Miami, Florida
Architectural drafting and permit drawings for Miami-Dade County.
CADTRI provides remote architectural drafting and permit support for homeowners, contractors, and architects working across Miami-Dade County, drafted to High-Velocity Hurricane Zone requirements and local historic district standards where they apply.
Serving Miami-Dade County
Drafted to the strictest wind code in Florida.
Miami-Dade County sits inside the Florida Building Code's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, and the county contains dozens of municipalities each with their own building department. We confirm both before drafting begins.
Jurisdiction
City of Miami / Miami-Dade County
Wind Region
High-Velocity Hurricane Zone
Historic Review
Required in Designated Districts
Local Code and Jurisdiction
Miami permitting at a glance.
The High-Velocity Hurricane Zone changes what a Miami drawing set has to show compared to most of the rest of Florida, and historic districts add a review layer standard permitting doesn't.
Miami / Miami-Dade County Permitting Factors
| Factor | What Applies in Miami |
|---|---|
| Governing Building Code | Florida Building Code, current edition, applied with Miami-Dade County's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) provisions, the strictest wind requirements in the state. |
| Reviewing Department | City of Miami Building Department within city limits, Miami-Dade County RER for unincorporated areas. Nearby municipalities like Miami Beach and Coral Gables maintain their own independent building departments. |
| Wind Requirements | HVHZ rules require Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA) or Florida product approval for exterior envelope products, and typically mandate impact-rated glazing rather than optional shutters. |
| Historic and Design Review | Projects within a designated historic district, including Miami Beach's Art Deco Historic District, require Historic Preservation Board review in addition to standard building permit approval. |
For more on Florida's wind-load requirements, read hurricane wind-load drawings in Florida and our regional structural factors breakdown.
Services for Miami Projects
The drawing packages we deliver most in Miami.
From a commercial tenant improvement in Brickell to a historic district submission in Miami Beach, these are the services requested most across Miami-Dade County.
Areas We Serve
Miami-Dade County, municipality by municipality.
Remote drafting means the same jurisdiction-specific process applies whether your project is in Downtown Miami or across the county in Doral.
How We Work
Remote drafting, HVHZ-ready drawings.
We don't have a Miami storefront. What we have is a process built around getting the municipality and the wind zone right before a single line is drawn.
Project Intake and Jurisdiction Confirmation
We confirm which municipality has review authority over the property, since Miami-Dade County includes dozens of cities with their own building departments and requirements.
Drafting to HVHZ Requirements
Drawings are produced to Florida Building Code and High-Velocity Hurricane Zone provisions, including impact-rated glazing and product approval documentation where required.
Historic or Design Review Coordination
For projects in a designated historic district, drawings are prepared to the documentation standard the local Historic Preservation Board expects, in addition to standard code compliance.
Delivery and Plan Check Support
Completed drawings are delivered ready for submission, and we remain available to respond to plan check correction comments through approval.
Frequently Asked
Miami permitting, explained.
- Does CADTRI have a physical office in Miami?
- No. CADTRI is based in Austin, Texas, and delivers architectural drafting and permit support remotely to clients throughout Miami-Dade County. Every project starts with jurisdiction-specific research into the municipality reviewing it.
- What is the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, and does it affect my Miami project?
- The HVHZ is a Florida Building Code designation covering Miami-Dade and Broward counties that imposes the strictest wind-load and product-approval requirements in the state. Most Miami-area projects need Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance documentation or Florida product approval for exterior envelope products, and impact-rated glazing is typically required rather than optional.
- Which building department reviews my permit in Miami?
- It depends on the municipality. City of Miami projects go through the City of Miami Building Department. Unincorporated Miami-Dade County projects go through Miami-Dade RER. Miami Beach, Coral Gables, and other cities in the county maintain their own independent departments.
- Do I need Historic Preservation Board approval for a project in Miami Beach?
- If the property is within a designated historic district, including the Art Deco Historic District, yes. Historic Preservation Board review is required in addition to standard building permit approval, and it typically adds its own submission requirements and timeline.
- Do you handle tenant improvement permits for Miami commercial and hospitality projects?
- Yes. Miami's dense commercial, hospitality, and multi-family high-rise market is one of the areas we draft for most, including MEP coordination and occupancy-specific documentation tenant improvements typically require.
- Do you draft short-term rental conversion permits in Miami-Dade County?
- Yes, though short-term rental zoning and occupancy rules vary significantly by municipality within Miami-Dade County. We confirm the specific local ordinance before drafting a conversion package.
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