Pembroke Pines, FL Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Covers
- Wrecked, dismantled, flat-tired, or jacked-up vehicles
- Also bans
- Unlicensed or uninspected vehicles citywide
- Applies to
- Public streets, vacant land, private lots
- Exception
- 6-foot tightfitting board fence, proper zoning
- General penalty
- Up to $500 fine or 90 days jail
- Related section
- Separate from § 90.01 abandoned-property process
Summary
Section 90.02 bans keeping any inoperable, unlicensed, or uninspected motor vehicle anywhere in Pembroke Pines, on public streets, vacant land, or a built-on lot, unless it sits on properly zoned land fully screened by a six-foot, tightfitting board fence. Violators face the chapter's general penalty of up to $500 or 90 days in jail.
INOPERABLE VEHICLE. Any vehicle which is in a wrecked or partially wrecked condition, or a dismantled or partially dismantled condition, or has a flat tire or tire(s), or is made inoperative by means of a hoist, common bumper jack, or any other method of elevating a vehicle. (B) Prohibited; exception. It shall be unlawful to place, keep, or permit to be kept or placed, any inoperable motor vehicles; or any motor vehicle not duly and currently licensed for operation under state motor license laws; or any motor vehicle not having affixed a valid safety inspection certificate, on any of the public streets, highways, parks, parkways, or alleys; on any other public property; on any vacant land; or on any occupied or built-upon lot or tracts of land within the municipal limits of the city. Nonetheless, it shall not be unlawful for a lot, tract, or parcel of land properly zoned for such use to contain any inoperable vehicles as herein described, if the lot, tract, or parcel of land is securely enclosed by a tightfitting board fence at least six feet in height that shall obscure entirely any view into the property from adjacent surroundings.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-61: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 2056, passed 12-11-25).
Full Breakdown
Section 90.02, dating to Ordinance 166 in 1967 and last amended by Ordinance 1504 in 2004, defines an INOPERABLE VEHICLE as any vehicle in a wrecked or partially wrecked condition, a dismantled or partially dismantled condition, one with a flat tire, or one made inoperative by a hoist, common bumper jack, or other elevating method. Division (B) then makes it unlawful to place, keep, or permit to be kept any inoperable motor vehicle, or any vehicle not currently licensed under state motor license laws, or any vehicle lacking a valid safety inspection certificate, anywhere within the city, whether on public streets, highways, parks, parkways, or alleys, other public property, vacant land, or an occupied or built-upon lot.
The section carries one narrow exception: a lot properly zoned for the purpose can lawfully store such vehicles if it is securely enclosed by a tightfitting board fence at least six feet in height that obscures entirely any view into the property from adjacent surroundings, meaning a car up on jack stands in a visible driveway or side yard is not saved by the zoning exception unless that fence is in place. Section 90.02 sits in Chapter 90 alongside the separate abandoned-property removal process in § 90.01, which covers items left on public or quasi-public property and carries its own notice, hearing, and towing procedure; § 90.02 instead reaches inoperable vehicles wherever they sit, including private yards, without requiring the city to post a removal notice first.
A cross-reference in the chapter points to F.S. § 715.05 for the city's separate duty to report abandoned-vehicle removals to the state.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 90 has no dedicated fine for § 90.02, so the chapter's general penalty in § 90.99(A) applies: a fine of not more than $500, imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both. Code compliance can order removal from the property, and the six-foot tightfitting fence is the only way to keep an inoperable vehicle on-site without violating the section.
Frequently Asked Questions
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