Hollywood, FL

Hollywood limits landscape irrigation to overnight and early-morning hours and assigns watering days by street address under City Code of Ordinances § 51.116. Even addresses water…

Cutting down, relocating or destructively damaging a tree three inches or more in trunk diameter anywhere in Hollywood requires a city permit under § 106.26, unless the tree is one of…

Weeds, grass or other vegetation on any Hollywood property, vacant or occupied, cannot exceed eight inches in height. Once notice is posted, the owner has five calendar days to cut and…

Hollywood's code mentions artificial turf in exactly one place: the maintenance standard for registered vacant and foreclosure properties. Under § 90.09(D), artificial turf or sod…

Under Hollywood's green building code, a project that claims credit for the irrigation-reuse practice must use wastewater reuse where it is available, and switch to rainwater…

Owners of property next to a public swale must keep required street trees pruned to a minimum seven-foot clearance above grade at all times under City Code § 155.53, and must maintain…

Any Hollywood, FL development other than a single-family home must plant native species, as defined in the city's Landscape Specifications Manual, for at least 60% of its required…

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.

Hollywood's Zoning and Land Development Regulations treat pet care and veterinary offices as a commercial use subject to Section 4.3.J.8's performance standards. Animal boarding must…

Hollywood does not single out any breed. Code of Ordinances § 92.18 instead lets an animal control officer or law enforcement officer declare an individual dog dangerous based on…

Hollywood pet shops cannot sell dogs or cats from breeders. Code of Ordinances § 92.57 requires every dog or cat offered for sale to come from an animal rescue organization or animal…

Hollywood bans keeping poultry, cattle and other domestic or wild animals citywide except as the Zoning Code separately allows, and bans slaughterhouses outright. Dogs and other small…

Hollywood requires dogs off their owner's property to be effectively restrained by a chain or leash no longer than eight feet under § 92.20(C). Letting a dog wander onto another…

Hollywood's entire city limits are declared a bird sanctuary under § 92.01. It's unlawful to hunt, wound, molest, injure or kill any bird within the city, and separately unlawful to…

Hollywood bans feeding ducks or pigeons in a way that creates a public nuisance, defined under § 92.06 to include droppings and feather buildup, attracting vermin, blocking streets or…

A Hollywood pet-grooming business that keeps more than three animals at a time counts as a Commercial Kennel and needs an annual city license before opening. Licenses run through the…

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's Animal Care Ordinance bans hoarding of dogs or cats and deems it animal cruelty, enforced countywide by the Animal Care Division through civil citations.

Broward County bans owning or harboring any wild animal as a pet unless the owner holds the required state wildlife permit; zoos, circuses, and licensed animal exhibitions are exempt…

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 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.

Any nonresidential establishment in Hollywood playing amplified live or recorded music must install a noise level detection device to alert staff, and a business cited twice in 30 days…

Hollywood makes it unlawful to keep a dog that howls, yelps or barks excessively enough to disturb the sleep, peace or quietude of any inhabitant, under § 92.17. It's a civil…

Construction, alteration, repair, excavation or demolition work in Hollywood is limited to 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, and is barred…

Playing a car stereo, radio or other audio device on a Hollywood street, sidewalk, park or beach is illegal once it interferes with peaceful enjoyment at more than 30 feet from the…

Hollywood caps sound at the property line on a sliding scale: 80 dBA on nonresidential land during the day, dropping to 75 dBA at night, and 65 dBA by day on residential land, falling…

Hollywood's quiet hours run from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on residential property, capping any continuous sound source at 55 dBA or 55 dBC measured at the property line. The rule sits…

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…

Hollywood allows bottled LP-gas use citywide under City Code § 94.076, but only if it is installed, maintained, and used to the American Insurance Association's NBFU No. 58 standard…

Hollywood bans setting any open fire on land within city limits, including land-clearing, field, or pasture fires, unless a permit is obtained first under City Code § 94.152, with the…

