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 Miami - Dade County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 8. BUILDING CODE
 Article I. ADMINISTRATION

  § 8-8. Building Code Administration.  

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  • The Building and Neighborhood Compliance Department through the Director or his or her designees shall perform the following duties and functions throughout the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Miami-Dade County:

    (1)

    Administrative and legal support for the Board of Rules and Appeals and the Unsafe Structures Board. The Director or his or her designee shall serve as Secretary to the Board of Rules and Appeals and Unsafe Structures Board;

    (2)

    Conducting studies and investigations to enable it to recommend appropriate revisions to the Building Code to keep abreast of new developments in building design, construction, and standards;

    (3)

    Dissemination of interpretations and rulings made by the Board of Rules and Appeals and the Florida Building Commission;

    (4)

    Registration, certification, recertification and decertification of construction enforcement personnel;

    (5)

    Codification and writing of amendments to the Florida Building Code.

    (6)

    Providing guidance in the resolution of citizen complaints regarding Building Code violations;

    (7)

    Investigations, preparation and prosecution of enforcement activities pursuant to the Building Code, or actions pursuant to Chapter 8CC of the Code which are governed by the Building Code;

    (8)

    Prevention of any imminent threat of any violation of the Building Code;

    (9)

    Training and testing of building inspectors, plans processors and code compliance officers; and

    (10)

    Approval, disapproval or conditional approval of the local use of construction products, materials and assemblies or alternate construction materials and assemblies in accordance in accordance with administrative order of the County Manager to be approved by the Board of County Commissioners.

    (11)

    Determine if a licensee, certificate holder, or registrant licensed under Ch. 455, 471, 481, or 489 of the Florida Statutes has committed a material violation of the Florida Building Code, and impose fines and penalties in the amount set forth in Section 8-16 of this Chapter and otherwise provided by law.

(Ord. No. 01-112, § 1, 7-10-01; Ord. No. 10-64, § 6, 9-24-10)