Tamarac, FL

In the City of Tamarac, using fireworks that is plainly audible and disturbs the sleep, peace or quietude of any occupant of a building or dwelling unit is a per se unlawful noise…

In the City of Tamarac, a vacation rental cannot get or keep its permit without a working smoke alarm system. Sec. 12-234(1)c of the City Code adopts the Florida Building…

In the City of Tamarac, Florida, igniting or allowing any burning of substances on public or private property is unlawful under Tamarac Code § 7-54. The ban covers bonfires, trash…

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…

Broward County allows backyard campfires and bonfires for recreational, ceremonial or cooking use without a PWESD permit, but the fire must sit at least 300 feet from any occupied…

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

In the City of Tamarac, labor, work or business operations in a noise sensitive area are barred outside 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. under City Code § 9-91 whenever the activity creates…

In the City of Tamarac, Code section 9-87(9) bars operating a radio, loudspeaker, or sound amplifier between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. within or adjacent to residential and…

In the City of Tamarac, Code section 9-87(4) makes it a per se noise violation to own, possess, or harbor any animal, bird, or fowl that persistently barks, bays, cries, howls, meows…

In the City of Tamarac, Code section 9-87(3) makes it a per se violation to yell, shout, whistle, or sing above a normal conversational level between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. if the…

In the City of Tamarac, Code section 9-87(7) makes it unlawful to discharge engine exhaust into the open air except through a muffler that effectively prevents loud or explosive noise…

In unincorporated Broward County, power blowers and outdoor cleaning equipment are exempt from the noise code only from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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…

Broward's only numeric decibel rule caps vessel noise at 90 dBA measured 50 feet from the boat on county waters, with an 80 dBA cap on the New River Canal and Intracoastal Waterway…

In the City of Tamarac, only private use vehicles, meaning passenger cars, motorcycles, golf carts and trucks used without compensation, may be parked or stored overnight where visible…

Tamarac Code § 9-77(3) bars abandoning a motor vehicle or vessel on public property for more than 24 hours, or on private property for more than 10 days, and separately bans parking…

In the City of Tamarac, City Code Sec. 14-26 lets residents petition to ban on-street parking in their neighborhood with a 55% vote, bars parking on the Woodlands Boulevard…

In the City of Tamarac, City Code Sec. 14-30 bars parking a commercial vehicle, defined to include any truck cab, trailer, bus, tow truck or vehicle over 20 feet long or 8 feet tall…

In the City of Tamarac, City Code Sec. 14-30(b)(2) allows a single recreational vehicle, one boat and one boat trailer, each under 10 feet in height, to be parked in a residential…

Under Land Development Code § 10-4.3(J), any mixed-use, nonresidential or multi-family development in the City of Tamarac with twenty or more parking spaces must wire for 240-volt…

Every off-street parking area and driveway in the City of Tamarac, including a single-family home's driveway, must be surfaced with asphalt, concrete, brick, stone, pavers or another…

Commercial loading berths in the City of Tamarac must be at least twelve feet wide, twenty-five feet long and have fourteen feet of overhead clearance under Land Development Code §…

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…

In the City of Tamarac, City Code § 9-130(e)(2) bars raising, breeding or keeping any animals, livestock or poultry, including chickens, roosters, ducks or farm animals, on a…

Tamarac Code § 4-2 bars any animal from being on a public street, public place, or someone else's property unless securely under control or on a leash no longer than eight feet. A…

Tamarac Code § 4-36 makes it unlawful for any pet store to sell, trade, or otherwise transfer a dog or cat within the city. Exemptions cover animal shelters, rescue organizations…

Tamarac Code § 4-5 makes it unlawful to feed, or leave food for, any duck, wildlife, non-domesticated animal, or animal not owned by the feeder anywhere within the city limits. The…

Tamarac Code § 4-3 lets the Broward Sheriff's Office declare a dog dangerous based on its behavior, such as biting or attacking, not its breed; the city repealed its breed-specific pit…

Anyone who grooms pets for pay in the City of Tamarac needs a local business tax receipt under the Animal Groomer classification, and mobile groomers need their own receipt too. City…

Tamarac's Land Development Code defines a 'Veterinary Office/Clinic' as a place giving animals medical care where boarding is limited to short-term care incidental to the hospital use…

Cats four months and older must be registered with a rabies tag countywide, but Broward has no leash or at-large law for cats, and colony-managed community cats are exempt.

