Miramar, FL

Within Miramar's Transit Oriented Corridor District (TOCD) along State Road 7, sound measured at the property line of a sound-generating property cannot exceed 70 decibels from sunrise…

Playing a radio, speaker or musical instrument in Miramar so the sound reaches public streets or neighboring properties requires a city manager permit, and even permitted sound is…

Miramar requires a city manager permit before operating any loudspeaker or sound-broadcast device on an aircraft, wagon, truck or vehicle in city limits, and the manager can refuse the…

Letting a pet habitually bark, whine, howl, crow or cackle to the point it seriously annoys neighbors is a declared public nuisance under Miramar's animal code, enforceable the same…

Miramar law bans unnecessary vehicle horn honking, running a car so out of repair it grates or rattles loudly, and discharging engine exhaust without a working muffler, all listed as…

Miramar bans loud, disturbing and unnecessary noise citywide under City Code § 10-115, and singles out radios, TVs and yelling on public streets between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. as…

In unincorporated Broward County, power blowers and outdoor cleaning equipment are exempt from the noise code only from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

In unincorporated Broward County, construction, repair, alteration, testing, drilling, and demolition tool noise is exempt from the county nuisance-noise ban only between 7:00 a.m. and…

Miramar bans retail pet stores from selling dogs or cats unless the animal came from a shelter, a rescue group, or was bred on property zoned for the seller. City Code Sec. 6-14 makes…

Miramar does not ban any breed by name; a dog is declared dangerous based on what it actually does, not what it is. A dog that menaces a person, kills or severely injures another…

Miramar has formally declared itself a bird sanctuary, making it unlawful anywhere in the city to hunt, wound, molest, injure or kill a bird. Capturing a bird is also banned except for…

Miramar regulates dog grooming and animal-boarding facilities under the same Land Development Code standard as veterinary hospitals: fully enclosed buildings, soundproofing so barking…

Miramar dogs cannot run loose on public property or on someone else's land without consent, and owners must keep direct, physical control over a dog off its own property. An at-large…

Miramar lets residents keep bees but the Land Development Code layers two hard local numbers onto the state beekeeping law: hives must sit at least 150 feet from any property line, and…

Keeping a wild animal as a pet in Miramar requires the state permit that species requires under Florida wildlife rules; without it, ownership is unlawful citywide. Zoos…

Miramar bans livestock citywide except where the Land Development Code allows it, and that carve-out is narrow: it applies only to parcels designated Rural or Estate, with a hard cap…

Cats four months and older must be registered with a rabies tag countywide, but Broward has no leash or at-large law for cats, and colony-managed community cats are exempt.

Broward County's Animal Care Ordinance bans hoarding of dogs or cats and deems it animal cruelty, enforced countywide by the Animal Care Division through civil citations.

Broward doesn't require microchipping for all pets, but registered dogs and cats with a microchip get a discounted rabies tag fee, while dogs classified dangerous and all guard dogs…

Broward County requires the Division's veterinarian to sterilize any intact dog or cat impounded more than once, billing the cost to the owner at a fee set by the County Commission.

Broward County bans feeding wildlife in any county park area under the parks and recreation code's nuisance provisions, alongside rules against releasing exotic animals and controlling…

Unincorporated Broward bars veterinary hospitals from sites touching residential zoning, or separated from it only by a street, alley, or canal.

Running a vacation rental or bed and breakfast in Miramar requires a city zoning certificate of use, a business tax receipt, state DBPR transient lodging licensure, and annual…

Miramar does not require a host to sleep on-site, but every bed and breakfast or vacation rental must have a local responsible party registered with the police department and reachable…

Miramar requires every bed and breakfast, vacation rental, and short-term rental to carry commercial general liability insurance before it can operate. The Land Development Code sets…

Miramar requires every short-term rental to follow the city's noise ordinance and to post a written notice about it inside the unit. Owners who install a permanent noise-monitoring…

Miramar suspends a short-term rental's operating certificate on an escalating schedule for repeat violations: 30 days on a second offense, 180 days on a third, 365 days on a fourth…

Miramar imposes no annual night cap or minimum-stay requirement on vacation rentals. Florida Statute 509.032(7)(b) preempts any local ordinance enacted on or after June 1, 2011 that…

Miramar short-term and vacation rentals must fit all guest parking on the rental unit's own lot. Guests cannot spill over onto neighboring driveways, clubhouse or common areas, or the…

