DERM’s Code Enforcement Section provides two types of reports involving enforcement records search and property information reviews for environmental code enforcement cases referred from DERM Programs to the Code Enforcement Section:
Enforcement Database Search Report (EDSR)
The Enforcement Database Search Report (EDSR) includes a summary of results from the DERM Code Enforcement Section databases for open and closed environmental violations that resulted in formal enforcement action, for each folio requested.
The EDSR will contain a brief summary of all open or closed environmental violations that were initiated through formal enforcement action(s), such as notices issued by the Code Enforcement Section, or a uniform civil violation notice (UCVN/ ticket) issued by any DERM staff. Only violations that are being handled or were handled by DERM’s Code Enforcement Section are included in the EDSR.
The EDSR fee is $60 per folio (pursuant to Miami-Dade County’s Environmental Fee Schedule) in addition to a 7.5% Regulatory and Economic Resources (RER) Surcharge. The EDSR is typically completed within one week of the request and receipt of payment.
Environmental Status Review Report (ESR)
When an Environmental Status Review (ESR) is requested for a specific folio, DERM’s Code Enforcement Section will coordinate and compile all available environmental information on said folio from each section and program within DERM, as well as the results of an environmental site inspection of the property.
In order for the site inspection to be completed, access to the property must be provided by the property owner. This combined information, including the results of the DERM inspection, will be included in the ESR. The ESR fee is $1,200 per folio (pursuant to Miami-Dade County’s Environmental Fee Schedule) in addition to a 7.5% RER Surcharge. The ESR is typically completed within one month of the request and receipt of payment.
Note: ESRs are not Phase I or Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Reports. A Phase I Report involves in-depth and extensive environmental records review, including, but not limited to, state and federal records. Phase II Reports involve site study and sampling collection and analysis to determine the presence and extent of contamination on a property.
To request an EDSR or an ESR, complete the Environmental Code Enforcement Records Reports Request Form and email it to [email protected], or drop it off at the DERM office.
It is recommended that requestors review the pertinent DERM files to access all available DERM information on the properties.
