Weston, FL Drone Rules: Park Drone Restrictions (2026)

Section 100.02(L), titled 'Dangerous objects,' first prohibits activities involving arrows, javelins or other dangerous equipment in any Public Park or Recreational Facility, then adds a second sentence covering drones: the take-off and landing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles is prohibited in all Public Parks and Recreational Facilities without written authorization by the City Manager. The rule is written around take-off and landing rather than overflight, so a drone merely passing over a Weston park at altitude on its way elsewhere is not what the section targets; what it reaches is a hobbyist or commercial operator launching from or setting down inside a city park, sports complex or recreational facility such as those serving Bonaventure or the Weston Town Center area.

Because authorization must be written and comes from the City Manager's office rather than from on-site park staff, a resident who wants to fly for photography, real estate marketing or a hobby club event needs to secure that approval in advance of the outing, not simply ask a parks employee at the gate. The section sits among a long list of park conduct rules in Chapter 100, alongside separate prohibitions on golf, mechanical rides, carnivals and vehicles over 15 miles per hour, all enforced the same way: through the City Manager's designated staff and Weston Code Compliance, backed by Broward Sheriff's Office deputies who patrol under the city's public-safety services contract.