Separate City review from County environmental review
The City’s building process and Miami-Dade’s Class I environmental process address different requirements. The County explains that most work in, on, over or upon tidal waters or coastal wetlands requires a Class I permit, subject to specified exceptions. Confirm the applicable route with the authorities and your project professionals; a grant decision is separate.
- Miami Beach building permitsReviewed October 24, 2026
- Miami-Dade Class I environmental permitsReviewed October 24, 2026
Other agency involvement depends on the project
The County identifies possible state, federal, water-management and municipal involvement depending on location, nature, type and size of work. This can include FDEP, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or SFWMD. Do not assume every project has the same four approvals, or that one approval replaces another.
Keep one approval responsibility tracker
For each row, record who confirmed applicability, who prepares the documents, and who must act next. Ask which submissions require signed or sealed professional work and which owner authorizations are needed. Our planned coordination does not replace those professionals.
Use this worksheet offline. Scroll sideways on a small screen, or print/save this page with your browser. Blank cells are for your own copy; nothing is entered or sent here.
| Approval / applicability question | Responsible person | Status / reference | Next action |
|---|---|---|---|
| City building / zoning requirements | Blank for your offline record | Blank for your offline record | Blank for your offline record |
| County Class I / applicable exception | Blank for your offline record | Blank for your offline record | Blank for your offline record |
| State / federal / water-management review, if needed | Blank for your offline record | Blank for your offline record | Blank for your offline record |
| Grant approval and eligible scope | Blank for your offline record | Blank for your offline record | Blank for your offline record |
| Inspections and closeout | Blank for your offline record | Blank for your offline record | Blank for your offline record |
Plan around dependencies, not a universal sequence
The agencies may have linked requirements or review comments. Keep the current approved documents together and record changes rather than assuming the first submitted plan is the final authorized scope.
- Establish the proposed scope and identify the measurements and design documents needed.
- Confirm the approval paths and who handles each submission or response.
- Resolve the grant’s approval-before-work and reimbursement conditions separately.
- Before starting, have the responsible professionals confirm the required approvals, conditions, inspection arrangements and construction scope.
A processing target is not a total project schedule
County Ordinance 25-73 changed Class I procedures and establishes timing provisions tied to specified conditions. Application completeness, review responses, design, other approvals and project conditions still matter. A processing target or an individual City review cycle is not a promise of end-to-end approval or construction completion. Use a current project-specific schedule rather than an undated search snippet.
- Miami-Dade adopted Ordinance 25-73Reviewed October 24, 2026
Track the finish as well as permission to start
Ask which inspections, completion certifications, final records and closeout actions apply. Assign responsibility for obtaining and retaining them. For a reimbursed project, separately confirm which completion evidence the program needs. Do not begin construction solely because a quote is signed or a grant form was submitted.
Planning information only, not an inspection, engineering or legal advice, compliance determination, or quote. Confirm project requirements with the City and qualified professionals.