Duty to report benchmarking.
Miami City Code § 10-151
in effectSec. 10-151. - Duty to report benchmarking.
There shall be no city fees associated with the submission of benchmarking reports or retuning reports. For every covered property subject to this chapter, the owner shall annually submit to the director an energy and water benchmarking report in an electronic format as established by the director by the date specified in section 10-152 of the City Code.
The information included in the annual energy and water benchmarking report shall include, at a minimum, the shared benchmarking information for the previous calendar year.
The owner of each covered property shall enter data into the benchmarking tool so that the energy and water benchmarking report shall be based on an assessment in the benchmarking tool of the aggregated total energy and water consumed by the whole property for the entire calendar year being reported.
Before submitting a benchmarking submission, the owner shall run all automated data quality checker functions available within the benchmarking tool and shall verify that all data has been accurately entered into the benchmarking tool. In order for the benchmarking report to be considered in compliance with this article, the owner shall correct all missing or incorrect information as identified by the benchmarking tool prior to submitting the benchmarking report to the director.
Where the current owner learns that any information reported as part of the benchmarking submission is inaccurate or incomplete, the owner shall amend the information so reported within the benchmarking tool and shall provide the director with an updated benchmarking submission within 30 days of learning of the inaccuracy.
(Ord. No. 14005, § 2, 6-10-21)
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_CH10BU_ARTXIIBUENWACOBERE_S10-151DUREBEFetched: 11/1/2026
