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Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Miami Gardens, FL, issued by City of Miami Gardens - Building Services Division. Miami Gardens is in Miami-Dade County, part of the Florida Building Code's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ), where Section 1512.3 of the Florida Building Code, Building states: "Permits within the HVHZ shall be required for all work in connection with the application, repair or maintenance of any roofing component or any roofing assembly and/or any of its components except as otherwise permitted in Section 105 of this code." The city's fee schedule (revised September 11, 2024) carries a dedicated "ROOFING AND RE-ROOFING" permit fee ($0.14 per square foot for flat and shingle roofs, $0.17 for tile and metal, $138.25 minimum). The city's page on the state $7,500 permit exemption (House Bill 803, effective July 1, 2026) lists roofing as structural work that is "not eligible for this exemption, regardless of cost". The city's Roofing Permit Checklist asks for a permit application, the roofing fee sheet, a Homeowners Association affidavit, workers' compensation exemption notice, the roof-to-wall connection affidavit, the Owner's Notification for roofing considerations, the HVHZ roofing package (the Florida Building Code 8th Edition (2023) High Velocity Hurricane Zone Uniform Roofing Application Form for Miami Gardens), the Miami-Dade prescriptive anchor/base sheet attachment table or site-specific engineering calculations, product approvals (Florida product approval and Miami-Dade NOA) and UL listings, and an OSHA ladder information sheet. The checklist states that a "Notice of Commencement (NOC) must be recorded, submitted, and displayed prior to scheduling the first inspection for any non-mechanical project with a job value over $5,000"; the city's older (2020) permit application form still states $2,500. The owner-builder disclosure in the city's roofing packet states that "a sole qualified owner may make application for a permit" under the state owner-builder exemption, while Florida Building Code Section 1512.3.1 states that the HVHZ Uniform Roofing Permit Application is to be "completed and executed by a licensed contractor". Permits, fees and inspection requests are handled through the city's online Customer Self Service portal; inspection requests made before 3 p.m. are scheduled for the next business day. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Miami Gardens, Florida, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.