Jupiter, FL

Jupiter's landscaping code requires that at least half of all plant material installed on a site, by type and quantity, be native species recognized by the South Florida Water…

Jupiter's Town Code makes it a public nuisance to let grass or weeds top 12 inches on any improved lot, per the "overgrown lot" definition in § 13-1 and the nuisance declaration in §…

Jupiter restricts landscape irrigation to the hours of 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. under Town Code § 20-344, and limits which days you may water based on your street address. Odd-numbered…

Jupiter's landscape maintenance ordinance sets a hard clearance line for trees that overhang a street or sidewalk: eight feet six inches over sidewalks and drainage areas, 13 feet six…

Removing a tree in Jupiter requires a vegetation removal permit from the department of planning and zoning, whether the job needs heavy equipment or hand tools, and it applies to…

Palm Beach County exempts rain barrels, cisterns, and similar rain-harvesting devices from the county's landscape irrigation watering-day and time restrictions, letting residents water…

Jupiter allows fowl raising, including poultry and egg production, and cattle raising as a matter of right only in the five-acre-minimum Agricultural District. The town's Rural…

Jupiter Town Code caps household pets at five per lot, counting any combination of dogs, cats and other pets older than four months. A spayed or neutered pot-bellied pig can fill one…

Jupiter's only mandatory spay-or-neuter law targets pot-bellied pigs, not dogs and cats generally. Section 5-37 of the Town Code requires every pot-bellied pig kept in town to be…

Veterinary clinics need special exception approval from Jupiter's planning and zoning commission in districts like C-1, per Town Code § 27-532(b)(10). Attached animal boarding is…

Jupiter's animal code does not treat wild animals as household pets: Sec. 5-1 excludes any animal the state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission classifies as wild, plus most…

Jupiter designates the entire town a bird sanctuary under Sec. 5-3, making it unlawful to trap, hunt, shoot, or molest any bird, or rob a bird's nest, anywhere within town limits…

Jupiter requires anyone who owns or operates a grooming parlor, kennel, or pet shop to follow the town's own regulations, or the county's rules if the town has none. As a kennel use…

Jupiter bans puppy and kitten mills outright and separately bars any pet store from selling, trading, or otherwise transferring a dog or cat within town limits. Stores may still host…

Jupiter requires every cat over four months old to carry a town tag or license backed by proof of rabies vaccination, renewed with an annual rabies shot, and worn visibly at all times…

Dogs may not run at large in Jupiter; on any town street, road, or alley they must be held by a leash no longer than eight feet, and off the owner's private property they must…

No breed restrictions exist in Jupiter. FL Statute 767.14 preempts all breed-specific legislation statewide, so pit bulls, rottweilers, and every other breed are legal. Dangerous dog…

Feeding alligators, sandhill cranes, and most wildlife is illegal under FL Statute 379.412. Jupiter has heavy sea turtle nesting March through October, regulated under the Florida…

Beekeeping is protected statewide under FL Statute 586.10 which preempts local bans. Jupiter residents may keep hives with FDACS annual registration. HOAs in communities like Abacoa…

Palm Beach County requires every cat four months or older to be implanted with an electronic animal ID (EAID) microchip, and owners must keep their contact information tied to that…

Jupiter bans in-vehicle stereos and unmuffled engine noise under Town Code §§ 13-106 and 13-112. A car stereo audible at 50 feet between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. is prima facie evidence of a…

Jupiter Town Code § 13-115 bars erecting, demolishing, altering or repairing any building outside 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays, with no work permitted…

Jupiter Town Code § 13-118 bars running lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers, chainsaws and power hedge shears in or within 500 feet of a residential sound zone between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00…

Jupiter Town Code § 13-144 sets numeric exterior sound limits by zoning: 55 dBA daytime / 45 dBA nighttime in residential zones, rising to 70/60 dBA in industrial zones, each measured…

Outdoor sound amplification devices in Jupiter must shut down between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under Town Code § 13-107, and even during the day they cannot exceed the decibel ceilings…

Jupiter bars lawn mowers, edgers, chainsaws and power hand tools from running in or within 500 feet of a residential sound zone between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., under Town Code §§…

Jupiter makes it unlawful to own, possess or harbor an animal or bird that creates frequent or sustained howling, barking, meowing or squawking that disturbs neighbors, under Town Code…

Jupiter Town Code § 19-25 bars parking a vehicle, trailer, boat, or RV on public streets for more than 24 continuous hours (72 hours in marked spaces) in residential and mixed-use…

