Weston, FL

In the City of Weston, Florida, § 52.52(E) of the Code of Ordinances bars yelling, shouting, whistling, or singing loud enough to become Loud and Raucous Noise between 10:00 p.m. and…

In the City of Weston, Florida, § 52.52(J) of the Code of Ordinances confines noisy construction, demolition, alteration, and excavation to 7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m. on weekdays and…

Weston Code Section 52.52 requires every motor vehicle to run through a working muffler and bans horns or anti-theft alarms sounded except as a genuine danger signal. A vehicle so out…

In the City of Weston, Florida, § 52.52(F) of the Code of Ordinances prohibits keeping any animal, bird, or fowl that causes frequent or continued Loud and Raucous Noise. The standard…

Weston bans playing a television, radio, amplifier, musical instrument, or phonograph loudly enough to create Loud and Raucous Noise under 52.52(C) of the Code, and requires a City…

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 Weston, Florida, Vacation Rental occupancy is capped at three Transient Occupants per off-street parking space legally available to the property, and the Owner must keep…

In the City of Weston, Florida, a Vacation Rental's Maximum Occupancy cannot exceed two persons per bedroom, and only one Family, as the City Code defines that term, may occupy the…

In the City of Weston, Florida, an Owner cannot obtain a Vacation Rental Certificate of Use without first providing evidence of liability insurance covering the use of the property as…

In the City of Weston, Florida, a Vacation Rental cannot run outdoor sound systems or TVs, must keep amplified sound and TV noise inaudible at the property line after 10 p.m. Sunday…

In the City of Weston, Florida, the Special Magistrate must suspend a Vacation Rental's Certificate of Use for 30 days on a second violation of occupancy, parking, or noise rules…

Weston funds its vacation rental program through registration fees rather than a separate local occupancy tax. § 81.04 lets the City charge reasonable registration fees to cover…

Weston requires every vacation rental to register with the City and obtain a Certificate of Use before anyone occupies the property as a short-term rental. § 81.01 makes it unlawful to…

Weston requires every vacation rental's designated Vacation Rental Agent to be reachable 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and to physically show up at the property within one hour of…

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…

Weston allows Home-Based Businesses in every residential zoning district as long as the use stays secondary to the home's residential purpose and doesn't change the dwelling's…

Weston bars a Home-Based Business from generating or attracting unsafe, excessive, or hazardous vehicular or pedestrian traffic to the dwelling under § 80.01(B)(4), and § 80.01(B)(7)…

Weston permits family day care homes in residential districts as a home-based use, but § 80.01(C) requires the owner or operator to prove compliance with Florida's family day care…

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…

Weston prohibits overnight parking or storage of commercial vehicles and trailers in required off-street parking lots when the vehicle carries commercial lettering taller than four…

In the City of Weston, Florida, a commercial vehicle can only be parked or stored on residential property inside a fully enclosed garage. City Code § 72.04(C)(1) allows a narrow…

In the City of Weston, Florida, parking outside a striped space on a public street or right-of-way is prohibited under City Code § 72.02 unless the lot is residentially zoned, a…

In the City of Weston, Florida, parking any vehicle on a front, side, or rear lawn is against the rules whenever it can be seen from the street or a neighboring property. City Code §…

In the City of Weston, Florida, a trailer, boat, or habitable motor vehicle like an RV cannot sit or be stored on residential property unless it's inside a fully enclosed garage. City…

In the City of Weston, Florida, § 96.10 of the Code of Ordinances bans storing or keeping an abandoned vehicle or vessel in plain view on public or private property. Wrecked, junked…

The City of Weston, Florida permits electric vehicle charging stations and battery charging equipment as an accessory structure in every zoning category under Weston Code of Ordinances…

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 unincorporated Broward County, vehicles in a marked freight curb loading zone may only load or unload materials, and must clear out within thirty minutes.

