Residential Portable Storage Units
A portable mini-storage unit is a container designed for the storage of personal property that is placed on a homeowner's lot, parcel or tract, and is designed to be delivered or removed from the homeowner’s site by truck or other street-legal vehicle.
A homeowner's residence includes a duplex, condominium unit and townhouse. Where applicable, the applicant is responsible to obtain homeowner’s association approval prior to the installation of the mini-storage unit.
A Certificate of Use (CU) is required to place a portable mini-storage unit on a residential property.
A temporary portable mini-storage unit is not a storage shed, roll-off container, dumpster, cargo/shipping container or the trailer portion of a tractor-trailer.
- Read Ordinance 16-129
- Read Section 33-8 of the Miami-Dade County Code for information about Certificates of Use
- Read Section 33-20 of the Miami-Dade County Code for information about accessory structures and ancillary uses
Neighborhood Compliance
To report a possible neighborhood code violation, call 311 or email [email protected].
For more information, call the Neighborhood Regulations Division at 786-315-2552.

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]