and caps households at four adult cats, with violations treated as a public nuisance under the city's animal code.

Keeping any wild animal in Coral Gables is unlawful unless the city manager grants a permit, and the code presumes denial for venomous lizards, big cats, primates, bears, and other dangerous species.

Beekeeping in Coral Gables is governed by Florida Statute Section 586 and Miami-Dade County regulations. State law preempts local governments from banning beekeeping on residential property but allows reasonable best management practice requirements. Beekeepers must register with the Florida Department of Agriculture and follow state-mandated hive management standards.

Coral Gables explicitly prohibits feeding pigeons and wildlife under Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances. It is unlawful to feed, keep, maintain, water, or otherwise contribute to pigeons within the city. Additional restrictions apply to feeding wildlife that creates nuisance conditions.

Coral Gables requires every dog grooming business to hold a local Business Tax Receipt under the city's dedicated "Dog Grooming Service" classification, which caps incidental retail merchandise sales at $500.00 of stock.

The entire city is legally a bird sanctuary, making it unlawful to shoot, trap, kill, or destroy wild birds or their nests anywhere within Coral Gables' limits.

Coral Gables requires every dog off its owner's property to be on a leash no longer than eight feet, with narrow exceptions for hunting dogs, service dogs, and off-leash dog parks.

Coral Gables bans keeping any livestock or domestic fowl, including chickens, ducks, roosters, and peacocks, anywhere in the city, with no permit path for backyard flocks.

Coral Gables bans lawn sprinkler use during set morning and evening hours every day from February through May, limiting irrigation to narrower daytime windows citywide.

Cutting, pruning, or trimming any tree, shrub, or vine in a Coral Gables street, city right-of-way, or park requires a written permit from the city manager and the tree preservation agency first.

Artificial turf is allowed in Coral Gables only with a permit and only in specific zoning locations, not as a free substitute for sod citywide.

Coral Gables requires at least 30 percent of the trees and shrubs on any permitted landscaping job to be native species, under the Zoning Code's Article 6 landscape standards enforced by Public Works Landscape Services.

Coral Gables caps weeds, grass, and undergrowth at 12 inches on any lot, with a 5-day cure notice before the city can remedy the violation and lien the property.

Coral Gables bans cutting, pruning, breaking, stapling, piercing or otherwise defacing any tree, shrub, orchid or vine in a public street, right-of-way or park without a written permit from the city manager and tree preservation agency.

Family day care homes are a permitted use in Coral Gables single-family residential districts under Zoning Code Section 4-101, but operators must obtain a city Business Tax Receipt, comply with Florida DCF licensing requirements, and meet all applicable fire safety and zoning standards. Large family child care homes serving 6-12 children require additional county and state approvals.

Professional affiliation signs identifying a home-based practice in Coral Gables single-family and multi-family 1-2 districts are capped at 40 square inches and 6 feet tall, with one sign allowed per property.

Coral Gables cottage food operations are governed by Florida Statutes Section 500.80, which exempts small-scale home food producers from state licensing if annual gross sales do not exceed $250,000. Local zoning compliance is required, and operations must not create traffic, noise, or nuisance impacts.

Coral Gables lets residents run a business from their dwelling as a "Home Office" only under Zoning Code Section 3-207, which caps outside staff, bans commercial signage, and requires a no-fee Certificate of Use.

Coral Gables requires building permits for all swimming pool construction with Board of Architects approval for exterior work. Pools cannot be filled with water until an approved safety barrier is permitted, erected, inspected, and approved per Zoning Code Section 5-108 and the Florida Building Code. Pool location must comply with setback requirements.

Coral Gables enforces strict pool safety under Florida Statutes 515.27-515.35 and Zoning Code Section 5-108. All residential pools require at least one approved safety feature and a protective barrier. The Board of Architects reviews pool enclosures visible from streets, and all construction must meet HVHZ wind load standards.

Coral Gables strictly regulates accessory dwelling units through its Zoning Code and Board of Architects review. ADUs are limited to ancillary apartments in select residential zoning districts with significant size, design, and owner-occupancy requirements enforced by Development Services.