Weston's Code of Ordinances bans every outdoor fire under Section 52.16, then carves out five narrow exceptions. Tiki torches and patio fireplaces make that list, so a backyard bonfire…

The City of Weston makes it unlawful to ignite, permit, or maintain any outdoor fire anywhere within city limits under Section 52.16(A) of the Code of Ordinances. The ban is citywide…

The City of Weston, Florida forbids using fireworks inside any Public Park or Recreational Facility, and a separate clause bars anyone but authorized city staff or law enforcement from…

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 cites smoke detector defects under its Fire Code civil penalty schedule: a missing, non-functioning, blocked, inaccessible, or tampered-with smoke detector, whether a…

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 Weston, Florida, feeding wildlife anywhere inside a Public Park or Recreational Facility is an outright ban under Weston Code of Ordinances Section 100.02(G). There is…

Weston does not ban pet stores from selling dogs or cats. City Code § 53.03 only bars displaying animals for a commercial purpose on public property or non-residential private…

Weston bans keeping or confining wild animals anywhere in the city except the Agricultural/Estate (AE) zoning district, where owners must still meet all state wildlife laws and…

In Weston's Agricultural/Estate (AE) district, § 124.23(B)(8) caps accessory animal keeping on a minimum-sized plot at four of any combination of horses, cattle, sheep, and goats, ten…

In Weston's Agricultural/Estate (AE) district, § 124.23(D)(2) allows animal hospitals, veterinary clinics, kennels, and animal boarding only as special exceptions, not as by-right…

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 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 sets a wastewater design-flow fee of 200 gallons per day for every wash basin at a pet grooming parlor tied into the county sanitary sewer system, excluding retail space.

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…

Broward County bans dogs from roaming loose on any public street, sidewalk, park, or private property without the owner's consent; on public property dogs must stay under the owner's…

FL 767.14 (SB 942, effective October 1, 2023) preempts local breed-specific legislation. Broward County cannot ban any dog breed. Dangerous dog classification under FL 767 is based on…

In the City of Weston, Florida, § 95.01(A)(5) of the Code of Ordinances bars weeds, underbrush, or other unsightly growths from remaining on any part of a Single-Family lot and…

In the City of Weston, Florida, § 95.01(A)(5) of the Code of Ordinances requires every Single-Family property owner to keep trees and shrubs pruned so they never block a required sight…

In the City of Weston, Florida, removing or relocating a tree requires a Tree Removal/Relocation Permit under Weston Code § 122.04, and the City will only issue one if it finds no…

The City of Weston, Florida has no composting rule of its own: § 123.10(A)(18) adopts the University of Florida's Florida Friendly Landscaping Program for required landscape plans, but…

The City of Weston, Florida encourages rainwater harvesting: § 123.21(C)(6) lets residents water any plant material using rain barrels, cisterns, or other similar rain-harvesting…

The City of Weston, Florida bans landscape irrigation daily between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and limits most homes to two watering days a week: even-numbered addresses may water…

In the City of Weston, Florida, developers inside the Town Center Overlay District and the Weston Commons Planned Employment Center District must make 50% of every required planting…

The City of Weston, Florida allows synthetic turf on single-family and duplex lots only in the rear and side yard, set back five feet from the property line, or within a paver driveway…

In the City of Weston, Florida, a retaining wall counts as regulated Development the moment it involves placing fill inside a mapped regulated Floodway. The Floodplain Administrator…

In the City of Weston, Florida, residential fences and walls may rise no higher than six feet, or eight feet where the lot abuts nonresidential land, under Weston Code of Ordinances…

The City of Weston, Florida flatly bans barbed wire, electrified and razor-wire topped fences and walls on any property, residential or commercial, under Weston Code of Ordinances…

Broward County caps fences on residential lots at six feet, eight feet next to commercial or industrial land, bans barbed and razor wire, and limits corner-lot fences to 30 inches near…

Florida's one statewide fence statute, §588.011, defines a legal fence as at least 3 feet high with three strands of wire on posts no more than 20 feet apart. Residential height…

