Coconut Creek, FL

Section 6-1 of the Coconut Creek Code sets design standards for any development that elects to provide EV chargers or EV ready spaces: Level 2 minimum, a five-foot clear sidewalk path…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, Section 6-39 declares abandoned personal property, including inoperative vehicles, a public nuisance. An enforcement officer posts notice, and…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Broward County, Florida, Section 13-409 of the Land Development Code requires a building to provide its own loading space on the same lot. A standard…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, no one may stop, stand or park in front of a public or private driveway, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, on a sidewalk or crosswalk, or on any…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, on any street marked to prohibit all-night parking, no one may park longer than thirty minutes between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Only physicians…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, heavy commercial vehicles, meaning those over 10,000 pounds gross weight or over 8 feet wide, 8 feet high or 22 feet long, cannot park in…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, parking a boat, utility trailer, mobile home, camper or other recreational vehicle in a residentially zoned area is unlawful unless § 19-37…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, passenger vehicles park on a paved driveway, in a carport, garage or screened side yard. In single-family districts they can also use the grass…

Broward County licenses every tow truck and booting operator that works anywhere inside the county, incorporated cities included, and Chapter 20, Article VII, Division 2 of the County…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, a vacation rental cannot be used or advertised as a party, event or entertainment venue. The owner and responsible party must make sure guests…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, every registered vacation rental must be occupied by no more than one family as the Land Development Code defines it. That means related persons…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, no one may operate a vacation rental without a current registration certificate from the city. Every certificate expires on September 30th of…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, a vacation rental owner must show the property's parking spaces on the site plan filed with the Sustainable Development Department, and the owner…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, a vacation rental registration certificate is deemed revoked when the property is found in violation of Section 13-322 on two separate occasions…

Florida requires DBPR-licensed vacation rentals to maintain liability insurance, and Broward cities commonly require proof of $1 million in liability coverage as a condition of STR…

Broward County levies a tourist development tax on short-term rentals of six months or less, currently totaling six percent of the rental charge, collected by hosts and remitted to the…

Florida Statute 509.032 preempts local governments from regulating the duration or frequency of short-term rentals, so Broward County cannot impose minimum or maximum night caps…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, building a residential pool requires a building permit from the Department of Sustainable Development, and the code sets a nonrefundable $700.00…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Code § 13-371(8) requires the entire area around a private pool to be enclosed by a fence at least five feet high or an open mesh screened enclosure, with…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, residents can keep chickens only on a parcel that measures at least one (1) acre standing alone, and no more than four (4) birds. Chapter 5 bars…

The City of Coconut Creek names no breed. Section 5-6 bans keeping any vicious dog, defined by conduct: a propensity to bite or attack a person or animal unwarrantedly and without…

In the City of Coconut Creek, section 5-6(b) requires every animal to be restrained by a leash or other method on public property, association common areas, streets and sidewalks. An…

In the City of Coconut Creek, section 5-8 bars anyone from keeping or feeding a wild animal or waterfowl without a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission permit. Fines run…

Chapter 5 of the Coconut Creek Code sets no separate per-household pet number. Instead, section 5-2 defines a kennel as any place where four (4) or more dogs or cats over four months…

Pet stores in the City of Coconut Creek cannot display, sell, trade, give away or otherwise transfer dogs or cats. Section 5-12 exempts animal shelters and animal rescue organizations…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Broward County, Florida, a grooming shop with no overnight boarding is a permitted use in the B-3 and B-4 business districts under Code § 13-621, and the…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Broward County, Florida, a veterinary clinic with no boarding services is a permitted use in the B-3 and B-4 districts under Code § 13-621, with the B-2…

Cats four months and older must be registered with a rabies tag countywide, but Broward has no leash or at-large law for cats, and colony-managed community cats are exempt.