Miramar's Land Development Code flatly requires bed and breakfast units to be owner-occupied, a standard laid out in the same section that governs short-term rental and vacation rental…

Miramar vacation rental operators must register with the Florida Department of Revenue for sales tax and with Broward County for Tourist Development Tax, and may owe local hotel taxes…

Broward cities set STR maximum occupancy typically at 2 persons per bedroom plus 2 additional, consistent with SB 280 (2024) framework. FL 509.032 prohibits local STR-specific…

Miramar's Table 505-1 accessory-use standards cap utility sheds at 240 square feet and 10 feet tall, but only in the Rural, Estate, and Residential Single-Family 1 districts, where…

Miramar allows one accessory dwelling unit per lot as an accessory to a single-family detached home, capping it at 1,200 square feet, requiring it stay under 50% of the primary home's…

Miramar's Land Development Code lets homeowners rent out an accessory dwelling unit to anyone, not just relatives, but the ADU must share utility meters with the main house and the…

Miramar lets homeowners convert a detached garage or other accessory structure into an accessory dwelling unit, but only if the resulting unit is a permitted use and meets every ADU…

Miramar's Land Development Code defines a tiny home as any residential structure under 600 square feet, then sets its own floor-area floor: Table 402-4 requires a minimum 300 square…

Every accessory dwelling unit approved in Miramar triggers impact fees covering police and fire protection, water and sewer capacity, and parks and recreation, assessed for the added…

Miramar doesn't set a citywide retaining wall height cap, but its Land Development Code does regulate retaining walls built within FEMA-mapped regulated floodways. Section 616.3…

Section 505.8 bans barbed wire and similar material on any fence or wall inside a Miramar residential district, no exceptions, and limits wood fences to pressure treated pine, redwood…

Miramar requires a permit before any fence, wall, or landscaping goes into a utility easement, and Section 505.8 layers on an encroachment agreement for lots platted after January 1…

Miramar caps residential fences at six feet under Section 505.8, and front-yard fences are only allowed at all in the Rural, Estate, and RS1 districts, still capped at six feet and…

Florida's one statewide fence statute, §588.011, defines a legal fence as at least 3 feet high with three strands of wire on posts no more than 20 feet apart. Residential height…

Miramar requires a Tree Removal/Relocation Permit before cutting down, relocating or encroaching on the dripline of any tree two inches or larger in caliper anywhere in the city…

Compost piles at any Miramar community garden, urban garden or urban farm must sit at least 10 feet from adjacent property and be screened from view with hedges or shrubs, under Land…

Miramar's Land Development Code makes every property owner responsible for keeping trees and hedges trimmed clear of street lighting, sight lines and sidewalks. Section 506.12.1 caps…

Miramar caps weeds, brush and grass at 6 inches on any lot with a structure and 12 inches on vacant land within 300 feet of a residential zone or improved right-of-way, under City Code…

Miramar bans all landscape irrigation citywide between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. every day under City Code § 21-62(a). Existing landscaping at even-numbered addresses may water only…

Legal under FL Statute 373.62. No city permit for rain barrels. HOAs cannot ban. Use for irrigation/non-potable. Prevent mosquito breeding.

Unincorporated Broward lets single-family homeowners on one acre or less install synthetic turf that meets state DEP standards, under the county's landscaping code.

Unincorporated Broward's landscaping code makes native plants the default, not an option. Section 39-83(a)(2) requires that fifty percent of all vegetation required to be planted…

Miramar bars all outdoor fires, including backyard fire pits, under City Code Sec. 9-2 except for noncommercial outdoor food preparation, frost-protection heaters, fire department…

Miramar requires conditional use approval before a permit can issue for any propane gas storage tank that serves off-site users, including household customers. Backyard tanks for a…

Miramar enforces the Florida Building Code Residential R314 and the Florida Fire Prevention Code (NFPA 101 / NFPA 72, 2021 editions) as adopted by the State Fire Marshal, plus Broward…

Fireworks in Miramar require a fire department permit before storage, sale, handling or use under City Code Sec. 9-5, and the city has adopted NFPA 1124, the Fireworks Manufacture…

Broward County allows backyard campfires and bonfires for recreational, ceremonial or cooking use without a PWESD permit, but the fire must sit at least 300 feet from any occupied…

The Florida Forest Service has statewide jurisdiction over wildfire prevention and suppression on non-municipal land under Chapter 590, Florida Statutes.

