Guide to Doing Business in Miramar & With Miramar by City of Miramar

Guide to Doing Business In Miramar & With Miramar

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CONTENTS Miramar..................................................... ..................................................3 Welcome to the City of Miramar. 3 Simple Steps to Jump Start Your Business in Miramar Miramar..........4 ....... 4 City Departments & Divisions Business Tax Receipt Office Office..............................................................6 .............................................................. 6 — Home Occupations – Home Occupations Department........................................7 .....................................7 Community Development Department. Building, Permits & Inspections .....................................7 Building, Permits & Inspections. .............................................7 — Online Documentation/Information – Online Documentation/Information — Building Code Compliance – Building Code Compliance Planning Division...................................................................................9 Planning Division....................................................................................... 9 — Signage – Signage Economic & Economic &Business BusinessDevelopment DevelopmentDepartment Department...................10 ................ 10 — Incentives – Incentives — Chamber of Commerce – Chamber of Commerce — Small Business Programs – Small Business Programs — Enterprise Florida – Enterprise Florida — Broward County OESBD – Broward County OESBD — Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance – Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance Emergency Management ...............................................................16 Foreign Direct Investment..................................................................16 Engineering Services .......................................................................16 Redevelopment Opportunities........................................................ 17 Code Compliance Division ...........................................................16 Business Inclusion and Diversity......................................................18 Fire Prevention Bureau ..................................................................17 Emergency Management....................................................................22 Procurement Department ........................................................... 17 Engineering and Strategic Development....................................22 Business Inclusion and Diversity ................................................18 Code Compliance Division...............................................................23 Miscellaneous and Key Information ..........................................19 Fire Prevention Bureau.......................................................................23 For more information about our City .......................................19 Procurement Department.................................................................24 Miscellaneous and Key Information..............................................25 For more information about our City...........................................25 Notes......................................................................................................26-27

WELCOME TO THE CITY OF MIRAMAR! The City of Miramar welcomes all companies interested in investing in our community. We want to thank you for selecting our city to grow your business! Please know that we are here to assist you in opening your business quickly and smoothly. Opening a business business inin any any city citycould can be challenging. This guide will provide simple steps to jump start your business in the City of Miramar, and provide brief information of each department’s functions and and it’s its relationship to making your business as successful as possible.

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A. Any person to engage in or manage any A. personwishing wishing to engage in or manage any business, business, professionb in the professionororoccupation occupation in City the ofCity of Miramar, Miramar, including is required includingaahome-based home-basedbusiness, business, is required by by ordinance to acquire a City Business Tax ordinance to acquire a City BusinessTaxReceipt. Receipt.

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lease, please please contact contact aa City City of ofMiramar Miramar Before signing a lease, planner to make make sure sure that thatthe thelocation locationisiszoned zonedfor forthe the Planner business you you wish wishto tooperate. operate.(See (Seepg.8) pg. 8)

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COMPLETE THE THE APPLICATION APPLICATION FOR FOR COMPLETE OF USE USE ZONING CERTIFICATE OF A. This An application requiredfor forthe the following: A. application isisrequired following: • •New Newbusinesses businesses • •An Anexisting existingbusiness business a new location at at a new location • •Adding/changing Adding/changing the type of use a legally the type of use of aoflegally established business established business • •Transfer Transferofofbusiness business ownership ownership B. The The “Zoning of Use” may B. “ZoningCertificate Certificate of application Use” application may be picked up at the Planning & Redevelopment be picked up at the Planning & Redevelopment Division, Division, Building Building Division Division or or downloaded downloaded from from the City the of CityMiramar’s of Miramar’s website at: https://www. website at: https://www.miramarfl. miramarfl.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4843/ g o v/ D o c u m e n t C e n t e r/ V i e w/ 4 8 4 3 /Z o n i n g Zoning-Certificate-of-Use-PDF?bidld= Certificate- of-Use-PDF?bidId= C. Submit the to the C. Submit the completed completedapplication application to Building the Building Division, Division,located locatedatat2200 2200 Civic Center Place, Floor. Civic Center Place, 1st1st Floor. While you you are are here: here: You You may may want want to to visit the Planning Planning & & While Redevelopment Division Division to to ask ask questions questions about about zoning, zoning, Redevelopment signage signage and andbusiness businessincentives. incentives. Special anyany interior work or Special note: note: IfIfyou youare areplanning planningforfor interior work changing thethe useuse of ofa aspace or changing space(for (forexample, example, from from retail retail to best to to check check with with the the Engineering Engineering to restaurant), restaurant), itit is is best Services Department to see if water and wastewater Services Department to see if water and wastewater impact fees apply in your case. This should be done before impact fees apply in your case. This should be done submitting a building permit for any interior work.

COMPLETETHE THEBUSINESS BUSINESSTAX TAX COMPLETE RECEIPT APPLICATION APPLICATION RECEIPT

B. contactthethe Business Tax Receipt B. Please Please contact Business Tax Receipt office atoffice at 602-3061 to determine application is (954) (954) 602-3061 to determine whichwhich application is foryour yourbusiness, business. Further information applicable applicable for Further information andand an application visit: http://www.miramarfl. to download download an application visit: https://www. gov/201/Business-Tax-Occupational-Licenses miramarfl.gov/201/Business-Tax-Occupational-Licenses C. Submit completed application to the Business C. Submit completed application to the Business Tax Tax Receipt Office, located at 2300 Civic Center Place Receipt office. located at 2300 Civic Center Place (Cashier’s Office). Office).While Whileyou youare arehere, here, you open (Cashier’s you cancan open a a utilities account at the water billing cashier window. utilities account at the water billing cashier window.

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COMPLETE THE WATER BILLING NEW ACCOUNT APPLICATION AND UTILITY GUARANTEE OF PAYMENT DEPOSIT A. An application is required to establish a new Water Billing services (water, sewer and sanitation). B.

Please contact our Customer Service Division at 954-602-HELP (4357) or email wbcustomerservice@miramarfl.gov for further information.

To download the application, visit the Water Billing Division website at https://www.miramarfl.gov/205/ Water-Billing-Division

Submit completed application to the Water Billing Division located at 2300 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL. 33025 or 6700 Miramar Pkwy, Miramar, FL 33023 or email wbcustomerservice@miramarfl.gov

before submitting a building permit for any interior work.

PHONE: (954) 438-1222 Please note that the information contained within may be www.miramarfl.gov/283/Emergency-Management amended or revised throughout the year. Please be sure to

check for latest information bytocontacting Please visit the City’s website register inthe ourappropriate emergency City Department. notification system to receive alerts from the City about emergencies. This Emergency Alert Programare enables to Most of the City’s Departments/Divisions open us from provide with critical information a variety of Mondayyou through Thursday 7:00 a.m.quickly to 6:00inp.m. Offices situations, such as severe weather, evacuations of buildings are closed on Fridays. However, please contact each or neighborhoods, hazardous conditions andhours. traffic issues. Department/ Division to confirm their office

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You will receive time-sensitive messages wherever you specify, such as your home, mobile or business phones, BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT OFFICE e-mail address, text messages and more. You pick where, 2300 CIVIC CENTER PLACE you pick how. PHONE: (954) 602-3040 or (954) 602-3061 EMAIL: businesstax@miramarfl.gov You can also subscribe to receive AUTOMATED WWW.MIRAMARFL.GOV/201/BUSINESSWEATHER ALERTS and customize your alert settings. TAXOCCUPATIONAL- LICENSES

Please download the “Everbridge” app for your smart Any person wishing to engage in or manage anyinbusiness, phone to receive Push Notifications for alerts Miramar profession or occupation in the City of Miramar, including and wherever you travel that utilizes the Everbridge system.a home-based business, is required by ordinance to www.miramarfl.gov/283/Emergency-Managementacquire a City Business Tax Receipt. A Business Tax Receipt is a The following of arethe a few of the topics interest you: requirement State of Florida Floridathat permay Florida Statues requirement State of per Florida Statutes Chapter 205information for operating business. You must for a • Latest onacurrent events suchapply as public Business Taxconcerns Receipt when you operate a business or office health and dangerous weather conditions in the City of Miramar. Applications can beyour downloaded • Information on preparing and securing business online or picked up at the Business Tax Receipt office. for emergencies, like hurricanes Please see the address listed above. • Information on emergency planning for business and industry Home occupations conducted within the City of Miramar • Information on whenand access is permitted a shall be clearly incidental secondary to the useafter of the disaster residence for residential purposes and shall not change • Emergency Preparedness tips for your employees the residential character. can be found at: www.miramarfl.gov/286/HurricanePreparedness A proposed home occupation must meet all of the criteria as stated in the Business Tax Receipt Home Application.