Jupiter Town Code § 19-27 lets the town manager designate temporary or permanent no-parking areas anywhere in town under state authority, and it is unlawful to stop, stand, or park in…

An inoperative vehicle can sit in a Jupiter driveway for only 30 days under Town Code § 13-9 unless it goes in an enclosed garage or behind opaque fencing. Junked, wrecked or abandoned…

Jupiter requires every new or redeveloped automotive fueling station with a convenience store or other commercial use to install and maintain at least one rapid electric vehicle…

Jupiter requires commercial and industrial uses to provide off-street loading spaces sized under Table 2 of section 27-2828, with every space at least 13½ feet of clear height. Loading…

Jupiter's Town Code bars parking any bus, trailer, truck tractor, or truck over three-quarters-ton on residential streets, rights-of-way, or private residential lots for more than one…

Jupiter allows one boat, one boat trailer or utility trailer, and one recreational vehicle in the side, side-corner, or rear yard of a single-family or duplex lot, but never in the…

Jupiter lets passenger cars and light trucks up to three-quarters-ton park on driveways or on unpaved surfaces within eight feet of the driveway edge in front and side-corner yards of…

In unincorporated Palm Beach County, any electric vehicle charging parking space must be painted green or marked with green painted lines or curbs under the county's land development…

Florida caps the drop fee a tower can charge at half the posted rate if the owner shows up mid-tow, requires a signed itemized receipt, and forces storage lots within 10 to 15 highway…

Open burning of trash, debris, grass, wood or other material anywhere in Jupiter requires a town permit issued through the fire marshal before any fire is lit. The fire marshal can…

Florida Building Code requires working smoke alarms in every sleeping room, outside sleeping areas, and on every level of residential dwellings. Jupiter enforces this at time of sale…

Consumer fireworks are permitted in Jupiter only on the three state-designated holidays under FL Statute 791.08: July 4, December 31, and January 1. All other days require an…

Above-ground propane and LP-gas tanks three feet or taller in unincorporated Palm Beach County must meet the zoning district's yard setback or the Florida Building and Fire Prevention…

Recreational campfires and bonfires are allowed without a county burn permit under the Open Burning Ordinance, but they can't produce excessive visible smoke: the standard used to…

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

Jupiter requires every swimming pool, spa and hot tub to carry an approved safety barrier meeting Florida's Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act and the Florida Building Code, per Town…

Jupiter requires a construction permit before any pool, spa or screen enclosure goes in the ground, and that single permit issued by the building official covers the swimming pool and…

Jupiter's Town Code caps residential fences and walls at six feet in required side and rear yards and four feet in front yards, while commercial and industrial fences may reach eight…

Jupiter's Town Code bars any fence, wall, hedge or similar barrier in a residential district from containing broken glass, spikes, nails or similar materials designed to inflict pain…

A fence or wall enclosing a permitted use on Jupiter property, other than a primary agricultural use, has to go through the town's building permit process before it goes up. The Code…

In unincorporated Palm Beach County, a fence or wall built along a retaining wall on a Single Family lot can gain extra height matching the grade change next door: up to six feet in a…

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…

Jupiter allows a limited home occupation by right in the Agricultural, Rural Residential, and Residential Single-Family, Duplex and Limited Multifamily districts, while a full home…

Jupiter's home occupation rules forbid any significant increase in pedestrian or vehicle traffic beyond what a house would normally see from visitors. Section 27-2469(6) measures a…

Jupiter bans any exterior sign or other visible evidence that a home is being used for a home occupation. Section 27-2469(5) applies the same no-sign rule to both the family-only…

Jupiter permits family day care homes as home occupations subject to FL DCF licensing. State law allows up to 5 preschool children plus 5 after-school children. Town requires home…

Cottage food operations in unincorporated Palm Beach County are governed by FL FS §500.80, which preempts local regulation. Producers may sell up to 250,000 dollars annually of…

In Jupiter's Mixed Use Development District, an auxiliary dwelling unit may be rented out as a separate residence, but it cannot exceed 35 percent of the principal building's gross…

A backyard shed in Jupiter cannot exceed 144 square feet or eight feet in height, and it must sit at least three feet from an interior side line, five feet from the rear line and 15…

Jupiter permits accessory dwelling units (guest cottages) in certain residential zones as conditional uses, subject to a maximum of 800 square feet or 40 percent of the principal…

Palm Beach County allows tiny houses as small as 400 square feet under Florida Building Code Appendix Q, formally adopted into the county's own building code with reduced…

Unincorporated Palm Beach County lets you convert a garage or carport to living space, but only if you replace the lost parking in the driveway or a common lot first.

