Hollywood, FL Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)
Key Facts
- Max height
- 8 inches
- Applies to
- vacant or occupied, improved or unimproved
- Cure period after notice
- 5 calendar days
- City abatement admin charge
- $100 per service
- Repeat service in 30 days
- additional $100 charge
Summary
Weeds, grass or other vegetation on any Hollywood property, vacant or occupied, cannot exceed eight inches in height. Once notice is posted, the owner has five calendar days to cut and remove or mulch it before the city can do the work and lien the property.
No weeds, grass, undergrowth or other vegetable material growing upon real property in the city shall exceed eight inches in height except for intended cultivated growth; and all such materials shall be cut or trimmed as may be necessary to comply with such maximum height requirement and the cutting removed or mulched. All such material shall also be cut and either removed or mulched within five calendar days following the receipt of notice that such matter exceeds eight inches in height and is subject to cutting and removal pursuant to this section.
Full Breakdown
05 applies to every person with legal or beneficial ownership, possession, or control of real property in the city, whether vacant or occupied, improved or unimproved, and division (C) sets the operative rule: no weeds, grass, undergrowth or other vegetable material may exceed eight inches in height except intended cultivated growth, and any material over that height must be cut or trimmed and either removed or mulched. Once notice is posted on the property, mailed, or personally served, the clock starts running the next day, and division (C) gives the owner five calendar days from receipt of notice to complete the cutting and removal.
05(E)(1) lets the city perform the cutting and removal itself and bill the cost back to the responsible party, plus a $100 administrative charge per service, rising to an additional $100 if the city has to return within 30 consecutive days. 03(1) and potentially leading to a tax certificate sale if the non-ad valorem assessment goes unpaid.
Violations & Fines
Beyond the $100 per-service administrative charge (with an added $100 for repeat service within 30 days) and the property lien under § 101.05(E), general Chapter 101 violations fall under § 101.99: fines up to $250 per day once declared a nuisance by the special magistrate, up to $500 per day for a recurring nuisance, and a total fine cap of $7,500.
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