Undergrounding.
Miami City Code § 54-318
in effectSec. 54-318. - Undergrounding.
(a) In an area where the city has required all public utility lines in the public rights-of-way to be placed underground, a wireless provider must comply with written, objective, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory requirements that prohibit new utility poles used to support small wireless facilities if:
(1) The city, at least 90 days prior to the submission of an application, has required all public utility lines to be placed underground;
(2) Structures that the city allows to remain above ground are reasonably available to wireless providers for the collocation of small wireless facilities and may be replaced by a wireless provider to accommodate the collocation of small wireless facilities; and
(3) A wireless provider may install a new utility pole in the designated area in the public right-of-way that otherwise complies with this article and it is not reasonably able to provide wireless service by collocating on a remaining utility pole or other structure in the public right-of-way.
(b) For small wireless facilities installed before the city adopts requirements that public utility lines be placed underground, the wireless provider may:
(1) Maintain the small wireless facilities in place subject to any applicable utility pole attachment agreement with the utility pole owner; or
(2) Replace the associated pole within 50 feet of the prior location in accordance with section 54-314.
(Ord. No. 14150, § 2, 2-23-23)
Source: City of Miami, Florida, City Code, City Charter, Special Acts and Related General Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/miami/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIITHCO_CH54STSI_ARTVIIIUSPURI-WCOSY_S54-318UNFetched: 11/1/2026