Hollywood, FL Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)
Water restrictions in Hollywood, 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
- Daily watering hours
- 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. only
- Even addresses
- Thursday and/or Sunday
- Odd addresses
- Wednesday and/or Saturday
- Daytime ban
- 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. prohibited
- First penalty
- Written warning, then $50
- Repeat penalty
- $100, then $200 per violation
Summary
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 Thursday and/or Sunday; odd addresses water Wednesday and/or Saturday, and only outside the 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daytime window.
(A) Landscape irrigation of new and existing installations shall be restricted to the hours of 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m., seven days per week... (4)(a) Landscape irrigation shall be prohibited between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., except as otherwise provided. (b) Irrigation of existing landscaping shall comply with the following provisions: 1. Even addresses... shall have the opportunity to accomplish necessary landscape irrigation two days a week, only on Thursday and/or Sunday. 2. Odd addresses, shall have the opportunity to accomplish necessary...irrigation two days a week, only on Wednesday and/or Saturday.
Full Breakdown
116 makes Hollywood's landscape irrigation conservation measures permanent and year-round rather than drought-triggered. , seven days a week. C. 201: even addresses, mixed-zone properties such as multi-family buildings and HOAs, and addressless rights-of-way may irrigate two days a week, Thursday and/or Sunday, while odd addresses get Wednesday and/or Saturday. is flatly prohibited except as the section otherwise allows. New landscaping gets extra leeway under (B)(4)(c): it may be watered once on the day of installation without regard to listed days, and during a 90-day establishment period landscaping in place 30 days or less may be watered on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and/or Sunday, an entire irrigation zone qualifying only if at least 50% of it is new plant material.
117 carves out exclusions: reclaimed wastewater irrigation, low-volume and micro-irrigation, and hand watering with a self-canceling nozzle are never restricted; system testing for cleaning and maintenance is capped at once per zone per week unless the owner proves more is needed to the City Utilities Department. 116 lets any stricter South Florida Water Management District restriction override the city's schedule during a declared water shortage.
Violations & Fines
A property owner violating § 51.116 or § 51.118 is guilty of a civil infraction under § 51.999(D), with escalating civil penalties: a written warning for the first violation, $50 for the first violation after a warning, $100 for a second violation, and $200 for each additional violation within a one-year period, with each day of violation a separate offense. An owner who does not pay or contest a citation waives the right to contest it and faces judgment up to $250.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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