Miramar bars parking any commercial or passenger vehicle on private property, including the lawn area, except in a driveway, carport, or garage, under City Code § 20-49(h). Passenger…

New construction in Miramar, other than single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and communities under 10 units, must build in electric vehicle charging infrastructure under LDC…

Miramar caps residential lots to one trailer, one RV, or one boat unless extras sit inside a fully enclosed garage, under City Code § 20-49(c). Boats are limited to 25 feet in length…

Miramar requires every retail, industrial, hotel and institutional building to provide its own off-street loading space sized at least 10 feet wide, 25 feet long and 14 feet of…

Miramar's parking code bans facing oncoming traffic, blocking driveways, and stopping in a way that impedes traffic flow on any city street, right-of-way, or swale. City Code § 20-48…

Commercial motor vehicles cannot stop, stand, or park in Miramar's residential zoning districts under City Code § 20-49(b), with narrow exceptions for short deliveries, active…

Miramar bars parking an inoperable or derelict vehicle in residential zones under City Code § 20-49(a), subjecting it to towing at the owner's expense under § 20-51. A separate…

Miramar's parking code lets the police chief, with the city manager's concurrence, designate specific streets or areas as restricted parking zones to protect resident safety, then mark…

Broward County licenses every tow truck and booting operator that works anywhere inside the county, incorporated cities included, and Chapter 20, Article VII, Division 2 of the County…

On streets posted to prohibit all-night parking in unincorporated Broward County, vehicles cannot sit longer than 30 minutes between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., with an exception for…

Miramar flatly prohibits signage for home-based businesses. LDC § 1009(r) lists 'signs in conjunction with a home occupation' in a residentially-zoned area among the specifically…

Miramar exempts qualifying home occupations from the Zoning Certificate of Use every other business needs before opening, so a resident running an incidental home-based business from…

Miramar's Land Development Code defines a home occupation as a business run by residents inside their own dwelling, but the same definition flatly bars any home business that requires…

FL Cottage Food Law (F.S. 500.80) allows home food sales up to $250,000/year. No food license needed. BTR from Miramar required. Direct to consumer sales only. Proper labeling required.

Family day care homes in Broward County must register or be licensed under Florida Statute 402.313. The Broward County Child Care Licensing and Enforcement agency handles local…

Permit required if >24 inches deep. Barrier requirements apply. Walls 48+ inches may serve as barrier with lockable ladder. Electrical permit for pump.

At least 2 safety features per FL Ch. 515. Drain covers per VGB Act. Maintain clear water. Abandoned pools must be drained.

Miramar has no rent control ordinance. Florida preempts all local rent control under Fla. Stat. Sec. 125.0103, and the 2023 Live Local Act (SB 102) eliminated the housing-emergency…

Miramar requires every dwelling, including rental units, to be kept structurally sound, weatherproof and free of infestation. City Code Section 10-128 sets specific exterior…

Miramar does not have a just-cause eviction ordinance. Evictions are governed by the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (Fla. Stat. Ch. 83, Part II). The 2023 Live Local Act…

Unincorporated Broward landlords must register each residential rental unit with the Housing and Urban Planning Division before leasing it, and renew annually for a $75 fee.

Fla. Stat. § 83.56 requires a 3-day notice to pay rent or vacate for nonpayment, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays from the count. For lease violations, the landlord…

Under Fla. Stat. § 83.53, a Florida landlord must give at least 24 hours' notice to enter for repairs and may enter only at reasonable times, defined as between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m…

For a month-to-month tenancy, Fla. Stat. § 83.57 now requires 30 days' written notice (raised from 15 days by 2023's HB 1417). Breaking a fixed-term lease triggers landlord remedies…

Florida has no rent control and no statute setting a maximum rent increase or a dedicated advance-notice period. On a month-to-month tenancy, a new rent takes effect only through the…

Florida places no dollar limit on residential security deposits, but it enforces tight deadlines. If the landlord makes no claim, the deposit must be returned within 15 days of…

Adverse possession in Florida requires 7 years of actual, continued, exclusive possession plus paying all taxes within a year and filing a return with the property appraiser (Fla…

Miramar restricts how early roofing materials can be loaded onto a roof during hurricane season, plus what a builder must do with stockpiled materials once a storm warning issues. City…

Miramar bars residents from keeping hurricane shutters closed for more than seven consecutive days during hurricane season unless a storm actually occurs or another storm is expected…

Miramar requires new buildings and substantially improved structures in mapped flood hazard areas to sit at least two feet above the base flood elevation, the freeboard the city added…