ENGINEERING SERVICES Commercial Businesses must obtain a City of Miramar

2200 CIVIC CENTER Certificate of Use. APLACE, license2ND to FLOOR a Post Office box (PO PHONE: (954) 602-3318 Box) address cannot be issued. The Certificate of Use WWW.MIRAMRFL.GOV/196/ENGINEERING-SERVICES must be approved by the City of Miramar’s Community

Development Department the business tax The Construction & Facilitiesbefore Management Department application can be accepted and processed. reviews building permits to assess water and wastewater impact fees. Businesses are advised to check with this department before submitting a building permit for any interior work and before changing the use of a space (for example, retail to restaurant) to determine what fees apply.

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CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION 11765 CITY HALL PROMENADE COMMUNITY PHONE: (954) 602-3174 DEVELOPMENT WWW.MIRAMARPD.ORG/1192/CODE-COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT 2200 CIVIC CENTER PLACE, 1ST FLOOR

The Code Compliance Division is concerned about PHONE: (954) 602-3200 preserving the integrity of the community, maintaining WWW.MIRAMARFL.GOV/149/COMMUNITYhigher property values, and improving the quality of life for ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT all Miramar residents.

BUILDING PERMITS & INSPECTIONS

They work with residents, neighborhood associations, 2200 also CIVIC CENTER PLACE, 1ST FLOOR public service agencies, and other city departments to PHONE: (954) 602-3200 facilitate voluntary compliance with city laws and codes. WWW.MIRAMARFL.GOV/150/BUILDINGThe division empowers community self-help programs, PERMITSINSPECTIONS develops public outreach programs and establishes The Building Divisionfor staff reviews allprograms. permits to ensure community priorities enforcement that they meet the codes, and to identify and correct any concerns/issues before any non-compliant work occurs.

FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU

THE BUILDING DIVISION PROVIDES THE 14801 SW 27TH STREET PHONE: (954) 602-4801 FOLLOWING SERVICES: WWW.MIRAMARFD.ORG Reviews all building permit applications for compliance

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This section provides general information on the EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT departments that may pertain to your business needs. 14801 SW 27TH STREET

with all National, State, County, and Municipal Codes to The Fire Prevention Bureau provides the following life preserve the health, safety, welfare of the public. safety services: • Fireservices Safety Inspections It is the duty of the Fire: These include the-following: • Prevention Bureau to annually inspect all buildings and • Certificate of Use for Business premises in the City of Miramar. (As per City Ordinance 10-3/ Sec. 1203) •• Site Plan Review Priorinspections to issuing any permit for Business tax receipt- and construction, erection, alteration, repair or demolition, • Issues permits (Structural, Electrical, the Fire Prevention Bureau reviews all plans in Plumbing & with Mechanical) conjunction the building department. •• Building Issues garage permits Planssales and Specification - Building plan review • allows Reviewsthe plans in compliance building code that Fire Prevention with Bureau to ensure • buildings Building code are compliance constructed to provide an acceptable • degree Performs necessary of all public safetybuilding from fireinspections and other hazardous • condition. CompletesPlan permit history research review notifies the building owner of requirements prior toplans building • code Maintains files of building andconstruction. blueprints • Consultation Staff members are available to explain fire codes, fire related sections of building codes and standards to assist the citizens of Miramar, professional engineers, architects, contractors and members of the building trade in their duties.

PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT 2200 CIVIC CENTER PLACE

While you(954) are here, copies of building plans and blueprints PHONE: 602-3053 may be purchased by completing a Public Records WWW.MIRAMARFL.GOV/160/ Request Form, which is available at the Building Division PROCUREMENTDEPARTMENT or by downloading the form: https://miramarfl.justfoia. The Procurement Department is responsible for managing com/forms/Launch/d705cbd6-1396-49b7-939ethe purchasing activity of the organization, which includes 8d86c5a87deb the acquisition of products, services and construction in support of the goals and operations of the City of Miramar.

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provide you with critical information quickly in a variety of MIRAMAR BUILDING CODE COMPLIANCE situations, such as severe weather, evacuations of buildings Theneighborhoods, Miramar Building Code Compliance Section is or hazardous conditions and traffic issues. responsible for investigating all violations of the Florida You will receive messages you Building Code. time-sensitive Violations range fromwherever unlicensed specify, such as your home, mobile or business phones, contractors and unpermitted construction work to all e-mail address, text messages and more. You pick where, unresolved violations of the applicable building codes. you pick how. Violations are investigated for validity by the Building Code can Compliance Inspectors.to receive AUTOMATED You also subscribe WEATHER ALERTS and customize your alert settings.

BUILDING CODE COMPLIANCE VIOLATION Please download the “Everbridge” app for your smart PROCESS

phone to receivecan Push Miramar Code Violations beNotifications reported by for the alerts publicinand other and wherever you travel that utilizes the Everbridge County/State agencies through complaint letters orsystem. phone www.miramarfl.gov/283/Emergency-Management calls. The Florida Building Code mandates the Building Official to issue Notices of Violations and Citations for The following are a few of the topics that may interest you: any person, firm, corporation or agent who commences • Latest information on for current events such Any as public work without first applying a building permit. such health and or dangerous weather person, firm,concerns corporation agent who fails to conditions comply with • Information on preparing andmay securing your business a Notice of Violation or Citation be brought before for emergencies, hurricanes the Unsafe Structureslike Board or the Municipal Court for • Information disciplinary actionon . emergency planning for business and industry • Information on when access is permitted after a disaster • Emergency Preparedness tips for your employees can be found at: www.miramarfl.gov/286/HurricanePreparedness

ENGINEERING SERVICES

2200 CIVIC CENTER PLACE, 2ND FLOOR PHONE: (954) 602-3318 WWW.MIRAMRFL.GOV/196/ENGINEERING-SERVICES

The Construction & Facilities Management Department reviews building permits to assess water and wastewater impact fees. Businesses are advised to check with this department before submitting a building permit for any interior work and before changing the use of a space (for example, retail to restaurant) to determine what fees apply.