Beekeeping is protected by FL 586.10, which preempts local bans. Broward County cannot prohibit beekeeping. Hives must be registered annually with FDACS and follow best management…

Broward County bans owning or harboring any wild animal as a pet unless the owner holds the required state wildlife permit; zoos, circuses, and licensed animal exhibitions are exempt…

Broward doesn't require microchipping for all pets, but registered dogs and cats with a microchip get a discounted rabies tag fee, while dogs classified dangerous and all guard dogs…

Broward County requires the Division's veterinarian to sterilize any intact dog or cat impounded more than once, billing the cost to the owner at a fee set by the County Commission.

Broward County's park code bans molesting, harming, killing, trapping, or capturing wild birds, and removing eggs, nests, or young, anywhere on county park property, with violators…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, a registered vacation rental must have an interconnected, hard-wired smoke alarm and carbon monoxide alarm system that meets Sections R314 and…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, Section 9-28 prohibits all open burning unless it is conducted under a permit issued by the fire marshal or designee. The burn site must sit…

Storing, handling or using LP gas or other compressed gases in unincorporated Broward County without an approved fire permit draws a $200 civil fine for a first violation and $400 for…

Broward County allows backyard campfires and bonfires for recreational, ceremonial or cooking use without a PWESD permit, but the fire must sit at least 300 feet from any occupied…

Consumer fireworks are legal in Broward County on July 4, Dec 31, and Jan 1 under FL §791.08 state preemption. Outside those dates, only sparklers and novelties are legal without a…

The Florida Forest Service has statewide jurisdiction over wildfire prevention and suppression on non-municipal land under Chapter 590, Florida Statutes.

In the City of Coconut Creek, Broward County, Florida, Section 13-444(b)(3) requires trees to be lifted to at least 14 feet over roads and 8 feet over sidewalks and walkways…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Broward County, Florida, Section 13-444(c) requires that native plants make up at least 50 percent of each type of required plant material, excluding…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Broward County, Florida, Section 13-444 strongly encourages composting of yard wastes but does not require it. Compost sites must be hidden from street…

The City of Coconut Creek, Florida sets three height triggers for untended vegetation: six inches on land developed with structures, twelve inches where partially developed without…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Broward County, Florida, no one can cut down, relocate, damage or effectively destroy a tree without a city permit under Code § 13-448, unless state law…

Unincorporated Broward lets single-family homeowners on one acre or less install synthetic turf that meets state DEP standards, under the county's landscaping code.

Broward County bans lawn watering from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day and limits irrigation to two set days a week based on whether your address is even or odd-numbered, year-round under…

In the City of Coconut Creek, a family day care home is a permitted use in the RS-1 single-family district under Code § 13-333(b)(8), and the A-1 and RM-10 districts list it too. The…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, a home based business has to stay clearly incidental to the residence, allows no more than two non-resident employees or contractors on site, and…

Broward County home-based businesses cannot generate vehicle traffic substantially greater than a typical residence. Florida HB 1451 sets this as the statewide standard and allows…

Florida cottage food law (FL 500.80) allows home kitchen food sales up to $250,000 gross per year without a permit. Broward County cannot impose additional licensing, following 2021…

Broward's home-based business ordinance grants no special sign allowance: Sec. 39-237(i) requires all signage tied to a home business to comply with the same local and state sign…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida (Broward County), operating lawn and landscaping maintenance equipment is prohibited every day between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. under Code § 14-34…

The City of Coconut Creek, Florida, has no stand-alone amplified sound section. Music falls under Article II, Noise, and Section 14-29 tells enforcers to measure drums and guitars on…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, no one can own, possess or harbor an animal or bird whose species-typical sound, kept up for a continued duration of fifteen minutes or more…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, Section 14-30 sets Table I limits by receiving zoning district. A single-family district is held to 5 dBA/dBC above ambient or 60 dBA/dBC…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, construction is barred except 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday, and 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday…

Broward County's noise nuisance ordinance exempts ordinary vehicle operation from its "Unreasonably Loud Noise" standard at all times, so stereo, muffler, and engine noise from a…

Broward County's unincorporated-area noise ordinance exempts helicopter and aircraft noise from its 'Unreasonably Loud Noise' standard at all times, so long as the flight follows…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, a shed goes in the rear yard, at least 5 feet from the rear property line, with side setbacks matching the zoning district. Code § 13-373(d)(2)…

