Pembroke Pines, FL

Pembroke Pines does not impose an annual night cap on short-term rentals. Florida Statute 509.032(7)(b) prohibits any city from regulating the duration or frequency of vacation…

Florida requires DBPR-licensed vacation rentals to maintain liability insurance, and Broward cities commonly require proof of $1 million in liability coverage as a condition of STR…

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…

Broward County levies a tourist development tax on short-term rentals of six months or less, currently totaling six percent of the rental charge, collected by hosts and remitted to the…

Broward County applies its general noise ordinance to short-term rentals. Cities within Broward may adopt stricter STR-specific noise rules under FL 509.032, which allows regulation…

Florida law preempts the regulation of vacation rental licensing and inspections to the state Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), though local zoning and…

Pembroke Pines makes property owners responsible for trimming trees in the swale and front yard so they clear the sidewalk and street. The Public Works Department can order the work…

Pembroke Pines Code of Ordinances § 50.35(D)(4) bars sprinkler irrigation between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. citywide and limits existing landscaping to two watering days a week…

Pembroke Pines requires every lot owner, lessee or occupant to cut and clear weeds and useless vegetation four times a year, by May 15, August 15, October 15 and February 15…

Pembroke Pines Code § 101.02 caps a residential compost bin at 64 square feet in area and five feet in height, requiring construction of wire, wood lattice, or other air-permeable…

Pembroke Pines allows synthetic turf in residential yards under Code of Ordinances § 155.621(A)(6), as long as it drains properly and meets state Department of Environmental Protection…

Pembroke Pines requires a city permit before any property owner cuts down or relocates a tree, per Code of Ordinances § 155.674. Single-family homeowners pay a $10 application fee…

Pembroke Pines does not prohibit residential rainwater harvesting. FL Statute 373.228 encourages rainwater collection and prohibits local governments from restricting rainwater…

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…

Pembroke Pines flatly bans commercial signs at any home-based business location. Section 120.02(A)(11) says no commercial sign of any type may be posted or displayed on the residence…

A family day-care home in Pembroke Pines needs a local business tax receipt, not a zoning variance. The city caps enrollment by age mix, restricts outdoor hours for the children, and…

A home-based business may operate in a residential zone in Pembroke Pines only if it stays secondary to the home's residential use, keeps outside workers to two, avoids retail…

Home-based businesses in Pembroke Pines cannot generate more vehicle traffic than a similar residence with no business would normally see. Section 120.02(A)(12) sets that…

Cottage food operations in Pembroke Pines are authorized under FL Statute 500.80. Operators may sell certain homemade food products directly to consumers without a food establishment…

Pembroke Pines caps backyard livestock at four grazing animals per 35,000 square feet and poultry at 25 birds per lot, with strict setbacks for the pens, coops, and barns that house…

Section 91.01 requires anyone walking a cat (or dog) in Pembroke Pines to keep it from defecating on another person's private property, city property, or an unremoved mess on a swale…

Pembroke Pines does not ban owning a wild or exotic animal outright. Section 91.04 instead makes it unlawful to use a bullhook, whip, electric prod, or similar device that causes…

Section 91.02 declares the entire city a bird sanctuary and makes it unlawful to hunt, wound, injure, or kill any bird or related wildlife within city limits, or to capture one except…

Pembroke Pines confines veterinary clinics and animal hospitals to specific zoning districts under its Permitted Use Table. The use is allowed by right in Agriculture, Agriculture…

Pembroke Pines does not impose breed-specific legislation. Florida Statute 767.14 preempts local breed-specific bans except for Miami-Dade County's grandfathered pit bull ban.

Beekeeping in Pembroke Pines is regulated under Florida's Beekeeping Act (F.S. 586). Beekeepers must register with the Florida Department of Agriculture and follow apiary best…

Pembroke Pines Code § 91.15(B) declares dogs at large a public nuisance and bars letting any dog stray onto a public street, sidewalk, or park, or onto private property without the…

Pembroke Pines discourages feeding of free-roaming wildlife through general nuisance and animal control provisions in Chapter 91. Broward County also regulates wildlife interactions…

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 County lets pet stores sell dogs and cats, but only if the seller holds a County Breeder or Pet Trader Permit: there is no adoption-only mandate for retail sellers.