Beekeeping is protected by FL 586.10, which preempts local bans. Broward County cannot prohibit beekeeping. Hives must be registered annually with FDACS and follow best management…

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 bans owning or harboring any wild animal as a pet unless the owner holds the required state wildlife permit; zoos, circuses, and licensed animal exhibitions are exempt…

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 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.

Broward County's park code bans molesting, harming, killing, trapping, or capturing wild birds, and removing eggs, nests, or young, anywhere on county park property, with violators…

In the City of Tamarac, no one may rent out a house, condo, or duplex to vacation occupants for stays under thirty days without first obtaining a vacation rental permit from Community…

The City of Tamarac requires every vacation rental permit applicant to submit proof of the owner's certificate of liability insurance under Sec. 12-229(a)(7), filed alongside proof of…

In the City of Tamarac, every vacation rental owner must acknowledge under Sec. 12-229(a)(5)a that guest vehicles are parked only on hard-surface, off-street parking on the property…

The City of Tamarac charges a vacation rental permit fee set by resolution of the city commission under Sec. 12-230, plus a "no show" inspection fee under Sec. 12-235(c); permits run…

Tamarac caps vacation rental occupancy under Sec. 12-234(2) to whichever is less of one person per 150 square feet of air-conditioned living space, or two persons per bedroom, with the…

In the City of Tamarac, a vacation rental must post a notice warning guests that noise cannot be plainly audible at twenty-five feet or more from the property, tying the rental…

In the City of Tamarac, repeated occupancy violations at a vacation rental trigger an escalating suspension ladder. A third violation of the maximum occupancy limits means a 30-day…

Florida Statute 509.032 preempts local governments from regulating the duration or frequency of short-term rentals, so Broward County cannot impose minimum or maximum night caps…

Tamarac Code § 9-78(b)(2) limits a residential property to no more than two compost bins used to store decomposing plant material. Section 9-76 defines a compost bin as an…

In the City of Tamarac, the Land Development Code's Sec. 10-4.4(P)(2)(d)(i) requires every property owner to prune trees and landscaping that grow into a public right-of-way to set…

Tamarac bans landscape irrigation daily between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and limits existing landscaping to two watering days a week, tied to the property's address: even-numbered…

In the City of Tamarac, Code section 9-79 requires every owner, agent, custodian, lessee, or occupant to control excessive growth of grass, weeds, brush, and overgrowth on their…

Tamarac lets residents skip the citywide watering-day schedule entirely when using rain barrels, cisterns or similar rain-harvesting devices. City ordinance exempts that plant watering…

Removing or relocating a tree anywhere in Tamarac requires a tree removal license from the Community Development Department first. Owner-occupied single-family and duplex lots of an…

Tamarac requires new landscaping to lean heavily native. Half of all required trees and half of all required shrubs on a development site must be native, water-conserving plant…

Unincorporated Broward lets single-family homeowners on one acre or less install synthetic turf that meets state DEP standards, under the county's landscaping code.

In the City of Tamarac, no one may start work on a residential swimming pool without a city building permit under City Code Sec. 5-147. The same section bars the city from issuing a…

In the City of Tamarac, City Code Sec. 5-148 requires every residential swimming pool to have a safety barrier at least four feet high, built to enclose the pool or the whole yard so…

Tamarac's Land Development Code bans electrified fencing citywide, bars bare metal chain link except for temporary construction fencing, and prohibits bamboo or look-alike materials…

In the City of Tamarac, residential fences and walls top out at six feet along the rear property line, rising to eight feet where the rear line abuts nonresidential property. Side…

Tamarac's Land Development Code puts the job of maintaining any fence, wall, or hedge on the owner, or other person responsible, for the property on which it actually sits, regardless…

No fence or wall may be erected anywhere in the City of Tamarac without a building department permit confirming the design and materials are structurally sound, a requirement the Land…

