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City Commission
Workshop Agenda
April 23, 2026
9:00 a.m.
Aventura Government Center
5t" Floor Executive Conference Room
19200 W. Country Club Drive, Aventura, FL 33180
Discussion of Right -of -Way Closure Fee (City Manager)
Adjournment
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CITY OF AVENTURA
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
TO: City Commission
FROM: Bryan Pegues, City Manager
DATE: April 17, 2026
SUBJECT: Amending the Fee Schedule for Engineering and Public Works
Inspection Permit and Review Services to Add Temporary Right -of -
Way Closure Fee
April 23, 2026 City Commission Workshop Agenda
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Commission adopt a resolution amending the Public
Works Department Permit Fee Schedule.
BACKGROUND
Construction activity in the City has grown steadily in recent years, and contractors and
utility providers now routinely request temporary closures of sidewalks, parking lanes, and
travel lanes to support their work. Although the City recovers its review and inspection
costs through existing permit fees, there is currently no mechanism to recover the value
of the public space taken out of service or the operational impacts resulting from reduced
pedestrian access, roadway capacity, or curbside availability.
Many nearby jurisdictions charge daily fees for temporary use of the public right-of-way,
typically based on linear feet or square footage. These fees recognize the value of public
space, promote efficient construction staging, and ensure that the public is compensated
when access is restricted. To align with regional practice, the following section is
proposed for inclusion in the Public Works Fee Schedule:
Temporary Right -of -Way Closure
A non-refundable minimum fee of $300.00 and an initial inspection fee of $120.00
shall be assessed. A non-refundable fee for a permit issued under this article for
the partial or full obstruction by construction -related activities exceeding 24 hours
in duration shall be as follows:
Fee
a. Sidewalk closure per linear feet per day $0.20
b. Lane Closure per linear feet per day $0.35
These rates provide a straightforward, regionally consistent method for valuing temporary
ROW use. They are scaled to the size and duration of the closure, making them
predictable for applicants and simple for staff to administer.
City of Aventura
Public Works & Transportation Department
Permit Fee Schedule Effective March 3, 2026
(Undated Anr117, 2026)
The Department shall charge and collect fees for the items and rates listed in the following schedule:
A. Fees for public works construction, under permit issued by the Department, in
canal, road and street rights -of -way, and utility or other easements are fixed as
follows:
For installation or repair of sanitary and storm sewers, water lines, gas lines, buried
electric, telephone, CATV, service laterals or other underground utilities:
Fee
a. For 100 linear feet or less $250.00
b. For each additional 100 linear feet or fraction thereof. $130.00
2. For each installation or repair of exfiltration drains consisting of one catch basin,
exfiltration trench, or slab covered trench. Repairs to pipes associated with drainage
to be charged per each instance of repair:
Fee
a. For each inlet and associated exfiltration trench, continuous $230.00
systems to be charged per inlet
3. For installation or removal of poles or antennas in the public right-of-way:
Fee
a. For each utility pole or anchor $180.00
b. For each telecommunication stand-alone or stealth pole $1,350.00
installation
c. For each telecommunication antenna in the public right -of- $1,350.00
way
4. For construction or replacement of concrete work in the public right-of-way:
Fee
a. Sidewalks
For 100 linear feet or less $180.00
For each additional 100 linear feet or fraction thereof $90.00
b. Curb, gutter, Curb and Gutter, Valley Gutter, curb
separators, etc.:
For 100 linear feet or less $300.00
For each additional 100 linear feet or fraction thereof $170.00
5. For construction of driveways on private property
Fee
$210.00
6. For driveway approaches on the public right-of-way:
Fee
a. For each residential driveway approach width of 20 feet or $50.00
less (each driveway approach)
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City of Aventura
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Public Works & Transportation Department
Permit Fee Schedule Effective March 3, 2026
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b. For each commercial driveway approach, or for each driveway $100.00
approach on a major roadway (arterial, collector, section -line,
Y2 section -line) roadway, or for each residential driveway
approach width greater than 20 feet. (each driveway
approach)
7. For construction of street pavements, including paving of parkways and shoulders
(includes base and subgrade):
Fee
a. One lane or two-lane pavements (width of pavement being 0
to 24 feet):
For 100 linear feet or less $650.00
For each additional 100 linear feet or fraction thereof $260.00
b. Three or more lanes of pavement (aggregate width greater
than 24 feet):
For 100 linear feet or less $740.00
For each additional 100 linear feet or fraction thereof $310.00
8. For repair, resurfacing, milling, and resurfacing, patching, or pavement restoration
in public rights -of -way:
a. For each 1,000 square feet or fraction thereof
Fee
$50.00
9. For the installation of embankment and/or subgrade material in dedicated or zoned
rights -of -way, excluding base rock and asphalt:
Fee
a. For 100 linear feet or less $180.00
b. For each additional 100 linear feet or fraction thereof $90.00
10. For erection of street name signs, traffic or directional signs, etc.:
Fee
a. For each sign $20.00
11. For construction of bridges:
Fee
a. For bridge roadway area of 1,000 square feet or less $6,130.00
b. For each additional 100 square feet or fraction thereof $1,530.00
12. For installation of permanent type traffic barricades, guardrails, bollards or
guideposts:
Fee
a. For each 100 linear feet or fraction thereof $140.00
13. For construction of street culvert or driveway culvert:
Fee
a. For each 100 linear feet or fraction thereof $180.00
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City of Aventura
Public Works & Transportation Department
Permit Fee Schedule Effective March 3, 2026
"� s " (Undated Aoril7, 2026)
14. Installation of culvert pipe to enclose existing drainage ditch or canal:
a. For each 100 linear feet or fraction thereof
Fee
$820.00
15. Installation of new traffic signals (includes signals, poles and all incidental wiring,
interconnects, etc.):
Fee
a. For each new Traffic Signal per intersection $1, 330.00
b. For each new Rapid Flashing Beacon, Feed Back Sign, School $490.00
Flashing Signals, etc.
