Permit fees for right-of-way or street excavation, sidewalk repair, paving or resurfacing of roadway, parkway or shoulder area, building line and grade survey, sidewalk construction survey, driveway construction, utility placement; underground utility service connection excavation, groundwater monitoring wells; permit renewal; after-the-fact permit, and inspection/reinspection fees; waiver of fees.
Miami City Code § 54-43
in effectSec. 54-43. - Permit fees for right-of-way or street excavation, sidewalk repair, paving or resurfacing of roadway, parkway or shoulder area, building line and grade survey, sidewalk construction survey, driveway construction, utility placement; underground utility service connection excavation, groundwater monitoring wells; permit renewal; after-the-fact permit, and inspection/reinspection fees; waiver of fees.
(a) The permit fees to be charged by the department of resilience and public works for right-of-way or street excavation, sidewalk construction or repair, roadway/parkway/shoulder area paving or resurfacing, building line and grade or sidewalk construction survey, driveway construction, utility placement/replacement/repair/removal, underground utility service connection excavation, groundwater monitoring wells installation/abandonment/reestablishment, permit renewals, after-the-fact permits, inspections or reinspections, and any other work that proposes to disturb, cut into, dig up, or excavate any public street, swale, or sidewalk, whether the same is paved or unpaved, or to cause the same to be done within the city are hereby fixed as follows, unless the requirement of obtaining a permit or the imposition of a fee is prohibited by F.S. § 337.401, as amended:
(1) A non-refundable application fee of $95.00 and a non-refundable right-of-way assessment inspection fee of $50.00 shall accompany each permit application to the department of resilience and public works to be retained by the city regardless of action taken in the granting or denial of the permit.
(2) Excavation permit:
a. 50 lineal feet or less .....$325.00
b. Each additional lineal foot .....$6.50
c. Point excavation, each excavation .....$295.00
(3) Sidewalk repair permit: .....
a. 50 linear feet or less .....$82.50
b. Each additional linear foot .....$1.65
(4) Sidewalk construction permit: .....
a. 50 linear feet or less .....$252.50
b. Each additional linear foot .....$5.05
(5) Paving or resurfacing of travel lanes, parkway, or shoulder area permit: .....
a. 50 linear feet or less .....$308.50
b. Each additional linear foot .....$6.10
(6) Line and grade (curb and gutter, sidewalk construction, and driveway approach) permit: .....
a. 50 linear feet or less .....$360.00
b. Each additional linear foot .....$7.20
(7) Driveway approach construction permit, each driveway .....$115.00
(8) Utility permit: .....
a. Utility placement/replacement/repair/removal (poles, splice pits, bore pits, manholes, handholes, drainage catch basins/inlets, pedestals, vaults, cabinets, etc.): .....
1. First on a city block .....$295.00
2. Each additional on same block, same permit .....$29.50
b. Underground utility service connection from base building line to the utility located within the public right-of-way (water, sanitary sewer, gas, electric, telephone, cable television, communication): .....
1. Each connection .....$295.00
c. Underground utility installation (watermain, sanitary sewer main, gas main, electric, telephone, cable television, communication, or stormwater): .....
1. 50 linear feet or less .....$325.00
2. Each additional linear foot .....$6.50
d. Soft dig utility locates, soil borings, soil/asphalt/concrete core samples, or any other minor point excavations or borings: .....
1. Each location .....$295.00
e. Groundwater monitoring well: .....
1. Each well .....$295.00
(9) Dewatering permit fees by days: .....
6 days or less .....$520.00
7—30 days .....$950.00
31—90 days .....$1,300.00
(10) Inspection fees: .....
a. Stormwater: .....
1. Stormwater inspection permit fee includes initial inspection, during the excavation process and final inspection of a proposed stormwater management system in the public right-of-way .....$395.00
2. Pipe/structure bedding and layout .....$190.00
3. SW System partial backfill and compaction .....$190.00
4. SW System final—Backfill, compaction, interior mud work, and pipe lamping .....$350.00
b. Dewatering: .....
