Tamarac, FL Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

Section 9-87(11) of the City of Tamarac Code addresses fireworks as one of the enumerated per se unlawful noises in Article III, Noise, so the code compliance division or Broward Sheriff's Office does not need a decibel reading, only proof that the fireworks use was plainly audible and disturbed an occupant's sleep, peace, or quietude. The section is defined broadly: fireworks under Sec. 9-86(c) includes any combustible or explosive composition or article producing a visible or audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration or detonation, expressly naming firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets and roman candles among covered items.

The prohibition applies except as provided in F.S. § 791.08, the state statute that allows certain fireworks use; the city's own ordinance defers to that carve-out rather than separately defining it, and anything falling outside that statutory allowance and disturbing a neighbor's sleep or peace is chargeable under the city code. Because plainly audible means detectable by a reasonable person of ordinary sensitivities from fifteen feet under Sec. 9-86(c), a citizen does not need special equipment to document a violation, only that the noise reached and disturbed an occupied dwelling.

As with other Article III violations, enforcement runs through Sec. 9-95: a sworn written complaint, or an officer's own observation, starts an investigation, a verified violation is documented in a report, and the matter is heard before the special magistrate, who can also treat a persistent violation as a nuisance subject to civil suit by the city attorney or an affected citizen.