Miramar requires owners and contractors to keep construction sites clear of loose debris and secured during storm season under City Code Sec. 22-86(2). Once a hurricane watch is…

Miramar bans barbecue grills and similar cooking utensils on balconies, terraces, porches or other open areas of any multi-story building unless a designated cooking area has been…

Broward County lets residents build a campfire, bonfire, or open fire for recreation or outdoor noncommercial food preparation without a permit, as long as it avoids excessive smoke or…

Miramar bans drinking or carrying an open container of alcohol on any street, sidewalk, alley or public right-of-way in the city. The only way around it is a temporary alcohol…

Miramar outright bans smoking, ingesting or consuming marijuana, medical marijuana, cannabis or Low-THC cannabis in any public building, public right-of-way or public space citywide…

Miramar bans loitering within 500 feet of any school and on any school, college or university campus in the city, unless you have a legitimate reason and written permission to be…

Unincorporated Broward bans noise from a party or gathering that's plainly audible inside a neighbor's home with doors and windows closed and disrupts their peace.

Broward County limits smoking at its airports to areas the Aviation Director specifically designates, banning it entirely inside terminal buildings under the Florida Clean Indoor Air…

Broward County makes urinating or spitting at county mass transit facilities and buses a disorderly conduct offense, prosecuted as a misdemeanor with fines up to $500 and up to 60 days…

Broward County limits skateboard facilities to indoor operations in B-2 and B-3 commercial zoning districts, unincorporated area only.

Miramar's SR-7 Corridor Overlay District lets developers earn extra floor area and building height above the district's base 0.34 floor area ratio by assembling adjoining lots along…

Nearly every new building, addition or major renovation in Miramar, apart from single-family and duplex homes, must clear Community Appearance Board review under the citywide Community…

Miramar's Land Development Code protects more than just large trees: Section 506.14.3 extends permit protection to street trees, perimeter landscaping, parking-lot vegetation…

Miramar's Land Development Code recognizes two heritage categories: historic trees, formally designated in the city's official records for their age or historic association, and…

Miramar's Land Development Code carves out a 30-foot landscape easement along Miramar Parkway between Palm Avenue and Southwest 196th Avenue and layers extra planting requirements on…

Miramar child care centers must sit at least 30 feet from residential property with a 50-foot front setback, fence every outdoor play lot to at least five feet, and now install…

Land Development Code Section 318.1 bars any development in Miramar until the building division issues a building or site improvement permit, and every other required Code approval…

Miramar adopted the Florida Building Code Energy Conservation, Fifth Edition (2014), as amended, as its energy and green-building standard under Code of Ordinances Section 22-26.2…

Miramar wires its permitting to the 2011 National Electrical Code, adopted at Code of Ordinances Section 22-26.3, and Section 22-27 leaves permit and related fees to be set and…

When Miramar's building official learns a building or structure may be unsafe, Code of Ordinances Section 22-81 requires an inspection, and if it is found unsafe the official must post…

Pre-1978 housing in Broward County is subject to federal EPA Renovation Repair and Painting Rule and HUD disclosure requirements. Contractors must be EPA RRP certified for lead-safe…

Broward County issues building permits for plumbing work only to applicants holding a current state or Central Examining Board certificate of competency, a paid business tax receipt…

In unincorporated Broward's RSO transitional district, no single-family home or office building can run longer than 80 feet, on top of plot-coverage and height caps.

Broward County requires registered elevator companies to give building owners a signed Record of Visit after every service call and keep copies on file for at least one year.

Miramar's Land Development Code caps every private outdoor fixture at 12 feet for non-cut-off luminaires and 30 feet for cut-off luminaires, and it bans lighting aimed at a building's…

Miramar caps how bright a digital billboard can glow. LDC § 1014.3 limits messages to no more than 0.3 foot candles above ambient light, measured 250 feet out for a full-size 14-by-48…

Miramar's Land Development Code sets a hard ceiling on light crossing a property line: fixtures for parking areas, buildings and signs must be shaded or screened so spillover measured…

Miramar requires a Parks and Recreation Department permit for any gathering of 50 or more people, picnic pavilion use, tents, amplified sound equipment, or alcohol at a city park…

Miramar requires a temporary use permit for any outdoor event, sale, or service on non-city property once it is expected to draw 50 or more attendees, and events of 1,000 or more must…