Tamarac's Land Development Code does not set a blanket retaining wall height limit, but it does require builders to use retaining walls and drywells wherever grading near a preserved…

In the City of Tamarac, a home based business cannot generate more vehicle or parking volume than a similar residence with no business, and additional parking beyond the driveway…

In the City of Tamarac, a family child care home operating out of a licensed residence in a residential district may care for up to ten children total, with tighter caps when infants…

In the City of Tamarac, a home based business is allowed only as an accessory use secondary to a residence in residential or mixed-use districts, and the operator must live on-site…

Florida cottage food law (FL 500.80) allows home kitchen food sales up to $250,000 gross per year without a permit. Broward County cannot impose additional licensing, following 2021…

Broward's home-based business ordinance grants no special sign allowance: Sec. 39-237(i) requires all signage tied to a home business to comply with the same local and state sign…

In the City of Tamarac, a residential utility shed needs a building permit, must sit behind the front building line, at least five feet from a rear or side lot line, and no taller than…

In the City of Tamarac, an accessory dwelling unit may only accompany a single-family detached, duplex, single-family attached, or live/work home, and is capped at 33 percent of 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…

In the City of Tamarac, condominium and cooperative buildings three or more habitable stories tall must pass a mandatory milestone inspection once they reach 25 years old, repeating…

In the City of Tamarac, every vacation rental must have a working carbon monoxide alarm system, not just a general house rule. City Code Sec. 12-234(1)c ties the mandate to the…

Tamarac Code § 5-26 adopts the Florida Building Code, as amended, to govern all construction, maintenance, repair, and condemnation of buildings in the city. Section 5-28 requires a…

Tamarac adopts the Florida Building Code by reference as its own building code and requires a plumbing permit, with a fee set by city commission resolution, before any plumbing…

In the City of Tamarac, Land Development Code section 10-3.3(C)(4) sets physical and safety standards for child care facilities: outdoor play areas must be segregated from parking and…

Unincorporated Broward County treats rooftop photovoltaic solar systems as permitted accessory equipment in every zoning district, removing zoning barriers to installing them on…

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…

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…

Tamarac Code § 9-1 makes it unlawful to throw, discard, place or deposit litter on any public highway, street or public land, in the city's lakes, rivers or waterways, or on private…

In the City of Tamarac, City Code § 9-130(e)(4) requires refuse containers to stay in good condition and completely screened from the adjacent right-of-way except during pickup, when…

In the City of Tamarac, City Code Sec. 5-166 requires every commercial trash dumpster enclosure to be shielded by solid, stuccoed and painted masonry walls with solid gates, six feet…

In the City of Tamarac it is unlawful to put your garbage in a neighbor's solid waste cart, dumpster or compactor to dodge collection fees. Tamarac Code § 19-27 targets residents who…

The City of Tamarac limits residential bulk trash to four cubic yards per collection and requires it to sit at the swale for no more than forty-eight hours before the scheduled pickup…

In the City of Tamarac, every residential and commercial property must subscribe to the city's franchise solid waste hauler under Tamarac Code § 19-26(a). The franchise contract…

In the City of Tamarac, curbside recycling is not optional. Tamarac Code § 19-26(d) requires every residential and multi-family service unit to use the city's franchise hauler for…

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

In unincorporated Broward County, yard waste set out for collection can't go to the curb more than 24 hours before pickup and must be gone within 12 hours after, under the county…

In the City of Tamarac, anyone hosting a picnic, gathering, contest, performance, parade or exclusive-use event in a city park needs a permit before the activity starts. Groups of…

Anyone staging a circus, carnival, show or outdoor exhibition in the City of Tamarac must file a special events application with the supervisor of local business tax receipts, proving…

The City of Tamarac requires anyone staging a parade through its streets to get written permission from the supervisor of local business tax receipts before the parade begins, plus…

In the City of Tamarac, restaurants and bars may extend outdoor seating onto the public sidewalk under Land Development Code § 10-3.4(D)(10), but only after signing a revocable license…

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…

City parks in Tamarac close at night: Section 15-89 sets hours from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. or sundown, whichever comes first, every day of the year, unless the parks director extends…

