Florida-Friendly Landscaping is protected by FL Statute 373.185 and actively encouraged in Winter Park. Residents may replace turf with Florida native plants and the city cannot prohibit Florida-Friendly principles.
The UF/IFAS Florida-Friendly Landscaping program provides plant lists and design guidance. Winter Park's landscape code must accommodate Florida-Friendly yards per state law. HOAs in Winter Park are also bound by 373.185 and cannot categorically ban natives. Common Central Florida natives include live oak, southern magnolia, saw palmetto, muhly grass, and beautyberry.
Contact your local code enforcement office for specific penalty information.
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Winter Park requires property owners to maintain lots free of accumulated brush, dead vegetation, and combustible debris. Overgrown lots posing fire hazards ...
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Consumer fireworks are banned in Winter Park except on the three state-preempted holidays under FL Statute 791.08: July 4, December 31, and January 1. Sparkl...
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Open burning of yard waste is generally prohibited in Winter Park. Yard debris must be placed at curbside for municipal collection. Authorization from the Fl...
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Carts must be placed at curbside no earlier than 6 PM the day before collection and removed by 7 AM the day after. Carts must be stored out of view from stre...
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Winter Park requires permits for door-to-door commercial solicitation. Permits issued by Police Department after background check. Religious and political ca...
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Trash and recycling carts must be stored out of public view between collection days. Carts visible from street subject to code enforcement action under prope...
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