Davie, FL

In Davie's 'E' District lakefront lots, the town may issue a special fencing permit allowing a fence beyond the standard limit if it keeps gated access to shared open space.

In the Town of Davie's Griffin Road Corridor District, a retaining wall used to transition a landscape buffer to adjacent grade may not exceed three feet in height under Section…

In the Town of Davie, residential fences and walls top out at 6 feet (8 feet next to nonresidential land), and any opaque fence within 25 feet of a street intersection must drop to 2…

In Davie's AG, A-1 and R-1 Rural Lifestyle area, fences are limited to just four approved styles, split rail, vinyl-clad chain link, decorative picket, or building-envelope-only shadow…

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…

Davie caps outdoor sound by the receiving property's land use under Table 1 of the noise code: agricultural and residential zones get 55 dBA by day, dropping to 50 dBA overnight…

Owning or harboring an animal or bird that frequently howls, barks or squawks across a residential property line is a noise violation in Davie, but the rule exempts bona fide farms…

Modifying a vehicle's muffler to increase noise above factory levels, running an excessively loud motorcycle, or sounding a horn without cause violates Davie's noise control ordinance.

Davie bars radios, sound amplifiers and musical instruments from creating a noise disturbance across a property line between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., and bans loudspeakers or PA systems from…

Construction work in Davie can't exceed 50 dBA at the property line between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. or at any time on weekends and holidays, and is capped at 80 dBA the rest of the time…

In unincorporated Broward County, power blowers and outdoor cleaning equipment are exempt from the noise code only from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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…

Town of Davie Code Section 12-34(J) caps a family day care home at ten children total, with no more than five preschool-age kids from outside the caregiver's family, and requires…

Davie allows home occupations, including cottage food operations, in residential dwellings but caps non-resident staff at two, confines retail transactions to inside the home, 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…

Non-commercial trailers used for personal or recreational purposes, including boat and RV trailers, may sit on a Davie residential lot if registered to a resident and screened from…

Davie requires off-street parking areas and driveways to be surfaced with a hard, dustless material: grass or lawn surfaces are allowed only for specific listed uses under a separate…

On streets posted to prohibit all-night parking, the Town of Davie bars parking a vehicle for more than thirty minutes between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m., except for doctors and emergency…

Parking or storing an abandoned, derelict, or unusable vehicle on public or private property anywhere in the Town of Davie is unlawful, though properly stored antique vehicles over 20…

Davie, Florida limits how long vehicles may stop in marked loading zones: five minutes for passenger curb zones and thirty minutes for freight curb zones, enforced under the town's…

Commercial vehicles and construction equipment cannot be parked, stored or maintained in a residential zoning district in the Town of Davie, Broward County, except under narrow…

Davie bans blocking driveways, parking on the wrong (left-hand) side of one-way streets, and overnight street parking on signed blocks between 2 and 6 a.m.

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…

Florida law protects condominium unit owners' rights to install electric vehicle charging stations in their designated parking areas under Fla. Stat. 718.113(8), while commercial…

Within Davie's Regional Activity Center districts near Nova Southeastern University and Davie Road, one accessory dwelling up to 750 square feet is permitted with a single-family…

Davie caps unair-conditioned storage sheds at 150 square feet, requires a 5-foot side and rear setback, and mandates they sit behind the rear building line under the Town's…

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…

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…

Any Davie residential structure that is newly constructed, or an existing home substantially altered enough to require a building permit, must have smoke detectors installed that meet…

Backyard fire pits and outdoor fireplaces are allowed in Davie without a Fire Department bonfire permit as long as the fire stays within 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet in height and…

Burning or burying garbage and trash anywhere in Davie is illegal, and burning land-clearing organic material requires a Fire Department permit plus a Broward County open-burning…

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…

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.

The Town of Davie prohibits keeping, harboring, or maintaining any wild, untamed, non-domesticated animal, reptile, or fowl that threatens public safety or health, exempting only zoos…

Davie has no breed-specific dog ban; instead § 4-64 lets authorities declare an individual dog "dangerous" based on documented aggression, then requires confinement, muzzling…

Town of Davie code bars residents from feeding or maintaining wildlife on their property in Broward County whenever doing so creates a public nuisance, enforceable under the town's…

Davie law makes it unlawful for a dog to run at large and requires every dog be secured by leash, chain, or within its owner's fenced property, with off-leash allowed only in…

Davie's animal-cruelty ordinance expressly lists hoarding animals as a violation, alongside starving an animal, failing to provide sanitary conditions, or denying it medical care.

Davie caps livestock, poultry, and rabbits by zoning district and lot size: up to 8 livestock (4 cattle/horses max) and 25 poultry on 35,000-sq-ft lots in agricultural and several…

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 lets pet stores sell dogs and cats, but only if the seller holds a County Breeder or Pet Trader Permit: there is no adoption-only mandate for retail sellers.

