Permits & licenses in Miami-Dade County.
Permitting in Miami-Dade County runs on the Florida Building Code — one code, adopted statewide by the Florida Building Commission — enforced by the local building official. Inside a municipal line the city's building department holds the file; outside it the county's does. The code does not change at the boundary. The counter, the portal, and the submittal do.
- The Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources issues building permits for unincorporated Miami-Dade County; county applications and plans run through the RER Plan Status and Application Submittal Portal.
- Each of the county's 35 municipalities has its own building official overseeing permits and inspections inside its limits.
- Municipal projects that need county review for water and sewer, impact fees, DERM, Fire Rescue or septic go through County Municipal Approval.
Talk to a permit specialist — for your Miami-Dade County project.
county seat: Miami
Miami-Dade County · drawn from Census boundaries
What we clear here
- Building permits — new construction, fit-outs, renovations
- Trade permits — electrical, plumbing, gas, mechanical
- Use & occupancy and the inspections behind it
- Business & contractor licensing
- Signs, site work, and right-of-way
How it moves
Your package is reviewed against the current Miami-Dade County submission requirements before it's filed — forms, editions, scales, signatures. Then it's tracked in the queue and carried through comments. A resubmittal means the back of the line; the pre-filing review is there to help keep you out of it. The habit comes from volume: the team has processed 400+ permits annually across Maryland, D.C., and Virginia counters.
Straight answers
Who issues building permits in Miami-Dade County?
Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources — Building & Construction — with the trade, health, and fire reviews that attach depending on the project.
Does DaKa work in Miami-Dade County?
Yes — Miami-Dade County is one of the Florida markets we serve. Call (240) 344-5075, or send the project over, and we'll lay out your project's permits and licenses, in order, with what each review will take.
Talk to a permit specialist
Ten minutes on your project. You leave knowing the approvals it needs, in what order, and what each review will take. Or send the address, scope, and plans and we start from there.