Miramar requires a temporary use permit before anyone holds a circus, carnival, fair, or other public exhibition, and City Code narrows who can even apply: only nonprofit organizations…

Broward County requires a Film Commissioner permit before shooting a Production on county-owned or Participating Municipality property, with narrow carve-outs for handheld personal use…

Miramar's Land Development Code sets minimum yard setbacks by single-family district in Table 402-2. Front setbacks range from 50 feet in the RL, E, and RS1 districts down to 10 feet…

Miramar's Land Development Code sets a 40-foot maximum building height in the RL, E, and RS1 single-family districts and a 35-foot maximum in RS2 through RS8, dropping to 25 feet in…

Miramar's Land Development Code caps building lot coverage at 40 percent of the parcel in the RL, E, and RS1 single-family districts (Table 402-2, LDC Sec. 402). The denser…

Miramar caps window signage at 25 percent of a storefront's total window area under LDC Sec. 1007. Vinyl appliqué letters are the only permitted window sign type, and letters cannot…

Miramar exempts yard and garage sale signs from a separate sign permit, but the Land Development Code still caps the display: up to two signs per dwelling, each no larger than six…

Miramar bans billboards and off-premises signage on every roadway in the city except two corridors: the Florida Turnpike and Interstate 75. LDC § 1014 defines those as the only 'major…

Miramar allows billboards only as digital billboards, and only along the Florida Turnpike or I-75 corridors, under LDC § 1014. Structures top out at 50 feet, sign faces cap at 14 by 48…

Miramar caps how long holiday lights and decorations can stay up on a property. Under City Code Section 10-124(16), part of the exterior property maintenance article, displays are…

Miramar treats political signs as exempt from a sign permit but still regulates them closely. LDC § 1010 caps private-property political signage at 48 square feet per candidate or…

Miramar requires building department approval before anyone builds a dock, caps how far a dock can extend onto public waterway property at 15 feet, and orders owners to keep docks in…

Every parcel in Miramar pays a stormwater management utility fee scaled to its Equivalent Residential Units under Code of Ordinances Section 21-252, and Section 21-254 bans dumping or…

Miramar regulates every form of development inside a mapped flood hazard area under Chapter 6 of its Land Development Code, the Floodplain Management Ordinance. Section 601.2 sweeps in…

Unincorporated Broward County ties new construction to FEMA's base flood elevation, requiring accessory structures and their utilities to sit at least one foot above BFE under the…

Filling, grading, or draining land in a flood hazard area of unincorporated Broward County requires a floodplain development permit from the county Floodplain Administrator before any…

Florida regulates construction seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line through state permits, with uniform standards administered by the Department of Environmental Protection.

Miramar confines pawnshops to conditional use approval in the B3 commercial district and bars them from operating within 1,500 feet of another pawnshop or 2,000 feet of an adult…

Anyone operating a tattoo parlor in Miramar must hold a city business tax receipt before opening, registering annually by October 1 and paying a $164.85 tax under the city's business…

Miramar confines adult entertainment establishments to the Planned Industrial Development (PID) district and requires a city-issued adult entertainment license before any doors open…

Miramar bans vehicle repair work in residential areas except on the owner-occupant's own privately owned car, and even that exception is time-limited. City Code Section 10-124(15)…

A tow truck operator cannot pull a vehicle off private property in Miramar without a $150 police-issued permit, a written agreement with the property owner, and strict return, payment…

Tobacco retailers operate by right across Miramar's commercial zoning districts with no special Land Development Code standards attached, but City Code § 13-15 bans selling nicotine…

Broward requires every massage establishment to keep a state-licensed masseur or masseuse on duty full-time whenever open, and bars opposite-sex contact or clothing-removal requests…

Broward County adopts Florida's secondhand dealer law countywide and adds stricter local rules: a 30-working-day resale holding period and mandatory buyer ID recording, enforced…

Miramar's General Code requires every business and nonbusiness building to be rodentproofed and kept free of rats under the supervision of the building official. Owners who receive a…

Broward County authorizes a countywide sterile needle and syringe exchange program under state law, requiring the contracted operator to maintain written security procedures for safe…

Miramar's Rural District is built around agricultural coexistence: Land Development Code § 405.3.1 protects rural farms, ranching, groves, beekeeping and animal breeding on Rural- or…

Broward County runs an administrative farm-status determination under its Right to Farm Act criteria, letting owners prove agricultural use to Public Works and Environmental Services…

Miramar fast-tracks rooftop solar through Section 505.12, which limits its accessory-use exemptions to installations processed through the Go SOLAR-Broward Rooftop Solar Challenge's…

FL Solar Rights Act (§163.04) prohibits HOA bans. Cannot increase cost or reduce efficiency >10%. Miramar requires HOA Affidavit with solar permit. City supports solar through…

Unincorporated Broward deems rooftop solar panels permitted accessory equipment, but a building permit acknowledging HOA covenants is still required.

