Fort Myers, FL Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)
Water restrictions in Fort Myers, FL, also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance, set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Key Facts
- Watering hours banned
- 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. daily
- Even addresses
- Thursday and/or Sunday only
- Odd addresses
- Wednesday and/or Saturday only
- First violation
- Written warning, no fine
- Repeat fines
- Up to $500 per day
Summary
Fort Myers restricts landscape irrigation to two assigned days each week based on address parity, and bans all watering between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. year-round under the city's water conservation ordinance.
Landscape irrigation shall be prohibited between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., except as otherwise provided.1.During any time change from Standard to Daylight Savings or vice versa, a 30-day grace period shall be permitted. Residents will not be cited for watering within one hour before the beginning or one hour after the end times provided above within the 30-day grace period.b.Irrigation of existing landscaping shall comply with the following provisions:1.Even addresses, as defined in section 90-72(3), installations with irrigation systems that irrigate both even and odd addresses within the same zones, such as multi-family units and homeowners' associations, and rights-of-way or other locations with no address shall have the opportunity to accomplish necessary landscape irrigation two days a week, only on Thursday and/or Sunday.2.Odd addresses, as defined in section 90-72(12), shall have the opportunity to accomplish necessary landscape irrigation two days a week, only on Wednesday and/or Saturday.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 60).
Full Breakdown
City of Fort Myers Code Sec. 90-74 prohibits landscape irrigation between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. every day, with a 30-day grace period around daylight-saving time changes. Properties at even-numbered addresses (and multi-family/HOA systems irrigating mixed addresses) may water only on Thursday and/or Sunday; odd-numbered addresses may water only on Wednesday and/or Saturday. New landscaping gets a 90-day establishment period with expanded days, and reclaimed water, agricultural/nursery irrigation, low-volume hand watering, and athletic play areas are exempt. The city adopted these as its own conservation measures incorporating the South Florida Water Management District's year-round rules, and city law enforcement and staff can cite violators anywhere within Fort Myers, Lee County.
Violations & Fines
First violation draws a written warning; a second violation carries a fine up to $80, a third up to $200, and each subsequent violation up to $500 per day.
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