Hollywood, FL Property Maintenance: Vacant Lot Maintenance (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies in
- Downtown and Beach CRA districts
- Vacant lot ground cover
- grass, or City-approved alternative
- Must remove
- overgrowth, weeds, trash, dead trees
- Enforcement
- Special Magistrate, Chapter 36
Summary
In Hollywood's Downtown and Beach redevelopment districts, a vacant commercial lot must be landscaped with grass or approved ground cover, kept free of overgrowth, weeds, trash and debris, and cleared of dead trees and limbs, under the zoning code's minimum maintenance standards.
(9) Green areas and vacant lots. The requirements for green areas and vacant lots within a commercial district shall be as follows: (a) All such areas shall be kept free of overgrowth, weeds, trash, and debris. All dead tree limbs and dead trees shall be removed. (b) Where a vacant lot exists in a commercial district, the owner shall landscape all areas with grass or other ground cover. If the owner intends to landscape with ground cover other than grass, the owner must first obtain City approval. The ground cover shall be maintained and the property kept free of trash and debris. A vacant parcel may be secured by a permanent fence as provided under the provisions of this section related to permanent fencing.
Full Breakdown
78(B)(1), requires that green areas and vacant lots in a commercial district be kept free of overgrowth, weeds, trash and debris, with all dead tree limbs and dead trees removed. Where a vacant lot exists in a commercial district, the owner must landscape it with grass or another ground cover; using ground cover other than grass requires prior City approval, and the ground cover itself must be maintained and the lot kept free of trash and debris on an ongoing basis. An owner may secure a vacant parcel with a permanent fence built to the section's fencing standards, which for permanent fencing require wood, PVC, decorative aluminum, concrete or vinyl-coated chain-link, installed with CRA-approved landscaping. 78(A) is eliminating blight and preserving property values in the redevelopment area. 05.
Violations & Fines
Failure to comply with § 157.78 is a violation subjecting the owner or other person in possession of the commercial property to the jurisdiction of the Special Magistrate under Chapter 36 of the Hollywood Code of Ordinances, which can impose fines and order compliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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