Disabled Parking
All business and office sites must provide parking for disabled persons, based on Miami-Dade County Code Section 30-42.
- Disabled parking spaces must be near the store or office entrances
- A Zoning Improvement Permit is required to correct violations, based on Miami-Dade County Code Section 19-5.3
- 1 to 25 parking spaces - 1 disabled parking space required
- 151 to 200 parking spaces - 6 disabled parking spaces required
- 401 to 500 parking spaces - 9 disabled parking spaces required
- More than 1,000 parking spaces - 20 disabled parking spaces plus 1 for every additional 100 parking spaces
Commercial Property Compliance
These regulations apply to business, commercial and industrial properties. Enforcement is done on a complaint basis.
Merchants and business property owners will receive a courtesy warning to correct violations. Civil citations will be issued after non-compliance or in cases where it’s a repeat offense.
Notice Regarding Anonymous Complaints
Florida Statute 125.69 requires that a code inspector only proceed to investigate an anonymous complaint if the code inspector determines, based only on the information from the complaint, that the violation reported presents an imminent threat to the public health, safety, or welfare or imminent destruction of habitat or sensitive resources. If a code inspector does not have enough information or determines that the information provided does not indicate an imminent threat, then the anonymous complaint will not be investigated.
If you wish to remain anonymous, you understand that your complaint will not be investigated if the code inspector determines they do not have enough information or that the information provided does not indicate an imminent threat.
If you do not want to remain anonymous, an investigation can proceed regardless of whether there is an imminent threat, but you must provide both your name and address.
Parking Lot and Paving

Regulatory and Economic Resources
Lourdes M. Gomez
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 NW 1st Street,
11th Floor
Miami, FL 33128
305-375-2877 | [email protected]
Herbert S. Saffir Permitting and Inspection Center
11805 SW 26 Street,
Miami, FL 33175
786-315-2000