An accessory dwelling on unincorporated Broward land isn't just a size question, it's a rental-affordability commitment. Section 39-272 caps an ADU at fifty percent of the main house…

Broward County permits accessory dwelling units in several zoning districts, typically capped at 800 square feet or 40 percent of the primary home, with owner-occupancy and one…

Florida Statute 553.73 makes the Florida Building Code the single, uniform construction standard for all permanent dwellings statewide, including tiny homes, preempting cities from…

A fence on a residential lot in the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, is limited to 6 feet under Code § 13-379(1). Nonresidential fences top out at 8 feet and game court fences at 10…

Barbed wire and other similar material are banned on any fence or wall in a residential district in the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, and § 13-379(5) expressly prohibits barbed wire…

Broward County caps fences on residential lots at six feet, eight feet next to commercial or industrial land, bans barbed and razor wire, and limits corner-lot fences to 30 inches near…

Florida's one statewide fence statute, §588.011, defines a legal fence as at least 3 feet high with three strands of wire on posts no more than 20 feet apart. Residential height…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, the RM-10 district caps apartments at four stories or forty feet and townhouses at two stories or thirty-five feet. Single-family districts stop…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, rear and side yards take the district minimum plus one foot for every two feet of height above twenty feet, waterfront buildings sit at least…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, the RS-5 single-family district caps building coverage at 40 percent of total lot area and paved area at 20 percent, with at least 60 percent…

The City of Coconut Creek, Broward County, Florida, has no red-light camera provision in its Code of Ordinances. What it does have is Division 4 of Chapter 2, adopted by the City…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, bicycle riders keep to the right side of the roadway, ride no more than two abreast, and must use an adjacent bicycle path when one exists…

Uber, Lyft, taxis and limos picking up at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport must use the officially signed Ground Transportation Area; stopping elsewhere to load a…

Florida flips the usual assumption: a golf cart is barred from public roads unless a county, a municipality, or a water control district has affirmatively designated that road for cart…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, building inspections run through the Department of Sustainable Development under the Florida Building Code, and the City Commission's fee code…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, a building permit is required for construction, addition, alteration, movement, repair or change of use of any building, structure or land. Only…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, section 13-85 sets a $75.00 minimum electrical permit fee, $150.00 for a new service or service change, $200.00 for fire alarms and $500.00 for a…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, section 13-86 sets a $75.00 minimum plumbing permit fee, $65.00 for each water heater replacement, $0.75 per irrigation head, $100.00 for…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, Section 9-42 requires every fire alarm, fire sprinkler and fire standpipe system to be approved for use by the fire department. Existing systems…

The City of Coconut Creek defines a child care facility in Code § 13-295 as any center or arrangement caring for more than five unrelated children for less than 24 hours a day for pay…

Code § 13-320 requires every new commercial, office, industrial, hotel, civic and mixed-use project in the City of Coconut Creek, and most new residential development, to retain a LEED…

Pre-1978 housing in Broward County is subject to federal EPA Renovation Repair and Painting Rule and HUD disclosure requirements. Contractors must be EPA RRP certified for lead-safe…

In unincorporated Broward's RSO transitional district, no single-family home or office building can run longer than 80 feet, on top of plot-coverage and height caps.

Broward County requires registered elevator companies to give building owners a signed Record of Visit after every service call and keep copies on file for at least one year.

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, throwing trash on a vacant lot, street, park, canal or lake is unlawful under section 12-35. A court can fine a violator up to $500.00 per day…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, garbage, rubbish, bulky waste, construction and demolition waste and yard waste cannot go out for collection before 4:00 p.m. the day before…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, any work needing a mechanical container for construction or demolition waste must use the city's exclusive franchisee, and the container must be…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, every commercial property that recycles recovered materials must register with the city each year by October 1 and pay $100.00 for each service…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, only a hauler authorized in writing through the city's franchise can collect items placed for the recycling program. The city commission sets the…

In the City of Coconut Creek, residential and commercial waste is collected at least twice each week on regularly scheduled days, except Sundays. Every owner, tenant and resident must…