Unincorporated Palm Beach County lets homeowners build one Accessory Quarters unit by right, but the code defines it as located on the owner-occupied principal dwelling's lot, so…

Jupiter STR occupancy limits follow FL §509.032(7)(b): 2 persons per bedroom plus 2 additional, or 2 persons per 50 sq ft of sleeping area, whichever is less. Occupancy posted in unit.

Jupiter does not impose a minimum stay requirement beyond state law. FL §509.032 preempts minimum-night caps that would effectively ban STRs. Some Jupiter HOAs impose 30-day or 90-day…

Jupiter STR registrations require off-street parking for all guest vehicles. Parking on lawns, swales, or public right-of-way prohibited. Maximum vehicle count posted in unit must not…

Hosts renting short-term in unincorporated Palm Beach County must file a registration application and pay fees for a Business Tax Receipt and Tourist Development Tax account before…

Airbnb, Vrbo and other hosting platforms operating in unincorporated Palm Beach County must verify each host holds an active Tourist Development Tax account and Business Tax Receipt…

Palm Beach County can revoke a Home Sharing or Vacation Rental registration for any violation of the short-term rental ordinance, and the host must wait a full year before reapplying.

Palm Beach County splits short-term rentals into Home Sharing, where the host lives on-site during the stay, and Vacation Rentals, where the host is absent: both require separate…

Unincorporated Palm Beach County levies a 6% Tourist Development Tax on stays of six months or less, and hosts must hold an active Business Tax Receipt and TDT account with the Tax…

Building, altering or placing any structure, obstruction or driveway in a Jupiter public street or right-of-way is unlawful without a town permit under § 17-119. Applications go to the…

Property owners, not the town, must keep sidewalks and curbs crossing their private driveways safe under Town Code § 17-23. The duty covers potholes, uneven surfaces, protruding roots…

Unincorporated Palm Beach County bans willfully obstructing streets, roads, and sidewalks, and separately prohibits parking a vehicle on a sidewalk; violations are non-criminal traffic…

Jupiter requires on-site recyclable material collection and storage areas at every multifamily development with ten or more units and at all new commercial developments under Town Code…

Jupiter households must keep garbage cans emptied at least twice weekly under Town Code § 16-10, and every resident, occupant and property owner is required to use the town's…

Jupiter Town Code § 16-11 bans dumping garbage, trash or litter on anyone else's land, in the street, or in any stream, whether from a vehicle or on foot. Each day a violation…

Jupiter requires new dumpsters on nonresidential property to sit at least 75 feet from residentially zoned land and be fully screened on three sides by a solid masonry enclosure at…

Jupiter's Town Code sets exact rules for putting out garbage, trash and yard waste: containers go curbside no earlier than noon the day before pickup and must come in by midnight of…

Unincorporated Palm Beach County caps yard waste pieces at 6 feet, 6 inches thick and 50 pounds, and bars putting carts or containers at the curb before 3 p.m. the day before…

Palm Beach County makes it a crime to scavenge or remove recyclables once residents set them at the curb for pickup, and requires anyone collecting recyclable material to hold a county…

Unincorporated Palm Beach County caps curbside yard waste at 6 cubic yards, with oversized pieces and non-conforming debris left uncollected until removed by the owner.

Unincorporated Palm Beach County residents may set garbage and yard waste carts out no earlier than 3 p.m. the day before pickup and must pull them back in the same day collection…

Jupiter town parks close to the public between sunset and sunrise every night. Section 14-82 bars anyone from being in park property during those hours except in lighted areas hosting…

Palm Beach County juvenile curfew ordinance applies in Jupiter. Minors under 16 prohibited in public places 11 PM-5 AM Sun-Thu and midnight-5 AM Fri-Sat. Minors 16-17 prohibited…

Jupiter's town council can formally designate an individual tree as historic or specimen, and once designated it cannot come down without a town council finding that it is hazardous or…

If a vegetation removal permit review turns up a state- or federally-listed threatened, endangered or special-concern species living on or dependent on the property, Jupiter must deny…

Within the Common Use Subdistrict of Jupiter's Mixed Use Development District, the neighborhoods built out under the Abacoa master plan, the Code requires native shade street trees in…

Jupiter bans planting, maintaining or selling any Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council Category I invasive species anywhere in town, and separately outlaws five named ornamentals, most…

