About Us

To provide excellent service through a Knowledgeable and Professional Code Enforcement team.

Deliver the vision by working hand in hand with City Departments and other agencies; educating residents and business owners while preserving and enhancing Miami's diverse lifestyle.

 

The Code Enforcement Department has been tasked with enforcing the City's rules and regulations, collecting fines when residents and business owners are in violation, and with the ultimate goal of improving the quality of life for citizens as well as beautifying the City's streets, business corridors, and neighborhoods.

The Department has been in operation since December 2003 (at that time it separated from the NET Department). Code Enforcement Officers and administration have been involved in a number of quality of life operations, as well as a Tax Revenue Task Force, all of which have garnered a significant amount of revenue for the City and have also yielded many citations. The Department also began implementing a rigorous training program for officers involving a number of courses designed to give them updated information and to ensure that they maintain a professional demeanor while they are in the field.

"It is the mission of the Code Enforcement Division of the City of Miami to work in partnership with the people of Miami to promote and maintain a safe and desirable living and working environment. We help maintain or improve the quality of your community by administering a fair and unbiased enforcement program to correct violations of municipal codes and land use requirements."


Code Enforcement Officers are in contact with City residents and business owners on a daily basis. In an effort to elevate professionalism and as part of the re-organization plan, the Department of Code Enforcement has begun a rigorous training program for all inspectors.

At this time, inspectors have completed courses related to the alcoholic beverages ordinance, radio procedures, outlook training, occupational licenses, revenue task force, certified arborist training, tree identification, city view, 311, solid waste, historic districts, zoning ordinance and certificate of use.

The Department has also enrolled a group of Code Enforcement Officers in a program at Florida Atlantic University that is conducted in conjunction with the Florida Association of Code Enforcement (F.A.C.E.). This is an intensive program designed to educate students about the legalities of code enforcement, as well as develop their writing, management, and interpersonal skills.