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Miami Shores · Miami-Dade County

What are the storm and debris rules in Miami Shores?

Good repairseawall duty in the zoning code

Miami Shores Village requires all owners to keep seawalls in good repair and substantially impermeable, and treats work costing half the wall's value within a year as substantial repair that must meet 4 ft NAVD88. Once a hurricane watch is issued, yard waste may not be placed on or near the right-of-way unless the village manager instructs otherwise.

Source: Miami Shores Village Code of Ordinances Sec. 8-23; Appendix A Zoning Sec. 560 (Ord. 2018-04) (Municode) · Verified 2026-10

The detail

Seawall dutyAll property owners must maintain their seawalls in good repair; a seawall is presumed in disrepair if it allows upland erosion, transfer of material through it, or tidal water to flow unimpeded to neighbours or the right-of-way - Zoning Code Sec. 560(f)
Storm repairs that count as substantialAny combination of repair or replacement within a one-year period costing 50 percent or more of the wall's pre-repair value is substantial and must meet the minimum elevation (4 ft NAVD88 / 5.5 ft NGVD29) for the property's continuous wall - Sec. 560(d)-(e)
Hurricane watchNo yard waste on any portion of the public right-of-way or within ten feet of it once an official hurricane watch is issued, unless the village manager instructs in writing - Code Sec. 8-23(a)

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