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 sets a wastewater design-flow fee of 200 gallons per day for every wash basin at a pet grooming parlor tied into the county sanitary sewer system, excluding retail space.

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.

Pembroke Pines exempts landscape and yard equipment, including leaf blowers, mowers and trimmers, from its noise-disturbance rules only when the equipment runs between 7:00 a.m. and…

Pembroke Pines confines routine construction noise to 7:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. under City Code § 96.05(J), and separately bars noisy construction equipment, pile drivers…

Pembroke Pines sets numeric decibel ceilings by zoning designation and time of day in City Code § 96.07's Table 1: residential property caps out at 65 dBA from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 60…

Pembroke Pines bars loud or raucous noise that disturbs the neighborhood between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on Friday, Saturday and…

Pembroke Pines bans operating a car or truck stereo, radio, or similar sound equipment in a loud and raucous manner that disturbs the neighborhood during nighttime hours, from 10:00 or…

Pembroke Pines Code § 96.04 bars operating a radio, stereo, loudspeaker, or public address system loud enough to disturb the neighborhood, with the strictest hours running 10 p.m. (11…

Under Pembroke Pines Code of Ordinances § 91.11, keeping any dog whose conduct violates the city's code is unlawful, the operative hook prosecutors use against habitual barking. The…

Broward County's unincorporated-area noise ordinance exempts helicopter and aircraft noise from its 'Unreasonably Loud Noise' standard at all times, so long as the flight follows…

Pembroke Pines Code § 72.04 makes it unlawful to stop, stand, or park anywhere on a city street or highway in a way that impedes, hinders, retards, or restrains the free flow of…

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…

Pembroke Pines requires every vehicle, trailer, boat or RV kept on residential property to sit on a paved surface, not grass, dirt or an unpaved yard. Code of Ordinances §…

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…

Pembroke Pines limits each residential lot to one recreational vehicle, one boat and one utility trailer under Code of Ordinances § 155.615(D), and caps height at 10 feet for RVs and…

Pembroke Pines does not have a specific EV charging ordinance for residential properties. FL Statute 163.04 protects homeowners' rights to install EV charging stations and limits HOA…

Pembroke Pines bans parking big rigs, tow trucks, tractor-trailers and any vehicle fitted with a box, rack, lift, ladder, bucket or refrigerated body anywhere in the city, on private…

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…

Pembroke Pines regulates outdoor fireplaces and fire pits through § 93.01(B)-(C): they cannot be used to burn rubbish, trash, mulch, or landscaping debris, and every residential…

Pembroke Pines Code § 93.01(A) bars igniting or burning any substance or material on public or private property citywide unless state law or regulation separately permits it. The only…

Pembroke Pines enforces smoke alarms through the 2023 Florida Building Code (adopted by reference under Code Section 150.11 with Broward County Administrative Provisions) and the 8th…

Florida permits sparklers and certain novelty items. Larger consumer fireworks are restricted under F.S. 791 with limited exceptions. Pembroke Pines enforces state fireworks laws.

Storing, handling or using LP gas or other compressed gases in unincorporated Broward County without an approved fire permit draws a $200 civil fine for a first violation and $400 for…

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

Pembroke Pines lets a homeowner turn an attached garage into a legal accessory dwelling unit, but the Land Development Code demands specific work: if the garage door faced the street…

Pembroke Pines allows one shed per residential lot under Code of Ordinances § 155.620(C)(1), and Table 155.620 caps a standard shed at 200 square feet with 5-foot side and rear…

Pembroke Pines lets a single-family lot add one accessory dwelling unit under Code of Ordinances § 155.621(A)(7), sized between 300 and 1,000 square feet and always smaller than the…