In the City of Coconut Creek, no more than three cubic yards of construction and demolition waste is collected on a scheduled bulk collection day, and only when a resident generated it…

In the City of Coconut Creek, yard waste goes out in carts or approved bags that are not filled above the rim and are sealed against wind. Tree limbs larger than four inches in…

In the City of Coconut Creek, carts go out in the swale between pavement and sidewalk, three feet clear of mailboxes and fences, and never sit in the front yard. Side or rear yard…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, a medical marijuana treatment center must sit at least 1,000 feet from another treatment center and 500 feet from an elementary, middle or…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Broward County, Florida, a medical marijuana treatment center is permitted only in the medical overlay area and only after the City Commission grants…

Florida prohibits home cultivation of cannabis for both recreational and medical use; only state-licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers may grow cannabis.

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, the MainStreet Project Area Design Standards, now called the RAC Design Standards, are the basis of review for any new development in the…

Code § 13-363 sets residential density for Live Local Act developments in the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, at the highest density allowed by right on any land in the city, expressly…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, a vacation rental must pass a life and safety inspection before its registration certificate is issued and again at every annual renewal…

Broward inspects registered rental units in the unincorporated area only after receiving a minimum standards complaint, per Code Sec. 39-426.

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, Article III of Chapter 6 sets minimum building premises standards to prevent blight. When the code enforcement division finds a public nuisance…

Under Code § 14-42, an owner, occupant or tenant of any parcel in the City of Coconut Creek, Florida must not permit accumulations of litter, garbage, rubbish, junk, debris or refuse…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, Section 13-332 creates the A-1 agricultural district to permit agricultural production and related rural activities and to protect undeveloped…

Broward County runs an administrative farm-status determination under its Right to Farm Act criteria, letting owners prove agricultural use to Public Works and Environmental Services…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, housing standards for dwellings come from the Minimum Housing Code for Broward County, which Section 6-16 adopts by reference. City code…

Unincorporated Broward landlords must register each residential rental unit with the Housing and Urban Planning Division before leasing it, and renew annually for a $75 fee.

Fla. Stat. § 83.56 requires a 3-day notice to pay rent or vacate for nonpayment, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays from the count. For lease violations, the landlord…

Florida's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Chapter 83 Part II, exclusively defines lawful eviction grounds and procedures statewide, preempting cities from adding just-cause…

Under Fla. Stat. § 83.53, a Florida landlord must give at least 24 hours' notice to enter for repairs and may enter only at reasonable times, defined as between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m…

For a month-to-month tenancy, Fla. Stat. § 83.57 now requires 30 days' written notice (raised from 15 days by 2023's HB 1417). Breaking a fixed-term lease triggers landlord remedies…

Florida effectively bans local rent control. State law bars any city or county from imposing controls on rents, and the 2023 Live Local Act removed the old narrow exception that had…

Florida has no rent control and no statute setting a maximum rent increase or a dedicated advance-notice period. On a month-to-month tenancy, a new rent takes effect only through the…

Florida places no dollar limit on residential security deposits, but it enforces tight deadlines. If the landlord makes no claim, the deposit must be returned within 15 days of…

Adverse possession in Florida requires 7 years of actual, continued, exclusive possession plus paying all taxes within a year and filing a return with the property appraiser (Fla…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, Section 14-42 makes it a violation for an owner, occupant or tenant to permit litter, junk, debris, untended vegetation or stagnant water on a…

When a property in the City of Coconut Creek, Florida violates the lot clearing article, Code § 14-44 requires one certified-mail notice giving the owner seven days from receipt to…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Broward County, Florida, Section 13-443(11) requires one street tree for every 40 linear feet of street frontage, or one for every 30 feet where overhead…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Broward County, Florida, Section 13-448(m) lets the state, the county, a designated historical society or a property owner ask the City Commission to…

Coconut Creek protects four kinds of trees beyond the ordinary permit rule: protected trees the City Commission declares irreplaceable, special status trees in natural forest…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, Section 9-46 bars the use or storage of barbeque grills, hibachis and similar outdoor cooking devices on balconies, terraces or porches of…

