Pembroke Pines, FL Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew hours
- No loading/unloading 11 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
- Industrial exception
- 24-hour loading allowed 150+ ft from homes
- Closer sites
- Need Planning and Zoning Board site plan
- Enforcement
- City Police Department; vehicle may be towed
- Zones covered
- M-1, M-1B, M-2, M-3, M-4, M-5
Summary
Pembroke Pines bans loading or unloading commercial vehicles anywhere in the city between 11:00 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. under Code of Ordinances § 72.02(A). Police can tow a cited vehicle that isn't moved. Businesses in the M-1 through M-5 industrial districts can get around the curfew only through a Planning and Zoning Board-approved site plan.
(A) Except as provided in subsection (C) below, it shall be unlawful to load or unload commercial vehicles between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:30 a.m.
(B) A vehicle which has been cited under this section may be towed by the City Police Department if the owner refuses to move the vehicle or if the owner cannot be located or if the vehicle is incapable of being moved under its own power.
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
: outside a listed exception, no commercial vehicle may load or unload anywhere in the city during that window. 395 that spells out the specific hours of loading and unloading and the truck routes to and from the site, plus the location and type of a sound-muting wall. The Board can only approve expanded hours after finding the activity will not negatively affect surrounding residential properties, and it can attach conditions of its own, including restricting truck routes or requiring extra buffering, landscaping, walls or berms.
The whole exception process is also cross-referenced to Chapter 96, the city's noise regulations, so a loading operation that clears the distance or site-plan test can still be cited for excessive noise separately.
Violations & Fines
A vehicle cited under § 72.02 for loading or unloading during the curfew can be towed by the Police Department at the owner's expense if the owner refuses to move it, can't be located, or the vehicle can't move under its own power. The section carries a penalty under § 72.99, and exceeding the 150-foot buffer in an industrial district without Planning and Zoning Board site plan approval is enforced the same way.
Frequently Asked Questions
What hours can commercial trucks load or unload in Pembroke Pines?
Can a warehouse in an industrial district load trucks overnight?
What happens if my truck is caught loading after 11 p.m.?
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