Hollywood accessory dwelling units are permitted under the Hollywood Zoning and Land Development Regulations in residential districts that allow accessory residential uses, subject to lot-size, setback, and parking standards. The City of Hollywood Building Division issues permits under the Florida Building Code 8th Edition (2023) HVHZ provisions. Florida HB 1031 (2024), codified at FL Statute §163.31771, encourages municipalities to allow ADUs in single-family zones.
Hollywood is a 150,000-person beach city in southern Broward County with a mix of single-family neighborhoods, multi-family corridors, and the Hollywood Beach barrier island. Accessory dwelling units are addressed through the Hollywood Zoning and Land Development Regulations (Part III of the Code of Ordinances), with development standards including setbacks, height, parking, and lot coverage limits set by the underlying zoning district. Florida HB 1031 (2024), codified at FL Statute §163.31771, requires the Florida Department of Commerce to provide model ADU ordinances and encourages — but does not strictly mandate — local governments to permit ADUs in single-family zones. Hollywood permitting sequence: (1) zoning review by Hollywood Planning and Development Services for compliance with district setbacks, parking, and lot-coverage limits; (2) Building Permit from the City of Hollywood Building Division applying the Florida Building Code 8th Edition (2023) with full HVHZ (High Velocity Hurricane Zone) wind-load and impact-resistance compliance under FBC Chapter 16, since all of Broward County is within the HVHZ; (3) Flood compliance — properties in Special Flood Hazard Areas, including AE, AH, and the Hollywood Beach coastal velocity hazard Zone VE, must be elevated to or above the Base Flood Elevation with breakaway walls (VE only) per FBC §1612 and Broward County Code Chapter 39 (Flood Damage Prevention). Hollywood Beach island properties face the strictest construction standards in the city. Broward County does not impose separate ADU zoning rules on parcels inside Hollywood.
Constructing an ADU without permits triggers a Hollywood Code Compliance Notice of Violation, daily fines accruing as a lien on the property, mandatory permit-after-the-fact at double fees, or removal. Building below BFE in a VE zone without breakaway walls: order to elevate or floodproof at owner's cost; insurance claims may be denied.
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