Coral Springs, FL Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)

Section 8-29 bans dumping litter in four settings: any public or private street, road, alley or right-of-way outside a lawfully provided container or area; any public property outside a lawful container; any lake, river, canal, pond or stream; and any private property without the legal owner's prior written consent, verified against the Broward County property appraiser's records. Consent from a property owner never legalizes dumping that is otherwise unlawful, such as hazardous waste. Subsection (b) extends liability to whoever dumps litter from a motor vehicle or boat, holding the operator, the owner, or both responsible.

Section 8-34 shifts the burden of proof: a defendant charged under 8-29(a)(4) must prove as an affirmative defense that the property owner consented, and litter dumped from a commercial vehicle is rebuttably presumed to have been dumped for a commercial purpose. 1 minimum civil penalty, while any commercial-purpose dumping, any load over that weight or volume threshold, or any hazardous or bio-hazardous waste triggers the higher fine tier. Beyond the fine, Section 8-33(b) lets the court order the violator to remove the dumped litter, repair or restore damaged property, pay the injured party's damages, reimburse the city's or the injured party's removal and disposal costs, or perform public service matched to the offense. All violations of this chapter are enforced through the city's Code Enforcement Board under Chapter 1, Article V.