Roof permit rules in Miami-Dade County, FL

Short answer: Yes, a roof replacement needs a permit in Miami-Dade County, FL. Miami-Dade County spells out how its roofing permit fee is worked out; the calculator below follows that rule exactly. In the e-permitting system the application is approved automatically when valid data is entered in the online forms.

10 rules in all. We read Regulatory and Economic Resources Department, Miami-Dade County and kept the sentence behind every rule on this page. Miami-Dade County’s fee follows its published formula, below.

Checked October 9, 2026. Information, not legal advice: confirm with the building department before you start.

What the permit fee comes to

Roof area in square feet

Miami-Dade County permit fee$339.00

$0 for the first 0 sq ft, then $0.11 for each additional 1 sq ft (or part of it). Extra Miami-Dade County charges such as plan review or state surcharges are not in this figure.

Miami-Dade County roof permit rules at a glance

Each row is one confirmed statement from an official page; a row says “Not confirmed” when we found none.
Permit for a roof replacement	RequiredMiami-Dade County's how-to-apply page lists a new roof among exterior work that needs a permit. miamidade.gov
Permit for a repair	Not confirmedNo quotable line on permit for a repair exists on the pages we opened; the row stays blank.
Who files	Licensed contractorQualified roofing contractors apply, pay and print the permit card in the county's e-permitting system. miamidade.gov
Fee	Formula published$0 for the first 0 sq ft, then $0.11 for each additional 1 sq ft (or part of it).
Inspections	Not confirmedNothing on Miami-Dade County's pages was specific enough to quote for inspections.
Review time	StatedIn the e-permitting system the application is approved automatically when valid data is entered in the online forms. miamidade.gov

The permit fee in Miami-Dade County

$0 for the first 0 sq ft, then $0.11 for each additional 1 sq ft (or part of it).

“8. ROOFING (INCLUDING RE-ROOFING) a. Roofing shingle and other roof types not listed: Per square foot of roof coverage including overhangs 0.113 b. Roofing tile: Per square foot of roof coverage including overhangs 0.144”

documents.miamidade.gov. Read on October 9, 2026.

“A Building Permitting surcharge of seven and one half (7.5%) percent on all Building Permitting fees listed in Section I except for Enforcement fees listed in Sub-section K.”

documents.miamidade.gov. Read on October 9, 2026.

“there is created a surcharge assessed at the rate of 1 percent of the permit fees associated with enforcement of the Florida Building Code”

documents.miamidade.gov. Read on October 9, 2026.

“Ordered: June 16, 2026 Effective: October 1, 2026”

documents.miamidade.gov. Read on October 9, 2026.

The county fee schedule charges $0.113 per square foot of roof coverage including overhangs for shingle and other roof types not listed, and $0.144 for tile.

documents.miamidade.gov. Read on October 9, 2026.

Fee by roof area in Miami-Dade County, from its published formula
Roof area	Permit fee
1,500 sq ft	$169.50
3,000 sq ft	$339.00
4,500 sq ft	$508.50

What Miami-Dade County re-roofs actually declared

Our 2025 count for Miami-Dade County is 4,255 re-roof permits after filtering. The median declared cost was $23,000, and the middle half sat between $14,850 and $32,998.

Year-by-year declared costs for Miami-Dade County

Miami-Dade County: permit for a roof replacement

Miami-Dade County's how-to-apply page lists a new roof among exterior work that needs a permit.

“exterior repair work like the replacement of windows, doors, siding or a new roof needs a permit.”

miamidade.gov. Read on October 9, 2026. The page says 'a new roof'; the county fee schedule has a separate line 'ROOFING (INCLUDING RE-ROOFING)'.

Miami-Dade County: who files

Qualified roofing contractors apply, pay and print the permit card in the county's e-permitting system.

“The E-permitting application allows qualified contractors to submit applications, pay fees and print permit cards for subsidiary and stand-alone permits for electrical, mechanical, plumbing, roofing and gas trades.”

miamidade.gov. Read on October 9, 2026.

Miami-Dade County: what to submit

The Uniform Permit Application form is required for all roofing permits.

“The Uniform Permit Application form is required for all roofing permits.”

miamidade.gov. Read on October 9, 2026.

Single-family homes need hurricane mitigation retrofit forms with roof work: affidavits about work done on the existing home, or an exemption.

“The Hurricane Mitigation Retrofit Forms for single-family homes, pursuant to Florida state statutes, require information about work (or exemption of) done on existing homes.”

miamidade.gov. Read on October 9, 2026.

Miami-Dade County: review time

In the e-permitting system the application is approved automatically when valid data is entered in the online forms.

“The permit application is approved automatically if valid data is entered in the online forms.”

miamidade.gov. Read on October 9, 2026. 2018 county guideline PDF.

Miami-Dade County: exceptions and extra rules

Commercial re-roofing permits cannot be obtained in the e-permitting system; it is limited to residential roofing.

“Commercial re-roofing permits cannot be obtained using the E-Permitting system.”

miamidade.gov. Read on October 9, 2026. County guideline PDF dated 2018; the roofing page still points to it.

An additional form is required for owner-builder roofing permits.

“Note there is an additional form required for Owner-Builder permits”

miamidade.gov. Read on October 9, 2026.

Miami-Dade County: scope

The county's e-permitting application lets qualified contractors obtain permits for addresses in the unincorporated portions of Miami-Dade County.

“The E-Permitting application allows qualified contractors to obtain permits for addresses located in the unincorporated portions of Miami-Dade County.”

miamidade.gov. Read on October 9, 2026. The second half of the sentence is our reading: the page limits the county system to unincorporated addresses.

Miami-Dade County: where to apply

Contractors do not need to visit the Permitting and Inspection Center to apply for and receive roofing permits; they use the county's online e-permitting system.

Open the permit portal

“Customers no longer need to go in person to the Permitting and Inspection Center to apply and receive these types of permits.”

miamidade.gov. Read on October 9, 2026.

Miami-Dade County: what we could not confirm

Inspections. We did not find this stated on the Miami-Dade County pages we checked on October 9, 2026. Ask the Miami-Dade County permit office before you rely on it.

Questions

Do I need a permit to replace a roof in Miami-Dade County?

Miami-Dade County's how-to-apply page lists a new roof among exterior work that needs a permit.

Who applies for the roofing permit in Miami-Dade County, the owner or the roofer?

Qualified roofing contractors apply, pay and print the permit card in the county's e-permitting system.

How long does the Miami-Dade County permit take?

In the e-permitting system the application is approved automatically when valid data is entered in the online forms.

What does the Miami-Dade County roofing permit cost?

$0 for the first 0 sq ft, then $0.11 for each additional 1 sq ft (or part of it). For a roof of 3,000 sq ft in Miami-Dade County the permit comes to $339.

Planning a re-roof in Miami-Dade County? Describe the job once and we send it to one local roofer, not five.

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Information, not legal advice. Rules change; every statement above carries the page it was read from and the date we read it. The city’s own text governs.