Consumer fireworks are illegal in Hollywood except on 3 FL-preempted holidays (July 4, Dec. 31, Jan. 1) per FL §791.08. Sparklers and novelties (smoke devices, caps, party poppers…

Hollywood follows the Florida Building Code (8th Edition, 2023) and Florida Statute 553.883 for residential smoke alarms. New construction, additions, and conversions require…

Broward County allows backyard campfires and bonfires for recreational, ceremonial or cooking use without a PWESD permit, but the fire must sit at least 300 feet from any occupied…

The Florida Forest Service has statewide jurisdiction over wildfire prevention and suppression on non-municipal land under Chapter 590, Florida Statutes.

Hollywood bans keeping any unusable vehicle, meaning one missing wheels, tires or required parts, or otherwise incapable of operating under its own power, on a yard, lawn or premises…

Hollywood confines recreational vehicles, boats, and utility trailers on residential property to a side or rear yard reached by an alley or road, screened by a six-foot fence or hedge…

Hollywood limits freight loading zones to actual loading and unloading, capping stops at 30 minutes and requiring flashers on while working, under Code of Ordinances section 72.016. In…

Hollywood requires 65% of residents in a neighborhood to sign a petition before the Parking Administrator will designate a Residential Parking Permit District or a Beach Residential…

Hollywood bans overnight parking longer than 30 minutes between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. on any street posted with an all-night parking prohibition, under Code of Ordinances section…

Every new commercial or residential structure built in Hollywood must go up with electric vehicle-charging infrastructure already roughed in, at minimum an empty conduit and junction…

Hollywood bans parking a vehicle so it faces oncoming traffic on any street, right-of-way, or swale, whether or not curbing exists, under Code of Ordinances section 72.006, and…

Hollywood bars Type A commercial vehicles, roughly one ton or heavier, over 8 feet tall, or with dual wheels or more than two axles, from residential districts entirely except inside a…

Hollywood requires every vehicle parked or stored on private property to sit on a driveway or other hard improved surface, such as asphalt, concrete, or pavers, or inside a carport or…

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…

Hollywood requires the vacation rental representative to answer a listed phone number around the clock and physically show up within 60 minutes of a complaint from a guest, police…

Hollywood vacation rental guests must park only on-site, or off-site where parking is otherwise allowed, and follow the citywide Chapter 72 parking code. Section 119.32 flatly bans…

Hollywood requires every vacation rental to carry noise level detection devices indoors and in the backyard or pool area, and to post notice that unreasonably loud noise is prohibited…

Hollywood ties every vacation rental license application, renewal, and modification to a fee set by City Commission resolution, plus proof of active tax accounts. Before the city will…

Hollywood runs a strict strike system for vacation rentals: the City Manager may suspend a license after a second finding of guilt for the same violation, and must suspend it after a…

Hollywood requires every vacation rental, a dwelling rented for stays under 30 days more than three times a year, to hold a city vacation rental license before it operates or is…

Hollywood limits every vacation rental bedroom to two overnight occupants and three daytime occupants, and the citywide cap can never exceed the Florida Building Code's maximum…

Every Hollywood vacation rental license application must include a certificate of insurance covering liability for injury to occupants and guests, kept in force for as long as the…

Hollywood does not cap the total number of nights a licensed vacation rental may be rented per year. Florida Statute 509.032(7)(b) bars cities from regulating the duration or frequency…

Hollywood bans any sign at all for a home-based business, inside or outside the house, and even bars parking a vehicle with business signage visible from the street. Code of Ordinances…

Hollywood lets residents run a business from home only after obtaining a home-based local business tax receipt under Code of Ordinances § 110.21. The operation must stay completely…

Hollywood's home-based business rules flatly forbid clients or customers from visiting the residence. Code of Ordinances § 110.21(B) makes 'no current or prospective client or…

Hollywood does not set its own zoning standard for home-based day care. Code of Ordinances § 4.3.J.4 states that Day Care Facilities located in single-family zoning districts are…