An accessory dwelling on unincorporated Broward land isn't just a size question, it's a rental-affordability commitment. Section 39-272 caps an ADU at fifty percent of the main house…

Florida Statute 553.73 makes the Florida Building Code the single, uniform construction standard for all permanent dwellings statewide, including tiny homes, preempting cities from…

Pembroke Pines caps residential fences, walls, and hedges at six feet along any lot line, rising to eight feet where the line borders nonresidential property, with height measured from…

Pembroke Pines puts fence upkeep on whichever owner's property the fence sits on, not a shared neighbor obligation. City Code § 155.655 also requires the finished, good-looking side of…

Pembroke Pines bans barbed wire and barbed-wire-topped fencing on residential property citywide, except in the low-density R-E and A zoning districts. The same ban covers community…

Broward County caps fences on residential lots at six feet, eight feet next to commercial or industrial land, bans barbed and razor wire, and limits corner-lot fences to 30 inches near…

Pembroke Pines enforces Florida's Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act (F.S. 515). Pools must have at least one safety feature and anti-entrapment drain covers. Building permits…

Pembroke Pines requires permits for all swimming pool construction under Sections 150.50–150.52. A pool permit cannot be issued without a simultaneous barrier permit. Plans must show…

Pembroke Pines Code of Ordinances § 155.666(G) lets property owners irrigate with reclaimed water for lawns, golf courses, cemeteries, parks and more, and § 50.35(C)(1) frees…

Pembroke Pines gives utility customers a path to a partial sewer credit when metered water leaks into the ground before reaching the sewer system. The Utilities Division requires proof…

Unincorporated Broward County requires residential lots to keep 10 to 35 percent of their area in turf or groundcover, scaled by lot size, but allows DEP-compliant synthetic turf to…

Pembroke Pines bars commercial trucks from loading or unloading between 11:00 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. citywide under City Code § 72.02, and separately treats loud loading, unloading or…

Pembroke Pines makes it unlawful to run an air conditioner, compressor, power fan or blower loud enough to exceed the sound level limits in § 96.07, unless the noise is muffled and…

Pembroke Pines caps residential backup generators at 72 dBA whenever they run during a power outage, exempting them otherwise from the § 96.07 sound-level table under City Code §…

Pembroke Pines bars any public entertainment establishment from playing music or sound equipment loudly enough to cross the property line and disturb a reasonable neighbor between…

Pembroke Pines fixes local business tax amounts by classification on a fee schedule kept in the City Clerk's office. A business that could fit more than one classification pays only…

Pembroke Pines requires a special event permit before anyone organizes a parade, festival, walk, race, or similar public gathering. The City Manager decides applications case by case…

Pembroke Pines requires a facility rental permit from the Director of Recreation and Cultural Arts before using a city park for any picnic or gathering over ten people, a commercial…

Restaurants in Pembroke Pines cannot add sidewalk or patio seating without the city zoning official's approval under Section 155.519, which treats outdoor dining as an accessory use…

Carnivals, festivals and commercial promotion events on unincorporated Broward land need a zoning permit, cap out at seven days, and must end by 10 p.m. weeknights or midnight on…

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…

Pembroke Pines Code of Ordinances Section 94.02 bars anyone from placing material in a canal, culvert, catch basin, weir, or other drainage way that would alter, impede, or block…

Pembroke Pines requires a floodplain development permit before any construction or land-disturbing work in a mapped flood hazard area. The City Engineer, serving as Floodplain…

Pembroke Pines requires new and substantially improved buildings to elevate their lowest floor above the highest of five separate flood-datum benchmarks, effectively adding freeboard…

Pembroke Pines does not run a citywide construction erosion-and-sediment ordinance; its erosion-control standard is written into the floodplain code and governs fill placed in a flood…

Pembroke Pines allows a private dock, boat landing, pier, or mooring pile as an accessory use in any residential district on a waterway, but § 155.622 caps how far it can reach: no…

