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Sunny Isles Beach · Miami-Dade County

What are the storm and debris rules in Sunny Isles Beach?

$500fine for failing to secure, per city schedule

Sunny Isles Beach requires all construction materials, including roof tiles, on every project site to be secured or removed once a severe weather advisory is issued for any part of Miami-Dade County, or on the Building Official's order before a storm. The city's civil penalty schedule lists $500 for failing to secure buildings and equipment and $200 for failing to remove debris, equipment, materials or sheds.

Source: City of Sunny Isles Beach Code of Ordinances Secs. 14-17, 135-2 (Municode) · Verified 2026-10

The detail

Severe weather advisoryUpon a severe weather advisory for any portion of Miami-Dade County, or as provided in the city's emergency plan, or on order of the Building Official in anticipation of a storm emergency, all construction materials, including roof tiles, on all project sites shall be secured and stored on-site or removed so no material can become a hazard in hurricane or tropical storm force winds - Code Sec. 135-2(J)(1)
Who is responsibleThe owner and contractor are responsible for removing or securing construction materials from the site - Sec. 135-2(J)
FinesFailure to secure buildings and equipment (County Code 8-16): $500.00; failure to remove debris, equipment, materials or sheds (County Code 8-14): $200.00 - city civil penalty schedule, Sec. 14-17
Beach chairsUnder the city's permit conditions, beach chairs and equipment must be removed immediately on a tropical storm warning or hurricane watch; in a declared state of emergency the City Manager may give at least eight hours' notice to remove them - Sec. 108-10
Definition usedThe trigger is a severe weather advisory as defined in Sec. 8-16 of the Uniform Building Code of Miami Dade County, or an order of the Building Official in anticipation of a storm emergency - Sec. 135-2(J)

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