Hialeah, FL Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Encroachment Permits (2026)

Before anyone can break into a sidewalk, street or other public right-of-way in Hialeah, or run pipe or related materials underneath one, they need a permit from the streets department under Sec. 82-122 of the Code of Ordinances. Sec. 82-122(a) makes it unlawful to remove any portion of a sidewalk, street or right-of-way surface, or to construct pipes or related materials under one, without first securing that authorization, and the applicant pays a permit fee as required. The restoration clock starts the moment the work is done: Sec.

82-122(b) gives the permit holder only 24 hours from completion to restore the street, sidewalk or right-of-way with material of the same grade or better than what was originally there, meeting current city standards. Where a permit holder disturbs pavement used by motor vehicles, they must reconstruct it to the streets department's current requirements; where they disturb a sidewalk or other pedestrian area, they must replace it to the same current standards. Sec. 82-122(c) separately makes the permit holder responsible for public safety during the work, requiring barricades, signs and lights, both day and night, to protect residents while the excavation or alteration is open.

This permit sits alongside the separate excavation permit required for rock pits, lakes or canals under Sec. 00 initial fee, and the separate utility-construction permit under Sec. 82-123 for anyone building public utilities within a street, road, right-of-way or easement.