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

Chapter 117 of the Pembroke Pines code bans specified sexual contact inside any massage parlor and makes owners and managers criminally liable if they knowingly allow it. Every massage…

Before a property owner or towing business can non-consent tow a vehicle from quasi-public property in Pembroke Pines, § 90.01(E) requires written consent from the owner or lessor and…

Pembroke Pines Code § 99.01 bans vehicle repairs in residential districts except when the owner or tenant repairs their own registered vehicle at their own residence. Repairs on swales…

Pembroke Pines does not run its own pawnbroker licensing scheme; instead Section 155.521 controls pawn shops through strict siting rules. A pawn shop cannot open within 1,000 feet of…

Pembroke Pines bars adult entertainment establishments within 500 feet of any residentially zoned district and separates them from other adult uses, alcohol-serving businesses…

Pembroke Pines does not issue its own vape or e-cigarette retail license: § 155.512 says regulating the marketing, sale, or delivery of nicotine products is preempted to the state…

Pembroke Pines treats standalone tattoo parlors as a designated use with strict distance buffers. Section 155.532 bars a new parlor within 1,000 feet of an alcohol-serving…

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…

A Pembroke Pines garage sale gets exactly three signs: one at the sale site and two at the nearest corners, each capped at three square feet. Every sign must come down within 24 hours…

Pembroke Pines bans billboards outright, digital or otherwise, under Code of Ordinances § 155.6107(A)(8). The code defines a SIGN, BILLBOARD as one designed for letters, numerals or…

Storefront window signage in Pembroke Pines is capped at 20% of the total window area under Code of Ordinances § 155.6102(D). Any tinting or perforation used to highlight part of a…

Political signs in Pembroke Pines are protected by the First Amendment and FL Statute 106.1435, which limits local government restrictions on political signs. Signs on private property…

Broward County bans outdoor advertising signs within 660 feet of any limited-access highway countywide, unless the sign identifies an on-premise business, under the Expressway Outdoor…

Broward County exempts holiday lights from its outdoor lighting standards, but only if each bulb is under 10 watts and 70 lumens: brighter displays must meet the county's full cutoff…

Pembroke Pines police can issue an adult civil citation instead of an arrest when they catch someone with 20 grams or less of cannabis, or with paraphernalia tied to that amount…

Pembroke Pines Code § 97.06 bans bringing, drinking, or selling alcoholic beverages anywhere in a city park facility. The only exceptions are drinks sold by an official city concession…

Pembroke Pines Code § 134.04 bans smoking, vaping, and carrying lit tobacco products in retail stores, elevators, theaters, buses, and all city parks, and adds outdoor buffer zones: no…

Pembroke Pines makes it a crime under Code § 134.07 to loiter in or around any public sidewalk, street, overpass, bridge, or shopping center when you know, or have reasonable cause to…

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 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.

Pembroke Pines caps a household garage sale at three consecutive days within any six-month period, and a $5 permit is required before the sale starts. Charitable rummage sales get…

Pembroke Pines sets minimum habitability standards for every dwelling, rental or owner-occupied, under the city's Property Maintenance Code, Code of Ordinances § 150.95. Owners must…

Pembroke Pines 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…

Pembroke Pines 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…

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…

Pembroke Pines carves out a dedicated Agriculture (A) zoning district under LDC § 155.410 for land used for agricultural production, plus a separate Agriculture Excavation (A-E)…

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…

Pembroke Pines bars anyone from altering the contours of a swale, the strip of city right-of-way between the road and the sidewalk or property line, or paving it over, without a permit…

Pembroke Pines bars several specific obstructions from its sidewalks and rights-of-way: a portable storage unit can sit only in the driveway, never in the right-of-way or blocking the…

Pembroke Pines Code § 52.01 makes it unlawful for the abutting property owner to let the sidewalk, driveway, or alley next to their lot fall into a condition that is unsafe or…

Every child care facility in Pembroke Pines must keep its doors locked during operating hours and whenever children under 18 are present, install a panic alarm button, and add a door…

Pembroke Pines requires a green building narrative with every site plan application under Code of Ordinances § 155.6122, drawing from the sustainability options table at § 155.6123…

Pembroke Pines requires a permit and paid fee from the Building Department before any work covered by the Building Code begins. Under § 150.16(A), starting work before the permit…

For threshold buildings, Pembroke Pines requires the owner to hire an independent design professional under § 150.21 to perform special inspections throughout construction and certify…

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.