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PLANNING & REDEVELOPMENT 2200 CIVIC CENTER PLACE, 1ST FLOOR

CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION 11765 CITY HALL PROMENADE PLANNING DIVISION PHONE: (954) 602-3174

2200 CIVIC CENTER PLACE, 1ST FLOOR WWW.MIRAMARPD.ORG/1192/CODE-COMPLIANCE PHONE: (954) 602-3264 The Code Compliance Division is concerned about WWW.MIRAMARFL.GOV/167/ preserving the integrity of the community, maintaining PLANNINGREDEVLOPMENT

higher property values, and improving the quality of life for Before signing a lease, please contact a city planner to all Miramar residents. make sure that the location is zoned for the business you They also work with residents, neighborhood wish to operate. In addition, business owners associations, are required public service agencies, and other cityapplication, departments to to complete a Zoning Certificate of Use which facilitate voluntary compliance with city laws office and codes. is available at the Planning & Redevelopment or by The division the empowers downloading form. community self-help programs, develops public outreach programs and establishes http://www.miramarfl.gov/151/Applications-Forms community priorities for enforcement programs. Planning & Redevelopment also provides the following services:

FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU • Confirming Zoning districts and business uses

14801 SW 27TH STREET • Reviewing and answering questions relating to signs PHONE: (954) 602-4801 • Providing city maps on zoning, Land Use and Residential WWW.MIRAMARFD.ORG

Care Facility Locations The Fire Prevention Bureau Storage providesContainers the following life • Issuing permits on Portable (PODs), safety treeservices: removal, painting, repainting of buildings, alcohol or • beverage Fire Safety Inspectionsand - Ittemporary is the dutypermits of the Fire: certification on special • Prevention Bureau to annually inspect all buildings and events and signage premises in the City of Miramar. SIGNAGE • Site Plan Review - Prior to issuing any permit for Theconstruction, City recognizes the importance of business erection, alteration, repair or demolition, the Fire Prevention reviews all plans in signage and the website Bureau link below provides conjunction withthe theCity’s building department. direct access to regulations, which • Building Plans and Specification were developed to make as user- Building friendly plan as review allowsPlease the Fire Bureau ensure that possible. referPrevention to this for your needs;toif you are constructed to provide an acceptable still buildings have questions please contact the Planning degreehttps://www.municode.com/library/fl/ of public safety from fire and other hazardous Division. condition. Plan review notifies the building miramar/codes/land_development_code (Clickowner of code requirements prior to building construction. on Chapter 10) • Consultation Staff members are available to explain fire codes, relatedforsections of renovations. building codes and Permits arefire required signs and standards assist theor citizens of Miramar, professional Also, exteriortopainting any other exterior engineers, architects, and receive members of the modifications may be contractors required to building in theirCommunity duties. approval of trade the City’s Appearance Board for compliance with the City’s Community Design Plan. PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT

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ONLINE DOCUMENTATION PROCESS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT This approach ensures that services are comprehensive comprehensive 14801 SW 27TH STREET and seamless customer’s perspective, providing from the business perspective, providing all PHONE: (954) 438-1222 necessary information through our website. Staff will then all necessary information through our website. Staff will www.miramarfl.gov/283/Emergency-Management workwork in partnership with thethe customer and then in partnership with customertotofacilitate facilitate and Please visit the the process City’s website to completion register in our emergency coordinate process until the completion of the the project. of project. notification system to receive alerts from thedownloaded City about Various building building permit applications can be be downloaded Various permit applications can emergencies. This Emergency Alert Program enables us to from: http://www.miramarfl.gov/151/Applications-Forms http://www.miramarfl.gov/151/Applications-Forms from:

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2200 CIVIC CENTER PLACE PHONE: (954) 602-3053 WWW.MIRAMARFL.GOV/160/ PROCUREMENTDEPARTMENT

The Procurement Department is responsible for managing the purchasing activity of the organization, which includes the acquisition of products, services and construction in support of the goals and operations of the City of Miramar.

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In partnership SCORE the in Miramar-Pembroke A. Any personwith wishing to and engage or manage any Pines Regional Chamberorofoccupation Commerce,in this business, profession the program City of provides free technical assistance business, for smallis required business Miramar, including a home-based management. SCORE is a non-profit associationReceipt. dedicated by ordinance to acquire a City BusinessTax to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and B. Please contact the Business Tax Receipt office at achieve their goals through education and mentorship. (954) 602-3061 to determine which application is Topics include marketing, loans and business plans. SCORE applicable for your business. Further information and is associated with the Small Business Administration (SBA) to download an application visit: http://www.miramarfl. which has additional resources. Visit these websites for gov/201/Business-Tax-Occupational-Licenses more information: www.score.org or www.sba.gov C. Submit completed application to the Business Tax Receipt Office, located at 2300 Civic Center Place (Cashier’s Office). While you are here, you can open a utilities account at the water billing cashier window.

2200 CIVIC CENTER PLACE, 2ND FLOOR PHONE: (954) 602-3043 EMAIL: EBD@MiramarFL.gov CONSULT WITH THE CITY’S WWW.MIRAMARFL.GOV/185/BUSINESSDEVELOPMENT

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The City of Miramar welcomes all companies interested in Before signing a lease, please contact a City of Miramar investing in our community. The following incentives and planner to make sure that the location is zoned for the programs are available (within funding limitations) to assist business you wish to operate. (See pg.8) in your decision making. At your convenience, Economic Development staff is available to speak and/or meet with you to discuss STEP 2 your plans in greater detail.

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COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FOR ZONING CERTIFICATE OF USE INCENTIVES:

A. This application is required for the following:

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE-BASED INCENTIVE*

This• New is abusinesses cash incentive based on the company’s • An existing in business at a new location development performance meeting economic • Adding/changing the type use of a legally commitments established in anofagreement with the City, suchestablished as number ofbusiness new jobs created. For consideration of this of business ownership type• Transfer of incentive, details are requested from the company (ie: average employee salary, anticipated hiring,application proposed B. The “Zoning Certificate of Use” capital investment, etc.) for evaluation. All such incentives may be picked up at the Planning & Redevelopment are Division, subject to Building staff and Division City Manager recommendation for or downloaded from the approval, as well as City Commission approval. City of Miramar’s website at: https://www.miramarfl. g o v/ D o c u m e n t C e n t e r/ V i e w/ 4 8 4 3 /Z o n i n g -

EXPEDITED INCENTIVE Certificate-PERMITTING of-Use-PDF?bidId=

This involves assigning staff to guide construction plans C. Submit completed application to the Building through thethe review and approval process in order to Division, located at 2200 Civic Center Place, 1st Floor. reduce the total time to issue a permit. This would apply to an interior newwant construction This While you are buildout here: Youormay to visit theproject. Planning & requires staff andDivision City Manager Redevelopment to askapproval. questions about zoning, signage and business incentives.

MICRO ENTERPRISE JOB CREATION

Special note: Ifprovides you arevery planning any interior work or This program smallfor businesses (5 or fewer changing thewith use financial of a space (for example, retail employees) support for theirfrom economic to restaurant),efforts/activities. it is best to check the Engineering development The with business must be in Services Department to see if water and wastewater existence for at least 1 year and have a commercial location. impact fees apply in your case. This should be done before submitting a building permit for any interior work. COMMERCIAL REHABILITATION This program assists commercial property owners in historic Miramar with building façade renovations. City funds are combined with owner funds to complete property improvements. The level of city support varies, but is typically in the range of 40% - 60% of total project cost.

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COMPLETE THE BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT APPLICATION BUSINESS COUNSELING (SCORE)

SOUTH FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL REVOLVING LOAN FUND

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The South Florida Regional Planning Council Revolving Loan Fund provides loans of $50,000 to $300,000 to medium-sized businesses in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties. The loans are for existing businesses that are looking to expand or relocate, create jobs and/ or retain jobs. Examples of loan uses include financing to expand a new location, upgrading equipment, and providing needed working capital. The loans provide opportunities for businesses to obtain financing where credit is not otherwise granted. The applicant must: • Attempt to secure conventional financing first before applying • Have a 10% to 20% equity stake in the project Funding cannot be used for the acquisition of a business, business assets, or stock. For more information visit www.sfregionalcouncil.org or call (954) 985-4416.