Florida's Cottage Food Law (F.S. 500.80) allows home food sales up to $250,000 annually without a food license. Permitted items include baked goods, candies, jams, and dried fruits…

Hollywood bars anyone from building, altering or repairing a retaining wall on land next to a canal, lake or other waterway without a city-approved permit backed by plans an engineer…

Hollywood caps residential fences and walls at four feet in the front yard and six feet along side and rear lines, rising to eight feet where a rear or side yard backs onto…

Hollywood's zoning code bans barbed wire and similar sharp fencing materials in every zoning district except the city's Industrial and Manufacturing districts. Where barbed wire is…

Broward County caps fences on residential lots at six feet, eight feet next to commercial or industrial land, bans barbed and razor wire, and limits corner-lot fences to 30 inches near…

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…

Hollywood limits accessory sheds to one per property, capped at 200 square feet, and keeps them out of front yards and required street side yards unless a fence hides them. Rear and…

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…

Broward County permits accessory dwelling units in several zoning districts, typically capped at 800 square feet or 40 percent of the primary home, with owner-occupancy and one…

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…

Pool barriers in Hollywood FL must be at least 48 inches high per Florida Statutes Chapter 515 and Florida Building Code. Gates must be self-closing and self-latching with the latch at…

Building permits required for all pool/spa installations in Hollywood FL. Barrier permit required separately. Pool cannot be filled until barrier passes inspection. Multiple…

Anyone buying, selling, bartering, or pawning secondhand goods in Hollywood needs an annual local business tax receipt from the Director of Financial Services under City Code Chapter…

Hollywood tightly regulates non-consent towing from private property under Code of Ordinances Chapter 111. A wrecker and towing service can only tow an unauthorized vehicle after the…

Hollywood's home-based business tax receipt flatly bars using a residence for manufacturing, storing, distributing or repairing merchandise, so a home garage cannot operate as a paid…

Hollywood requires a separate Adult Entertainment License for each activity type an establishment offers, issued by the Department of Planning and Development Services and collected by…

Hollywood classifies tattoo and body piercing establishments as adult businesses under City Code Article VI. Shops may operate only in the IM-1 industrial zoning district, must sit at…

Every massage establishment in Hollywood must hold a Certificate of Use under § 3.23(F) and post it, along with each therapist's state and local license, in plain view. New locations…

Hollywood's code defines a smoke shop to include vape and e-cigarette retailers, and § 3.23(J) keeps every smoke shop 2,500 feet from the next one, 1,200 feet from a social service…

Broward County requires every pawnbroker to hold a $150 annual business tax receipt for each place of business before operating under Code Sec. 20-43.

Building a private boat dock on Hollywood city property requires a lease agreement with the city plus a building permit from the Department of Development Services, with an annual…

Hollywood runs a citywide Stormwater Management Utility under Chapter 54, charging every lot a fee based on impervious area and banning illicit discharges into storm drains, canals and…

New and substantially improved residential buildings in Hollywood must elevate the lowest floor at least 18 inches above the crown of the adjacent street, and nonresidential buildings…

Hollywood requires every site plan application to include an erosion and sediment control plan built to Florida Department of Environmental Protection best-management-practice…

Any development in a Hollywood flood hazard area, from grading and utility work to buildings exempt from the Florida Building Code, needs a floodplain development permit from the…

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

Hollywood property owners, agents, and tenants must exercise due diligence to prevent water waste, immediately stop every leak on their own premises, and promptly notify the Public…

Hollywood requires industrial and commercial properties with more than one acre of irrigable land, including golf courses and cemeteries, to connect to the city's reclaimed water…

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…

Hollywood does not force sprinklers into existing homes, but owners of one- and two-family dwellings and mobile homes who choose to install one must follow City Code § 94.023: NFPA 13D…

Every unit licensed as a Hollywood vacation rental must have an interconnected smoke and carbon monoxide detection and notification system, running on a ten-year battery or hard-wired…