Before doing any electrical work in Broward County, contractors and journeymen must hold a certificate of competency from Division II of the Central Examining Board, valid for permits…

Pembroke Pines protects any tree with an 18-inch or greater diameter at breast height as a "specimen tree" under Code of Ordinances § 155.203, with narrow carve-outs for cultivated…

Pembroke Pines gives extra protection to 'specimen trees,' any tree 18 inches or more in diameter at breast height, aside from a handful of carve-outs. Removing or relocating one still…

Pembroke Pines requires swale, the parkway strip between sidewalk and street, trees to be canopy species, with the Planning and Economic Development Department Director approving any…

Pembroke Pines parks are open to the public from sunrise to sunset every day of the year, and City Code § 97.02 makes it unlawful to enter or remain in a park after closing without a…

Broward County enforces a juvenile curfew ordinance that applies to unincorporated areas and is adopted by reference in Pembroke Pines. Minors under 18 are generally subject to curfew…

Pembroke Pines caps curbside garbage bags at three feet long, 32 gallons and 40 pounds, and limits set-out to no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the night before pickup and no later than 10:00…

Pembroke Pines requires every residence to use the city's franchised collector, which picks up solid waste and horticulture trash from curbside twice a week, with the two pickups at…

Pembroke Pines gives residential customers one free bulky-item collection each year, held in February, with the city notifying residents of the exact pickup dates. Outside that window…

Under Pembroke Pines Code § 94.13(B), homeowners must tie yard trash into neat bundles and set it at curbside with regular solid waste for the city's contracted collector to pick up…

Pembroke Pines Code § 94.01 makes it both unlawful and a nuisance to dump or bury trash, debris, or garbage on any street, vacant lot, sidewalk, park, right-of-way, or waterway within…

Commercial and multifamily developments in Pembroke Pines can't just drop a dumpster anywhere: § 155.623 requires it sit within 250 feet of the building's main entrance, at least 25…

Pembroke Pines provides residential trash collection twice per week through Waste Pro USA. Carts must be placed curbside by collection time with lids closed. Material outside carts is…

Unincorporated Broward County residents must recycle designated materials in county-issued bins under the Mandatory Residential Recycling Ordinance, with weekly curbside pickup on the…

Unincorporated Broward County requires curbside recycling for all residential and multifamily units, with exemptions granted only by permit.

Pembroke Pines runs its red light camera program under Chapter 73, the Dangerous Intersection Safety Act, enforcing F.S. § 316.0083 (the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act) rather than…

Pembroke Pines bars anyone from riding or renting out shared mobility devices, including dockless scooters, e-bikes, and mopeds, without city sign-off. Section 74.03 bans device use on…

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…

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…

Pembroke Pines Code § 101.02 defines EXCESSIVE GROWTH as grass, weeds, brush, or undergrowth reaching eight inches or more, and § 101.05 requires every owner to control that growth on…

Pembroke Pines' Property Maintenance Code, § 150.95, targets buildings that are substandard with respect to structure, equipment or maintenance before they become blighting influences…

Pembroke Pines requires full cutoff, directionally shielded fixtures on nonresidential pole lighting and directs architectural and landscape lighting downward with full shielding under…

Pembroke Pines caps outdoor lighting at 0.5 footcandles measured at the property line of any project under Code of Ordinances § 155.686(D), and requires house-side shields and…

Broward County's zoning code caps sign lighting to internal, back-lit, or fully shielded spotlight methods, requires shielded fixtures for external illumination, and bans hazardous…

Pembroke Pines' open-burning ban carves out an exception for cooking: § 93.01(A) says the section does not stop a homeowner from burning wood, tinder, or similar fuel in a stove, oven…

In unincorporated Broward County, outdoor grills and cooking equipment can't sit in the front yard and must stay at least 5 feet from any side or rear property line.

