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BUILDING DEPARTMENT
Building Official: Daniel B. Nieda
Phone: (305) 865-7525
(305) 868-0141 Fax
building@balharbour.org

Permits required for:
  • Building and roofing permits required for all work except routine maintenance valued at less than $500.00
  • All electrical work
  • All mechanical work
  • All plumbing work

    • Permit applications are available at the Building Department. Contractors submitting an application must also provide a copy of their applicable State and County Occupational Licenses along with a Certificate of Insurance naming Bal Harbour Village as the certificate holder. If plans are applicable for the job, two (2) sets of signed and sealed plans must be submitted along with the application.
    Any work that commences without a permit, when a permit is required, will be stopped and a fine ($100 plus double permit fee) will be imposed.     		Hours:
    8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
    Monday through Friday




    Permit Costs:
  		•  1% of the job cost
    ($100.00 minimum)
  		•  Plan review: 50% of permit fee.
  		• Dade County Code Compliance Fee
    (.60 cents per $1,000 of cost)
  		•  Radon Gas
    (if applicable)
  		•  Re-Inspections $35.00
    Working hours in Bal Harbour are from 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, excluding national holidays. No work is allowed on Sundays.

    PUBLIC WORKS/MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT
    (305) 866-4633, Extension 36
    (305) 861-7354 Fax

    Garbage Collection
    Security District: M, W, F
    West Side Collins Avenue: M, W, F
    Ocean Front and Commercial: M, Tu, W, Th, F, Sa, Su
    Recycling Collection
    Security District: M
    West Side Collins Avenue: M, Th
    All Other: M
    NEWSPAPERS
    Ocean Front and Commercial: M, Th
    All Other: Tu
    Yard Trash Collection
    Security District: Tuesday &Thursday
    West Side Collins Avenue: Tuesday &Thursday
    Other Trash

    Should you have trash items other than vegetation, please contact the Public Works/Maintenance Department to schedule a pick up.

    Bulk items such as furniture and mattresses should be placed curbside the night before a morning scheduled pick-up.  Please note that the disposal of cardboard boxes, appliances, construction debris, and yard clippings is the responsibility of the homeowner, and these items will not be removed by Public Works personnel.

    		Hours:
    7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
    Monday through Friday


    Emergency Maintenance
    There is a Public Works employee on duty on weekends and some holidays from 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Please contact the Police Department in order to contact the after hours Public Works. (305) 866-5000




    Construction debris is prohibited by ordinance and should be disposed of appropriately.

    POLICE DEPARTMENT
    Police Chief: Tom Hunker
    Phone: (305) 866-5000
    (305) 993-5163 Fax
    chief@balharbour.org
    		Hours:
    24 hours
    Seven days a week
    365 days a year
    The Bal Harbour Police Department provides around the clock patrol operations.
    For additional information please visit www.balharbourpolice.org

    BURGLAR ALARM USER CERTIFICATES
    In addition to obtaining a permit for the installation of a burglar alarm at a residence/business in Bal Harbour, your alarm must be registered with the Village.
    Alarm User Certificates
    Fee: $25.00
    Certificate expires: October 31st of each year
    Renewal fee: $20.00 per year

    Penalties
    There is a penalty of $10.00 per day for each day an Alarm System is operated without a valid Alarm User Certificate.

    Applications available at
    the Village Clerk's office


    LOCAL BUSINESS TAX RECEIPTS
    All businesses operating in Bal Harbour must first obtain a Local Business Tax Receipt Application from the Village in order to do so. Applications for Local Business Tax Receipts may be obtained from the Village Clerk. All Local Business Tax Receipts expire on September 30th of each year.

    WATER BILLS
    Village water bills are mailed out the 1st of every month.


    For additional information including requests for public records and lien information, please contact...
    VILLAGE CLERK
    Ellisa L. Horvath, CMC
    Phone: (305) 866-4633, Extension 18
    (305) 868-6575 Fax
    clerk@balharbour.org     		Hours:
    9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
    Monday through Friday


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