Pembroke Pines, FL Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 94.01, adopted by Ord. 166 (1967)
- Protected locations
- streets, lots, parks, waterways, rights-of-way
- Also covers
- any act polluting a watercourse or pool
- Legal status
- declared both unlawful and a nuisance
- Max penalty
- $500 fine or 90 days jail (§ 10.99)
Summary
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 the city. The prohibition dates to a 1967 ordinance and covers everything from fruit peelings to oil and construction debris, plus any act that pollutes a watercourse.
It is declared to be unlawful and to constitute a nuisance for any person to deposit on, bury in, or cause to be deposited on or buried in any land, public square, street, alley, vacant or unoccupied lot, sidewalk, parkway, bank of any river, stream, or waterway, park, or right-of-way, any trash, rubbish, fruit peelings, debris, refuse, garbage, brush, cans, boxes, oil, or vegetable or mineral matter, or to do any act that will pollute or tend to pollute the waters of any watercourse or pool.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-61: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 2056, passed 12-11-25).
Full Breakdown
01 sweeps broadly: it names land, public squares, streets, alleys, vacant or unoccupied lots, sidewalks, parkways, riverbanks, streams, waterways, parks, and rights-of-way as protected locations, and it lists trash, rubbish, fruit peelings, debris, refuse, garbage, brush, cans, boxes, oil, and vegetable or mineral matter as prohibited materials, plus a catch-all for any act that pollutes or tends to pollute a watercourse or pool. Because the section labels a violation a nuisance as well as an unlawful act, the city can pursue abatement remedies in addition to prosecuting the underlying offense.
02, bars placing material in any surface or subsurface drainage way, including ponds, lakes, canals, channels, culverts, drain pipes, manholes, catch basins, and flood gates, unless the city has permitted the material, which covers dumping that specifically blocks or slows stormwater flow rather than simply littering land. 14. 99.
Violations & Fines
Section 94.01 is enforced under the city's general penalty at § 10.99: a fine of not more than $500, imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both, with each day the dumped material remains constituting a separate offense. Because the section also brands the conduct a nuisance, code enforcement can pursue abatement of the dumped material in addition to any citation or prosecution.
Frequently Asked Questions
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