Hollywood's Mandatory Green Building Practices ordinance forces every new home, duplex, and commercial building to bake in a set minimum of green measures, five for single-family…

Hollywood makes it unlawful to construct, alter, repair, move, remove or demolish any building or to install regulated equipment without first filing an application and obtaining a…

A Hollywood homeowner may personally wire, plumb or gas-fit his own home without a contractor's license, but § 151.021(E) still makes him secure an electrical permit before starting…

Hollywood requires most buildings 40 years or older to pass a structural and electrical safety recertification under § 151.123, then re-inspect every ten years after that…

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.

Hollywood bans running generators, blowers or other noisy machinery aboard any vessel docked at city property between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. The curfew sits in the marine and waterway…

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…

Hollywood outright bans dumping litter, debris, dead plants, rubbish or even derelict vehicles, trailers and boats onto any surface area, stormwater system or water body in the city…

Every resident, occupant and property owner in Hollywood must have garbage, solid waste and rubbish removed through the city's Environmental Services Division or a permitted private…

Hollywood collects grass clippings, leaves and garden trash once a week on the city's posted schedule, capped at four cubic yards per pickup. Excess yard waste needs a paid special…

Hollywood residents must store garbage and recycling carts at the side or rear of the property and can only set them out starting 5:00 p.m. the evening before pickup. Carts must be…

Hollywood requires every dumpster serving a multi-family building, business or food-handling establishment to sit inside a permitted enclosure and carry a visible sign naming the…

Hollywood gives single-family, duplex and triplex households a curbside bin for glass, plastic bottles, metal cans, cartons, newspaper, cardboard and paper, rinsed clean with lids…

Every private company collecting garbage, recycling or solid waste in Hollywood needs a Public Works permit, and that permit locks in real service standards: pickup hours tied to the…

Every multi-family building with more than two units, and every commercial establishment, has had to run a source-separated on-site recycling program since October 1, 2015. Owners…

Hollywood's Environmental Services Division picks up bulk waste, such as furniture, mattresses and appliances, once a month on the schedule posted at the city's website, and caps free…

Hollywood's Chapter 108 bars artificial light from reaching the Beach during Marine Turtle Nesting Season, March 1 through October 31. New coastal construction must use shielded…

Hollywood limits how any sign, including a billboard, may be lit: only four illumination methods are allowed and none may cause glare toward neighboring property or drivers. Any…

Hollywood's zoning code requires that lighting for any required off-street parking facility be arranged and designed to prevent glare or excessive light from spilling onto adjacent…

Hollywood bans cigarettes, filtered cigars, pipes, and any other lighted tobacco product on every public park, playground, and field in the city under Code of Ordinances § 103.03(C)…

Hollywood bans skateboarding in two specific public spaces: ArtsPark at Young Circle, except its perimeter sidewalk, and the entire beachfront Broadwalk. Riding a board anywhere else…

Hollywood outlaws aggressive panhandling, begging or soliciting citywide under City Code Section 122.53, on top of location-based bans near bus stops, sidewalk cafes, ATMs and building…

Hollywood Code § 133.27 makes it a violation to loiter or prowl in a manner not usual for law-abiding people under circumstances warranting alarm, and separately bars blocking…

Hollywood Code § 133.31 makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate on any street, sidewalk, alley, park, beach, public building, or publicly maintained facility, or anywhere else open or…

Hollywood bans drinking or carrying an open alcoholic beverage container in any public park, street, beach, sidewalk, alley or right-of-way. Code of Ordinances § 113.06 carves out…

Unincorporated Broward bans noise from a party or gathering that's plainly audible inside a neighbor's home with doors and windows closed and disrupts their peace.

