BRAND PROMOTION/ TEMPORARY SAMPLING PERMITS

Applicants wishing to procure a brand promotion/ temporary sampling permit shall provide the following information to the city’s Department of Tourism and Culture no less than fourteen (14) working days prior to said activity:

1. Online application for brand promotion/temporary sampling permit.
2. Photos and/ or descriptive literature of all products or services to be distributed.
3. A permit fee per singular activation, per day, payable to the City of Miami Beach and due no later than fourteen (14) days prior to said activity. A singular team is defined as no more than five (5) people in total distributing the same product in the location specified on the permit (or stationary vehicle or 10x10 pop-up space).
4. This fee is refundable if permit is cancelled or denied. Proper notice must be given in writing to the Special Events office.
5. A fourteen (14) day penalty fee will apply if application is received less than fourteen (14) days prior to activation. The fourteen (14) day penalty cannot be waived.
6. A refundable security deposit fee will be collected to ensure permit compliance, any potential damages to public property, cover fines/citations and any possible sanitation needs.
7. General Liability Insurance of no less than one (1) Million U.S. dollars or equivalent value naming the City of Miami Beach as additional insured and certificate holder including the city’s address as listed in Insurance Requirements on page 15. The certificate must not be older than 90 days.
8. If within the commercial and mixed-use zoning districts the permittee must obtain a Public Works right-of-way permit for any branded vehicle or stationary activation, which allows for one (1) - 10x10 branded tent; one (1) six-foot table; two (2) chairs and two (2) feather banners.
9. As part of the brand promotion/ temporary sampling permit, if the activation is stationary, a sign-off is required from the surrounding business.
10. If on the beachfront area, permittee must obtain the sign-off of the up-land property and/or beachfront concessionaire.
11. Parking spaces may be reserved for the use of stationary distribution as part of the temporary sampling activation.

1. Permittee or his/her representative must maintain a copy of the issued permit with them during the activation.
2. Permit is valid for mobile distribution by a five-person team or stationary distribution (vehicle or 10x10 pop-up space)
3. Permit is valid only for date(s) issued.
4. Permit is valid only for approved product(s) as presented in application request.
5. Permittee is solely responsible for comprehensive sanitation of any and all areas utilized and their surrounding areas, inclusive of ensuring any sample by-product or literature discarded by the permittee, his/her representative, or the public is removed and discarded appropriately.
6. Permittee or his/her representative as part of mobile distribution may not erect tables, tents, chairs, banners, flags, fencing, inflatables, signs or other elements in public areas or right of ways.
7. Permittee or his/her representative as part of stationary distribution must keep within items allowed in number eight (8) of the requirements listed above.
8. Permittee or his/her representative may not at any time attach posters, flyers, stickers or other elements on buildings, trees, light poles, newspaper racks, telephone booths, or other public elements. Hand to hand distribution of information must follow city’s Handbill Ordinance, as codified in Article 3, Section 46 of the City Code. A Temporary Sampling Permit shall not be required for the distribution of literature, periodicals or other non-product or service-related materials, as long as it has no exchangeable or redeemable value.
9. Permittee may not distribute materials from moving vehicles.
10. Permittee or his/her representative may not employ any generators, use electrical outlets or require, install or lay wiring across the public right of ways.
11. Permittee or his/her representative must maintain no less than five (5) feet of unobstructed public access on sidewalks at all times.
12. Permittee or his/her representatives are bound by the Miami-Dade County and City of Miami Beach Noise Ordinances at all times.
13. If Permittee wishes to distribute material in an area contracted or permitted for concession, outdoor café, event, filming or other such uses, Permittee must provide approved signature survey form from affected party.
14. If within the commercial and mixed-use zoning districts the permit will be issued with discretion and sensitivity to vicinity business. As an example, if a permit request conflicts with an existing business with same business nature as the request, the city will recommend shifting the placement of the activation to an alternative location that does not conflict with the business in question.
15. Permittee or his/ her representative may not sample within twenty (20) feet in any direction from the outside perimeter, as indicated in the site plan attached to the city issued permit, of any outdoor cafe, outdoor restaurant, sidewalk cafe or other establishment serving food or beverages for immediate consumption, without the express written permission of proprietor of such business.

Violators of terms of a Temporary Sampling Permit may be subject to one or more of the
following:

• Revocation of permit and immediate cease and desist order issued.
• Forfeiture of full or partial security deposit at discretion of City Manager or his/ her designee.
• Subsequent doubling of previous security deposit for future applications.
• The product and/or other products from parent company will be restricted from distribution in any future Brand Promotion/ Temporary Sampling permit for a period to be determined by the City Manager or his/ her designee.
• Fines and further penalties as Article II, Section 12-5 (9) of the City Code.