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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 14801 SW 27TH STREET PHONE: (954) 438-1222 www.miramarfl.gov/283/Emergency-Management SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

ECONOMIC & BUSINESS The a number of financial assistance PleaseSBA visit provides the City’s website to register in our emergency DEVELOPMENT programs for small businessesDEPARTMENT that have been specifically notification system toPLACE, receive2ND alerts from the City about 2200 CIVICtoCENTER FLOOR designed meet key financing including: debt emergencies. This Emergency Alertneeds, Program enables us to PHONE: (954) 602-3043 financing, surety bonds, and equity financing. provide EBD@MiramarFL.gov you with critical information quickly in a variety of EMAIL: situations, such as severe weather, evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods, hazardous conditions and traffic issues.

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The City of Miramar welcomes all companies interested in You will in receive time-sensitive messages wherever investing our community. The following incentives and you specify, such as your home, mobile or business phones, programs are available (within funding limitations) to assist in e-mail address, text messages and more. You pick where, your decision making. At yourPINES convenience, our Economic MIRAMAR-PEMBROKE REGIONAL you pick how. Development staff is available to speak and/or meet with you to CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBERSHIP discuss your plans in greater detail. INCENTIVE

You can also subscribe to receive AUTOMATED

Since 1969,ALERTS the Chamber has your beenalert advancing INCENTIVES: WEATHER and customize settings. the

interests of its members through advocacy, leadership

Please download the app for yoursupport smart and engagement. The “Everbridge” City of Miramar helps FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE-BASED phone to receive Notifications for alertsFor in any Miramar this effort throughPush a membership incentive. new INCENTIVE* and wherever you travel utilizes the Everbridge system. Miramar business, or onethat that has never been a member of This is a cash incentive based on the company performance in www.miramarfl.gov/283/Emergency-Management the chamber, the city provides a grant toward its first year meeting economic development commitments established in membership. www.miramarpembrokepines.org The followingwith are athe few of the that may interest an agreement City, suchtopics as number of new jobs you: created. For consideration of this type of incentive, are • Latest information on current events suchdetails as public requested from the company (e.g., average employee salary, health concerns and dangerous weather conditions anticipated hiring, on proposed capital etc.) business for • Information preparing andinvestment, securing your evaluation. All such incentives are subject to staff and City for emergencies, like hurricanes Manager recommendation for approval, as well as City • Information on emergency planning for business and Commission industryapproval.

• Information on when access is permitted after a disaster • Emergency Preparedness tips for your employees can be found at: www.miramarfl.gov/286/HurricanePreparedness

ENGINEERING SERVICES

2200 CIVIC CENTER PLACE, 2ND FLOOR PHONE: (954) 602-3318 WWW.MIRAMRFL.GOV/196/ENGINEERING-SERVICES

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11765 CITY HALL PROMENADE MIRAMAR INCENTIVES AND BUSINESS PHONE: (954) 602-3174 ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS WWW.MIRAMARPD.ORG/1192/CODE-COMPLIANCE

PARTNER The Code ORGANIZATIONS Compliance Division is concerned about

The City of with maintaining economic preserving the Miramar integrity works of the closely community, development partners at the County and State levels higher property values, and improving the quality of lifeand for can of contact with them. For additional details, review all Miramar residents. the information found on Greater Ft. Lauderdale Alliance They alsowww.gflalliance.org; work with residents,hover neighborhood website: over theassociations, “Relocation public servicetab, agencies, andthe other city departments to & Expansion” and select “Incentives” option from facilitate compliance city which laws and codes. the drop voluntary down menu. Anotherwith option, describes The division empowers community tools self-help programs, business attraction and recruitment and resources, develops public outreach programs and establishes is the Broward County website: www.broward.org in the community for enforcement programs. search box, priorities type “Business Attraction and Recruitment”.

Guaranteed Loan Programs (Debt (Debt Financing) Financing) FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU SBA does not make to small businesses. make direct loans 14801 27TH Rather,SW SBA setsSTREET the guidelines for loans, which are then PHONE: (954) 602-4801(lenders, community development made by its partners WWW.MIRAMARFD.ORG organizations, and micro-lending institutions). The SBA guarantees that these Bureau loans willprovides be repaid, thus eliminating The Fire Prevention the following life some of the risk to the lending partners. So when a safety services: SBA loan, business applies for an SBA it is of actually applying • Fire Safety Inspections - It isloan, the duty the Fire: for• Prevention a commercial loan, structured according to SBA Bureau to annually inspect all buildings and with anSBA SBA guarantee. SBA guaranteed requirements guaranty. SBAguaranteed loans premises inwith the an City of Miramar. loans may be made toPrior a small if borrower thepermit borrower may not benot made to a -small business if the has • Site Plan Review to business issuing any for hasconstruction, access to financing on alteration, reasonable terms.or demolition, erection, repair access to financing on reasonable terms.

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the Fire Prevention Bureau reviews all plans in

GUIDE SBA’s SuretyPlans Bondand Guarantee (SBG)- program helpsreview small • Building Specification Building plan TO DOING Bonding Program (Surety Bonds) conjunction with the building department.

business who cannot obtaintosurety allows contractors the Fire Prevention Bureau ensurebonds that an acceptable degree of public safety from fire and other hazardous Venture Capital condition. Plan Program review notifies the building owner of SBA’s Small Businessprior Investment Company (SBIC) code requirements to building construction. Programs are a public-private investment • Consultation Staff members are available topartnership explain fire created to fire helprelated fill the sections gap between the availability of codes, of building codes and growth capitalto and thethe needs of small businesses. standards assist citizens of Miramar, professional engineers, architects, contractors and members of the For building more information, please visit www.sba.gov or call trade in their duties. (800) 827-5722.

BUSINESS IN &are WITH through regular commercial channels. buildings constructed to provide

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PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT 2200 CIVIC CENTER PLACE PHONE: (954) 602-3053 WWW.MIRAMARFL.GOV/160/ PROCUREMENTDEPARTMENT

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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 14801 SW 27TH STREET PHONE: (954) 438-1222 www.miramarfl.gov/283/Emergency-Management

Please visit the City’s website to register in our emergency notification system to receive alerts from the City about emergencies. This Emergency Alert Program enables us to provide you with critical information quickly in a variety of situations, such as severe weather, evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods, hazardous conditions and traffic issues.

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You will receive time-sensitive messages wherever you specify, such as your home, mobile or business phones, e-mail address, text messages and more. You pick where, you pick how. You can also subscribe to receive AUTOMATED WEATHER ALERTS and customize your alert settings. ENTERPRISE FLORIDA Enterprise Florida the is the official economic Please download “Everbridge” app fordevelopment your smart organization for the State of Florida. Florida phone to receive Push Notifications forEnterprise alerts in Miramar helps businesses: and wherever you travel that utilizes the Everbridge system. www.miramarfl.gov/283/Emergency-Management • Locate to Florida • Expand within The following are aFlorida few of the topics that may interest you: • Find available properties Latestfrom information • •Export Florida on current events such as public health concerns and dangerous weather conditions Please visit www.enterpriseflorida.com for more • Information on preparing and securing your business information on how they assist you. for emergencies, likecan hurricanes • Information on emergency planning for business and industry • Information on when access is permitted after a disaster • Emergency Preparedness tips for your employees can be found at: www.miramarfl.gov/286/HurricanePreparedness Broward County Office of Economic and

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to local businesses on a range of topics, from information The Construction & Facilities Management Department on current public procurement opportunities to financing. reviews building permits to assess water and wastewater As an affiliate of Kauffman FastTrac, the OESBD offers a impact fees. Businesses are advised to check with this wide variety of workshops and programs to start and grow department before submitting a building permit for any your business. interior work and before changing the use of a space (for To learn more, the County’s web-pagewhat at fees apply. example, retail visit to restaurant) to determine www.broward.org/econdev or call (954)357-6400.