Jupiter defines a billboard as any off-premises advertising sign and bans billboard signs outright in every zoning district, so there is no lawful way to light one, illuminated or…

Every exterior fixture in Jupiter, from roof and facade lighting to any fixture forming a linear pattern, must be recessed and shielded or built with a cutoff luminaire so the light…

Jupiter caps how much light a development can spill onto a neighboring lot at 0.3 footcandle under section 27-2592(g), measured against Table 1 of the town's lighting standards…

Jupiter Town Code § 13-120 requires any blower, power fan or internal combustion engine, a category the code's definitions extend to air-conditioning and pool equipment, to be muffled…

Jupiter exempts portable and standby generators from the town's exterior sound-zone limits only during a power outage, or for one maintenance test cycle per week capped at 30 minutes…

Jupiter Town Code § 13-143 caps indoor sound in bars, restaurants, clubs and nightclubs at 95 dBA sustained for more than 30 seconds, measured with an ANSI-approved sound meter…

Jupiter bans drones from taking off or landing anywhere on town park property. Sec. 14-84 groups drones with aircraft, helicopters, gliders, balloons, and parachutes under one rule…

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.

Jupiter Town Code § 14-75(g) confines bicycles, electric bicycles, motorcycles, ATVs, scooters, minibikes and golf carts within town parks to the paved roads designed for vehicular…

Jupiter Town Code § 19-31 makes it unlawful to park, stand, or leave a motor vehicle on any bike path or bicycle trail in town, with an exception only for a permanent or duly…

Uber and Lyft are otherwise exempt from Palm Beach County's vehicle-for-hire ordinance, but drivers must still follow the county's Airport and Port of Palm Beach rules on pickup fees…

Unincorporated Palm Beach County runs red-light cameras under Article IV of the county code, fining drivers $158 for failing to stop, with a 60-day window to pay, contest, or submit an…

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…

Jupiter bars anyone from lodging on private land without the owner's consent and from lodging or settling on any town, county or state-owned public property without that government's…

County Code § 18-2 makes it unlawful to occupy, lodge, or sleep in the open on private property, vacant lots, or under bridges without the owner's permission, and separately bans…

Jupiter Town Code § 19-143 caps what tow truck companies can charge for non-consent tows and impounds, covering the first 30 minutes, per-mile mileage, storage, and lien fees, and bars…

Jupiter enforces Palm Beach County's adult entertainment licensing code and layers on its own 750-foot spacing requirement, keeping adult entertainment establishments away from…

Palm Beach County requires a sheriff's-office permit before anyone buys, consigns, or pawns secondhand goods, with a $350 fee, mandatory transaction records, and a 15-day holding…

Palm Beach County doesn't license massage establishments itself: Code § 17-149 defers entirely to the state Board of Massage under Chapter 480, Florida Statutes, and a studio still…

Temporary tattoo and body piercing establishments in Palm Beach County must pass a county Health Department plan review and pay a $200 fee before opening, per the Environmental Control…

Palm Beach County requires anyone operating a pawnshop or buying/pawning secondhand goods to get a $350 sheriff's office permit, hold goods 15 days before resale, and submit…

Unincorporated Palm Beach County bars home-based businesses from performing paid repair services on-site, and caps work vehicles at one per lot (12,500 lbs GVWR) unless you're zoned…

Florida Statute 569.315 expressly preempts the regulation of the marketing, sale, and delivery of nicotine products and dispensing devices to the state, voiding most municipal…

Jupiter Town Code § 20-94 lets a utility customer request an excessive usage credit for a promptly repaired consumer-side leak once a billing cycle's usage tops twice the customer's…

Jupiter Town Code § 20-278 bans any discharge into the town's stormwater system that isn't plain stormwater or that violates federal, state, or local law, and separately prohibits…

Jupiter requires new and substantially improved buildings in flood hazard areas to elevate the lowest floor to at least 1.5 feet above base flood elevation under Town Code § 22-251…

A private dock in Jupiter needs a town building permit before it goes in the water, and the Code sets hard numeric limits on how far it can reach. On a natural waterway a dock, boat…

Jupiter grading permits required for fill over 50 cubic yards or any change affecting neighboring drainage. Lots must drain to street or approved swale without directing runoff onto…

Jupiter extensively mapped in FEMA flood zones AE, VE (oceanfront), and X. Lowest floor elevation must be at or above Base Flood Elevation plus 1 foot freeboard (Jupiter adopted)…