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 sets a wastewater design-flow fee of 200 gallons per day for every wash basin at a pet grooming parlor tied into the county sanitary sewer system, excluding retail space.

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.

Unincorporated Broward bars veterinary hospitals from sites touching residential zoning, or separated from it only by a street, alley, or canal.

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…

Davie makes it unlawful to let anyone occupy a vacation rental unless the property is registered with the town and holds an issued certificate of compliance; registration must be…

Davie caps overnight vacation rental occupancy at two people per sleeping room and daytime gatherings at 1.5 times that figure, never exceeding twenty people, with a limited exemption…

Davie vacation rental applicants must prove they are registered with the Florida Department of Revenue for sales tax and with Broward County for the Tourist Development Tax, and pay…

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…

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…

Broward County applies its general noise ordinance to short-term rentals. Cities within Broward may adopt stricter STR-specific noise rules under FL 509.032, which allows regulation…

Davie requires any pool, spa, or hot tub at a registered vacation rental to meet the Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act's current standards before the town will issue a certificate…

Building a residential pool in Davie requires a permit under the town's adopted Florida Building Code, and the pool must meet a reduced rear-yard setback measured from the water's edge.

Davie's Land Development Code allows artificial turf as a sod alternative in Broward County but caps it at 10% of a lot's area, bars it from required front yards and bufferyards, and…

Anyone who trims trees for hire in the Town of Davie, Broward County must hold a current Broward County Tree Trimmer's license plus a Town business tax receipt and annual tree trimmer…

Removing, relocating, or destroying any regulated tree in the Town of Davie, Broward County, Florida requires a town tree removal/relocation permit first, covering land clearing…

Owners and occupants of Davie property zoned other than agricultural must clear weeds, wild growth, and undergrowth from their land, with agriculturally zoned parcels exempt from the…

Broward County exempts backyard composting from its solid waste management license as long as the pile doesn't create a nuisance or violate health and environmental rules.

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…

Unincorporated Broward's landscaping code makes native plants the default, not an option. Section 39-83(a)(2) requires that fifty percent of all vegetation required to be planted…

Davie exempts rooftop solar panels attached to an existing building from zoning review entirely, treating them as a permitted accessory use townwide: except within the Western Theme…

Rooftop solar panels in the Town of Davie are a permitted accessory use requiring no zoning review outside the Western Theme and Thematic Historic Districts, with a height cap tied to…

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…

Door-to-door peddlers and solicitors in Davie must obtain a town permit and license before soliciting, and may only knock between 9 a.m. and about 9 p.m.

Every residential, commercial, industrial, and office waste producer in Davie must separate recyclable materials from other waste and place them in the designated recycling container…

The Town of Davie bars dumping yard waste into canals, ditches, swales, storm drains, sidewalks or roadways, and its Broward County land development code encourages residents to leave…

Davie residents may put garbage receptacles at the curb no more than 12 hours before regular collection and must move them back within 8 hours afterward; carts can never sit in…

Commercial dumpster enclosures in the Town of Davie, Broward County must be built of 6-to-8-foot concrete walls finished to match the principal building, sited outside required…

Davie residents may leave bulk trash and debris in the street swale or right-of-way only during scheduled community bulk-trash pickup days; leaving it out any other time is a code…

Every residential and commercial property in Davie must have garbage and trash collected by the town's franchised hauler at least twice every seven days, with fees billed automatically…

Dumping garbage, trash, or industrial waste on private property anywhere in the Town of Davie is unlawful, carrying a $500 fine per violation, with each day the waste remains counted…

Unincorporated Broward County requires curbside recycling for all residential and multifamily units, with exemptions granted only by permit.

In unincorporated Broward County, garbage and bulk receptacles may go to the curb no more than 24 hours before pickup and must come back in within 12 hours after collection. Recycling…

In the Town of Davie, a business needing interior renovations can file its certificate-of-use application before or alongside the separate building permit application, though…

Davie requires every registered vacation rental to have an interconnected, professionally installed and monitored smoke and carbon monoxide detection system meeting the Florida…

Unincorporated Broward County treats rooftop photovoltaic solar systems as permitted accessory equipment in every zoning district, removing zoning barriers to installing them on…

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…

Broward County issues building permits for plumbing work only to applicants holding a current state or Central Examining Board certificate of competency, a paid business tax receipt…

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 every licensed child care facility to screen electric fans, ban portable heaters, keep an operable flashlight for outages, and fit exits with alarms or fenced…

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.