In the City of Weston, Florida, every swimming pool must comply with Florida Statutes section 515.29 plus city add-ons under Weston Code of Ordinances section 124.34(A): a pool barrier…

Residential pool construction in Broward County requires a building permit, barrier inspection, and compliance with the Florida Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act (FL 515.27) which…

Weston's accessory use regulations, § 124.36, cap enclosed accessory structures like storage sheds at 25% of the space occupied by the main structure and require matching roofline…

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…

Broward County permits accessory dwelling units in several zoning districts, typically capped at 800 square feet or 40 percent of the primary home, with owner-occupancy and one…

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 Weston, Florida, an Adult Entertainment Establishment must sit at least 1,000 feet from another such establishment, a church, school, day care, hospital or government…

In the City of Weston, Florida, the City Commission does not license the therapeutic massage trade itself, leaving Florida-licensed massage therapy to the state Board of Massage, but a…

In the City of Weston, Florida, repairing a car, trailer or boat at home must happen inside a permanent, fully enclosable structure like a garage. City Code § 70.01(C) allows only…

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

Broward County's zoning code permits tattoo shops only in B-4 Commercial Redevelopment Overlay and C-1 Commercial Warehouse districts, and only in the unincorporated area: the rule…

Broward County requires every pawnbroker to hold a $150 annual business tax receipt for each place of business before operating under Code Sec. 20-43.

Broward County adopts Florida's secondhand dealer law countywide and adds stricter local rules: a 30-working-day resale holding period and mandatory buyer ID recording, enforced…

Florida Statute 569.315 expressly preempts the regulation of the marketing, sale, and delivery of nicotine products and dispensing devices to the state, voiding most municipal…

In the City of Weston, Florida, a Mobile Vendor operating a food truck must hold all required licenses and permits, including written approval from the Broward County Health…

In the City of Weston, Florida, mobile vendors may not vend within or on the right-of-way immediately adjacent to a public park under Weston Code of Ordinances § 89.03(B), unless the…

In the City of Weston, Florida, mobile food vendors may operate in only three settings under Weston Code of Ordinances § 89.01: active construction sites by owner invitation…

The City of Weston defines electric bicycles by motor output and top assisted speed: Class 1 and 2 cut off at 20 mph, Class 3 at 28 mph, each under a 750-watt motor. City Code then…

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…

Broward County uses speed detection cameras to enforce 15 mph school zone limits in unincorporated areas, ticketing drivers going 10+ mph over the posted limit near two initial school…

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…

In the City of Weston, Florida, Chapter 130 of the Code of Ordinances lets the Building Official order repair, closure or demolition of any structure that wear, neglect or misuse has…

Weston Code Section 52.24(B) separately bans dumping litter on any open or vacant private lot, regardless of who owns it, and Section 52.24(C) requires the owner or person in control…

In the City of Weston, Florida, drinking alcohol on public streets, in public parks, or in any government-owned Public Place is unlawful unless the site is licensed for alcohol sales…

Weston Code Section 52.17 makes it unlawful to loiter or prowl in a way that creates justifiable alarm for public safety, and separately bans loitering after a warning or blocking a…

In the City of Weston, Florida, it is unlawful to hand anything to, or take anything from, a motorist on Royal Palm Boulevard, Glades Parkway, Weston Road, Bonaventure Boulevard…

In the City of Weston, Florida, no one may smoke inside a Public Park under Weston Code of Ordinances Section 100.02(X), with a single carve-out for unfiltered cigars. The Chapter 1…

In the City of Weston, Florida, § 100.02(C) of the Code of Ordinances bans bicycles, roller blades, roller skates, and skateboards from every basketball, tennis, and pickleball court…

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 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 Weston, Florida, § 52.52(K) of the Code of Ordinances bars any business licensed under Florida's beverage law from allowing live or recorded music, singing, or other…

In the City of Weston, Florida, § 52.52(L) of the Code of Ordinances bars excessive and unnecessary Loud and Raucous Noise from pool pumps, fans, and air conditioners. Operators of a…