Coral Gables treats a backyard shed as an accessory structure: in the Single-Family Residential district it must meet the same setbacks as the house, with only a narrow exception for small detached garages, and Board of Architects review controls exact placement.

Coral Gables imposes a mandatory stormwater management utility fee on every developed property in the city, priced by impervious area, to fund the city's drainage system.

Coral Gables requires a floodplain development permit before any construction, filling, or grading in a FEMA-mapped flood hazard area, administered by the city's floodplain administrator under Chapter 113.

Coral Gables bars construction runoff, erosion, and sediment from reaching stormwater drains, canals, and waterways, with escalating fines up to $15,000 for repeat or irreparable violations.

Coral Gables caps private docks on Biscayne Bay at 25 feet and requires a development services permit before any dock, mooring pile, or dolphin goes in.

Coral Gables bars any variance letting a building's lowest floor sit below the mapped base flood elevation, with critical facilities held to an even higher elevation standard under Chapter 113.

Cannabis dispensaries are heavily restricted in Coral Gables through strict local zoning regulations. Miami-Dade County Ordinance 16-67 establishes the zoning framework for Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers, but Coral Gables' zoning code further limits where dispensaries may operate. State preemption under Senate Bill 8-A limits some local zoning authority over licensed MMTCs.

Home cultivation of cannabis is illegal in Florida. Florida law does not permit patients or caregivers to grow marijuana at home, even with a valid medical marijuana card. All medical cannabis must be purchased from a licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (MMTC). Coral Gables enforces state law and may impose additional local penalties.

Florida Statute 163.04 prohibits HOAs and deed restrictions from outright banning solar panels, but Coral Gables' Board of Architects may impose aesthetic requirements on installations. HOAs may establish reasonable rules regarding placement and appearance but cannot prevent solar installations entirely. The Board of Architects functions as the city's architectural review authority.

Solar panels need an electrical permit and, on pitched roofs, Board of Architects design approval before installation in Coral Gables.

Commercial window signs in Coral Gables can cover at most 10% of street-level window area or 20 square feet, whichever is less, and are barred above the ground floor.

Coral Gables caps political and campaign signs at one per lot, 22×28 inches, with two bonus signs allowed only in the 90 days before an election.

Coral Gables outright prohibits electronic signs, LED, digital, video, laser, or any display that changes words or images by remote or automatic means, under the Zoning Code's citywide sign design standards, Section 11-102.

Coral Gables declares any unsafe, dangerous, or dilapidated structure illegal and orders it vacated, repaired, or demolished under Code of Ordinances Article III, Chapter 105.

Coral Gables caps weeds, grass, and undergrowth on any lot at 12 inches and bans rubbish, debris, and standing water that breeds mosquitoes.

Coral Gables caps shielded outdoor security lighting at 2,000 lumens in residential zones, requires glare stay off neighboring yards, and limits pole height to 14 feet under the zoning code's Article 12 lighting standards.

Coral Gables caps residential outdoor light color temperature at 3000 Kelvin and limits shielded fixtures to 2,000 lumens, requiring glare to stay off neighboring yards under the city's dark-sky ambience standards.

Coral Gables does not have a just-cause eviction ordinance. All evictions follow the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (FL Statute Chapter 83). Landlords may terminate month-to-month tenancies with 30 days written notice without stating a reason. Fixed-term leases end at expiration.

Coral Gables' Minimum Housing Code sets baseline habitability standards for rented dwellings, working plumbing, 120°F hot water, weathertight structure, and pest-free conditions, enforced by the Development Services Department with civil penalties and forfeiture of rental rights for violators.

Florida preempts local rent control under Statute 166.043. Coral Gables cannot impose rent caps or limit rent increases. Landlords may raise rent by any amount at lease renewal or with proper notice for month-to-month tenancies. No local rent stabilization ordinance exists.

Any contractor placing a roll-off dumpster for construction debris, demolition, or bulky waste in Coral Gables must first obtain a city franchise agreement before using streets or public rights-of-way.