Before doing any electrical work in Broward County, contractors and journeymen must hold a certificate of competency from Division II of the Central Examining Board, valid for permits…

Broward's Housing and Urban Planning Division may inspect dwellings under the Minimum Housing Code, but inspectors need occupant consent or a court warrant to enter absent an…

Davie requires every building permit applicant to submit a signed affidavit acknowledging awareness of applicable homeowners' or condominium association regulations, keeping town…

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.

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…

Any property that violates Davie's minimum housing and property maintenance code is automatically declared a public nuisance, letting the town pursue the special magistrate, code…

In unincorporated Broward County, owners of undeveloped lots one net acre or smaller must keep the land and swale free of overgrown hedges and groundcover, with civil fines for eyesore…

Davie property owners must take reasonable steps to exterminate rodents and other pests whenever infestation shows up in a multi-unit structure, whether in an individual unit or in…

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…

Davie flatly prohibits mobile food dispensing vehicles from conducting business within any public or private right-of-way, including sidewalks, and confines operating hours to 7 a.m.-9…

Davie's food-truck rules bar mobile food dispensing vehicles from most residential, agricultural and business districts, cap hours to 7 a.m.-9 p.m., and require 250 feet from…

Davie limits mobile food dispensing vehicles to the B-3, UC, and CR zoning districts on lots of at least 5 acres, plus Town-sponsored events on Town property; agricultural…

Major vehicle, boat and truck repair shops in the Town of Davie can't operate within 100 feet of any land that's planned, zoned or used for residential purposes, under Section…

Davie confines tattoo establishments to the B-3 zoning district under a special permit, requires a permanent freestanding building, and bans mobile or temporary tattoo operations…

Broward County's Town of Davie requires every secondhand dealer, including pawnbrokers, to hold a valid license, log each transaction, report to police within 24 hours, and hold goods…

The Town of Davie requires a sexually oriented business license under Section 13-69 and confines these uses to the B-3, UC and M-3 zoning districts, at least 1,000 feet from homes…

Davie bans selling or giving electronic vaporizers to anyone under 18, requires an ID check for buyers who look under 27, and prohibits stocking e-cigarettes in any self-service…

The Town of Davie, Broward County, confines new pawnshops to freestanding buildings set at least 2,500 feet from any other pawnshop, school, or place of public assembly under the…

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

Broward requires every massage establishment to keep a state-licensed masseur or masseuse on duty full-time whenever open, and bars opposite-sex contact or clothing-removal requests…

The Town of Davie requires a stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) with every building and engineering permit application, backed by $500 and $250-per-day fines for…

Trucks over 8,000 pounds may not idle for more than two minutes within 150 feet of residential property in Davie, with exceptions for emergency and delivery vehicles.

When FEMA flood maps don't specify an elevation for a site, Davie's floodplain ordinance sets the base flood elevation at two feet above the highest adjacent grade before the town will…

Any construction, fill, or grading wholly or partly within a FEMA-mapped flood hazard area in Davie requires a floodplain development permit under the town's Floodplain Management…

Every lot and premise in the Town of Davie must be kept properly drained; if an owner won't fix it, the town can do the work and place a lien on the property for the cost.

Unincorporated Broward caps private docks at 5 feet past the property line into a waterway and 10 feet from a neighbor's plot line.

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

The Town of Davie's Land Development Code sets minimum front, side and rear yard setbacks by zoning district in Broward County: from 10-foot side yards in dense R-5 lots up to…

Section 12-81's residential and agricultural district table caps building coverage from 0.18 in the AG district to 0.40 in the S, R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-5 districts, with A-1 and R-1 lots…

Across the Town of Davie's residential and agricultural zoning districts in Broward County, the Land Development Code caps building height at 35 feet, from large-lot RR and AG parcels…

In Davie, Florida's non-residential zoning districts, window signs may cover no more than 10 percent of any window, and no single window sign may exceed 20 square feet, under the…

Davie caps off-premises digital billboards at two town-wide, each limited to 14 by 48 feet, kept 500 feet from residential zoning, and capped at eight display changes per minute under…

Davie exempts residential and commercial holiday lighting from its outdoor shielding standards from Thanksgiving through January 15, and encourages homeowners to switch displays off by…

Broward County caps yard sale signs at 2 square feet, exempts them from permits, and requires removal at the end of the sale, but the rule only reaches unincorporated Broward, not its…

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…

Florida has no statewide statute that fully preempts municipal regulation of political signs on private property, but F.S. 720.304(2) protects homeowners' rights to display one…

Every registered vacation rental in Davie must pass a life-safety inspection before its first certificate of compliance issues, then be re-inspected annually to keep it.

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

Festival and street fair organizers in Davie must disclose every food and alcohol vendor by name and prove each holds a valid state license before the event permit issues.

In the Town of Davie, only the town council can approve a parade permit for the public rights-of-way, and granting or denying the permit is entirely at the council's discretion.