Bulk item pickup in Miramar runs on a tight window: Section 18-27 bars residents from putting Bulk Trash at the curb more than seven days before their scheduled pickup day, caps…

Miramar's recycling cart rules mirror its trash cart rules: Section 18-77 requires all acceptable recyclables to go together in one approved container with the lid closed at all times…

Trash collection in Miramar is not optional: Section 18-4 makes every owner of improved real property responsible for preventing accumulated garbage, garden trash and refuse on their…

Miramar requires curbside recycling to be sorted before it reaches the street: Section 18-76 defines the accepted stream as newspapers, clear, brown and green glass, aluminum cans, tin…

Miramar tells residents exactly when a garbage cart can hit the curb: Section 18-26 requires all residential Municipal Solid Waste to go in a city-issued Solid Waste Roll Cart with the…

Miramar's solid waste code only accepts yard debris as free curbside Bulk Trash when limbs, branches and palm fronds are six feet or shorter and no thicker than 12 inches in diameter…

Commercial and multi-family properties in Miramar cannot leave dumpsters or roll-offs sitting in the open: Section 18-28 requires every container to be screened from view in a design…

Dumping trash, rubbish or refuse on Miramar streets, alleys, vacant lots or waterways is unlawful under City Code § 10-91, and dumping litter into the stormwater system carries its own…

Miramar picks up trash through a single franchised hauler, not open competition: Section 18-7 grants Waste Pro of Florida, Inc. the city's exclusive solid waste and recycling…

Miramar bars vending within 1,000 feet of any school during school hours, an hour before or after, or during school functions, unless the police chief gives written permission, under…

Any food truck operating in Miramar needs a temporary use permit before it can set up, because the Land Development Code's Table 8 classifies '"Food Trucks," mobile catering sales by…

Miramar allows sidewalk or parking lot sales only for businesses that already hold a city Business Tax Receipt, and only 'within the property of those businesses and not in the…

Miramar does not enforce private HOA or condo association rules, but Code of Ordinances Section 22-29 requires anyone applying for a building permit on property inside an association…

Broward County HOA disputes must generally use pre-suit mediation under FL 720.311 before court filing. Condo election and recall disputes go to DBPR arbitration.

Broward County HOAs routinely require architectural review committee approval before exterior changes including paint, roofing, fences, pools, and hurricane shutters.

Broward County HOAs set assessments through a budget adopted by the board with 14-day member notice. Condos face mandatory reserve funding under post-Surfside law.

Under Fla. Stat. § 720.303(2), Florida HOA board meetings must be open to members with notice posted at least 48 hours ahead. Section 720.306 governs member meetings and elections, §…

Florida Statute 163.04 bars homeowner association deed restrictions and local ordinances from prohibiting clotheslines, solar collectors, or other renewable-resource energy devices in…

Florida law bars HOA declarations, articles, and bylaws from prohibiting Florida-friendly landscaping, defined by statute as drought-tolerant, water-conserving design. Section…

Florida law bars homeowners associations from stopping owners from flying up to two flags, each no larger than 4 1/2 by 6 feet, including the U.S. flag, Florida's state flag, military…

Under Fla. Stat. § 720.305, a Florida HOA may fine up to $100 per violation and $1,000 in the aggregate unless the governing documents allow more. The association must give at least 14…

A Florida association can foreclose an assessment lien in the same manner a mortgage is foreclosed, but only after two separate 45-day notices, and fines are largely off limits: a…

Florida limits how homeowners' associations can restrict renting out a home, but only in communities governed by Chapter 720, not condos or co-ops. Under Fla. Stat. § 720.306(1)(h), a…

Miramar's noise ordinance singles out car horns and alarm signal devices left sounding on a parked vehicle as a declared noise violation. City Code Section 10-116(2) prohibits sounding…

Bars and clubs in Miramar that want to pour past 2 a.m. must hold a city-issued extended hours license, and the building itself has to be soundproofed and sealed against noise leaking…

