The sun had set, but dozens of people remained Tuesday at the downtown location of Occupy Miami — despite warnings from county officials that anyone who stayed passed sunset would be arrested.

Thought many people at the site, on a lawn near the Stephen P. Clark Government Center, had taken down their tents, some people remained Tuesday afternoon.

And after the sun set, the group appeared to grow. Video live streamed by Occupy Miami showed what looked like an impromptu gathering with drums, protest signs and blaring Bob Marley music.

Miami-Dade County officials said the protestors had to leave their place near the government center because the weekly permit that allowed Occupy Miami to stay on a lawn near the Stephen P. Clark Center was not renewed. Anyone who stayed past the deadline might be arrested.

In a statement, county leaders said the permit’s latest weekly renewal was denied because unsanitary conditions and safety issues.

“The Victorian Sunshine Corporation’s permit to use the West Lawn at the Stephen P. Clark Center was denied based on the unsanitary site conditions and unsafe activities, which have resulted in a number of arrests by the Miami-Dade Police Department,” said the statement from Miami-Dade spokeswoman Suzy Trutie.

“The safety of those at the site as well as the safety of County employees and residents and visitors to the Stephen P. Clark Center is our top priority.”

The statement did not give specifics as to the number or type of arrests made.

Occupy Miami issued its own statement, saying the eviction would not put an end to its efforts to shed light on issues such as wealth inequality and student loan fraud.

“Tuesday’s eviction does not signal its demise, but rather the tangible shift to an exciting, new phase in a movement continually growing stronger, larger, and more powerful. Occupy Miami could never be encompassed by a camp, since its efforts are as diverse and flexible as the occupants of Miami itself. While the County may try to evict the camp, they can never evict the idea.”

More than three months have passed since the start of Miami’s protest in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement. About 1,000 people rallied on Nov. 15 at Bayfront Park against big corporations, high unemployment, and an array of other issues in a demonstration that ended with a march to the Government Center.

The “occupation” started with a dozen or so protestors — many of them college students — and grew to a peak of 80 or so, including the homeless.

By late December, a range of characters had filled the Occupy site, a collection of 70 to 80 people that included political activists, unemployed couples, the homeless and even a former construction boss.

This report will be updated as more information becomes available.