16. For upgrade, modification, or repair of existing traffic signals (includes signals,
poles, incidental wiring, interconnects, etc.):
Fee
a. For each upgraded, modified, or repaired Traffic Signal per $820.00
intersection
b. For each upgraded, modified, or repaired Rapid Flashing $400.00
Beacon, Feed Back Sign, School Flashing Signals, etc.
c. Induction loop(s) repair per intersection $400.00
17. For installation or removal of each monitoring well and $140.00 for each soil boring
Fee
$140.00
18. For each soft dig
Fee
$30.00
B. Penalty Fees:
When work for which a permit is required is commenced prior to obtaining a permit a
penalty fee will be imposed.
THE PENALTY FEE WILL BE DOUBLE THE ORIGINAL PERMIT FEE.
The payment of such penalty fee shall not relieve any person, firm, or corporation from fully
complying with all of the requirements of all applicable regulations and codes, nor shall it
relieve them from being subject to any of the penalties therein.
C. Extension of Permit:
A permit may be extended, at the discretion of the Department for a period of up to, but not
more than one year, from the expiration date of the original permit, provided the Permit
Section of the Department is notified of the request for an extension prior to the expiration
of the permit. If the permit is allowed to expire without requesting an extension, a new permit
will be required, including appropriate fees, for the remainder of the uncompleted work. This
extension provision only applies to Construction -related Permits addressed in this schedule;
it does not apply to permits or fees related to temporary use of rights of way or Department
controlled land or easements, to Oversize/Overweight Permits.
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City of Aventura
Public Works & Transportation Department
Permit Fee Schedule Effective March 3, 2026
(Undated Aoril7, 2026)
D. Final Inspection Requested after Expiration of Permit:
A fee of $230.00 will be assessed when a final inspection is requested after a permit's
expiration date. This fee will re -open an expired permit for a period of thirty (30) days in
order to conduct a final inspection. Failed inspections during this time period will be charged
under (G).
E. Special Projects:
A fee equal to actual staff time and related costs, shall be assessed for special projects
requiring research or other work by the Department (and/or other City departments or staff),
such as to address special circumstances, or in order to answer questions proposed by
property owners, homeowners' associations, developers, attorneys, realtors, contractors,
consultants, designers or municipalities, etc., in connection with, for example: (a) the use,
restrictions, re -subdivision, and development of properties, including rights -of -way and
easements; (b) the requirements and fees for permitting, platting, bonding, licensing, impact
fees, concurrency, road engineering and/or construction, etc.; and/or (c) the determination of
any existing violations on the property through a review of departmental records. Such
special fee will only be levied for requests outside the scope of normal departmental work. A
minimum fee of $300.00 shall be charged.
F. Inspection Fee
Fee
$120.00
G. Re -Inspection Fee
Fee
$90.00
H. Processing Fees (non-refundable)
Fee
a. Upfront Design Review Processing Fee $80.00
b. Permit processing fee $80.00
I. Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) Review for permits
Fee
a. MOT Review fee per permit includes vehicular, bicycle and
$70.00
pedestrian
b. MOT Small Reviews (work not exceeding more than 6 hours
$330.00
within the right-of-way, no road closures, no detours) per
phase
c. MOT Complex review (work exceeding more than 6 hours
$555.00
within the right of way and/or includes road closure, lane
closures, detour, etc.) per phase
d. Resubmittal of MOT Small Reviews
$290.00
e. Resubmittal of MOT Complex review
$520.00
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