Coral Gables requires every resident to sort recyclables into the city-issued bin and set it out beside the garbage can on collection day.

Coral Gables requires curbside garbage pickup at least twice weekly, plus a citywide weekly bulk trash and yard-waste collection along the parkway, with piles allowed out only from 6 p.m. the night before to 7 a.m. on pickup day.

Clean yard waste goes unbagged in organized piles on the parkway for weekly city pickup, with tree trunks cut to 3 feet.

Coral Gables collects household refuse and clean yard waste weekly from the parkway, but bulky items like furniture and appliances need a scheduled special pickup, and tree trunks must be cut to three feet.

Coral Gables provides backyard garbage collection twice weekly and curbside trash (yard debris/household items) once weekly for single-family homes. Garbage must be in sealed bags not exceeding 50 pounds in city-approved 30-gallon cans. Maximum two cans per residence. Multi-family properties use Waste Management dumpster service.

Dumping garbage on any lot, street, alley, park, canal or waterway in Coral Gables is unlawful and draws a $500 civil penalty per violation under the city's solid waste code.

Coral Gables requires every resident to sort recyclables into the city-issued household recycling container and set it out beside the garbage container; only city-authorized collectors are permitted to take it.

Coral Gables requires garbage and recycling containers to sit beside the house behind the front building line, screened from street view, and emptied within the city's twice-weekly collection schedule.

Florida preempts most local drone regulation under the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act, but Coral Gables restricts drone use on city property including parks. Much of Coral Gables falls within controlled airspace near Miami International Airport, requiring FAA LAANC authorization before flying. Recreational operators must follow all FAA rules.

Class I and II mobile food trucks are banned from the central business district, single-family residential zones, and within 500 feet of any restaurant citywide.

Parking a vehicle on any street, sidewalk, or right-of-way to sell merchandise is banned unless the sale is licensed or in a duly established marketplace.

Food trucks in Coral Gables face heavy regulation. While Florida law (effective 2020) prevents cities from requiring a local business license beyond the state license, Coral Gables regulates food truck locations, hours, and aesthetics through its zoning code. The Board of Architects aesthetic standards apply. Operations in the public right-of-way are restricted.

Coral Gables regulates door-to-door soliciting and peddling through its Code of Ordinances. Solicitors must obtain a permit from the city before conducting door-to-door sales or charitable solicitation. Permits require identification, background check, and payment of applicable fees. Soliciting hours are restricted.

Coral Gables honors no-solicitation signs posted at residences. Solicitors who ignore posted signs face code violations and potential criminal trespass charges. The city maintains a no-solicitation registry. Religious and political canvassing receives First Amendment protection but must respect time and manner restrictions.

Coral Gables city parks close from dark until sunrise; staying or parking inside a park after hours is barred except with a special permit.

Coral Gables has no juvenile curfew ordinance of its own, but Miami-Dade County's curfew applies county-wide. Minors under 17 must be off public places from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and midnight to 6 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

Single-family homes in Coral Gables are capped at two stories or 25 feet, measured from the finished floor to the top-floor tie-beam, under the city's Zoning Code.

Single-family homes in Coral Gables can cover at most 35% of the lot with the principal building, and no more than 45% total including accessory structures like pools and garages.

Coral Gables sets a 25-foot front yard setback for single-family homes, a percentage-based side setback, and a 10-foot rear setback under the Zoning Code's Residential Districts Table.

New development in Coral Gables must plant street trees in the parkway strip on 30-foot centers, at least 15 feet tall at planting, from an approved species list.

Coral Gables can deny a specimen tree removal permit outright if the tree holds community heritage value or stands on a historic landmark property, even when no other preservation criteria are met.

Coral Gables' tree code protects any tree with an 18-inch-or-greater trunk diameter as a "specimen tree," but carves out nonnative fruit trees, county-exempt species, and most multi-trunk palms from that protection.

Coral Gables requires a permit from the License Division before any garage sale, capped at two consecutive days and two sales per property per year.

Coral Gables requires critical facilities in flood hazard areas to be elevated or dry floodproofed to the 500-year flood elevation plus one foot, a foot above the state's base-flood minimum.

