Coral Springs, FL Hurricane Preparedness: Hurricane Shutters (2026)

Section 7-202 encourages windborne debris protection on any structure certified for occupancy, but requires that storm shutters and other hurricane protection devices be designed and installed under the building code in effect at the time the development services department permitted the work. Once installed, shutters cannot be left in a closed or secured position more than fourteen consecutive days if doing so blocks egress, light, or ventilation on an occupied building after a hurricane watch or warning has ended. The fourteen-day clock resets if a new hurricane or tropical storm watch is issued during that period, or if conditions are predicted to arrive within forty-eight hours after day fourteen.

A vacant residence gets a separate carve-out: if no one lives in the unit, the owner must notify the fire chief or designee, on forms the fire department supplies, of the dates the residence will be vacant, along with the resident's name, address, shutter type, and an emergency contact number. Outside of hurricane season, which the code defines as June 1 through November 30, shutters are not permitted to stay closed at all unless there is an active hurricane or tropical storm watch. The rule applies citywide to any occupied structure with hurricane protection, and it works alongside the Florida Building Code, Broward County Edition, which governs how the shutters themselves must be engineered and installed.