Miramar, FL Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Obstruction Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 23-11
- Named obstructions
- Barriers, sprinkler systems, other impediments
- Exception process
- City commission resolution under § 23-12
- Related encroachment list
- Trees, fences, mailboxes, walls, poles, berms
- Origin
- Code 1964, § 20-14
Summary
Miramar prohibits obstructing any sidewalk in the city, naming barriers, sprinkler systems and other obstacles that block free access, under City Code Sec. 23-11. A related definitions section, Sec. 23-14, separately lists trees, landscape beds, fences and mailboxes as encroachments that must yield when new sidewalks are installed.
No person shall obstruct, cause to be obstructed or allow to be obstructed, any sidewalk in the city. This prohibition shall include, but not be limited to, any barrier, sprinkler system, obstacle or other impediment that prevents or hinders free access or use of the sidewalk.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 104 | Land Development Code: Supplement 46).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 23-11, 'Obstructing sidewalks,' states plainly: 'No person shall obstruct, cause to be obstructed or allow to be obstructed, any sidewalk in the city. ' The provision traces back to Code 1964, § 20-14, and sits in Chapter 23's roadway and right-of-way article alongside road construction specifications, a ban on pyramid-shaped decorative blocks along rights-of-way, and manhole cover protection. The city commission may grant a special exception to chapter 23 requirements, including sidewalk rules, under Sec. 23-12, but only after finding the exception will not create a drainage problem, and only on a resolution supported by an application, fee, engineering plans and a certified elevation survey.
Separately, Sec. 23-14 defines an 'encroachment' for purposes of new sidewalk placement as 'an obstruction placed in the desired path or location of a sidewalk,' including 'trees, landscape beds, paved swales, fences, mailboxes, walls, poles and landscape berms,' and Sec. '
Violations & Fines
A violation of Sec. 23-11 is enforceable as a general Code violation; the city's code enforcement division can cite the responsible party and require removal of the obstruction, and the city commission's special-exception process under Sec. 23-12 is the only avenue to keep an otherwise-prohibited obstruction in place.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is there any way to get an exception to Miramar's sidewalk obstruction rule?
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