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40% offminor-repair permit fee after a hurricane

Miami Beach's fee schedule cuts the permit fee for minor repairs under $20,000 by 40% for three months after a hurricane event, though not for railing repairs, and repairs must be of substantially similar design. A seawall in disrepair is a citable offence: show progress in 60 days, file with the city and Miami-Dade DERM within six months, and finish substantial work within 730 days.

Source: City of Miami Beach Code of Ordinances Appendix A (Fee Schedule), Sec. 54-63 (Municode) · Verified 2026-10

The detail

Post-hurricane fee cutDue to hurricane events, fees for minor repairs under a total value of $20,000.00 are reduced by 40% for three months from the hurricane event to pull the permit; it does not apply to permits for railing repairs, and all repairs must be of a substantially similar design, quality and appearance - Code Appendix A, Fee Schedule (fee in Sec. 14-62(c))
Seawall dutyAll property owners must maintain seawalls, bulkheads, living shorelines and other shoreline protection in good repair; a wall is presumed in disrepair if it allows upland erosion, transfer of material through the wall, or tidal water to flow through or over it to the upland property or right-of-way - Sec. 54-63(a)
Repair clockAfter a notice of violation: demonstrate progress within 60 days (proposals, financing or permit applications count), submit permit applications to the Miami Beach Building Department and Miami-Dade RER (DERM) within six months, and where the substantial-improvement threshold is met, design, permit and build the improvements within 730 days of the citation - Sec. 54-63(a)

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