Broward County Ordinance Chapter 5 establishes a juvenile curfew prohibiting those under 17 from public places between 11:00 PM and 5:00 AM Sunday-Thursday and midnight to 6:00 AM…

In the City of Tamarac, secondhand and junk dealers must keep detailed duplicate records of every used item they buy, including the seller's name and address, and produce copies to the…

In the City of Tamarac, pawnbrokers must hold a separate local business tax receipt for each pawnshop and operate under the state's Florida Pawnbroking Act, which the City Code adopts…

In the City of Tamarac, City Code Sec. 13-25 bars any retailer from selling, gifting or otherwise transferring an electronic nicotine dispensing device or nicotine product to anyone…

In the City of Tamarac, City Code Sec. 14-32 bans dismantling or repairing motor vehicles in any residentially zoned area unless the work is a minor, unpaid repair like a bulb, fuse or…

Tamarac requires its own business tax receipt for a tattoo parlor or body piercing establishment, plus a separate receipt for every individual tattoo or piercing technician, under the…

In the City of Tamarac, Land Development Code section 10-3.3(D)(1) bars any adult entertainment business from locating within 1,000 feet of another adult entertainment business, a…

In the City of Tamarac, no business may offer massage services without a city-issued massage therapy services certificate under LDC §10-3.3(D)(9), and every therapist must hold a valid…

Broward County requires every towing and vehicle immobilization company operating countywide to hold a current operating license from the Environmental Licensing and Building…

Smoking and vaping are banned in every City of Tamarac park. Section 15-90 makes it unlawful to smoke or carry a lit cigar, cigarette, cigarillo or pipe, or to use e-cigarettes and…

In the City of Tamarac, roller blades, roller skates, in-line skates, skateboards, and bicycles are prohibited on all overpasses under City Code Sec. 13-12, and the same activities are…

In the City of Tamarac, City Code Sec. 14-3 bars begging, panhandling or soliciting from any operator or occupant of a vehicle in traffic, bans standing on a median, bicycle path or…

Tamarac Code § 3-1 makes it unlawful to drink alcohol in any parking area, public street, highway, or sidewalk next to a business licensed to sell alcohol, and unlawful to drink on the…

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 makes it a crime to loiter or prowl anywhere in a manner that causes reasonable alarm for the safety of people or property, with due-process protections before arrest.

Broward County lets officers issue a civil citation instead of a criminal charge for possessing 20 grams or less of cannabis in public. Section 21-6 names it an Eligible Offense under…

In the City of Tamarac, sounding a car horn or signal device on a parked vehicle for more than ten consecutive seconds is a per se unlawful noise under City Code § 9-87(1), with no…

In the City of Tamarac, discharging the exhaust of a stationary internal-combustion engine, generator, steam engine, motor vehicle or motorboat engine into the open air without an…

Broward County exempts restaurant, bar, and nightclub business operations from its noise nuisance standard at all times, so ordinary nightlife noise can't be cited as an Unreasonably…

In unincorporated Broward County, loading and unloading noise from delivery trucks is exempt from the county's noise-nuisance rule only between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.; outside those hours…

In the City of Tamarac, landlords of non-owner-occupied residential rentals must register each unit with the Community Development Department under the city's Landlord Registration…

Tamarac's Minimum Housing Code, Chapter 5, Article X, bars anyone from occupying or renting out a dwelling that fails minimum standards for space, light, ventilation, sanitation, and…

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…

Florida's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Chapter 83 Part II, exclusively defines lawful eviction grounds and procedures statewide, preempting cities from adding just-cause…

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 effectively bans local rent control. State law bars any city or county from imposing controls on rents, and the 2023 Live Local Act removed the old narrow exception that had…

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…

In the City of Tamarac, Table 10-2.2 of the Land Development Code caps residential building height at 2 floors and 30 feet in the RE, R-1 and R-2 districts, rising to 3 floors and 40…

In the City of Tamarac, Table 10-2.2 of the Land Development Code fixes minimum yard setbacks for the four residential zoning districts: RE, R-1, R-2 and R-3. Front setbacks hold at 20…

