Regular Meeting · June 2, 2026
Boat anchoring rules and Live Local Act housing paperwork
A lighter agenda than the two meetings that followed it: commissioners took up new overnight-anchoring rules for boats in county waterways and local procedures for Florida's Live Local Act affordable housing law.
Item 4B·Ordinance·EnvironmentCountywide
Item 4B
New limits on overnight boat anchoring
An ordinance up for first reading would set new regulations for overnight anchoring of boats in Miami-Dade's waterways. First reading means it still needs a second, final vote before it takes effect.
Why it mattersIf you live on the water or anchor out overnight, this is the kind of rule that can affect where you're allowed to tie up.
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Item 7B·Ordinance·HousingCountywide
Item 7B
New procedures for Florida's Live Local Act housing covenants
The Board took up, on second reading, an ordinance covering how the county handles covenants tied to Florida's Live Local Act, the state law that lets developers build denser housing if a share of it is priced as affordable.
Why it mattersThe Live Local Act has become one of the biggest levers for adding affordable housing in Florida, and this ordinance sets the local paperwork trail that's supposed to keep developers honest about the deal.
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