Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade cities Romco covers
Paint rules change at city lines here. Miami Beach approves exterior colors, Miami Springs holds commercial buildings to a palette, and unincorporated areas like Kendall follow county rules. Each page below sets out what applies in that place.
- MiamiIn the City of Miami, paint and similar finishes are on the permit-exempt list, yet the city says a permit is needed once the work affects the stucco. In its nine historic districts, a Certificate of Appropriateness asks for a paint sample with the maker's color name and code.Commercial painting in Miami →
- Miami BeachIn Miami Beach, painting the outside of a business takes a permit, and the city must approve the colors. The city's design guidelines call buildings in multiple pastel hues a Miami Beach trademark, encourage pastels, and say dark tones and glaring bright colors should be avoided.Commercial painting in Miami Beach →
- HialeahHialeah's storm-drain page puts it plainly: city and Miami-Dade County regulations prohibit non-stormwater discharges to any drainage system. On a commercial repaint, that covers pressure-washing runoff and rinse water from tools. Romco blocks the inlets near the work and collects that water rather than letting it reach the curb.Commercial painting in Hialeah →
- Coral GablesCoral Gables answers its own permit question in one word: yes. All exterior paint projects need Board of Architects approval, and the application must name the areas being painted and the exact color, with color photographs of the entire building and swab samples of the proposed colors.Commercial painting in Coral Gables →
- DoralDoral's permit exemption list names interior and exterior painting, but only in its residential section for single-family homes, duplexes, townhomes and condominiums. The commercial list does not show painting. In a city of over 2,600 trade and logistics companies a mile from Miami International Airport, that gap matters for warehouse repaints.Commercial painting in Doral →
- HomesteadHomestead ties exterior color to two documents. Work under the Commercial Enhancement Program must use the approved City of Homestead color palette, and properties in the historic district follow a color chart approved by HPB Resolution R2005-10-26. Romco checks which, if either, applies to the address before colors are picked.Commercial painting in Homestead →
- Miami GardensMiami Gardens was incorporated on May 13, 2003 as the 33rd city in Miami-Dade County, and it is home to Hard Rock Stadium and Calder Race Track. Painting near venues of that size has to run around event days and the crowds they bring.Commercial painting in Miami Gardens →
- North MiamiNorth Miami keeps a city color chart. Its paint grant requires colors approved by the Housing & Social Services Department in compliance with that chart. The city sits beside Biscayne Bay and holds FIU's Biscayne Bay campus, MOCA and Oleta River State Park, the largest urban park in Florida.Commercial painting in North Miami →
- North Miami BeachNorth Miami Beach sets a number on color. Under ZLDC Section 24-79(A), buildings in commercial districts B-1 to B-5 and FCC need a permit to paint exteriors, and the base color must have a light reflectance value (LRV) of 35 or greater. Trim may be any solid color.Commercial painting in North Miami Beach →
- AventuraAventura describes itself as an upscale condo community with some of South Florida's best-known large-scale condominium projects, on 3.2 square miles along the Intracoastal Waterway. Commercial painting here can mean a tower facade, where height, wind off the water and a full building of residents shape every step.Commercial painting in Aventura →
- Sunny Isles BeachSea turtle nesting season in Miami-Dade runs from March 1 to October 31, and Sunny Isles Beach asks oceanfront properties to keep outdoor lighting as low to the ground as the task allows. For beachfront painting, that rules out bright work lights on the ocean side at night during those months.Commercial painting in Sunny Isles Beach →
- SurfsideSurfside's written paint rule is narrow: the town requires administrative review of exterior paint colors on single-family homes in the H30A and H30B zoning districts, with a swatch sent to the building department for the Town Planner. The page does not cover commercial or multifamily buildings.Commercial painting in Surfside →
- Bal HarbourBal Harbour sends exterior paint through two reviews in a fixed order. The Architectural Review Board approves work affecting the exterior, paint included, before the Building Department reviews it. The village, approaching its 80th anniversary in 2026, says a building permit is required for most construction work.Commercial painting in Bal Harbour →
- Key BiscayneKey Biscayne holds the Cape Florida Light, first erected in 1825 and called the oldest structure in Miami-Dade. We found no written paint permit or color rule for the village, so Romco asks the village building official about a commercial repaint before any work is scheduled.Commercial painting in Key Biscayne →
- PinecrestPinecrest was incorporated on March 12, 1996. Its best-known site is Pinecrest Gardens, founded in 1936 by Franz and Louise Scherr as Parrot Jungle at Red Road and Southwest 111 Street, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.Commercial painting in Pinecrest →
- Palmetto BayPalmetto Bay's building FAQ lists "Painting/Wallpaper" among work that needs no building permit, and in the same breath says exempt work must still meet minimum code standards. For a commercial repaint, that shifts the weight from paperwork to how the work is done.Commercial painting in Palmetto Bay →
- Cutler BayCutler Bay, whose residents voted to incorporate in January 2005, states that a construction permit is not needed for repair items such as wallpapering, painting or similar finish work. That covers paint itself; repairs to what sits behind the paint are a separate question.Commercial painting in Cutler Bay →
- South MiamiSouth Miami, a city since June 24, 1927, has a Design Review Board, formerly the Environmental Review & Preservation Board, and a separate Historic Preservation Board. Neither city page we read mentions paint, so whether a commercial color change goes to either board is a question Romco asks first.Commercial painting in South Miami →
- Miami LakesMiami Lakes grew from the Graham family's dairy farm under a master plan by Lester Collins, a former Dean of the Harvard School of Architecture, and the town calls it one of the best examples of community master planning in the nation. A repaint here sits inside a planned whole.Commercial painting in Miami Lakes →
- Miami SpringsMiami Springs requires every building in its commercially zoned districts to be painted in colors from the city's Color Palette, up to three per building. No building permit is required for painting commercial buildings, yet the palette still binds, and the N.W. 36th Street District has its own palette section.Commercial painting in Miami Springs →
- Florida CityFlorida City is where the Florida Turnpike ends, merging with U.S. 1, and Palm Drive there leads to Everglades National Park. We found no written paint permit or color rule for the city, so Romco asks its building official about a commercial repaint and plans access around road traffic.Commercial painting in Florida City →
- SweetwaterSweetwater, which its own history says burgeoned to over 19,000 people, more than 94% of Hispanic origin, is a separate municipality with its own building official. We found no written paint permit or color rule there, so Romco asks the city before work rather than applying county rules.Commercial painting in Sweetwater →
- KendallKendall is unincorporated, so a commercial repaint there answers to Miami-Dade County, not a city. The county handles folios beginning with "30" and lists interior and exterior painting as work needing no building permit, but watertight roof coatings do need one.Commercial painting in Kendall →
Questions
Rules across Miami-Dade
Which Miami-Dade repaints call for a permit?
In unincorporated Miami-Dade, the county lists interior and exterior painting as work that needs no building permit, but waterproofing roof coatings do, and painted wall signs and parking-lot re-striping need a Zoning Improvement Permit. The 35 cities set their own rules. Miami Beach, for one, requires a permit and color approval for business exteriors.
Does the county or my city set the paint rules?
It depends on the folio. The county handles permits only for unincorporated properties whose folio begins with 30. Each of the 35 cities has its own building official, and some add a color review, such as the Bal Harbour Architectural Review Board or the Miami Springs commercial palette.
Does a Miami-Dade recertification mean the building must be repainted?
The county page does not say so. Recertification falls due at 30 years, or 25 for coastal condos of three or more stories, and the façade is now part of the inspection. Owners often choose to plan a repaint after the repair work it brings to light.
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