Coral Gables code enforcement can red-tag an occupied building as unsafe if storm shutters stay bolted over the escape doors and windows after a hurricane watch or warning ends.

After a hurricane or declared state of emergency, Coral Gables holds property owners responsible for disaster debris on private land, though the city can remove debris posing an immediate threat under a right-of-entry agreement.

Coral Gables requires written city authorization before any commercial filming, photography, or other paid business activity on city-owned property, with violators facing a $200.00 civil penalty under Sec. 66-40.

Coral Gables ties commercial photography permits to noise compliance, letting the City Manager cap shoot hours and require adherence to the city's noise rules.

Coral Gables requires a City Manager's Office permit before any commercial photography or filming, and can condition it on hiring off-duty police for street and right-of-way traffic control.

Coral Gables enforces the Florida Building Code, including its electrical provisions, adopted by reference under Sec. 105-26, and development services collects a full electrical permit fee schedule under Sec. 105-52 before wiring work can begin.

Coral Gables adopts the Florida Building Code, including its Plumbing chapter, by reference and requires a Development Services plumbing permit with fees set by ordinance before any plumbing work begins in the city.

Coral Gables requires a building permit for concrete patios, wood decks, screen enclosures and similar site improvements, with fees set under the city's building permit fee schedule instead of a fixed dollar figure.

Coral Gables requires every childcare facility to meet Florida Building Code, Miami-Dade County Health Code, and state licensing standards, and to comply with Miami-Dade County Code Chapter 33, Article XA before opening in the city.

Every permitted job in Coral Gables must clear a set of mandatory inspections, and a bad call-in gets you a re-inspection fee before any further permits issue.

New buildings over 20,000 square feet, city-owned buildings, and certain zoning-request projects must achieve LEED Silver certification within 24 months of occupancy.

Reserving a shelter, picnic area, parking area, or athletic field in a Coral Gables park requires a permit from the recreation director, plus payment of the applicable fee before use.

Coral Gables requires a special event permit from the events committee before any street fair, festival, or vendor gathering can close streets, erect booths, or use public property.

Coral Gables allows year-round open-air dining as an accessory restaurant use under Zoning Code Sec. 3-315, not just for one-off special events, but public-property permits are non-transferable and can be suspended.

Coral Gables requires a permit from the special events and parades committee before any parade, street closure, or organized public event on city streets, sidewalks, or public places.

Any block party or event that closes a Coral Gables street needs an events-committee permit filed 30 to 180 days ahead.

Coral Gables bans placing or maintaining any tree, shrub, or other obstruction on a street, sidewalk, or swale, unless the city commission or city manager approved it in writing.

Owners of property abutting a broken or cracked sidewalk in Coral Gables must repair it themselves: the city code declares defective sidewalks a nuisance and puts the fix-it duty on the adjacent owner.

Any private encroachment into the public right-of-way over nine inches needs Coral Gables City Commission authorization; smaller encroachments go through public works.

Amplified sound from bars and nightclubs that's plainly audible 100 feet away after 11 p.m. (midnight Fri/Sat) is a prima facie code violation in Coral Gables.

Coral Gables bans excessive or prolonged car alarm and horn noise under its citywide noise ordinance, treating a blaring vehicle signaling device as an unlawful nuisance unless it's a genuine danger warning.

Backup generator testing in Coral Gables is capped at 80 dBA at the property line, or 70 dBA for single-family homes, and confined to 11 a.m.-2 p.m. weekdays.

Coral Gables caps steady mechanical noise from air conditioners, pool pumps and exhaust fans at fixed dBA levels measured at the property line.

Any person, including a tenant, can file a code violation complaint with the Code Enforcement Officer, who must investigate and report the status back to the complainant within ten days.

The city commission can designate whole neighborhoods as conservation or rehabilitation areas, triggering uniform, area-wide housing code enforcement instead of complaint-by-complaint action.

Anyone can report a suspected zoning or property-maintenance violation to a Code Enforcement Officer, who must investigate and respond to the complainant on the complaint's status within 10 days under the city's zoning code.