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…

Hollywood bans planting Australian pine (Casuarina) anywhere in city limits and prohibits any plant listed on Florida's Exotic Pest Plant Council Category I or II invasive species…

Hollywood bans mobile food dispensing vehicles from the Downtown and Beach CRA districts outright and imposes a 200-foot buffer from restaurants everywhere else, plus paving, setback…

Hollywood requires a mobile food dispensing permit before any food truck, lunch truck or food cart operates on public property, city rights-of-way or private commercial property. The…

Mobile food units get one hour on private property before they must move, can't repeat a location more than three times in twelve hours, and need an annual county certificate of use…

In Hollywood's Downtown and Beach redevelopment districts, a vacant commercial lot must be landscaped with grass or approved ground cover, kept free of overgrowth, weeds, trash and…

When Hollywood's Unsafe Structures and Housing Appeal Board orders repairs or demolition and the owner does not act, the city can secure or demolish the building itself, bill the…

Hollywood restaurants and retail tobacco shops need a Sidewalk Cafe permit from the City Engineer before placing tables, chairs or an entertainment area on city sidewalks, and the cafe…

Hollywood requires a special event permit before any street fair, festival or public celebration opens on city property, public or private. The Department of Parks, Recreation and…

Any group wanting to hold a parade, public assembly or demonstration on a Hollywood street or public right-of-way must file a permit application with the Chief of Police 10 to 20…

Broward County requires an advance permit for organized gatherings, demonstrations, performances, and youth campouts in county parks, with all reservations and fees paid before the…

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…

Hollywood bans lodging on any street, sidewalk, alley, right-of-way, easement, public beach, park, or other city-owned property under Code of Ordinances § 133.22. The rule also reaches…

Hollywood runs photo enforcement under two chapters: Chapter 77 authorizes red light cameras at intersections under Florida's red-light-camera law, and Chapter 78 authorizes…

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…

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…

Hollywood lets any resident or business post a No Solicitation sign at the entrance to a property, and City Code Section 122.32 makes an uninvited door-to-door solicitor's continued…

Hollywood requires anyone soliciting door-to-door for a charitable cause to get a permit from the Director of Licensing before knocking on doors. The permit is good for 90 days, and…

City parks, playgrounds and similar municipal property in Hollywood close to the public every night from 11:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. Anyone found on the grounds during those hours who…

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…

Anyone wanting to run a business or commercial activity on a Hollywood street, sidewalk or other public right-of-way must first get a permit or franchise from the City Commission under…

Hollywood bans parking any motor vehicle on a public sidewalk, a curbed swale where no curb cut exists, or the unpaved swale next to a single-family home without the owner's consent…

Hollywood puts sidewalk upkeep on the abutting property owner, not the city. Owners must keep the sidewalk free of debris and maintain the unpaved swale and curb next to their land…

Hollywood's flood damage prevention chapter sets minimum building elevations above the base flood elevation. New construction and substantial improvement of residential buildings must…

Broward County requires construction sites in the unincorporated area to remove or secure all solid waste and building materials once a hurricane or tropical storm warning is declared.

Broward County bars keeping hurricane shutters mounted or closed on occupied buildings for more than 15 consecutive days after a declared hurricane watch or warning ends, and the clock…

Hollywood divides the contracting business into eight distinct fields, each needing its own separate local business tax receipt under § 151.024, with annual taxes running $60 for…

Hollywood caps garage, lawn, attic, yard and rummage sales at any one address to four sales per calendar year, and no single sale can run longer than two consecutive days. The limit…

Garage-sale signs in Hollywood must follow the sign standards in Article 8 of the Zoning and Land Development Regulations, and none may go up on public right-of-way or swale strips…

Hollywood caps billboards citywide at 15 static structures on arterial roads, and separately bans electronic message centers and running lights as a sign type. Between the hard count…

Hollywood caps permanent window signs in Commercial, Office, Industrial, and Institutional/Recreational districts at 15% of the door, window, or storefront glazing area, with a…

Hollywood caps billboards at 15 citywide, and every one must sit along a limited access arterial roadway rather than a local street. Size is fixed at 14 feet by 48 feet on a single…

