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Port St. Lucie, FL Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)

Some Restrictions

Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified July 2026

Water restrictions in Port St. Lucie, 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

Adopted rule: SFWMD Chapter 40E-24.201(1)-(6), F.A.C.
Daily no-water window: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
New landscaping, first 30 days: All days except Friday
Existing landscaping days: Set by Chapter 40E-24.201, F.A.C.
Variance limit: No zone more than three days weekly

Summary

Port St. Lucie adopts the South Florida Water Management District's year-round landscape irrigation rules by reference in section 65.07. The city writes the daily no-water window into its own code but leaves the day-of-week schedule to the District.

Landscape irrigation shall be prohibited daily between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. ... In Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie counties: odd addresses ... shall have the opportunity to accomplish necessary landscape irrigation only on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday[;] even addresses ... shall have the opportunity to accomplish necessary landscape irrigation only on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Source: City of Port St. Lucie Code of Ordinances (Municode)View official code

Full Breakdown

Section 65.07(c)1 states that the City adopts the rules of the South Florida Water Management District, Chapter 40E-24.201(1)-(6), F.A.C. Within that adoption the code sets out its own text: landscape irrigation is prohibited daily between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. New landscaping in place thirty days or less may be watered Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday; from thirty-one to ninety days it drops to Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. For existing landscaping the code sends even and odd addresses to the days and times allowed by Chapter 40E-24.201, F.A.C., rather than listing them.

Violations & Fines

Section 65.08 makes each day in violation a separate offense and allows no more than one written warning. The city may enforce through Chapter 37, where fines reach $1,000.00 per day for a first violation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What days can I water my lawn in Port St. Lucie?

For established landscaping the city code does not list the days itself. Section 65.07(c)1iii.f sends both even and odd addresses to the days and times allowed by Chapter 40E-24.201, F.A.C.

Does Port St. Lucie have its own watering ordinance?

Yes, section 65.07. But it adopts the South Florida Water Management District's rules in Chapter 40E-24.201(1)-(6), F.A.C. rather than setting an independent city schedule.

Can I hand-water any day?

Low-volume methods are exempt. Section 65.07(c)1iii.e allows any plant material to be watered by low volume irrigation, micro-irrigation, low-volume hand watering, and rain barrels or cisterns without regard to the watering days or times.

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