Miramar, FL Hurricane Preparedness: Roof Standards (2026)
Key Facts
- Loading window
- No earlier than 20 working days before install
- Hurricane season
- June 1 to November 30
- Storm-warning duty
- Band, ground-fasten, remove or enclose materials
- Trigger
- Severe-weather watch or warning
- Max penalty
- 60 days jail plus fine per violation
Summary
Miramar restricts how early roofing materials can be loaded onto a roof during hurricane season, plus what a builder must do with stockpiled materials once a storm warning issues. City Code Sec. 22-86(2)(g)-(h) governs both, as part of the special hurricane provisions article.
From June 1 to November 30 of each calendar year (the National Weather Service designated hurricane season), building or roofing materials shall be loaded on a roof no earlier than twenty (20) working days prior to the permanent installation of those materials. Materials stockpiled on top of any structure under construction shall be permanently installed by the property owner or contractor upon a warning of severe weather; provided, however, in the event such installation cannot be timely completed, then the property owner or contractor shall: (i) Band together the construction materials and fasten them to the top of the structure...; or (ii) Remove the construction materials from the top of the structure and fasten down to the ground; or (iii) Remove the construction materials from the job site; or (iv) Store the construction materials inside a enclosed structure.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 104 | Land Development Code: Supplement 46).
Full Breakdown
Sec. ' This limits how long loose roofing stock can sit exposed on an unfinished roof during storm season. Sec. 22-86(2)(g) adds that materials already stockpiled on top of a structure under construction must be permanently installed by the property owner or contractor once a severe-weather warning is issued; if installation cannot be completed in time, the owner or contractor must either band the materials together and fasten them to the roof so they cannot become airborne, remove them to the ground and fasten them down, remove them from the job site entirely, or store them inside an enclosed structure.
'Severe weather' is defined earlier in the section as conditions triggering a tropical storm watch, tropical storm warning, hurricane watch or hurricane warning from the National Weather Service. These roofing-material provisions sit alongside, but are distinct from, the section's separate construction-debris securing duty and its storm-shutter closure limit; each governs a different physical hazard during storm season.
Violations & Fines
The building official or designee issues a citation for a violation of the roofing-material rules after attempting notice and a correction period, per Sec. 22-86(2)(i). Penalties follow Sec. 22-86(5): a fine set by city commission resolution per violation, up to 60 days in county jail, or both, with each day of continued noncompliance a separate violation and the violator liable for the city's costs if it must secure the site.
Frequently Asked Questions
How early can roofing materials be loaded onto a roof in Miramar during hurricane season?
What must a Miramar contractor do with roofing materials already on a roof when a storm warning issues?
Is the roofing-material rule separate from the shutter and debris rules?
Sources & Official References
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