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11765 CITY HALL PROMENADE PHONE: (954) 602-3174 WWW.MIRAMARPD.ORG/1192/CODE-COMPLIANCE

The Code Compliance Division is concerned about GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE ALLIANCE preserving the integrity of the community, maintaining The Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance is the ofprimary higher property values, and improving the quality life for economic all Miramardevelopment residents. organization for the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward county area. The Alliance focuses They also workattracting, with residents, neighborhood associations, on creating, expanding, and retaining high public service agencies, and other city departments to wage jobs and capital investment in high value targeted facilitate compliance with city lawsand andimprove codes. industriesvoluntary to develop vibrant communities The quality divisionofempowers community self-help programs, the life for our area’s citizens. They provide develops outreach programs and establishes leadership public in delivering economic development services community priorities for enforcement programs. for clients, prospects, investors, and partners. The Four Foundations of the Alliance economic FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU development service areas:

14801 SW 27TH STREET • Marketing and promoting Broward County PHONE: (954) 602-4801 • Managing expansion, WWW.MIRAMARFD.ORG relocation, and retention projects

• Conducting and providing market research and The business Fire Prevention Bureau provides the following life intelligence safety services:and enhancing private/public leadership • Securing • Fire Inspections - It is the duty of the Fire: andSafety investment • Prevention Bureau to annually inspect all buildings and To learn moreinabout the of exciting opportunities the Alliance premises the City Miramar. has• Site to offer, please visit their website at any permit for Plan Review - Prior to issuing www.gflalliance.org construction, erection, alteration, repair or demolition, the Fire Prevention Bureau reviews all plans in conjunction with the building department. • Building Plans and Specification - Building plan review allows the Fire Prevention Bureau to ensure that buildings are constructed to provide an acceptable degree of public safety from fire and other hazardous condition. Plan review notifies the building owner of code requirements prior to building construction. • Consultation Staff members are available to explain fire codes, fire related sections of building codes and standards to assist the citizens of Miramar, professional engineers, architects, contractors and members of the building trade in their duties.

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emergencies. This Emergency Alert Programare enables us to Most the of City’s Departments/Divisions open from theofCity Miramar for its current and future success as an provide you withbusiness critical information a variety of Monday through Thursday 7:00 a.m.quickly to 6:00inp.m. Offices international location. situations, severe weather, of buildings are closedsuch on as Fridays. However,evacuations please contact each or neighborhoods, hazardous conditions and traffic Department/ Division to confirm Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) their office hours. issues.

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YouForeign-trade will receive zones time-sensitive messages are designated siteswherever licensed you by the specify, such as your home, mobile or business phones, Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board at which special customs BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT OFFICE e-mail address, textbe messages and procedures more. You pick procedures may used. These allowwhere, domestic 2300 CIVIC CENTER PLACE activity involving foreign items to take place prior to formal you pick how. PHONE: (954) 602-3040 or (954) 602-3061 customs entry. Duty-free treatment is accorded items that are EMAIL: businesstax@miramarfl.gov Youre-exported can alsoand subscribe to receive AUTOMATED duty payment is deferred on items sold in WWW.MIRAMARFL.GOV/201/BUSINESSWEATHER ALERTS and customize your alert settings.available the U.S. market, thus offsetting customs advantages TAXOCCUPATIONAL- LICENSES to overseas producers who compete withfor producers located Please download the “Everbridge” app your smart the United States. Anyinperson wishing to engage in or manage any business,

phone to receive Push Notifications for alerts in Miramar profession or occupation in the City the of Miramar, andIn wherever you travel that utilizes Everbridge Broward County, Port Everglades (FTZ including #25)system. and aFort home-based business, is required by ordinance to acquire Lauderdale Executive Airport (FTZ #241) are the designated www.miramarfl.gov/283/Emergency-Management a City Business A Business Tax Receipt a of FTZs and the Tax city Receipt. encourages its businesses to makeisuse The following are a few of the topics interest you: requirement State offor Florida permay Florida Statues either oneof as the appropriate their that operations. Chapter 205information for operating business. You must for a • Latest onacurrent events suchapply as public Foreign Trade Zone #25 Business Taxconcerns Receipt when you operate a business or office health and dangerous weather conditions Broward County, Florida in the City of Miramar. Applications can beyour downloaded • Information on preparing and securing business online or picked up at the Business Tax Receipt office. for emergencies, like hurricanes Please see the address listed above. • Information on emergency planning for business and Homeindustry occupations conducted within the City of Miramar • Information on whenand access is permitted shall be clearly incidental secondary to the useafter of thea disaster residence for residential purposes and shall not change • Emergency Preparedness tips for your employees § ¦ ¨ the residential character. can be found at: www.miramarfl.gov/286/HurricanePreparedness A proposed home occupation must meet all of the criteria as stated in the Business Tax Receipt Home Application. SPECIAL - PURPOSE SUBZONES

GENERAL- PURPOSE ZONES Site 1 A - 3400 McIntosh Road (Port Compound) B - 4401 McIntosh Road C - 3401 McIntosh Road Site 2 D -2525 Davie Road (Westport Bus. Park) E - 2600 Davie Road (Bic's Engine) Site 3 F - 10044 Premier Pkwy. (Stanley) G - 10431 North Commerce Pkwy. V - 11220 Interchange Circle ( Seariders) W - 10101 Business Drive (F.G. Wilson) Site 4 H - 2696 NW 31 Avenue (L.Lakes Ind. Park) Site 5 I - 2650 SW 145 Avenue (Parbel) Site 6 J - 3200 W. Oakland Park Blvd. (Former Bazaar) Site 7 K - 35 SW 12 Avenue (Dania Distribution Centre) Site 8 L - 2200 SW 45 Street (Cabot Dania Bch Propoerty-Toyota) Site 9 M - 375 W. 9 Avenue Site 10 N - 3435 NW 19 Street (Lincoln Development) Site 11 O - 1141 S. Andrews Avenue (Pompano-Assoc. Groc.) Site 13 U - 1201 NE 38 Street (Prodeco) Site 14 X - 1800 SW 34 Street (Shoreline) Site 15 Z - 2780 South Park Blvd (Multi) Site 16 AA - 1241 Sterling Road (Multi) Site 17 AB - 3205 SE 19 Avenue (Colorado Box Beef) Site 18 AC - 1601 Green Road, Deerfield Beach (Prodeco) Site 19 AD - 1802 SW 2nd Street, Pompano Beach (Air Con) Site 20 AE - 1900 SW 43 Terrace, Deerfield Beach (Suddath) Site 21 AF - 2530 & 2570 N. Powerline Road (Enolgas) AG - 1840 N. Commerce Parkway (Masters)

Subzone 25B - Special Purpose Subzone P - 801 SE 28 Street (Citgo) Subzone 25C - Special Purpose Subzone Q - 2401 Eisenhower Blvd. (TransMontaigne) Subzone 25D - Special Purpose Subzone R - 1200 SE 28 Street (Motiva) Subzone 25E S - 900 SE 24 Street (Chevron) Subzone 25F T - 1200 SE 32 Street (Vecenergy)

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Dr. Karen E. Hollis, Esq.wherever you You will receive time-sensitive messages Certified Diversity Executive specify, such as your home, mobile or business phones, BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT OFFICE Economic Business & Dev.You Dept. e-mail address, text messages and more. pick where, 2300 CIVIC CENTERkehollis@miramarfl.gov PLACE you pick how. PHONE: (954) 602-3040 or (954) 602-3061 EMAIL: businesstax@miramarfl.gov You can also subscribe to receive AUTOMATED WWW.MIRAMARFL.GOV/201/BUSINESSWEATHER ALERTS and customize your alert settings. TAXOCCUPATIONAL- LICENSES

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They also work with residents, neighborhood associations, 2200 CIVIC CENTER PLACE, 1ST FLOOR public service agencies, and other city departments to PHONE: (954) 602-3200 facilitate voluntary compliance with city laws and codes. WWW.MIRAMARFL.GOV/150/BUILDINGThe division empowers community self-help programs, PERMITSINSPECTIONS develops public outreach programs and establishes The Building Divisionfor staff reviews allprograms. permits to ensure community priorities enforcement that they meet the codes, and to identify and correct any concerns/issues before any non-compliant work occurs.