In unincorporated Broward County, loading and unloading noise from delivery trucks is exempt from the county's noise-nuisance rule only between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.; outside those hours…

Broward County exempts engines, pumps, and generators used for emergency purposes from its unreasonably loud noise standard at all times, but routine or non-emergency generator noise…

Miramar assigns every business a specific classification for its local business tax receipt, and when an applicant's business doesn't fit an enumerated category, City Code Section…

Miramar posts operating hours at every city park and recreation center by sign, and once a park is closed, no one may congregate or loiter there without a special event permit from the…

Broward County Ordinance Chapter 5 establishes a juvenile curfew prohibiting those under 17 from public places between 11:00 PM and 5:00 AM Sunday-Thursday and midnight to 6:00 AM…

West of Palm Avenue, in Miramar's designated reclaimed water service area, Code of Ordinances Section 21-296 forces irrigation systems onto the city's reclaimed water main: existing…

Miramar's landscaping code caps gravel, stone, concrete, asphalt, and synthetic turf at 10 percent of any landscaped area, but Section 506.5.1 carves out a full exemption for synthetic…

Miramar bans camping or sleeping on public property, including streets, sidewalks and rights-of-way, under City Code Sec. 13-17, adopted November 20, 2024. Officers must first order a…

Miramar bans camping or sleeping on public property outside city parks, but officers must first order the person to stop, offer a ride to a hospital or shelter, and only cite or arrest…

Miramar limits garage sales to three consecutive days within any six-month period, and every sale needs a permit first. City Code Section 11-83 sets the day limit and a one-sign…

Miramar can designate a property as an archaeological or historic landmark under LDC Sec. 323 if it meets criteria such as association with a significant person or event, and once…

Miramar requires anyone going door-to-door to sell goods or seek donations to first get a solicitor's permit from the city clerk. City Code Section 11-103 makes canvassing without a…

Miramar's Land Development Code bars fences, walls, sheds, signs and landscaping from encroaching on any public utility easement next to a street right-of-way. The city manager or a…

Miramar prohibits obstructing any sidewalk in the city, naming barriers, sprinkler systems and other obstacles that block free access, under City Code Sec. 23-11. A related definitions…

Unincorporated Broward County places the duty to notify the county of damaged sidewalks on the abutting property owner, while the county inspects, sets specs and performs the repair…

Miramar's building official can post any building found unsafe, unsanitary or a fire hazard and order it vacated under City Code Sec. 22-81 through 22-85. Owners get 14 days' written…

Miramar's property maintenance code applies to 'every residential, nonresidential or mixed-use building or parcel of land,' meaning even an empty lot must stay free of brush, weeds…

Miramar names eight nuisance plant species by Latin and common name in Section 201, from Brazilian Pepper to Australian Pine, and backs that list with teeth: Section 506.5.1 requires…

Broward levies a tourist development tax of up to 6% on hotel, motel, apartment and short-term rental stays of six months or less, on top of state sales tax.

Broward's Aviation Department can restrict or permit drone (UAS) use at FLL and North Perry Airport, one of nine listed aeronautical operations it controls under the county airport…

Commercial drone operations in Florida are regulated by federal FAA Part 107 and state law; local governments cannot impose additional commercial operation restrictions.

Florida expressly preempts local regulation of drones, reserving authority to the state and federal government, with limited surveillance and trespass exceptions.

Filming a Production on county-owned or county-controlled Specified Property in Broward requires a permit from the Film Commissioner before shooting starts, covering movies…

Broward County requires a filming permit once a handheld production creates noise that is frequent, habitual, or long and audible 25 feet away, per County Code Sec. 20-261.

Filming on Broward County roads, rights-of-way, or other county property requires a Film Commissioner permit, and applicants must request and pay for any police or fire road-closure…

A solo student filming a class project with one handheld camera on county-controlled property needs no permit, but any crew, prop use, or paid shoot on that property requires a Film…

Broward inspects registered rental units in the unincorporated area only after receiving a minimum standards complaint, per Code Sec. 39-426.