Broward County lets residents build a campfire, bonfire, or open fire for recreation or outdoor noncommercial food preparation without a permit, as long as it avoids excessive smoke or…

In the City of Coconut Creek, the stormwater management utility fee applies to every property under Code § 20-113. A residential owner pays one equivalent residential unit (ERU), which…

Under Code § 13-257, every building, utilities and engineering permit application in the City of Coconut Creek needs a stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) that covers erosion…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, the flood hazard areas that trigger floodplain rules are the ones FEMA maps in its Broward County flood insurance study dated July 31, 2024, plus…

Where the FEMA map shows a flood zone in the City of Coconut Creek but gives no base flood elevation, the floodplain administrator requires engineered elevation data, data from a…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, a dock, boat slip, pier, boathouse or boat shelter is allowed if it does not endanger another boat's passage. A moored boat plus its structure…

Florida regulates construction seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line through state permits, with uniform standards administered by the Department of Environmental Protection.

In the City of Coconut Creek, Code § 13-371(7) allows licensed tattooing only as an accessory use to a personal service establishment or medical office, as decided by the director of…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Broward County, Florida, a retail electronic-cigarette/vaporizer store and a vapor bar or hookah lounge are each a special land use (S) in the B-2, B-3…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, a massage salon pays a $127.61 business tax receipt under Code § 18-37, and the schedule notes that a State of Florida certificate is required…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, adult book stores, adult theaters, adult nightclubs, massage establishments and encounter studios must sit at least 1,000 feet from each other…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, mechanical repair that involves disassembling or removing a vehicle's motor, drive train, brake drum or axles has to be done in a residential…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, dealers in used goods are licensed through the business tax receipt schedule in section 18-37: jewelry and precious metals dealers who buy and…

Broward County requires every towing and vehicle immobilization company operating countywide to hold a current operating license from the Environmental Licensing and Building…

Broward County requires every pawnbroker to hold a $150 annual business tax receipt for each place of business before operating under Code Sec. 20-43.

In the City of Coconut Creek, Broward County, Florida, Section 13-424 bans nonliving objects such as rock gardens, concrete buttons and concrete pyramids from swale areas, the strip…

The City of Coconut Creek bans billboards, off-premises commercial signs and every sign the sign code does not specifically permit, so there is no digital billboard category. Digital…

In the City of Coconut Creek, a residential yard sale gets one ground sign per street frontage, placed on the property where the sale happens, no bigger than 3 square feet and 3 feet…

Under Code § 13-468.9, window signs in the City of Coconut Creek are allowed only on the ground floor, and all window signs together, temporary and permanent, cannot cover more than 25…

Coconut Creek's Code § 13-469.2 covers political signs as temporary noncommercial signs: 3 square feet cumulative per property on minor streets and 32 square feet on major streets…

Broward County bans outdoor advertising signs within 660 feet of any limited-access highway countywide, unless the sign identifies an on-premise business, under the Expressway Outdoor…

Broward County exempts holiday lights from its outdoor lighting standards, but only if each bulb is under 10 watts and 70 lumens: brighter displays must meet the county's full cutoff…

In the City of Coconut Creek, an accessory structure can sit below the base flood elevation only if it is used for parking or storage. In zone A or AE it must be one story and no…

Broward County requires construction sites in the unincorporated area to remove or secure all solid waste and building materials once a hurricane or tropical storm warning is declared.

Broward County bars keeping hurricane shutters mounted or closed on occupied buildings for more than 15 consecutive days after a declared hurricane watch or warning ends, and the clock…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, a pedestrian who crosses a roadway anywhere other than a marked crosswalk, or an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, must yield the…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, Code § 15-26 makes it unlawful to sell, consume or possess alcoholic beverages in any city park or recreational facility without a permit…

The City of Coconut Creek, Florida has no separate aggressive-panhandling definition. Its solicitation rule for donations and sales aimed at drivers is Sec. 16-7, which makes it…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, it is unlawful to smoke or vape in any city park or on the premises of a city park recreational facility. Unfiltered cigars are the only…

Unincorporated Broward bans noise from a party or gathering that's plainly audible inside a neighbor's home with doors and windows closed and disrupts their peace.