In the City of Tamarac, Table 10-2.2 of the Land Development Code limits roofed building area to 40 percent of the lot in the RE, R-1 and R-2 residential districts and 70 percent in…

In the City of Tamarac, a resident who wants to report a noise disturbance must sign a sworn statement detailing the complaint under City Code § 9-95(a) before a code enforcement or…

In the City of Tamarac, code enforcement officers under the Community Development Department cite violations such as refuse and debris, lot clearing, derelict vehicles, graffiti…

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…

The City of Tamarac does not set its own hotel occupancy tax; Broward County collects the Tourist Development Tax. But Sec. 12-229(a)(8) of the City Code requires every vacation rental…

In the City of Tamarac, the Minimum Housing Code lets city inspectors enter and examine dwellings, dwelling units, hotels, and rooming houses to check compliance with minimum space…

Broward inspects registered rental units in the unincorporated area only after receiving a minimum standards complaint, per Code Sec. 39-426.

The City of Tamarac's open-burning ban carves out cooking. Tamarac Code § 7-54 exempts burning wood, tinder or similar materials in a stove, oven, barbecue pit or fireplace when done…

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.

In the City of Tamarac, Chapter 14.5 of the City Code, the Tamarac Dangerous Intersection Safety Act, authorizes traffic infraction detectors to enforce red-light signal violations…

In the City of Tamarac, parking a vehicle inside a dedicated bicycle lane is a straight prohibition, not a discretionary call. Tamarac Code § 14-26(c) also bars parking that blocks…

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…

The City of Tamarac's Floodplain Management Ordinance, Tamarac Code Chapter 8, governs all development wholly or partially within a flood hazard area, from subdivisions and fill to…

Tamarac Code § 8-48.2 requires new and substantially improved structures in flood hazard areas to elevate their lowest floor, or dry floodproofing level, at or above the highest of…

The City of Tamarac runs its drainage system as a dedicated Stormwater Management Utility funded by a fee on every parcel in the city. The fee, created and imposed on all property…

Tamarac's Land Development Code makes erosion and sediment control part of every landscape plan. Lakes, canals, and retention areas must carry turf grass erosion control to the mean…

Unincorporated Broward caps private docks at 5 feet past the property line into a waterway and 10 feet from a neighbor's plot line.

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

After the City of Tamarac declares a state of emergency, the city and its contractors may enter private streets and private property to clear storm debris that threatens health…

The City of Tamarac requires hurricane shutters and other storm protective devices that block a required exit, window light or ventilation to come down within fifteen days after the…

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…

In the City of Tamarac, a roof-mounted solar array cannot rise more than 15 feet above the roofline it sits on, and a ground-mounted array under five feet tall may enter a setback but…

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

Florida Statute 163.04 prevents Broward County HOAs from prohibiting solar collectors or unreasonably restricting placement that would reduce efficiency by more than 20 percent or…

In the City of Tamarac, the Code Compliance Division can declare a dwelling, hotel or rooming house unfit for human occupancy under City Code Sec. 5-218 whenever it is dilapidated…

Tamarac's nuisance-abatement rules apply to every lot, tract, or parcel of land, whether improved or unimproved, under Code section 9-76, so vacant land is held to the same trash…

In the City of Tamarac, City Code Sec. 5-209 makes every occupant responsible for exterminating rodents, vermin and other pests within the space they occupy, while the owner, agent or…

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…

In the City of Tamarac, placing objects or material in the public right-of-way is banned by default. The city commission alone can issue a temporary revocable permit for right-of-way…

In the City of Tamarac, the ten-foot swale strip next to the street is not a storage or landscaping free-for-all. Tamarac Code § 20-114 bars shrubbery, sprinkler heads, mailboxes…

In the City of Tamarac, the owner of the property next to a public sidewalk, not the city, is responsible for keeping that sidewalk in repair. Tamarac Code § 20-81 puts the maintenance…

Tamarac water and sewer customers, not the city, are on the hook for their own pipes. City ordinance requires every consumer to keep pipes, valves and fixtures in repair and to…

Tamarac's year-round irrigation restrictions do not apply to reclaimed water. City ordinance defines reclaimed water as treated, disinfected wastewater reused after leaving a treatment…

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…

In the City of Tamarac, a medical marijuana dispensary cannot sit within 500 feet of any public or private elementary, middle or secondary school under LDC §10-3.3(D)(15)(d), measured…

Tamarac restricts medical marijuana dispensaries under LDC § 10-3.3(D)(15)(d): a dispensary cannot sit within 500 feet of a public or private elementary, middle, or secondary school…

Florida prohibits home cultivation of cannabis for both recreational and medical use; only state-licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers may grow cannabis.