Broward County requires landlords in the unincorporated area to register every residential rental unit annually and pass minimum-standards inspections, with a $75 fee, mandatory…

Uber, Lyft, taxis and limos picking up at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport must use the officially signed Ground Transportation Area; stopping elsewhere to load a…

Broward County uses speed detection cameras to enforce 15 mph school zone limits in unincorporated areas, ticketing drivers going 10+ mph over the posted limit near two initial school…

Florida flips the usual assumption: a golf cart is barred from public roads unless a county, a municipality, or a water control district has affirmatively designated that road for cart…

Broward County code inspectors cite common violations, from unscreened pools to illegal signs, under a set fine schedule ranging $50 to $500 per offense, doubling for repeat…

When a Broward County code inspector finds a violation in unincorporated Broward, the inspector must set a correction window of no fewer than five days and no more than thirty days…

Florida preempts local regulation of medical marijuana dispensaries: cities must either treat them like pharmacies or ban them outright.

Florida prohibits home cultivation of cannabis for both recreational and medical use; only state-licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers may grow cannabis.

Florida Statute 218.077 prohibits local governments from establishing a minimum wage other than the state or federal rate, preempting city and county living-wage ordinances except for…

Florida Statute 509.032(7) and broader employment preemption framework prevent local governments from requiring private employers to follow predictive or fair-scheduling rules beyond…

Florida allows permitless concealed carry of firearms by law-abiding adults under FS 790.01 and continues to issue concealed weapon licenses through FS 790.06, with both regimes…

Florida Statute 790.33 expressly preempts the entire field of firearm and ammunition regulation to the state, voiding all local ordinances and imposing personal civil penalties on…

Florida's open carry ban (FS 790.053) was struck down by the First District Court of Appeal in McDaniels v. State on September 10, 2025. The Florida Attorney General issued guidance on…

Florida Statute 790.25(5) allows any law-abiding person 18 or older to possess a concealed firearm in a private vehicle for self-defense, provided the firearm is securely encased or…

Florida cardrooms operate only inside licensed pari-mutuel facilities, dog tracks, horse tracks, and jai alai frontons, under a license from the Florida Gaming Control Commission. Fla…

Florida lets charitable, nonprofit, and veterans' organizations run bingo without applying for any state gaming license: the statute itself sets the eligibility bar and the limits. A…

Florida law exempts small-stakes card and tile games from gambling crimes under Fla. Stat. § 849.085, but only under strict conditions: winnings per hand can't exceed $10, the game…

Sports wagering is legal in Florida only through the Seminole Tribe's Hard Rock Bet platform, authorized under the state's gaming compact codified at Fla. Stat. § 285.710(13)(b)7…

Florida allows sobriety checkpoints, and the discretion of the individual trooper is what gets constrained. Fla. Stat. § 321.05(1) gives Florida Highway Patrol officers the power to…

Florida is an all-party consent state, but that rule reaches less far than it sounds. Fla. Stat. § 934.03(2)(d) makes interception lawful only when every party consents, while §…

Florida has no general stop-and-identify statute. The Florida Stop and Frisk Law, Fla. Stat. § 901.151(2), lets an officer temporarily detain you to ascertain your identity when…

Florida wrote the automobile exception into its statutes in 1927. Fla. Stat. § 933.19 adopts the United States Supreme Court's decision of March 2, 1925 in the Carroll case, reported…

Florida Statute 403.7033 preempts the regulation of disposable plastic bags by local governments, prohibiting cities and counties from enacting bans or fees on retailers pending a…

Florida Statute 500.90 preempts the regulation of polystyrene products by local governments, blocking cities and counties from banning expanded polystyrene foam food containers, cups…

Florida Statute 569.101 prohibits the sale or delivery of tobacco and nicotine products to persons under 21, aligning with federal law and applying uniformly statewide under the…

Florida is one of the states that says yes to underbody lighting in so many words. Fla. Stat. § 316.235(3) provides that any motor vehicle may be equipped with one or more lamps or…

Florida does not give dash cameras a windshield carve-out. Fla. Stat. § 316.2952(2) is written as a closed list of exactly four things that may be attached to, or located in or upon, a…

Florida bans lane splitting in so many words. Fla. Stat. section 316.209(3) states that no person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows…

Florida treats an obscured plate as a crime, not a ticket. Fla. Stat. section 320.061(1) makes it unlawful to apply or attach any substance, reflective matter, illuminated device…

A driver of a private passenger vehicle may use a radar detector in Florida. No section of the Florida Statutes prohibits owning, carrying or operating one, and chapter 316, which…

Florida does not ban studded tires and does not restrict them to a winter season. The one wheel-surface provision in the traffic code, Fla. Stat. section 316.299, prohibits driving on…

Florida sets a separate light transmittance floor for each piece of glass rather than one statewide number. Side wings and side windows forward of or next to the driver must pass at…