Miami Beach Urban Heat Island Ordinance

The ordinance aims to reduce the urban heat island effect by promoting materials and designs that reflect solar energy, reduce heat absorption, and improve stormwater infiltration. The ordinance modifies terms such as cool pavement, high albedo surfaces, porous pavement, solar carports, and other sustainable roofing systems. Introduces application fee waivers for installing smart surface roof/pavement materials; requires surface parking lots/ramps/drive lanes to use high albedo or porous pavement; roof fees for new and replacement roof projects which do not use sustainable materials; and heat island minimization requirements for new development project approvals.