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THE BUILDING DIVISION PROVIDES THE 14801 SW 27TH STREET PHONE: (954) 602-4801 FOLLOWING SERVICES: WWW.MIRAMARFD.ORG Reviews all building permit applications for compliance

Please download the “Everbridge” app for your smart BID and Services include, are not limitedThe to: Fire Any person wishing to engage in or manage anyinbut business, with all National, State, County, and Municipal Codes to phone toPrograms receive Push Notifications for alerts Miramar Prevention Bureau provides the following life profession or occupation in the City of Miramar, including a preserve the health, safety, welfare of the public. and wherever you travel that utilizes the Everbridge system. safety services: home-based business, is required by ordinance to acquire www.miramarfl.gov/283/Emergency-Management •with Fireservices Safety Inspections -following: It is the dutyCode, of the Fire: • BID ACT: Risk/Regulatory Management to ensure complianceThese established City Policies include theOrdinances, a City Business Tax Receipt. 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RESILIENCE e-mail address, text messages You pickto build where, programs and servicesand to givemore. businesses the tools resilience. Inclusion & Diversity (BID) Program that offers innovative you pick how. programs and services to help small businesses grow. Creating processes, technology, techniques, and regulation to You can also mandate subscribe to inclusion. receive diversity and IdentifyAUTOMATED growth opportunities and CREATING The BID program evidences Miramar’s desire to implement develop for firms your to capitalize on the business assistance WEATHER ALERTS andstrategies customize alert settings. OPPORTUNITY measures to ensure more for ALL businesses; initiatives beinginclusion advanced throughout the entire City of Miramar. especially the small, and disadvantaged Please download theminority, “Everbridge” app for your trades smart is about taking today thatin ensure opportunities that thetoDiversity Study identified asactions underutilized. phone receive Sustainability Push Notifications for alerts Miramar Owning a business is a chance to build something ADVANCING and wherever you tomorrow. travelexpress that utilizesand the Everbridge system. The tangible, a long-term investment. SUSTAINABILITY The City’s mission is to yourself, promotecreate diversity in the www.miramarfl.gov/283/Emergency-Management City of Miramar is here to help minority firms in the process. procurement process in order to accurately reflect the demographics of its rather diverse business and residential The following are a few of the topics that may interest you: SOCIAL Community. As part of BID’s effort to foster diversity and (BID CONNECT) • Latest information on current events such as public inclusion, training programs and services are offered to firms. health concerns and dangerous weather conditions Engaging and Connecting Businesses with Partners and RISK/ • Information on preparing and securing business The programs, Community trainings, and your development Stakeholders services, REGULATORY for emergencies, like hurricanes supportare being offered to pave the way MANAGEMENT and eliminate (BID ACT) and • Information on emergency planning business barriers for small businesses desiring to do for business with the industry Implementing Ordinances, City of Miramar. Codes, Policies and Procedures • Information on when access is permitted after a to ensure More Inclusion BID Programs and Services include: disaster ECONOMICS (BID FIT) •• Monthly Emergency Preparedness tips Trainings for your employees Business Development Improving can be found at: Equity www.miramarfl.gov/286/Hurricane• Monthly Certification Workshops: CBE, SBE, DBE, While Building Preparedness Resilience, Creating Broward County Opportunity EDUCATION & Advancing certifications: MOT, Safety • FDOT construction (BID ACADEMY) Sustainability Awareness, Structures and Bridges ENGINEERING SERVICES Fostering Job Creation through • BID Contractor’s List to Increase Diversity & Workforce an Educated 2200 CIVIC CENTER PLACE, 2ND FLOOR Subcontractor Utilization PHONE: (954) 602-3318 • East Miramar Networking Events & Business WWW.MIRAMRFL.GOV/196/ENGINEERING-SERVICES Development Workshops The• BID Construction Facilities with Management Department Academy –&Partnering Institutional reviews building permits to assess water and wastewater Stakeholders – NSU, FIU, and Broward College TECHNOLOGICAL 18to check (B2GNOW) impact fees. Businesses are advised with • Apprenticeship Partnership – Partnering with Localthis Infrastructure/Compliance Unions and Tradesubmitting Organizations department before a building permit for any and Effective Communication • Community Tank” – Seeking to Advance interior work and“Think before changing the use of a space (for Community Initiatives to Fosterwhat Inclusion example, retail toForum restaurant) to determine fees apply. • “Hack the Business” – Helping Firms Explore Technologically Advanced Ways to Grow Businesses

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2200 CIVIC CENTER PLACE, 2ND FLOOR The Code Compliance service Division is concerned about To establish water/sewer account: PHONE: (954)602-3318 preserving the integrity of the community, maintaining (954) 602-3028 WWW.MIRAMARFL.ORG/1522/BUSINESShigher property values, and improving the quality of life for INCLUSIONDIVERSITYBID-PROGRAM Commercial Garbage service via Waste Pro:

all Miramar residents. (954) 967The City of 4200 Miramar has implemented a new Business They also work with residents, neighborhood Inclusion & Diversity Program that offersassociations, innovative City Rental Facilities(BID) and Parks: public service agencies, and other city departments to programs and services to help small businesses grow. • Miramar Cultural Center | ArtsPark: (954) 602-4500 facilitate voluntary compliance with city laws and codes. • Miramar Multi-service Center: (954) 889-2703 The program evidencescommunity Miramar’s desire to implement TheBID division empowers self-help programs, • Parks and Fields: (954) 602-3173 measures ensureoutreach more inclusion for ALL developstopublic programs andbusinesses; establishes • Special 602-3319 especially theEvents: small,(954) minority, and disadvantaged community priorities for enforcement programs. trades that the Diversity Study identified as underutilized. For all other inquiries, questions or concerns, please call The mission is to promote diversity in the FIRE PREVENTION CityCity’s of Miramar’s Customer Care BUREAU Center at procurement process in order to accurately reflect the 14801 SW 27TH STREET (954) 602-HELP (4357) demographics its rather diverse business and residential PHONE: (954)of602-4801 Community. As part of BID’s effort to foster diversity and WWW.MIRAMARFD.ORG inclusion, training programs and services are offered to firms. FOR The FireMORE PreventionINFORMATION Bureau provides the following life The programs, trainings, services, and development safety services:OUR ABOUT CITY supportare beingInspections offered to- It pave the wayof and eliminate • Fire Safety is the duty the Fire: CITY WEB barriers for small Bureau businesses desiring to do business with the • Prevention to annually inspect all buildings and WWW.MIRAMARFL.GOV premises City of Miramar.in the City of Miramar. • Sitesign Plan Review - Prior to issuing permit for Please forServices Miramar Today, our freeany e-newsletter, BID Programsup and include: andconstruction, our Business erection, Pulse at: alteration, repair or demolition, the Fire Prevention Bureau Trainings reviews all plans in • Monthly Development https://www.miramarfl.gov/1165/Notify-Me BID Webinars,Business Programs & Technical Assistance include: conjunction with the building department. • Monthly Certification Workshops: CBE, SBE, DBE, TVBusiness Building Plans and Specification - Building County CITY • •Broward Small Empowerment & Utilization Meetingsplan review allows the Fire Prevention Bureau to ensure that Xfinity Channel 78 • FDOT construction certifications: MOT, • How to Do Business with the City of Miramar Safety buildings are constructed to provide an acceptable Awareness, Structures and Bridges RADIO • • BID The Benefits of Getting Certified degree of public safety from fireDiversity and other Contractor’s List to Increase & hazardous 1280am condition. Plan review the building • Subcontractor Construction Prequalification, MOT, Safety Awareness,owner of Utilizationnotifies codeMiramar requirements prior to building construction. • East Structures and Bridges Networking Events & Business OTHER RESOURCES •Development Consultation Staff members are available to explain fire Workshops • BID Contractor Databasesections to IncreaseofSubcontractor Utilization codes, fire related building codes and • BID Academy – OF Partnering with Institutional URBAN LEAGUE BROWARD COUNTY • Stakeholders BID Academyto-–assist Partnering with Institutional Stakeholders: standards citizens of Miramar, professional NSU,the FIU, and Broward College http://www.cccdcorp.org/loan-fund engineers, architects, contractors and members of the NSU, FIU, and Utica & Broward College • Apprenticeship Partnership – Partnering with Local building trade in their duties. VIRTUAL ENTREPRENEUR CENTER FLORIDA • Unions BID Connect - Partnering with Industry Leaders, Local Unions and Trade Organizations FLVEC.com • Community “Think Tank” – Seeking to Advance and Trade Organizations Community Initiatives to Foster Inclusion PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT GROWFL • “Think Tank” –Forum Collaborating Experts & Community SECOND STAGEwith COMPANIES • “Hack the Business” – Helping Firms Explore 2200 CIVIC CENTER PLACE Stakeholders on Initiatives to Foster More Inclusion GROWFl.com Technologically Advanced Ways to Grow Businesses PHONE: (954) 602-3053

