Hollywood, FL Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)

Chapter 54, adopted by Ord. O-93-52, gives Hollywood authority under F.S. §§ 403.182, 403.0891, 403.0893 and 402.091 to run a Stormwater Management Utility covering every lot and parcel in the city. Section 54.03 sets a fee based on each property's impervious area, expressed in Equivalent Residential Units (ERUs); the City Commission sets the ERU rate and factors by resolution, and an unpaid fee becomes a lien on the property that the city can foreclose once delinquent more than 30 days, per § 54.04(A). Owners may seek a fee adjustment from the Director under § 54.05 covering up to 12 months of prior billing, with appeal to the City Commission if denied.

On the regulatory side, § 54.20 requires construction sites to maintain best management practices and get site plans reviewed before work begins, and § 54.21 bars industrial sites from depositing, spilling or dumping sludge-forming substances, floatables, toxic or hazardous material, or unauthorized wastewater into the storm sewer system. Section 54.23 is the core illicit-discharge ban: dumping, spilling or discharging any non-stormwater material into a surface area or the stormwater system is prohibited unless the city gives prior written approval, and any illicit discharge triggers mandatory spill response, control and cleanup. Section 54.24 similarly bars altering or obstructing pump stations, catch basins, culverts, wetlands or swales without city approval, and § 54.26 requires companies applying herbicides, pesticides or fertilizer to hold operating licenses and train employees to prevent spills.

Enforcement runs through §§ 54.32 through 54.34: the city determines compliance through investigation and monitoring, and inspectors may enter and inspect facilities during reasonable hours provided they present identification, with owners required to give free access.