Pompano Beach, FL Historic Preservation: Historic-Cultural Monuments (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Code of Ordinances § 155.2427
- Reviewing body
- Historic Preservation Committee (HPC)
- Post-listing trigger
- Certificate of Appropriateness required, § 155.2409
- Duration
- Listing does not expire
- Default penalty
- Up to $500 fine or 60 days jail, § 10.99
Summary
Pompano Beach designates historic districts, structures, and sites to a Local Register of Historic Places under Code of Ordinances § 155.2427. Once a property is listed, the Historic Preservation Committee and Development Services Director require a Certificate of Appropriateness before any exterior work, demolition, relocation, or lot split touches it.
After a structure, site, or district is placed on the Local Register of Historic Places, no new construction, exterior alteration, demolition, relocation of a building or structure, disturbance of an archeological site, or division of a parcel of land into two or more lots shall occur on property containing the structure or site, or within the district, without issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness in accordance with the review procedures and standards in Section 155.2409, Certificate of Appropriateness.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-122: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through 2026-35, passed 7-29-26).
Full Breakdown
2427 lets the property owner(s), the Historic Preservation Committee (HPC), or another preservation-focused organization with owner consent apply to place a structure, site, or district on the city's Local Register of Historic Places. The application must include a significance report, and the HPC can only approve it after finding the resource has integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, ambiance, or association, and special significance under at least one of nine listed factors, including association with historically important events or persons, distinctive or master-crafted architecture, a geographically definable district united by design or culture, archaeological research value, or existing listing on the National Register, the Florida Master Site File, or as a Broward County Archeological or Historical Cultural Resource Site.
If approved, the Development Services Director immediately enters the property on the register by street address and tax ID and forwards a copy to the State Historic Preservation Officer for the Florida Master Site File. 2409. Subsection G makes the listing permanent, it does not expire, though it can later be amended or revoked through the same procedural track used to create it.
Violations & Fines
The Code of Ordinances carries no separate penalty clause for Chapter 155, so unauthorized construction, alteration, demolition, or lot division on a Local Register property falls under the citywide general penalty, § 10.99: a fine up to $500, up to 60 days in jail, or both, with each day of continued violation a separate offense. A County Court judge may add probation, restitution under Fla. Stat. § 775.089, and assessment of the city's prosecution and investigative costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can apply to list a property on Pompano Beach's Local Register?
What must the HPC find before approving a listing?
Can I alter a building once it is on the Local Register?
Does a Local Register listing ever expire in Pompano Beach?
Sources & Official References
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