Check out our available services below: Submit new permit applications and plans or corrections to existing permit applications. Below are various contract requirements.Contractors are urged to review contracts to ensure your compliance with all County requirements. The City re-certifies structures 40 years or older to ensure they are safe for use and occupancy, as per the Miami-Dade County Code. It does not cover all regulations, violations, questions asked, or other issues related to the enforcement of City of Miami Gardens codes and ordinances. Notice, a new Notice of Commencement must be recorded. Fiscal Year 2015-2016 is the third year of the City's second five-year Consolidated Plan, which runs from 2013 through 2017. Carolina Alfonso joined the Department of Cultural Affairs in 2006, as a Construction Projects Manager. Miami is a coastal city in the US state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area.