Homestead, FL Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Red light program authority
- Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act, Ch. 2010-80
- Red light penalty
- $158 (Sec. 18-12(K))
- School zone violation threshold
- 10 mph over the limit (Sec. 18-22(b)(7))
- School zone ordinance
- Ord. No. 2024-11-30, effective 11-20-2024
- Schools covered
- 14 listed campuses (Sec. 18-22(c))
- Hearing officer
- City's special master (Sec. 18-22(e)(2))
Summary
Homestead runs red light cameras under City Code Article II (Secs. 18-5 to 18-21), enforced through the state's Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act with a $158 civil penalty, plus school-zone speed cameras under Article III (Sec. 18-22), adopted November 20, 2024, covering 14 named schools.
The purpose of this article is to authorize the use of traffic infraction detectors to promote compliance with red light signal directives and to adopt a civil enforcement system for red light signal violations, all in accord with general law, including Chapter 2010-80, Laws of Florida (2010) (the "Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act" or the "Act") as amended by CS/CS/HB 7125 (2013) ("House Bill 7125"). This article will also supplement law enforcement personnel in the enforcement of red light signal violations and shall not prohibit law enforcement officers from issuing a citation for a red light signal violation in accordance with other routine statutory traffic enforcement techniques.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 87).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 18-5 states the article's intent: to authorize traffic infraction detectors to promote compliance with red light signals and adopt a civil enforcement system under Chapter 2010-80, Laws of Florida, the 'Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act,' as amended by House Bill 7125 (2013). Sec. 18-9 defines a 'red zone infraction' as a violation of Sec. 0083. Sec. 18-12 sets out the required notice of violation, which under subsection (K) demands the vehicle owner pay a $158 penalty, submit a qualifying affidavit, or request a hearing within 60 days to avoid a uniform traffic citation.
Sec. 11. Sec. 18-21 requires signage at every camera-equipped intersection meeting FDOT specifications. Separately, Ordinance No. 2024-11-30 added Sec. 008(9), effective from the November 20, 2024 public hearing. Following a RedSpeed Florida, LLC traffic study, the city council found 14 school locations, including Homestead Senior High School, Campbell Drive K-8 Center and Gateway Environmental K-8 Learning Center, warrant the cameras. 183. 18(3)(d), and hearings go before the city's special master with a Chapter 162 appeal right.
Violations & Fines
A red light infraction under Sec. 18-9 carries the $158 civil penalty set in Sec. 18-12(K), rising to municipal costs of up to $250 if a contested hearing is lost, per Sec. 18-13. A school-zone speeding violation under Sec. 18-22 carries the penalty amount set by F.S. § 318.18(3)(d), plus city costs capped under F.S. § 316.0083(5)(e); failing to pay or contest either notice within the stated window (60 days for red light, 30 days for school zone) can trigger a uniform traffic citation.
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