In the City of Weston, Florida, § 52.52(I) of the Code of Ordinances limits when a horn or signal device, including an anti-theft alarm, sounds. Horns are restricted to danger signals…

In the City of Weston, Florida, § 52.52(M) of the Code of Ordinances makes it unlawful for anyone loading, unloading, packing, unpacking, or opening crates, boxes, or containers…

Broward County exempts engines, pumps, and generators used for emergency purposes from its unreasonably loud noise standard at all times, but routine or non-emergency generator noise…

In the City of Weston, Florida, every licensed Vacation Rental must have an interconnected, hard-wired smoke and carbon monoxide detection system, or hard-wired smoke and CO alarms…

The City of Weston, Florida requires a building permit under Weston Code of Ordinances § 128.01 for the construction of all new buildings and structures and for any alteration…

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…

Broward County issues building permits for plumbing work only to applicants holding a current state or Central Examining Board certificate of competency, a paid business tax receipt…

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 every licensed child care facility to screen electric fans, ban portable heaters, keep an operable flashlight for outages, and fit exits with alarms or fenced…

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…

Broward's Housing and Urban Planning Division may inspect dwellings under the Minimum Housing Code, but inspectors need occupant consent or a court warrant to enter absent an…

In the City of Weston, Florida, no business may offer outdoor seating or an outdoor bar area without first obtaining a separate Outdoor Seating/Outdoor Bar license from the City, and…

The City of Weston, Florida requires a special event permit for parades and similar gatherings held on nonresidential Private Property when they draw 50 or more people or block…

The City of Weston, Florida requires a facility use permit for private gatherings under 50 people at a Public Park or Recreational Facility, and a Public Property special event permit…

Carnivals, festivals and commercial promotion events on unincorporated Broward land need a zoning permit, cap out at seven days, and must end by 10 p.m. weeknights or midnight on…

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…

In the City of Weston, Florida, § 52.52(M) of the Code of Ordinances makes it unlawful to leave diesel-powered or other engines idling between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following…

In the City of Weston, Florida, single-family owners and homeowners' associations must keep drainage swales, retention areas and stormwater facilities free of obstructions. City Code…

In the City of Weston, Florida, new construction and substantial building improvements inside a Flood Hazard Area must sit, or in non-residential cases be dry floodproofed, one foot…

Any development wholly or partly inside a Weston flood hazard area, from subdividing land to installing a pool or a manufactured home, falls under Chapter 64's Floodplain Management…

In the City of Weston, Florida, clearing a lot next to a lake or canal triggers erosion controls under Weston Code of Ordinances § 127.42(B)(1). Silt screens must separate the…

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.

In the City of Weston, Florida, garbage is collected at least twice a week and recycling at least once a week, on a day that lines up with the garbage pickup for that address. Both…

In the City of Weston, Florida, household garbage from single-family and curbside residential properties may only go into a City-issued Solid Waste Cart, never loose bags on the…

In the City of Weston, Florida, Solid Waste Carts must sit within two feet of the curb, handle facing the curb, and at least three feet from trees, mailboxes, cars or utility lines…

In the City of Weston, Florida, only specific rinsed and clean materials, aluminum cans, cardboard, cartons, glass jars, paper and plastics #1-7, may go in a Recycling Cart…

In the City of Weston, Florida, Recycling Carts must sit curbside on the scheduled collection day, at least three feet from trees, mailboxes and other carts, and hidden from street…

In the City of Weston, Florida, roll-off containers and dumpsters are banned outright in Single-Family Residential Districts except while an active City building permit is in effect…

Weston bans dumping litter on any occupied private property, whether or not the dumper owns it, under Code Section 52.24(A), and separately bans dumping in any fountain, pond, lake…

In the City of Weston, Florida, § 95.01(B)(17)(e) of the Code of Ordinances bars multi-family dumpsters and dumpster enclosures from being used to dispose of furniture and major…

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…

Weston bans launching or landing any unmanned aerial vehicle, including recreational drones, model airplanes, and rockets, in a Public Place without written authorization from the City…

The City of Weston, Florida bars anyone from launching or landing an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in a Public Park or Recreational Facility without written authorization from the City…

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.