Tamarac sorts every business tax receipt applicant into one of three classifications under City Code Section 12-2: manufacturer, merchant or professional, each with its own receipt…

In the City of Tamarac, a resident hosting a garage or yard sale may post up to four temporary directional signs under Land Development Code § 10-4.10(H)(1): only one on the owner's…

Tamarac exempts temporary seasonal lighting from its regular exterior lighting standards only between Thanksgiving and January 15, provided the display does not glare at motorists or…

Window signs in the City of Tamarac cannot cover more than 40 percent of a building or bay's total window area, and any illuminated or neon window sign counts toward that same coverage…

In the City of Tamarac, a digital billboard is only lawful as a billboard sign on city-owned property or right-of-way next to the Sawgrass Expressway or Florida Turnpike, approved…

Tamarac only allows freeway-facing billboards on city-owned land or right-of-way that touches a 'major expressway,' meaning SR 869/Sawgrass Expressway or the Florida Turnpike, and…

Tamarac defines a political sign as one naming a candidate, cause, or ballot issue, and its Woodlands Overlay District, which otherwise bans all permanent and temporary signage…

The City of Tamarac bars a mobile food truck from setting up a dining area, selling to a moving vehicle, or parking within twenty-five feet of a crosswalk or fire hydrant under Land…

Mobile food trucks in the City of Tamarac may operate only as a temporary use within the zoning districts listed in Land Development Code § 10-3.2, and § 10-3.5(E)(3) bars them…

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

Door-to-door solicitors and canvassers in the City of Tamarac must hold a business tax receipt, pay $50 a month or $250 a year for it, post a $1,000 surety bond, and knock only between…

Tamarac's exterior lighting standards exist specifically to stop light trespass onto neighboring land, capping illumination at the property line at 1.0 foot-candle next to…

Tamarac requires upward-directed building lighting to stay contained below the roofline, narrow-beam fixtures for flagpoles and statues, and full cut-off shielding on any lamp over 900…

Illuminated, digital, and animated billboards in Tamarac must meet the Florida Department of Transportation's lighting, brightness, Nits, and lumens standards under the Land…

In the City of Tamarac, Land Development Code section 10-2.8 lets a Qualified Mixed-Use Development (QMDA) under Florida's Live Local Act build at the highest density allowed anywhere…

Tamarac's Land Development Code bans ten named nuisance species, from Brazilian pepper to carrotwood, plus every Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council Category I plant, from all landscaped…

Tamarac's Land Development Code gives extra protection to 'specimen trees,' any tree at least 18 inches in trunk diameter and in at least 60 percent condition under the Guide for Plant…

Tamarac gives its oldest and most significant trees the strongest protection in the Land Development Code. A designated 'Historical tree' cannot be removed without City Commission…

New development in Tamarac must plant one street tree for every 40 linear feet of street frontage, spaced 15 to 60 feet apart in the road swale. Existing property owners need a…

The City of Tamarac's Table of Allowed Uses leaves the 'Agriculture, general' row completely blank across every zoning district, and Land Development Code § 10-3.2(A)(3) says a blank…

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…

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.

Broward County HOAs may levy fines up to 100 dollars per day capped at 1,000 dollars per violation, suspend use rights, and record liens. Fines over 1,000 dollars may be liened after…

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…

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'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.

Filming a Production on county-owned or county-controlled Specified Property in Broward requires a permit from the Film Commissioner before shooting starts, covering movies…

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…

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

Broward's Zoning Code caps unincorporated residents at two yard sales a year, three days each, with no permit needed for the sale itself.

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…