Pembroke Pines Code § 97.27 requires a permit from the Director of Recreation and Cultural Arts before anyone shoots commercial still or motion pictures in a city park using special…

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…

Pembroke Pines Code § 150.95(P) requires every building's exterior walls to be free of holes, loose boards, or damaged finish that admits rodents, insects, or vermin, and mandates that…

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…

Single-family lots in Pembroke Pines' R-1A, R-1B, and R-1C districts cannot cover more than 40% of the lot with buildings under Table 155.421.1 through .3 of the Land Development Code…

Homes in Pembroke Pines' R-1A, R-1B, and R-1C districts are capped at two stories or 35 feet, whichever governs, under Table 155.421.1 through .3. Section 155.636 then sets narrow…

Pembroke Pines sets front, side, rear and street-side setback minimums separately for each residential zoning district in LDC § 155.421. The Residential Single-Family districts (R-1A…

Pembroke Pines bans selling food, goods, or merchandise from vehicles anywhere in the city except under Section 155.518's mobile food vendor rules, which confine trucks to private…

Pembroke Pines confines mobile food vending to private commercial, industrial, recreational, or other non-residential property, where a truck may operate only as an accessory to the…

Unincorporated Broward requires a certificate of use, annual renewal, and $300,000 liability coverage before a mobile food unit can sell on private property.

New plantings of any species the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council lists as Category I invasive for south Florida are banned citywide under § 155.664(Q). A licensed city landscape…

Pembroke Pines cannot stop a resident from growing a vegetable garden in the front yard: its own landscape code at § 155.662(F) defers directly to Florida's 2019 Right to Garden law…

Pembroke Pines requires every building permit applicant to sign an affidavit acknowledging that a homeowners' or condominium association may impose its own rules beyond whatever the…

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…

Pembroke Pines prohibits medical marijuana dispensing facilities everywhere within city limits. Section 155.516 exercises the opt-out authority Florida gives municipalities under F.S…

Home cultivation of cannabis is prohibited in Florida. FL Statute 381.986 does not authorize personal cultivation by medical marijuana patients. Pembroke Pines enforces state law. The…

FL Statute 163.04 protects homeowners' rights to install solar panels and limits HOA restrictions on solar energy devices. HOAs in Pembroke Pines cannot prohibit solar panel…

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

Unincorporated Broward deems rooftop solar panels a permitted accessory use in every zoning district, skipping discretionary zoning review for the permit.

Pembroke Pines regulates soliciting through its business licensing provisions. Section 113.09 restricts right-of-way soliciting and canvassing on major roadways and within 200 feet of…

Pembroke Pines regulates commercial soliciting through its business licensing code. Right-of-way soliciting is prohibited on six major roadways under Section 113.09. Commercial…

Broward County requires construction sites in the unincorporated area to remove or secure all solid waste and building materials once a hurricane or tropical storm warning is declared.

Broward County bars keeping hurricane shutters mounted or closed on occupied buildings for more than 15 consecutive days after a declared hurricane watch or warning ends, and the clock…

Unincorporated Broward County requires a floodplain development permit and elevation compliant with ASCE 24 for construction in a FEMA-mapped flood hazard area, with accessory…

Broward County bans regularly camping or sleeping on any public property countywide, requires a verbal and written warning before citation, and channels adults into a civil citation…

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.

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…

Broward County's Historic Preservation Board designates historic and archaeological cultural resources, and no building permit for construction, demolition, or alteration is issued…

A density increase above what unincorporated Broward's comprehensive plan otherwise allows isn't available through a zoning variance: Section 39-39(a) expressly bars the hearing…

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 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…