Every town writes its own rules, and South Miami's live in its municipal code — 35 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION AND CITY GOVERNMENTrecently amended
- Ch 3 — ADVERTISING AND SIGNS
- Ch 4 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGESrecently amended
- Ch 5 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 6 — BOATS, DOCKS AND WATERWAYS.
- Ch 7 — BUILDINGSrecently amended
- Ch 8 — CABLE TELEVISION
- Ch 8A — CODE OF ETHICSrecently amended
- Ch 9 — ELECTIONSrecently amended
- Ch 9A — RESERVED
- Ch 10 — FIRE PREVENTION
- Ch 10A — FLOOD DAMAGE AND PREVENTION
- Ch 11 — GARBAGE AND TRASH
- Ch 12 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 13 — LICENSES
- Ch 13A — LITTER
- Ch 14 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- Ch 15 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 15A — PARKINGrecently amended
- Ch 15B — PARKS AND RECREATIONrecently amended
- Ch 15C — VALET PARKING PERMITS FOR USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY
- Ch 15D — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 16 — PENSIONS
- Ch 16A — PERSONNEL SYSTEM
- Ch 16B — SEWERS AND WATER
- Ch 17 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Ch 17A — RESERVED
- Ch 18 — TAXATION
- Ch 19 — DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS
- Ch 19A — TOWING REGULATIONS
- Ch 20 — ZONING (RESERVED)
- Ch 21 — POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN
- Ch A — FRANCHISES
- Ch B — ORDINANCES ENACTED PURSUANT TO COURT ORDERrecently amended