Compliance and enforcement.

Miami City Code § 22.5-128

in effect

Sec. 22.5-128. - Compliance and enforcement. The code enforcement department and resilience and public works department shall evaluate compliance with this article during the course of their regular inspections. Additional inspections may be conducted by other city departments as needed, to ensure compliance with this section. If the city inspector finds that the applicant does not comply with the requirements of this article, the violated portions of this article shall be noted in the inspection report and a hold may be placed on future inspections or the temporary or final certificate of occupancy may be withheld, as appropriate. The certificate of occupancy for a project subject to this section shall be withheld until the applicant both (A) submits the required documentation, including, where applicable, proof that any fine due under this subsection has been paid in full, and (B) performs any actions required by the resilience and public works department, building department, code enforcement department, the Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resource Management (DERM), or any other agency of competent jurisdiction in order to correct erosion, sediment control, or stormwater violations observed at the construction site. Applicants and property owners whose sites fail to meet the stormwater pollution prevention criteria identified shall be subject to the following fines by code enforcement: (1) Failure to implement or properly maintain sufficient erosion, sediment, or airborne dust controls: $1,000.00 per violation per day. (2) Causing off-site sedimentation or turbidity to waterways, private or public property, or the storm sewer system: $1,000.00 per violation per day. (3) Discharging water containing sediments or other substances to waterways, the storm sewer system, public, or private property: $1,000.00 per violation per day. (4) Causing the off-site migration of airborne dust: $1,000.00 per violation. (5) Failure to obtain or comply with the environmental resource permit subsequent to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy which results in the discharge of sediment, turbidity or stormwater from private property to adjacent private or public property: $1,000.00 per violation. (Ord. No. 13081, § 2, 7-9-09; Ord. No. 13792, § 1, 10-11-18)

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_CH22.5GRIN_ARTVISOERWASEAIDUGECO_S22.5-128COENFetched: 11/1/2026