Pembroke Pines, FL Business Licensing & Operations: Auto Repair on Residential Property (2026)

Chapter 99, adopted by Ordinance 738 on May 15, 1985, prohibits all vehicle repair work in residential districts of the city with one narrow exception: an owner or tenant may repair a privately owned vehicle that is owned and registered in their own name at the address where the repair happens. 01 makes clear that nobody may perform vehicle repairs on someone else's property in a residential district, even with that owner's permission, closing off a common workaround of doing a neighbor's brake job in a shared driveway.

02 extends the ban to any repair performed on a swale, in a public right-of-way, or on other public property, so even a permitted owner-repair must stay on the resident's own paved area. 03 requires that any car part removed from a vehicle, whether defective or kept for later use, be stored where it cannot be seen from outside, inside a garage or storage building rather than left in a yard or driveway. 04 puts a clock on the work itself: repairs must be finished within two days of starting, and once a code officer issues a notice of violation, the resident has 48 hours from receipt to complete the repair or face punishment under the chapter.

Together the four sections target the visible, prolonged home auto-repair operation, an unregistered vehicle being worked on, parts scattered in the yard, or a job stretching on for weeks, while still letting a resident change their own oil or swap their own brake pads on their own driveway.