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Commissioners approve revised permit-fee structure with homeowner protections and fast-track option
Summary
The Board approved item 803 after amendments that keep fees flat for many residential permit types while introducing a fast-track paid review option and other process changes aimed at shortening review times.
Miami-Dade commissioners approved item 803, a set of amendments to permit fees and implementing orders for the county building-permit review process, after amendments designed to avoid fee increases for typical homeowners and to create an optional faster review stream for applicants who pay higher fees. Commissioner Rebeca Regalado (sponsor) said the changes address a fee schedule that had not been updated in over a decade and were negotiated to avoid raising costs for single-family homeowners. "We haven't looked at these fees in over a decade," Regalado told the board.
The approved amendments create a pilot that spares…
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