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

Jupiter's housing code requires every dwelling's foundation, walls, roof, windows, doors and rubbish containers to be rodent-proof under Town Code §§ 21-168 and 21-169. The code…

Palm Beach County authorizes a needle and syringe exchange program only through a BCC-contracted nonprofit or health provider; operating one without a county contract is a criminal…

Jupiter requires every business, profession or occupation operating in town to hold a certificate of registration, commonly called a business tax receipt, issued annually by the town's…

Jupiter exempts vacant lots covered in native vegetation from its overgrown-lot nuisance rule: Town Code § 13-3 states such lots "shall not be considered a nuisance." An unimproved lot…

Jupiter's building and planning departments can declare any dilapidated, decayed or dangerous structure a public nuisance under Town Code § 13-41, and the town can force removal and…

Jupiter's housing code bars renting or occupying any dwelling that fails minimum habitability standards set out in Town Code §§ 21-107 through 21-172. Landlords must deliver units…

Palm Beach County follows Florida Statute Chapter 83 (Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act) for evictions. No just-cause eviction requirement exists; landlords may decline to…

Unincorporated Palm Beach County requires landlords who rent apartment houses long-term to hold a county Business Tax Receipt, taxed at $1.64 per unit with a $27.50 minimum, renewed…

Florida Statute §125.0103(2) flatly prohibits rent control in Palm Beach County and every other Florida locality. The 2023 Live Local Act deleted the old housing-emergency referendum…

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…

In Jupiter's Residential, Single-Family District (R-1), buildings and structures on a lot cannot cover more than 35 percent of the lot area. The cap sits in the same area and dimension…

Unincorporated Palm Beach County sets minimum yard setbacks by zoning district under the ULDC's Table 3.D.1.A: a standard single-family (RS) lot needs a 25-foot front setback, 7.5-foot…

Unincorporated Palm Beach County limits buildings and structures to 35 feet in every zoning district unless the ULDC states otherwise, with taller multifamily, office, commercial, and…

Jupiter caps residential garage sales at two per calendar year per residence under Town Code § 27-321(i). No special permit or town application is required to hold one, unlike other…

Jupiter's historic resources board, created under section 27-2437, reviews nominations of historic sites and districts against nine criteria in section 27-2438, from association with a…

Gatherings at town-owned venues, town parks, the civic center, town hall, the Riverwalk, or the community center skip the planning and zoning special-permit process. Town Code §…

Jupiter businesses running sidewalk sales, grand openings, or promotional street events use an A-1 permit under Town Code § 27-321(l). Each business gets up to six such events a year…

Palm Beach County makes it unlawful to disrupt a permitted commercial film or TV shoot on public property, banning sound interference, lighting interference, blocking equipment access…

Palm Beach County requires a permit from the Parks and Recreation Director before holding a parade, demonstration, or other mass gathering on county park property in the unincorporated…

Jupiter's Agricultural District (A-1), created under Town Code § 27-506, protects farmland from encroachment by incompatible uses and shields watersheds, scenic areas, and wildlife…

Farms in Palm Beach County's unincorporated AGR and AP agricultural districts are shielded from nuisance suits over noise, odors, dust, and machinery under the county's Right to Farm…

A residential garage sale in Jupiter does not need a special permit, but the Code limits a household to two sales a calendar year. In the Abacoa-area Mixed Use Development District…

A Jupiter commercial business cannot cover more than 25 percent of its street-facing window area with signage, display racks, merchandise or other opaque material. The business can…

Jupiter caps temporary political signs at one per candidate or issue per residential lot, limits them to six square feet on residential property and 16 square feet on nonresidential…

Jupiter limits freestanding changeable-copy signage to eight square feet per face townwide and reserves full electronic message boards, LED, LEP or OEL, for museums, government…

Palm Beach County exempts temporary holiday lighting from its outdoor lighting standards, no permit or photometric plan needed, unless the display creates a safety hazard or glare…

Jupiter's green building program lets developers of Large-Scale and Small-Scale Planned Unit Developments trade FGBC or USGBC certification for waivers from the town's building and…

Jupiter requires at least 35 square feet of usable indoor space per child and 75 square feet of outdoor play area per non-infant child at any licensed child care facility, with a…

Any owner constructing, altering, repairing, or demolishing a building, or working on electrical, gas, mechanical, or plumbing systems in unincorporated Palm Beach County, must get a…

Unincorporated Palm Beach County requires a staged inspection sequence, foundation, framing, sheathing, roofing, and final, and bars concealing any stage of work until the building…

In unincorporated Palm Beach County, buildings with passenger elevators must keep at least one running whenever the building is occupied, under the county Housing Code.