Coral Gables residents can report a suspected zoning or code violation by filing a complaint directly with the Code Enforcement Officer, who must investigate and report back on the case status within ten days.

Coral Gables runs a voluntary registry for private security cameras aimed at the public right-of-way, paired with alarm-fee incentives.

Coral Gables defines e-bikes as Class 1, 2, or 3 under state cutoffs, then bans riding any class of electric bicycle on all city public sidewalks, regardless of motor speed.

Coral Gables runs two automated photo-enforcement programs: red-light cameras under the state Mark Wandall Act since 2010, plus school zone speed cameras added in 2024 at three campuses.

Coral Gables caps shared scooters at 300 citywide, requires operators sign a city agreement, and bans riding on Miracle Mile and Giralda Plaza sidewalks, with $500 fines per violation for unpermitted deployment.

Coral Gables bans standing, stopping, or parking any vehicle on a bicycle path or in an exclusive bicycle lane, protecting cyclists from motorists blocking their right of way citywide.

Coral Gables grants a 25% residential density bonus to multi-family buildings designed as Coral Gables Mediterranean Architecture.

A mandatory downtown design overlay caps Miracle Mile buildings at 4 stories/50 feet and forces 90% ground-floor storefronts with zero setbacks.

Coral Gables makes dwelling occupants and owners directly responsible for exterminating rodents, vermin, and other pests on the property.

Coral Gables bans mixing hypodermic needles, syringes, and other sharp waste with household garbage unless placed in puncture-resistant, sealed containers, with syringes destroyed before disposal.

Coral Gables designates buildings, sites, and districts as local historic landmarks under Zoning Code Article 8, based on historical, cultural, architectural, or aesthetic significance, triggering Historic Preservation Board review before changes.

Coral Gables zoning confines massage establishments to an accessory use inside a beauty salon, medical clinic, or health club, capped at 40 percent of the host facility's floor area: there's no zoning slot for a standalone massage parlor.

Coral Gables regulates pawnshops as secondhand dealers, requiring a police department permit before buying or trading pawned jewelry, metals, or coins.

Wrecker companies that tow vehicles from private property without the owner's consent must hold a city regulatory license, meet wrecker-class equipment standards, and follow strict service and rate rules.

Tattoo parlors and body piercing shops are confined to the Design District and must sit at least 1,000 feet from homes, schools, churches, or another shop like them.

Coral Gables confines adult bookstores, adult theaters, and massage salons to the Design District and bars them within 1,000 feet of each other, residential districts, schools, or religious institutions.

Coral Gables requires secondhand dealers in jewelry, precious metals, and coins, including pawnshops, to obtain a written police department permit, log every transaction, and hold goods before resale.

Coral Gables bars vape shops and vape-product retailers from operating within 500 feet of any school, with no variances allowed under the zoning code.

Coral Gables bans unreasonably loud noise that disturbs neighbors, with amplified party sound presumed illegal after 11 p.m. weeknights or midnight weekends if it's audible 100 feet from the source.

Smoking, ingesting, or consuming marijuana or cannabis anywhere in public is banned citywide in Coral Gables.

Coral Gables bans blocking sidewalks or streets and aggressive begging in any public place under its pedestrian interference law.

Coral Gables bans aggressive begging, accosting, and soliciting money within 15 feet of ATMs, pay phones, bus stops, and building entrances citywide.

Coral Gables bans smoking and vaping in every city park and recreational facility, enforced through posted no-smoking signage at each entrance.

Skateboarding and similar wheeled conveyances are banned on Coral Gables public sidewalks wherever no-skateboarding signs are posted, with enforcement by the city manager or police chief under Sec. 74-2.

City parks in Coral Gables prohibit relieving yourself anywhere except a restroom, one line inside the parks code's broader decency and indecent-exposure rule.

Drinking alcohol in any street, sidewalk, park, or other public place in Coral Gables is unlawful without the city manager's consent.

Coral Gables assigns every business, occupation, and profession a business tax classification under City Code Chapter 66, and the finance director settles any classification dispute, appealable to the city commission.