Permit Guidelines
Charitable Solicitations Permits are issued to persons seeking to solicit within the city, in accordance with City Code Article II โ Charitable Solicitations.
What Counts as Solicitation? direct person to-person requests for contributions for any:
- Religious
- Political
- Associational
- Educational
- Benevolent
- Health-related
- Humane
- Philanthropic
- Patriotic
- Eleemosynary function, event, organization or purpose
- Any charitable cause
The term includes but is not limited to requests for contributions on any street or sidewalk, at any restaurant or hotel, or by means of door-to-door requests for contributions, and requests for contributions within, at, or adjacent to any public event or public forum.
The term also includes the request for contributions in connection with any fair, bazaar, rummage sale, benefit or carnival.
A solicitation shall be deemed to have taken place when the request is made, whether or not the person making the request receives any contribution.
The term does not include requests made by telephonic, television, radio, mailings, posters or other similar indirect and nonpersonal written or electronic communications.
The term also includes the sale or offer, or attempt to sell or offer, any advertising, book, card, tag, device, magazine, membership, merchandise subscription, flower, ticket, candy, cookie or other item, new or used, in connection with any organization, cause or purpose described above.
Office Info:
Tourism & Culture Department
- Lissette Garcia Arrogante
Director
LissetteArrogante@miamibeachfl.gov - Francys Vallecillo
Assistant Director
FrancysVallecillo@miamibeachfl.gov - Fernando Pestana
Administrative Services Manager
FernandoPestana@miamibeachfl.gov
Ext: 26727
Special Events and Film Division
- Shama Johnson
Film & Print Liaison
ShamaJohnson@miamibeachfl.gov
Ext: 26374 - Cody Croye
Field Monitor
CodyCroye@miamibeachfl.gov
Ext: 26982 - Diana Bego
Special Events Associate
DianaBego@miamibeachfl.gov
Ext: 26298 - Amber Dunn
Office Associate III
AmberDunn@miamibeachfl.gov
Ext: 27579
Cultural Affairs Division
- Gabriella Roman
Cultural Affairs Manager
GabriellaRoman@miamibeachfl.gov
Ext. 26256 - Oscar Rieveling
Art in Public Places Coordinator
OscarRievelingSanchez@miamibeachfl.gov
Ext: 22711 - Sandra Schoenlank-Arian
Grants & Operations Administrator
sandraschoenlank@miamibeachfl.gov
Ext: 26618 - Gina Martins
Arts & Culture Projects Coordinator
GinaMartins@miamibeachfl.gov