Miami Herald, The
February 2, 2026
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
NOTICE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE(S)
Notice is hereby given that the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, will consider the following ordinance(s) on second and final reading on Thursday, February 12, 2026, commencing at 9:00 A.M., in the City Commission
Chambers located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133:
ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
55/ SECTION 55-10 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, AS AMENDED,
ENTITLED "SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS/BUILDING PERMITS; ISSUANCE;
RESTRICTIONS; EXCEPTIONS," TO EXEMPT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
CARPORT, COVERED ENTRY, DRIVEWAY, PATIO, OR POOL FROM CHAPTER 55-10 REQUIREMENTS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 10/ARTICLE 1/DIVISION 2/SECTION 10-20 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "BUILDINGS/IN GENERAL/BUILDING ADMINISTRATION, FEES, AND WAIVERS/RESERVED," TO CREATE A PILOT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-33(C)(9) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "SUSTAINABLE IMPROVEMENTS PILOT PROGRAM," THAT INCENTIVIZES RESIDENTIAL STORM-PROOFING AND FUTURE-PROOFING HOME UPGRADES- INCLUDING IMPACT-RESISTANT WINDOWS, REINFORCED ROOFS, FLOOD PROTECTION, ENERGY-EFFICIENT APPLIANCES, LOW-FLOW TOILETS, INSULATION, PERMEABLE PAVEMENT, AND OTHER SUSTAINABLE IMPROVEMENTS - THROUGH REDUCED PERMIT COSTS, EXPEDITED PERMIT REVIEW, AND PUBLIC OUTREACH MATERIALS TO INFORM RESIDENTS OF THE PROGRAM AND ELIGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 10/ARTICLE VI/SECTION 10-101, TITLED "BUILDINGS / UNSAFE STRUCTURES / UNSAFE STRUCTURES AND UNSAFE STRUCTURES PANEL," MORE
PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION 10-101(M), TITLED "POST-HEARING EXTENSION OF TIME; AMNESTY PROGRAM," TO CONVERT THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AMNESTY PILOT PROGRAM TO A PERMANENT PROGRAM; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN
IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
Said proposed ordinance(s) may be inspected by the public at the Office of the City Clerk, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., or
http://miamifl.iqm2.com five days before the date of the Commission Meeting.
All interested persons are invited to appear at the meeting and may be
heard with respect to the proposed ordinance(s). Should any person desire to
appeal any decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter to be considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based (F.S. 286.0105).
Pursuant to Miami City Code Section 2-33(o), whenever a scheduled City Commission meeting is cancelled or is not held due to a lack of a quorum or other emergency, a special City Commission meeting will be automatically scheduled for the Tuesday immediately following the cancelled meeting. In the event of one of the aforementioned circumstances, the special meeting would be held on February 17, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in the City Commission chambers located at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL 33133. All of the scheduled agenda items from that cancelled meeting shall automatically be scheduled as an agenda item at the special City Commission meeting. The City Clerk shall notify the public of the special meeting that is to take place by placing a notice of the special City Commission meeting at the entrance of City Hall and the City's main administrative building, placing a notice on the City's website, and, if feasible, placing an ad in a newspaper of general circulation before the special meeting on the immediately following Tuesday. There shall be no additional notice by publication required for any such scheduled agenda item that is moved to the special City Commission meeting.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons
needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (Voice) no later than five (5)
business days prior to the proceeding. TTY users may call via 711 (Florida Relay Service) no later than five (5) business days prior to the proceeding.
Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Ad No. 43893
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