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Interested vendors who wish to do business with the City EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT of Miramar are STREET encouraged to contact the Procurement 14801 SW 27TH Department provide information about their products PHONE: (954)to438-1222 and services and to request notification of solicitations for www.miramarfl.gov/283/Emergency-Management future needs. Please visit the City’s website to register in our emergency notification systemINCLUSION to receive alerts from the City about BUSINESS AND emergencies. This Emergency Alert Program enables us to DIVERSITY(BID) provide you with critical information quickly in a variety of 2200 CIVIC CENTER PLACE, 2ND FLOOR situations, such as severe weather, evacuations of buildings PHONE: (954)602-3318 or neighborhoods, conditions and traffic issues. Alignment Withhazardous The City’s Organizational Goals

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notification system to receive alerts from the City about Please visit the City’s website to register in our emergency emergencies. This Emergency Alert Program enables us to notification system to receive alerts from the City about provide you with critical information quickly in a variety of emergencies. This Emergency Alert Program enables us to situations, such as severe weather, evacuations of buildings provide you with critical information quickly in a variety of or neighborhoods, hazardous conditions and traffic issues. situations, such as severe weather, evacuations of buildings You will receive time-sensitive messages you or neighborhoods, hazardous conditions andwherever traffic issues. specify, such as your home, mobile or business phones, You will receive time-sensitive messages wherever you e-mail address, text messages and more. You pick where, specify, such as your home, mobile or business phones, you pick how. e-mail address, text messages and more. You pick where, You canhow. also subscribe to receive AUTOMATED you pick WEATHER ALERTS and customize your alert settings. You can also subscribe to receive AUTOMATED Please download the appalert for settings. your smart WEATHER ALERTS and“Everbridge” customize your phone to receive Push Notifications for alerts in Miramar Please download the “Everbridge” app for your smart and wherever you travel that utilizes the Everbridge system. phone to receive Push Notifications for alerts in Miramar www.miramarfl.gov/283/Emergency-Management and wherever you travel that utilizes the Everbridge system. The following are a few of the topics that may interest you: www.miramarfl.gov/283/Emergency-Management • following Latest information onthe current such as public The are a few of topicsevents that may interest you: health concerns and dangerous weather conditions Latest information on current events such public •• Information on preparing and securing your as business health concerns and dangerous weather conditions for emergencies, like hurricanes Information on on emergency preparing and securing business •• Information planning for your business and for emergencies, like hurricanes industry Information on planning for business •• Information on emergency when access is permitted afterand a industry disaster Information Preparedness on when access after a •• Emergency tips isforpermitted your employees disaster can be found at: www.miramarfl.gov/286/Hurricane• Preparedness Emergency Preparedness tips for your employees can be found at: www.miramarfl.gov/286/HurricanePreparedness

Engineering and Strategic ENGINEERING SERVICES 2200 CIVIC CENTER PLACE, 2ND FLOOR Development ENGINEERING SERVICES PHONE: (954) 602-3318 2200 CIVICCENTER CENTERPLACE, PLACE, 2ND FLOOR 2200 CIVIC 2ND FLOOR WWW.MIRAMRFL.GOV/196/ENGINEERING-SERVICES PHONE: (954) 602-3304 PHONE: (954) 602-3318

www.miramarfl.gov/196/engineering-services The Construction & Facilities Management Department WWW.MIRAMRFL.GOV/196/ENGINEERING-SERVICES

Engineering Servicespermits issues permits for public infrastructure and reviews reviews building to assess water and wastewater The Construction & water Facilities Management fees. Department building assess and wastewater Businesses impactpermits fees. to Businesses are advised toimpact check with this reviews permits to assessbefore watersubmitting and wastewater are advisedbuilding to check with this department building department before submitting a building permitafor any impact fees. Businesses are advised to this permit forwork any interior work andchanging before changing thecheck use awith space(for (for interior and before the use of aofspace department before submitting a building permit for any example, retail to restaurant) to determine what fees apply. example, retail to restaurant) to determine what fees apply.

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interior work and before changing the use of a space (for example, retail to restaurant) to determine what fees apply.

11765 CITY HALL PROMENADE WWW.MIRAMARPD.ORG/1192/CODE-COMPLIANCE PHONE: (954) 602-3174 The Code Compliance Division is concerned about WWW.MIRAMARPD.ORG/1192/CODE-COMPLIANCE

preserving the integrity of the community, maintaining The Code Compliance Division is concerned about higher property values, and improving the quality of life for preserving the integrity of the community, maintaining all Miramar residents. higher property values, and improving the quality of life for They also work with residents, neighborhood associations, all Miramar residents. public service agencies, and other city departments to They also work with residents, neighborhood associations, facilitate voluntary compliance with city laws and codes. public service agencies, and other city departments to The division empowers community self-help programs, facilitate voluntary compliance with city laws and codes. develops public outreach programs and establishes The division empowers community self-help programs, community priorities for enforcement programs. develops public outreach programs and establishes community priorities for enforcement programs.

FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU 14801 SW 27TH STREET FIRE (954) PREVENTION BUREAU PHONE: 602-4801

14801 SW 27TH STREET WWW.MIRAMARFD.ORG PHONE: (954) 602-4801 The Fire Prevention Bureau provides the following life MiramarFD.gov WWW.MIRAMARFD.ORG

safety services: The Fire Prevention Bureau provides the following life • Fire Safety Inspections - It is the duty of the Fire: safety services: • Prevention Bureau to annually inspect all buildings and • premises Fire Safety - It is the duty of the Fire: in Inspections the City of Miramar. •• Site Prevention Bureau to annually inspect all Plan Review - Prior to issuing anybuildings permit and for premises in the City of Miramar. construction, erection, alteration, repair or demolition, • the Site Fire Plan Prevention Review - Prior to issuing Bureau reviewsanyall permit plans for in construction, erection, alteration, repair or demolition, conjunction with the building department. the FirePlans Prevention Bureau reviews in • Building and Specification - Buildingall planplans review conjunction with the building department. allows the Fire Prevention Bureau to ensure that • buildings Building Plans and Specification - Building review are constructed to provide an plan acceptable allows the Fire Prevention Bureau to ensure that degree of public safety from fire and other hazardous buildings are to provide an acceptable condition. Planconstructed review notifies the building owner of degree of public safety from fire and other hazardous code requirements prior to building construction. condition. Plan review notifies the building ownerfire of • Consultation Staff members are available to explain code requirements to building construction. codes, fire relatedprior sections of building codes and • standards Consultation Staff members are explain fire to assist the citizens ofavailable Miramar,to professional codes, fire related sections of building codes engineers, architects, contractors and members of and the standards to assist theduties. citizens of Miramar, professional building trade in their engineers, architects, contractors and members of the building trade in their duties.

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PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT 2200 CIVIC CENTER PLACE PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT PHONE: (954) 602-3053

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This Emergency Alert Program enables us to DIVERSITY(BID) the acquisition ofcritical products, servicesquickly and construction in provide you with information in a variety of 2200 CENTER PLACE, 2ND 2200 CIVIC CIVIC CENTER PLACE, 2ND FLOOR FLOOR support of such the goals and operations of the City of buildings Miramar. situations, as severe weather, evacuations PHONE: PHONE: (954)602-3318 (954)602-3318 or neighborhoods, hazardous conditions and traffic issues. WWW.MIRAMARFL.ORG/1522/BUSINESSWWW.MIRAMARFL.ORG/1522/BUSINESSInterested vendors who wish to do business with the City INCLUSIONDIVERSITYBID-PROGRAM INCLUSIONDIVERSITYBID-PROGRAM You will receive time-sensitive messages you of Miramar are encouraged to contact thewherever Procurement specify, such as your home, mobile or business phones, Department providehas information aboutaa their The Miramar implemented new Business The City City of of to Miramar has implemented new products Business e-mail address, text messages and more. You pick where, and services and to request notification of solicitations for Inclusion & Diversity (BID) Program that offers innovative Inclusion & Diversity (BID) Program that offers innovative you pick how. future needs. programs and services to help small businesses grow. programs and services to help small businesses grow. You can also evidences subscribe Miramar’s to receive AUTOMATED The BID to The BID program program evidences Miramar’s desire desire to implement implement BUSINESS INCLUSION AND WEATHER ALERTS and customize your alert settings. measures to ensure more inclusion for ALL measures to ensure more inclusion for ALL businesses; businesses; DIVERSITY(BID) especially the and especially the small, small, minority, and disadvantaged disadvantaged trades Please download theminority, “Everbridge” app for your trades smart 2200 CIVIC CENTER PLACE, 2ND FLOOR that identified that the thetoDiversity Diversity Study identified as as underutilized. underutilized. phone receive Study Push Notifications for alerts in Miramar PHONE: (954)602-3318 and wherevermission you travel that utilizes the Everbridge system. The WWW.MIRAMARFL.ORG/1522/BUSINESSThe City’s City’s mission is is to to promote promote diversity diversity in in the the www.miramarfl.gov/283/Emergency-Management procurement process in order to accurately reflect INCLUSIONDIVERSITYprocurement process inBID-PROGRAM order to accurately reflect the the demographics of rather diverse business and residential demographics of its its rather diverse business and residential The following are a few of the topics that may interest you: The City of Miramar has implemented a new Business Community. Community. As As part part of of BID’s BID’s effort effort to to foster foster diversity diversity and and Inclusion & Diversity (BID) Program that offers • Latest information on current events suchinnovative as public inclusion, inclusion, training training programs programs and and services services are are offered offered to to firms. firms. healthand concerns dangerous weather conditions programs servicesand to help small businesses grow. The programs, trainings, services, development • Information on preparing and securing business The programs, trainings, services, and and your development The BID program evidences Miramar’s desire and to implement supportare being to for emergencies, like hurricanes supportare being offered offered to pave pave the the way way and eliminate eliminate measures to ensure more desiring inclusion for for ALLbusiness businesses; barriers for to with the • Information on emergency planning barriers for small small businesses businesses desiring to do do business business withand the especially the small, minority, and disadvantaged trades industry City City of of Miramar. Miramar. that• the Diversity Study identified Information on when accessasisunderutilized. permitted after a BID and BID Programs Programs and Services Services include: include: disaster The City’s mission is to promote diversity in the •• Monthly Business Development Trainings Emergency Preparedness for your employees Monthly Business Development Trainings procurement process in order tips to accurately reflect the can be found at: www.miramarfl.gov/286/Hurricane• Monthly Certification Workshops: CBE, SBE, DBE, • Monthly Certification Workshops: CBE,and SBE, DBE, demographics of its rather diverse business residential Preparedness Broward County Broward County Community. 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City Rental FacilitiesINFORMATION and Parks: FOR The FireMORE Prevention Bureau| ArtsPark: provides (954) the following • Miramar Cultural Center 602-4500life ABOUT OUR CITY safety services: • Miramar Multi-service Center: (954) 889-2703 •• Fire Safety Inspections - It is the duty of the Fire: Parks and Fields: (954) 602-3173 CITY WEB CITY WEB • Prevention Bureau to annually inspect all buildings and • Special Events: (954) 602-3319 WWW.MIRAMARFL.GOV MiramarFL.gov WWW.MIRAMARFL.GOV premises in the City of Miramar. • Site Plan Review - Prior toorissuing permitcallfor sign up for Today, our free e-newsletter, Please for Miramar Miramar Today, our freeany e-newletter Please sign up for Miramar Today, our free e-newsletter, For all other inquiries, questions concerns, please construction, erection, alteration, repair or demolition, our Business Pulse at: and pulse at: and our Business Pulse at: City of Miramar’s Customer Care Center at the Fire Prevention Bureau reviews all plans in https://www.miramarfl.gov/1165/Notify-Me https://www.miramarfl.gov/1165/Notify-Me (954) 602-HELP (4357) conjunction with the building department. TV CITY CITY TV Plans and Specification - Building plan review • Building Xfinity Channel 78 ATT Uallows the Fire Bureau to ensure that Xfinity Channel 78 Prevention FOR MORE INFORMATION buildings are constructed to provide an acceptable RADIO RADIO degree of public from fire and other hazardous ABOUT OURsafety CITY 1280am 1280am condition. Plan review notifies the building owner of CITY WEB code requirements prior to building construction. OTHER RESOURCES WWW.MIRAMARFL.GOV OTHER RESOURCES • Consultation Staff members are available to explain fire codes, fire related sections COUNTY of building codes and URBAN LEAGUE BROWARD Please sign up for OF Miramar Today, COUNTY our free e-newsletter, URBAN LEAGUE OF BROWARD standards to assist the citizens of Miramar, professional http://www.cccdcorp.org/loan-fund andengineers, our Business Pulse at: http://www.cccdcorp.org/loan-fund architects, contractors and members of the https://www.miramarfl.gov/1165/Notify-Me buildingVIRTUAL trade in their duties. FLORIDA ENTREPRENEUR CENTER FLORIDA VIRTUAL ENTREPRENEUR CENTER FLVEC.com CITY TV FLVEC.com Xfinity Channel 78 STAGE COMPANIES PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT GROWFL SECOND GROWFL SECOND STAGE COMPANIES 2200 CIVIC CENTER PLACE GROWFl.com RADIO GROWFl.com PHONE: 1280am (954) 602-3053

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