There is no room for a gate to swing.

Then it should not swing. A slide or a cantilever gets the same opening without needing an arc that is not there.

Will it overhang the sidewalk?

It should not, and that is a design constraint rather than a preference — whatever the gate does happens inside the property line.

Do I need a permit for this?

Often, and Miami-Dade is inside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, so the wind rating matters too. Permits are issued locally, so we confirm what your authority wants before we start.

The High-Velocity Hurricane Zone — the Florida Building Code's strictest wind-load region. It covers all of Miami-Dade, which is why the hardware spec here is not the spec further north.

Fencing & Enclosures in Miami, FL

Close view of cast spear-top finials on a black ornamental iron fence

Fencing & enclosures · Miami, FL

The fence is drawn from the same detail as the gate, so the line carries.

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Black sliding gate running along a concrete driveway beside a clipped lawn and palms. — The urban core — Where the driveway usually meets the sidewalk and the swing arc has to come from somewhere else.

Miami · Miami-Dade County

A gate that does not match its fence reads as two purchases. Picket spacing, rail height, cap detail and finish all come off the same drawing, which is the difference between a boundary and a collection of panels.

City boundaries are short runs with a lot of returns. The corners and the step-downs are where a fence line either looks considered or looks improvised.

The urban grid was laid out long before anybody was automating an entrance, so the space a gate needs has to be found rather than assumed.

Inside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone

Miami-Dade sits inside the Florida Building Code's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, the strictest wind-load regime in the state, so the rating on posts, panels and hardware is not a nice-to-have here. Permits on top of that are issued locally — by the municipality or by the county — so what Miami wants to see on paper is worth confirming before anything is cut.

Fencing — the full breakdown

Fencing · Miami

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Ornamental iron fence running behind a clipped hedge under a line of palms

Iron behind hedge · concept scene

Timber-look horizontal slat fence running along a path with planting behind — Horizontal timber-look

Black slat gate set into a wall of climbing greenery at a modern entrance — Slat into greenery

Black horizontal louvre slats silhouetted against water at sunset — Louvre, backlit

Aluminum picket fence running along a planted boundary — Aluminum picket run

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Set to the grade
Matched to the gate
Aluminum or steel
Ornamental estate
Slide & cantilever options

There is no room for a gate to swing.: Then it should not swing. A slide or a cantilever gets the same opening without needing an arc that is not there.
Will it overhang the sidewalk?: It should not, and that is a design constraint rather than a preference — whatever the gate does happens inside the property line.
Do I need a permit for this?: Often, and Miami-Dade is inside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, so the wind rating matters too. Permits are issued locally, so we confirm what your authority wants before we start.
What is the HVHZ?: The High-Velocity Hurricane Zone — the Florida Building Code's strictest wind-load region. It covers all of Miami-Dade, which is why the hardware spec here is not the spec further north.