Unsafe Structures Safety Calls, Audit of High-Rise Buildings, and 40-Year Recertification Grading List Project

About the Program

Category: County Administration and Management (Best in Category)

Year: 2022

The Unsafe Structures Unit within the Code Compliance Division of the Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources is responsible for enforcing the provisions of Miami-Dade County Code Ordinances Sections 8-5 and 8-11; establishing the Code requirements of the physical criteria to determine whether a structure is deemed safe to be occupied in the opinion of the Building Official. Building Inspectors will conduct inspections based on complaints received from the public’s “Safety Calls” and the Fire Department as well as other County agencies. The purpose of the inspections is to evaluate the structure’s integrity and verify if the building has structural deficiencies that require immediate repairs. Once assigned and investigated, staff will respond within 24 hours to the inquiries and reference the structural integrity of the building. In addition, all open cases have been audited, and evaluated for deficiencies for buildings four stories and higher. Additionally, the Unsafe Structures Unit initiated a 40-Year Recertification Grading List. This list encompasses 1,322 active cases that involve all commercial and multi-family buildings that have not obtained a Recertification Certificate within the compliance dates of the 40-Year recertification requirement.