Hollywood regulates political and other temporary non-commercial signs, like yard signs, under its temporary-sign article: 24 square feet and 4 feet tall on residential property, up to…

Broward County exempts holiday lights from its outdoor lighting standards, but only if each bulb is under 10 watts and 70 lumens: brighter displays must meet the county's full cutoff…

Hollywood does not set its own hotel tax rate, but every vacation rental license applicant must prove active accounts with the Florida Department of Revenue and the Broward County Tax…

Hollywood requires a compliance inspection before a vacation rental license is issued and again before every annual renewal, and the city can seek an inspection warrant if an owner…

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

Hollywood protects designated Historic Sites and Districts through the Historic Preservation Board: no building permit for construction, demolition, alteration or signage on a…

Hollywood's Regional Activity Center and Downtown Redevelopment District carries mandatory facade design standards. Code of Ordinances § 4.6.B.3.a(11) bans blank walls visible from…

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…

Hollywood treats rooftop photovoltaic solar systems as permitted accessory equipment in every zoning district except Historic Districts, so a homeowner or business does not need a…

Florida's Solar Rights Act (F.S. 163.04) prohibits HOAs from banning solar panels. Reasonable placement requirements cannot increase costs or reduce efficiency by more than 10%…

Unincorporated Broward deems rooftop solar panels a permitted accessory use in every zoning district, skipping discretionary zoning review for the permit.

Hollywood treats a medical marijuana treatment center dispensing facility as a pharmacy under its zoning code, so it cannot open within a half mile of another dispensing facility, a…

Hollywood bars a medical marijuana treatment center dispensing facility from locating within 500 feet of any public or private elementary, middle, or secondary school under § 3.23(G)…

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

Hollywood caps single-family homes in the RS-1 zoning district at 30 feet and no more than two stories under § 4.1's Development Regulations table. The limit sits alongside minimum lot…

In Hollywood's AD Limited Agricultural District, Code of Ordinances § 4.5.B caps structures at 20 percent of the lot. The same development-regulations table sets a 35,000 sq. ft…

Hollywood's AD Limited Agricultural District carries its own setback table. Code of Ordinances § 4.5.C.1 requires a 25 ft. front setback, a 10 ft. side setback next to a single-family…

Hollywood withholds building permits for qualifying new construction and major additions until the plans provide at least one street tree per 50 feet of frontage in the public swale…

Broward County's Board of County Commissioners designates historical trees under Code § 27-412, and § 27-405 bans removing any designated historical tree without prior Board approval…

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…

Hollywood's Property Standards chapter bars anyone from occupying or renting out a dwelling that fails minimum space, light, ventilation and sanitation standards. Bedrooms need at…

Hollywood has no rent control ordinance. Florida preempts all local rent control under Fla. Stat. Sec. 125.0103, and the 2023 Live Local Act (SB 102) eliminated the housing-emergency…

Hollywood does not have a just-cause eviction ordinance. Evictions are governed by the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (Fla. Stat. Ch. 83, Part II). The 2023 Live Local Act…

Unincorporated Broward landlords must register each residential rental unit with the Housing and Urban Planning Division before leasing it, and renew annually for a $75 fee.

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…

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 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…

Hollywood puts extermination of rodents, vermin and other pests on the property owner and operator for shared and public areas of a dwelling, and on the occupant inside the unit they…

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…

Hollywood carries one zoning district built for farming: the AD Limited Agricultural District under Code of Ordinances § 4.5. It permits single-family dwellings, agricultural uses…

Broward County runs an administrative farm-status determination under its Right to Farm Act criteria, letting owners prove agricultural use to Public Works and Environmental Services…

In unincorporated Broward County, outdoor grills and cooking equipment can't sit in the front yard and must stay at least 5 feet from any side or rear property line.

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 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.

Broward County HOAs may levy fines up to 100 dollars per day capped at 1,000 dollars per violation, suspend use rights, and record liens. Fines over 1,000 dollars may be liened after…

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…

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…

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…