Broward County makes urinating or spitting at county mass transit facilities and buses a disorderly conduct offense, prosecuted as a misdemeanor with fines up to $500 and up to 60 days…

Broward County limits skateboard facilities to indoor operations in B-2 and B-3 commercial zoning districts, unincorporated area only.

Broward County makes it a crime to loiter or prowl anywhere in a manner that causes reasonable alarm for the safety of people or property, with due-process protections before arrest.

Broward County lets officers issue a civil citation instead of a criminal charge for possessing 20 grams or less of cannabis in public. Section 21-6 names it an Eligible Offense under…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, Code § 15-22 requires a permit from the parks director before any event, assembly, sport or exclusive-use reservation in a city park…

Fairs, festivals and other promotional events in the City of Coconut Creek, Florida need a special event permit with a $75 application fee. A business or organization gets at most…

A block party on public streets, sidewalks, rights-of-way or parks in the City of Coconut Creek, Florida needs a permit filed at least two weeks ahead, with a $50 nonrefundable fee…

Outdoor dining and outdoor cafes in the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, are accessory uses to restaurants on private property under Code § 13-380. Outdoor dining needs a $50…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, no parade, picket line, group demonstration or block party can take place on public streets, sidewalks, rights-of-way, alleys or parks until a…

Broward County requires a Film Commissioner permit before shooting a Production on county-owned or Participating Municipality property, with narrow carve-outs for handheld personal use…

The City of Coconut Creek, Florida does not license pest control here. It bans property conditions that feed or shelter rodents. Code § 14-42(e) makes it a violation for an owner…

Broward County authorizes a countywide sterile needle and syringe exchange program under state law, requiring the contracted operator to maintain written security procedures for safe…

The City of Coconut Creek, Florida does not print a single closing time in the code. Under § 15-23(a), the parks and recreation director, with city manager approval, sets each park's…

Broward County Ordinance Chapter 5 establishes a juvenile curfew prohibiting those under 17 from public places between 11:00 PM and 5:00 AM Sunday-Thursday and midnight to 6:00 AM…

Code § 13-374 requires full cutoff fixtures for outdoor lighting in the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, and prohibits flood or spot lights, wallpacks, wall wash and mercury vapor…

Section 13-374 of the Coconut Creek Code says light from a property in any district shall not trespass over property lines, and all exterior lighting in the City of Coconut Creek…

Broward County's zoning code caps sign lighting to internal, back-lit, or fully shielded spotlight methods, requires shielded fixtures for external illumination, and bans hazardous…

The City of Coconut Creek, Florida, defines noise to include low frequency sounds that can induce vibration in structures or human beings, and it defines the C-weighted dBC scale used…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Broward County, Florida, on-premises alcohol sales stop between 2:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. under Code § 3-2. In the MainStreet district, a licensee that…

In unincorporated Broward County, loading and unloading noise from delivery trucks is exempt from the county's noise-nuisance rule only between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.; outside those hours…

Broward County exempts engines, pumps, and generators used for emergency purposes from its unreasonably loud noise standard at all times, but routine or non-emergency generator noise…

A food truck in the City of Coconut Creek, Florida needs a state license from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation displayed on the vehicle. Other temporary…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, temporary mobile vending and food truck sales are prohibited except in the B-2, B-3 and B-4 districts, commercial modules of PUDs and PCDs…

The City of Coconut Creek, Florida prohibits selling food, goods, wares or merchandise from public or private rights-of-way, whether from a vehicle with any number of wheels or on…

Door-to-door solicitors in the City of Coconut Creek, Florida must hold a $50 solicitor's permit and a $5 photo identification badge from the sustainable development department…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, camping is prohibited on all public property and on private property without the owner's consent, and sleeping in a vehicle on public property is…

In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, every business is taxed by the classification listed in the section 18-37 schedule, and a location running several categories pays each one…

Placing any object or material on property under Broward County's jurisdiction, sidewalks, canals, easements and rights-of-way, is unlawful without first obtaining an encroachment…

Broward County requires a permit from its Engineering Division before anyone obstructs, interferes with, or places objects on county-jurisdiction property, including rights-of-way and…

Unincorporated Broward County places the duty to notify the county of damaged sidewalks on the abutting property owner, while the county inspects, sets specs and performs the repair…

Unincorporated Broward deems rooftop solar panels permitted accessory equipment, but a building permit acknowledging HOA covenants is still required.

