Regulatory & Economic Resources
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The Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources has launched a new Active Zoning Hearings Notification System, which allows the public to subscribe to receive electronic updates on the status of zoning applications.
On Earth Day, Miami-Dade County released the Climate Action Strategy draft report and 2021 Biscayne Bay Report Card, important efforts to address our community’s environment and future.
Celebrate Earth Day with different events happening in and around Miami-Dade County throughout the month of April.
The Draft Urban Expansion Area Report responds to CDMP Policy LU-8J, which was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on July 22, 2020. The comment period has closed. View submitted comments.
The Miami-Dade County Workforce Housing Development Program provides density bonuses and other incentives for the development of workforce housing. Attend one of the monthly workshops to learn more.
The Surface and Groundwater Quality Viewer provides data from long-term surface water and groundwater quality monitoring programs conducted county-wide by the Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources, Division of Environmental Resources Management (DERM).
The Small Business and Homeowner Assistance Team helps you to navigate the permitting process at no additional cost.
If you are buying or selling a residential property in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, learn about required disclosures and use our online services to help you find permitting and code compliance information for properties.
Miami-Dade County collects impacts fees from developers to help meet the additional demands for infrastructure and services that their development will generate.
Help clean environmentally-endangered lands and bring them back to life. Collectively, we can make Miami-Dade County greener.
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About Us
To enable sustainable economic growth through smart regulatory strategies and business expansion efforts.
Our responsibilities include:
- Enforcement of building codes and zoning regulations. Issuing of contractor licenses and approvals of construction materials and products. Protection of environmental and historic resources.
- Review of land development and construction permit applications for compliance with applicable building, zoning, environmental and public works codes, and with the County's Comprehensive Development Master Plan.
- Promotion of fair competition through consumer protection efforts (licensing, enforcement and mediation), and consumer education efforts focused on youth and families.
- Development and implementation of economic development strategies for the County overall as well as sector-specific initiatives in the agricultural, entertainment and trade industries.
- Economic research, land use planning and resilience initiatives to enable sound economic development and policies.