Davie exempts neighborhood block parties from the special event permit, but the sponsor must give the town 30 days' notice and may request a street closing.

Any group event or gathering held on Davie's public property, including town parks, needs a special event permit approved by the town before it can go forward.

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…

Davie bars noise disturbances from radios, stereos, and gatherings between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., and lets police cite the property owner directly once the owner has had notice of a prior…

Drinking or carrying an open alcoholic beverage in Davie parks, streets, sidewalks or other public property is unlawful, with narrow exceptions for licensed premises and approved…

The Town of Davie bans smoking and vaping in Broward County's town parks except in signed designated areas, covering playing fields, bleachers, rodeo grounds, and spectator zones, with…

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…

Davie requires commercial and industrial lighting to shut off at 11 p.m. or closing, but allows motion-activated security lighting only if it's aimed away from neighbors, shuts off…

Davie's night sky regulations require most new and modified outdoor lighting to use full cutoff, fully shielded fixtures to curb glare and light pollution, with a lighter cutoff…

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…

After a declared emergency, Davie may clear disaster debris from private streets and property when it threatens public health or safety, but owners indemnify the town first.

Once hurricane season ends, Davie property owners have exactly one week to take down boarding and hurricane shutters or the building is automatically in violation of the town code.

Unincorporated Broward County requires a floodplain development permit and elevation compliant with ASCE 24 for construction in a FEMA-mapped flood hazard area, with accessory…

Broward County's Town of Davie prohibits regularly camping or sleeping on any public property, adopted under Florida's 2024 encampment law, with violations enforced through written…

The Town of Davie prohibits regularly camping or sleeping overnight on public property, including buildings, grounds and rights-of-way, under a 2025 ordinance implementing Florida's…

The Town of Davie, Broward County, requires owners of short-term vacation rentals to register the property annually and hold a town-issued certificate of compliance before renting to…

The Town of Davie's Minimum Housing Code sets baseline plumbing, electrical, and hot-water standards every rental dwelling unit in Broward County must meet, enforced by the special…

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…

Davie designated a Mandatory Reuse Zone requiring properties within it to hook up to reclaimed water once service is available and a connection trigger occurs.

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…

It's unlawful in the Town of Davie to obstruct any sidewalk in a way that impedes pedestrian traffic, a rule the code says specifically covers parking vehicles on or across the walk.

Anyone who wants to dig within a public right-of-way or easement in the Town of Davie must first get a permit and pay the fee, plus post a bond to guarantee repairs.

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…

The Town of Davie designates large native and non-native trees 18 inches or more in trunk diameter as protected "specimen trees," triggering appraisal-based mitigation into the tree…

Unincorporated Broward requires any tree planted near power lines to follow the Right Tree, Right Place Guidelines, giving violators 60 days to remove a noncompliant tree before code…

Broward County protects any tree with an 18-inch trunk diameter and a 60% condition rating as a specimen tree, requiring a PWESD removal license or Board approval before it can be cut…

In Davie's RR, AG, A-1 and other agriculturally-zoned districts, Section 12-34(B) lets a lot of 35,000 square feet or more keep up to eight head of livestock, capped at four cattle or…

Established farm operations in the Town of Davie can't be declared a public or private nuisance once they've run lawfully for a year, and Section 12-34(B)(8) confirms the town won't…

The Town of Davie confines medical marijuana dispensing facilities to the WT & B-2 commercial district and, conditionally, the RAC-AV Mixed Use/University sub-districts: every other…

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

In Davie's Eastside Neighborhood zoning overlay, the Land Development Code requires barbecues, along with clotheslines, antennas, and pools, to be located in the rear yard only…

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…

Broward County parks operate on posted hours, not a fixed curfew: the Parks and Recreation director can close any park or section at any time for safety or public interest, per County…

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…

Broward County exempts restaurant, bar, and nightclub business operations from its noise nuisance standard at all times, so ordinary nightlife noise can't be cited as an Unreasonably…

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…

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…

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…

Broward County uses speed detection cameras to enforce 15 mph school zone limits in unincorporated areas, ticketing drivers going 10+ mph over the posted limit near two initial school…

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…

Every business, profession, or occupation operating in Broward County must obtain an annual business tax receipt from the county Tax Collector, sorted into classifications such as…

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.

A density increase above what unincorporated Broward's comprehensive plan otherwise allows isn't available through a zoning variance: Section 39-39(a) expressly bars the hearing…

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

Broward County code inspectors cite common violations, from unscreened pools to illegal signs, under a set fine schedule ranging $50 to $500 per offense, doubling for repeat…

When a Broward County code inspector finds a violation in unincorporated Broward, the inspector must set a correction window of no fewer than five days and no more than thirty days…

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…