Unincorporated Broward deems rooftop solar panels a permitted accessory use in every zoning district, skipping discretionary zoning review for the permit.

Florida Statute 163.04 prevents Broward County HOAs from prohibiting solar collectors or unreasonably restricting placement that would reduce efficiency by more than 20 percent or…

Broward County HOA disputes must generally use pre-suit mediation under FL 720.311 before court filing. Condo election and recall disputes go to DBPR arbitration.

Broward County HOAs routinely require architectural review committee approval before exterior changes including paint, roofing, fences, pools, and hurricane shutters.

Broward County HOAs set assessments through a budget adopted by the board with 14-day member notice. Condos face mandatory reserve funding under post-Surfside law.

Broward County HOAs may levy fines up to 100 dollars per day capped at 1,000 dollars per violation, suspend use rights, and record liens. Fines over 1,000 dollars may be liened after…

Under Fla. Stat. § 720.303(2), Florida HOA board meetings must be open to members with notice posted at least 48 hours ahead. Section 720.306 governs member meetings and elections, §…

Florida Statute 163.04 bars homeowner association deed restrictions and local ordinances from prohibiting clotheslines, solar collectors, or other renewable-resource energy devices in…

Florida law bars HOA declarations, articles, and bylaws from prohibiting Florida-friendly landscaping, defined by statute as drought-tolerant, water-conserving design. Section…

Florida law bars homeowners associations from stopping owners from flying up to two flags, each no larger than 4 1/2 by 6 feet, including the U.S. flag, Florida's state flag, military…

Under Fla. Stat. § 720.305, a Florida HOA may fine up to $100 per violation and $1,000 in the aggregate unless the governing documents allow more. The association must give at least 14…

A Florida association can foreclose an assessment lien in the same manner a mortgage is foreclosed, but only after two separate 45-day notices, and fines are largely off limits: a…

Florida limits how homeowners' associations can restrict renting out a home, but only in communities governed by Chapter 720, not condos or co-ops. Under Fla. Stat. § 720.306(1)(h), a…

Developments within a quarter mile of a Broward County reclaimed water main must extend the line and connect, and are then bound by strict limits on where reclaimed water may be used.

Unincorporated Broward County requires residential lots to keep 10 to 35 percent of their area in turf or groundcover, scaled by lot size, but allows DEP-compliant synthetic turf to…

Broward levies a tourist development tax of up to 6% on hotel, motel, apartment and short-term rental stays of six months or less, on top of state sales tax.

Broward's Aviation Department can restrict or permit drone (UAS) use at FLL and North Perry Airport, one of nine listed aeronautical operations it controls under the county airport…

Commercial drone operations in Florida are regulated by federal FAA Part 107 and state law; local governments cannot impose additional commercial operation restrictions.

Florida expressly preempts local regulation of drones, reserving authority to the state and federal government, with limited surveillance and trespass exceptions.

Filming a Production on county-owned or county-controlled Specified Property in Broward requires a permit from the Film Commissioner before shooting starts, covering movies…

Broward County requires a filming permit once a handheld production creates noise that is frequent, habitual, or long and audible 25 feet away, per County Code Sec. 20-261.

Filming on Broward County roads, rights-of-way, or other county property requires a Film Commissioner permit, and applicants must request and pay for any police or fire road-closure…

A solo student filming a class project with one handheld camera on county-controlled property needs no permit, but any crew, prop use, or paid shoot on that property requires a Film…

Broward County's Historic Preservation Board designates historic and archaeological cultural resources, and no building permit for construction, demolition, or alteration is issued…

Broward's Zoning Code caps unincorporated residents at two yard sales a year, three days each, with no permit needed for the sale itself.

