Authority
Miami-Dade treats commercial hoods as a mechanical permit item and its inspection guidelines check Type I hoods, grease ducts, make-up air, rooftop exhaust fans, clearances, and permit-card accuracy.
Hood Cleaning
Fire Inspection
Authority Guidance
Local department workflow
Rule holder: Miami-Dade Building Department Mechanical
Miami is the main operator entry point for this route, and the local department named above is the direct rule holder.
Proof on site
Keep the mechanical permit card, hood-system contractor paperwork, and passed inspection records available on site for permit and inspection follow-up.
Likely fail trigger
Missing tags or reports weakens the fire-inspection story immediately.
Next action
Keep the latest hood-system report on site.
Authority summary
Authority Summary
Miami's cited fire documents support hood-system paperwork and scheduled system attention. They should not be collapsed into a single generic claim about all cleaning intervals.
Primary source
Mechanical Permits
Miami-Dade's mechanical permit page says commercial hoods require mechanical permit intake with a fee sheet and directs applicants to the county mechanical inspection guidelines and scheduling workflow.
Primary source
Mechanical Inspection Guidelines and Checklist
Miami-Dade's mechanical inspection checklist verifies commercial hoods, grease ducts, Type I hood clearances, rooftop fans, insulation, make-up air, and that inspection results are recorded on the correct permit card.
What Miami publishes
Local Hood-System Requirements
Monthly
High-volume operations
Miami-Dade treats commercial hoods as a mechanical permit item and its inspection guidelines check Type I hoods, grease ducts, make-up air, rooftop exhaust fans, clearances, and permit-card accuracy.
Quarterly
High-volume operations
Miami-Dade requires final building and fire inspection approvals before occupancy or certificate issuance, so hood-system records must stay aligned with permit, inspection, and fire-prevention paperwork.
Semi-Annual
Moderate volume
Miami-Dade requires permit-based fire inspection requests and final approvals for hood-related work, and the permit or municipal number is needed to request, cancel, or track those inspections.
Keep on site
Required Cleaning Tags
Green Tag
Keep the mechanical permit card, hood-system contractor paperwork, and passed inspection records available on site for permit and inspection follow-up.
Yellow Tag
Maintain visible service documentation and inspection-ready records that match the installed hood, duct, and suppression-related work under the permit history.
Red Tag
Missing tags or reports weakens the fire-inspection story immediately.
fact_check
Post-Service Reports
Maintain visible service documentation and inspection-ready records that match the installed hood, duct, and suppression-related work under the permit history.
warning Common Inspection Fails
Missing tags or reports weakens the fire-inspection story immediately.
Inspectors flag this when the hood, duct, or report trail is not inspection-ready.
Miami's published schedule distinguishes hood-system service from general inspection prep.
Inspectors flag this when the hood, duct, or report trail is not inspection-ready.
Suppression work and hood cleaning should not be treated as the same record.
Inspectors flag this when the hood, duct, or report trail is not inspection-ready.
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Keep the mechanical permit card, hood-system contractor paperwork, and passed inspection records available on site for permit and inspection follow-up.
Required to be staged before the inspector asks.
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Maintain visible service documentation and inspection-ready records that match the installed hood, duct, and suppression-related work under the permit history.
Required to be staged before the inspector asks.
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Retain hood cleaning or service reports, permit paperwork, inspection approvals, and related final sign-off records with the site's fire-safety and occupancy files.
Required to be staged before the inspector asks.
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Last verified: 2026-04-07
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Miami-Dade's mechanical permit page says commercial hoods require mechanical permit intake with a fee sheet and directs applicants to the county mechanical inspection guidelines and scheduling workflow.
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Miami-Dade's mechanical inspection checklist verifies commercial hoods, grease ducts, Type I hood clearances, rooftop fans, insulation, make-up air, and that inspection results are recorded on the correct permit card.
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Miami-Dade says fire inspections must be requested with the county permit or fire municipal number, inspections should be scheduled the day prior before 4 p.m., and requests may be cancelled if reinspection fees are due.
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Miami-Dade says construction must be completed and all final inspections obtained prior to application for a Certificate of Occupancy or Certificate of Use, and the structure cannot fully open until those approvals are in place.