1. Initial .....$320.00
2. Final .....$320.00
c. NPDES: .....
1. Field compliance check (proactive and reactive inspections)—0.5 up to 1 acre .....$2,500.00
2. Field compliance check (proactive and reactive inspections)—1 acre and above .....$3,950.00
3. Final 0.5 up to 1 acre .....$625.00
4. Final 1 acre and above .....$875.00
d. Utility (water, gas, electric, telephone, communication, cable television, sanitary sewer): .....
1. Initial inspection .....$85.00
2. Utility structure placement .....$110.00
3. Utility installation temporary restoration .....$110.00
4. Utility restoration limits determination .....$110.00
5. Utility final restoration .....$300.00
e. Reinspection fees: When additional inspection is required for work previously inspected and rejected by the department of resilience and public works, a reinspection fee will be required for each reinspection: $195.00
(11) Permit renewal fees prior to expiration and reactivation fees of original permit:
Ninety-day extension of permit fee expiration date: $150.00
A new application and reactivation fee shall be required for expired permits at a rate of 25 percent of the original permit fee, calculated based on the current fee schedule.
(12) After-the-fact permit fee. For any permit described in section 54-43, performed without the required permits and inspections, quadruple the amount of all permit fees, application fees and inspection fees as described in subsections (a)(1) through (a)(10) herein.
(13) A non-refundable fee of $425.00 shall accompany a plans revision after approval of initial plans. If the permit has been issued, a revision request must be submitted through the department of resilience and public works permit system. Plans or supporting materials clearly showing the proposed modifications shall be submitted.
(14) A non-refundable change of contractor fee of $120.00.
(15) All utility permits shall be closed upon completion of work and after all required inspections have been approved.
(b) Permit fees will be computed only for the primary item of work for which a permit is required. The fee collected will also cover items of work incidental to the primary item and all processing and inspection services rendered by the department of resilience and public works.
(c) Permit fees shall be paid in full upon completion of all reviews and prior to the issuance of the permit. The director of the department of resilience and public works may establish rules and procedures to allow billing for payment of permit fees on a monthly basis for recurring permit applications for utility companies and government agencies that demonstrate a continuing large volume of permit applications.
(d) With the exception of non-revenue generating government agencies, such as Miami-Dade County's Department of Transportation and Public Works, in accordance with sections 54-3 and 54-42 of the City Code, all permittees working in the public right-of-way must resolve all open violations, unpaid fines, and/or unpaid fees in order to apply for or receive any new permits, extensions or permit close-out.
(1) Any violation of this section shall be enforced pursuant to the provisions of chapter 2, article X of the City Code.
(e) Upon receipt of a written request from a non-revenue generating government agency, such as Miami-Dade County's Department of Transportation and Public Works, permit fees under this section may be waived, by the city manager or designee for roadway improvement projects that are not a component of, or ancillary to the construction, maintenance, repair, or restoration of revenue producing facilities in the public right-of-way.
(f) This section shall be annually reviewed by the city commission at the time of adoption of the budget.
(Code 1967, § 54-17; Ord. No. 9003, § 1, 10-17-79; Ord. No. 9513, § 1, 11-4-82; Ord. No. 10658, § 3, 10-12-89; Ord. No. 11112, § 2, 1-13-94; Code 1980, § 54-27; Ord. No. 13087, § 2, 9-10-09; Ord. No. 13195, § 5, 9-27-10; Ord. No. 13267, § 2, 5-26-11; Ord. No. 13792, § 1, 10-11-18; Ord. No. 13798, § 4, 10-25-18; Ord. No. 13915, § 5, 9-24-20; Ord. No. 14433, § 3, 1-8-26)
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_ARTIICOEXRE_S54-43PEFERI-WSTEXSIREPAREROPASHARBULIGRSUSICOSUDRCOUTPLUNUTSECOEXGRMOWEPEREAFCTPEINREFEWAFEFetched: 11/1/2026