/ Miami-Dade · Equipment setback
A pad within ten feet of the line is a survey first.
A condenser, generator, or tank within ten feet of the property line is a survey problem before it is a mechanical one. Original Masterbuild writing — not a copy of Chapter 33 Article II and not a replacement for the 33-49 / 33-50 tables. Unincorporated Miami-Dade. Masterbuild seals MEP. We do not certify property lines. We do not seal coastal setbacks or seawalls.
Packet: equipment in the setback PDF · ES. Openings: a louver kills the 0-foot wall. Height: parapet is five feet. Screening: parapet vs 306.5. Official tables live in Chapter 33 — confirm the adopted text, do not use this page as the table.
- 33-42. Structure within ten feet of any property line, or twenty-five feet of an existing or proposed highway right-of-way: certified survey, markers left until certificate of occupancy. The HVAC contractor is not a Florida surveyor.
- 33-41. Side and rear not less than ten percent of average lot width, not less than five feet, not more than seven and one-half feet, unless the district table is greater. That is the zoning envelope. Working space and condensate are still mechanical. We do not invent Article 110 numbers here.
- Zero-lot-line (RU-1Z). Equipment does not live on the zero side. Pad on the open side. Dimension it to the survey.
- 33-52(b). Accessory buildings in RU and EU-M: one story unless the house is two stories and the accessory meets principal setbacks. A generator enclosure still has a height.
Tool: Pad, pierced wall, or a parapet over five feet?
Condenser three feet off the fence, no survey, intake in the same side wall
Zoning on Monday. Mechanical on Tuesday. Two desks. One pad.
What to send
Site plan or survey if you have one, pad location, distances to property lines, and whether this is zero-lot-line.
If the pad is already against the fence and nobody ordered a survey
Send the location. Masterbuild will say whether the pad still has no row — not whether Zoning will accept the setback.
Send Project Background+1 (786) 398-6940 · osmany.portal@masterbuildconsulting.com
Masterbuild provides engineering services under a written scope. Nothing on this page is a property-line certification, a variance, a zoning determination, or a representation about permit approval. Confirm live Chapter 33-41 and 33-42. This is not legal advice.