Unincorporated Palm Beach County requires a building permit before any plumbing installation, alteration, or repair, issued under the adopted Florida Building Code, Plumbing, and…

Palm Beach County adopts the National Electrical Code as its minimum electrical construction standard, and the Building Division requires a permit for wiring work in unincorporated…

Lead-based paint disclosure and abatement in Palm Beach County follow federal EPA RRP Rule and HUD Lead Safe Housing Rule. Pre-1978 housing requires EPA-certified renovators for any…

Jupiter bars drinking or carrying an open container of alcohol on streets, sidewalks, benches, parking lots, and other town-owned public land, and within 500 feet of a commercial…

Palm Beach County bans e-cigarettes and other vapor-generating devices inside County public park playgrounds, not traditional cigarette smoking, and not the rest of the park, enforced…

Officers may issue a $100 civil citation instead of arresting adults caught with 20 grams or less of marijuana or paraphernalia in unincorporated Palm Beach County, capped at two…

Palm Beach County bans loitering in park restrooms, dressing rooms, picnic shelters, and wooded areas countywide under Sec. 21-35, with violators facing citation, ejection, and fines…

Buildings in Jupiter's Center Street/Maplewood Drive District and Civic District must follow the architectural design guidelines in Sec. 27-1530, covering compatible materials, roof…

Jupiter's town council may award a large-scale Planned Unit Development up to two extra dwelling units per acre above the base zoning density in exchange for a substantial public…

Jupiter HOAs commonly require ARC approval for exterior changes under FL §720.3035. Written standards required; review timelines typically 30-45 days. Denials must cite specific…

Jupiter HOA disputes over covenant enforcement or elections must go through pre-suit mediation under FL §720.311 before court. DBPR provides arbitration for recall and election…

Jupiter HOAs enforce CC&Rs via written notice, opportunity to cure, and hearing before a 3-member fining committee per FL §720.305(2). Fines capped at $100/day and $1,000 aggregate…

Unincorporated Palm Beach County requires every POA declaration to grant automatic membership, voting rights, and assessment authority, and forces the developer to set a fixed date for…

HOA assessments in Palm Beach County are governed by FL §720.308. Annual budget and assessments require board approval; special assessments may require member vote per the declaration…

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…

Jupiter requires every peddler, solicitor and itinerant merchant to obtain a town permit and business tax receipt before going door to door. The chief of police reviews a sworn…

Jupiter bars any permitted solicitor from entering a property posted with a 'No Soliciting' sign or from staying after being told to leave. Door-to-door sales and solicitation are also…

Home cultivation of cannabis is ILLEGAL in Jupiter and throughout Florida. Florida Medical Marijuana program (Amendment 2, 2016) does NOT permit patient cultivation. All medical…

Jupiter Town Code § 27-477 bans medical marijuana treatment center dispensaries anywhere within town limits, using authority Florida reserved to municipalities under Fla. Stat. §…

Unincorporated Palm Beach County keeps medical marijuana dispensing facilities at least 500 feet from any existing elementary or secondary school, with closer siting possible only…

Food trucks selling from a Palm Beach County road right-of-way in the unincorporated area need an Engineering Department roadside vendor permit, $250 a year, $500,000 liability…

Palm Beach County requires an Engineering Department permit to vend from unincorporated county rights-of-way, restricting locations near schools, homes, competing businesses, and…

Unincorporated Palm Beach County bars roadside vendors from any location with a public sidewalk, curbing, driveway or bike path: vending permits only cover clear road shoulders, under…

Palm Beach County charges a 6% tourist development tax on stays of six months or less at hotels, motels, and vacation rentals countywide, including inside every municipality, collected…

Unincorporated Palm Beach County requires impact-rated shutters or glazing on new site-built single-family homes worth $750,000+ in the wind-borne debris region under the county's…

Reroofing or new roof work in unincorporated Palm Beach County needs a building permit and at least two Building Division inspections, covering dry-in, sheathing, flashing and roof…

Once a local state of emergency is declared, the Solid Waste Authority may enter unincorporated Palm Beach County's private roads and gated communities to collect and remove disaster…

In unincorporated Palm Beach County, rooftop solar counts as mechanical equipment and can go on principal or accessory buildings, including front and side street yards, without special…

Florida Statute §163.04 strongly preempts HOA restrictions on solar panels in Palm Beach County. HOAs may regulate placement for aesthetics only if performance is not impaired…

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…