Unless posted otherwise, Miami Springs has the following speed limits:
- Residential sections: 30 mph
- Downtown business area: 25 mph
- First block of Curtiss Parkway after incoming bridge: 20 mph
- Fairway Drive: 30 mph
- Eastbound on S. Royal Poinciana Blvd. from East Drive to LeJeune Rd. (Northwest 42 Ave.) 35 mph
- School zones: 15 mph (during days and times listed on signs)
On February 1, 2009, traffic fines were increased by the State of Florida. The fines for all moving and non-moving traffic infractions were raised by $10. Speeding violations for driving 15 mph or more over the speed limit increased by $25 in addition to a previous $10 increase for a total of $35.
New penalties:
- Driving 10 – 14 mph over the speed limit costs a minimum of $204.
- Driving up to 19 mph over the speed limit costs a minimum of $254.
- Driving up to 29 mph over the speed limit costs a minimum of $279.
- Speeding through a school zone can cost up to $361.
If you get a ticket, there is no longer an 18-percent discount for taking a driver improvement course. However, you can keep points off your driving record by taking the course.
On-street parking:
- 2-hour limit where posted in business district
Common parking violations in commercial districts:
- Parked horizontally against the flow of traffic
- Unauthorized parking partially or totally in a handicapped space
- Parked on crosshatched lines (no parking indicator)
- Double parked (blocking the roadway, fully or partially)
- Parking in bus stop at Post Office (yellow painted curb and signs)
Common residential parking violations:
- Parking too close to a stop sign (must be at least 30-feet away)
- Parking opposite the flow of traffic or perpendicular to traffic
- Parking within 15-feet of a fire hydrant
- Double parking on roadway
- Failure to obey posted sign (No angle parking, no parking anytime, etc.)
- Blocking driveway access
Swale parking ordinance:
- By ordinance, the City of Miami Springs granted property owners preferential rights to the usage of the swale area abutting and adjacent to their property.
- Property owners may permit others to use the swale areas for reasonable purposes.
- Property owners can request unauthorized use to cease. If it does not, property owners can ask assistance from the city’s Code Compliance Officers or the Police Department.
- Officers will seek voluntary compliance from violators.
- Civil penalties for unauthorized use of a swale start at $50.
Motorcycle Officers Jeff Collins (L) & Jeff Clark