Unincorporated Broward bars landscaping with FLEPPC-listed invasive plants and makes removal of existing ones mandatory.

Florida Statute 218.077 prohibits local governments from establishing a minimum wage other than the state or federal rate, preempting city and county living-wage ordinances except for…

Florida Statute 509.032(7) and broader employment preemption framework prevent local governments from requiring private employers to follow predictive or fair-scheduling rules beyond…

Florida allows permitless concealed carry of firearms by law-abiding adults under FS 790.01 and continues to issue concealed weapon licenses through FS 790.06, with both regimes…

Florida Statute 790.33 expressly preempts the entire field of firearm and ammunition regulation to the state, voiding all local ordinances and imposing personal civil penalties on…

Florida's open carry ban (FS 790.053) was struck down by the First District Court of Appeal in McDaniels v. State on September 10, 2025. The Florida Attorney General issued guidance on…

Florida Statute 790.25(5) allows any law-abiding person 18 or older to possess a concealed firearm in a private vehicle for self-defense, provided the firearm is securely encased or…

Florida cardrooms operate only inside licensed pari-mutuel facilities, dog tracks, horse tracks, and jai alai frontons, under a license from the Florida Gaming Control Commission. Fla…

Florida lets charitable, nonprofit, and veterans' organizations run bingo without applying for any state gaming license: the statute itself sets the eligibility bar and the limits. A…

Florida law exempts small-stakes card and tile games from gambling crimes under Fla. Stat. § 849.085, but only under strict conditions: winnings per hand can't exceed $10, the game…

Sports wagering is legal in Florida only through the Seminole Tribe's Hard Rock Bet platform, authorized under the state's gaming compact codified at Fla. Stat. § 285.710(13)(b)7…

Florida allows sobriety checkpoints, and the discretion of the individual trooper is what gets constrained. Fla. Stat. § 321.05(1) gives Florida Highway Patrol officers the power to…

Florida is an all-party consent state, but that rule reaches less far than it sounds. Fla. Stat. § 934.03(2)(d) makes interception lawful only when every party consents, while §…

Florida has no general stop-and-identify statute. The Florida Stop and Frisk Law, Fla. Stat. § 901.151(2), lets an officer temporarily detain you to ascertain your identity when…

Florida wrote the automobile exception into its statutes in 1927. Fla. Stat. § 933.19 adopts the United States Supreme Court's decision of March 2, 1925 in the Carroll case, reported…

Florida Statute 403.7033 preempts the regulation of disposable plastic bags by local governments, prohibiting cities and counties from enacting bans or fees on retailers pending a…

Florida Statute 500.90 preempts the regulation of polystyrene products by local governments, blocking cities and counties from banning expanded polystyrene foam food containers, cups…

Florida Statute 569.101 prohibits the sale or delivery of tobacco and nicotine products to persons under 21, aligning with federal law and applying uniformly statewide under the…

Florida is one of the states that says yes to underbody lighting in so many words. Fla. Stat. § 316.235(3) provides that any motor vehicle may be equipped with one or more lamps or…

Florida does not give dash cameras a windshield carve-out. Fla. Stat. § 316.2952(2) is written as a closed list of exactly four things that may be attached to, or located in or upon, a…

Florida bans lane splitting in so many words. Fla. Stat. section 316.209(3) states that no person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows…

Florida treats an obscured plate as a crime, not a ticket. Fla. Stat. section 320.061(1) makes it unlawful to apply or attach any substance, reflective matter, illuminated device…

A driver of a private passenger vehicle may use a radar detector in Florida. No section of the Florida Statutes prohibits owning, carrying or operating one, and chapter 316, which…

Florida does not ban studded tires and does not restrict them to a winter season. The one wheel-surface provision in the traffic code, Fla. Stat. section 316.299, prohibits driving on…

Florida sets a separate light transmittance floor for each piece of glass rather than one statewide number. Side wings and side windows forward of or next to the driver must pass at…