Miami-Dade eases marina closures for people living on boats and other special cases

Miami-Dade marinas may remain open for people living on boats there, and for people tending to emergency repairs and other urgent needs under revised orders signed by Mayor Carlos Gimenez.

After boats packed a Hauolver sandbar Saturday, Gimenez that night scratched an exception for marinas in his broad March 19 order to close non-essential marinas. All marinas, marine supply stores, boat ramps and fuel docks were ordered closed.

Now he has amended that March 21 order to include exceptions.

Under new instructions, marinas, boat ramps, fuel docks and supply stores may remain open for people who live on boats, people removing their vessels from the water or performing “emergency maintenance,” and for people returning from international voyages on their boats.

Gimenez also issued a waiver for county-owned marinas, such as Matheson Hammock and Black Point. That waiver allows use of county marinas for anyone involved in commercial fishing and who also a state saltwater fishing license tied to commercial fishing.

This story was originally published March 24, 2020 at 9:43 AM.