In the City of Weston, Florida, every parking facility, exterior site area and private roadway built going forward must be lit to IES Lighting Library Standards Collection guidelines…

City of Weston, Florida zoning code § 124.52(C)(5) caps light spillover from parking lot and site lighting onto neighboring land at one-half footcandle at the property line, dropping…

Broward County's zoning code caps sign lighting to internal, back-lit, or fully shielded spotlight methods, requires shielded fixtures for external illumination, and bans hazardous…

In the City of Weston, Florida, nobody may construct, install, repair, remove, relocate or otherwise work in a public right-of-way, including sidewalk and swale areas, without first…

In the City of Weston, Florida, § 95.03 of the Code of Ordinances puts the burden of maintaining and repairing sidewalks in private rights-of-way on the sidewalk owner and the abutting…

Broward County requires a permit from its Engineering Division before anyone obstructs, interferes with, or places objects on county-jurisdiction property, including rights-of-way and…

Weston, Florida regulates trees by species through its Prohibited/Nuisance Tree List at § 122.21(F), a roster of 20 invasive species like Brazilian pepper and Melaleuca; removing a…

Weston, Florida does not use a 'heritage tree' label; instead its code protects any Specimen Tree, defined in § 1.01 as one with an 18-inch or greater trunk diameter and a condition…

Weston, Florida requires developers to plant swale trees, the local term for street or parkway trees, along improved rights-of-way as a condition of any Development Permit. Weston Code…

After a declared disaster, Weston Code Chapter 61 tells property owners exactly how to stage debris for city pickup: segregate structural, vegetative, and household waste into separate…

Weston doesn't require hurricane shutters, but once installed they can't stay closed year-round. City Code § 62.02 bars keeping shutters shut except when the National Hurricane…

Weston sets its flood hazard areas and base flood elevations by adopting Broward County's Flood Insurance Study, dated July 31, 2024, and FEMA's Flood Insurance Rate Maps by reference…

The City of Weston, Florida adopts the Broward County Filming on Specified Property Ordinance and gives the City Manager a 10-business-day window to object to any film permit the…

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…

In the City of Weston, Florida, no building permit for new construction, demolition, alteration, signage, or other physical modification of a designated Historic Resource may be issued…

In the City of Weston, Florida, § 100.01 of the Code of Ordinances lets the City Manager set and post the hours of operation for every Public Park and Recreational Facility, and it…

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 Weston, Florida, § 100.02(F) of the Code of Ordinances confines outdoor cooking fires in City parks to designated, City-owned affixed shelter grills. Ground fires are…

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.

Weston does not run its own camping ban; instead City Code § 52.85 sets up how the City receives complaints under Florida's public-camping law, F.S. § 125.0231(2). A Broward County…

Weston's sign code eliminates digital billboards at the technology level. Section 126.10(B) of the Weston Code of Ordinances bans any sign with a visible light source, exposed neon or…

Weston caps how much of a storefront window can be covered with signage. Section 126.13 of the Weston Code of Ordinances limits office and industrial window signs to 5% of the window…

Political and other noncommercial signs in Weston need no permit but face strict size and time limits. Section 126.18(B) caps single-family and MF1 lots at 4 square feet per sign and…

Broward County caps yard sale signs at 2 square feet, exempts them from permits, and requires removal at the end of the sale, but the rule only reaches unincorporated Broward, not its…

Broward County bans outdoor advertising signs within 660 feet of any limited-access highway countywide, unless the sign identifies an on-premise business, under the Expressway Outdoor…

Broward County exempts holiday lights from its outdoor lighting standards, but only if each bulb is under 10 watts and 70 lumens: brighter displays must meet the county's full cutoff…

In the City of Weston, Florida, single-family setbacks run by zoning district under the dimension table in Weston Code of Ordinances section 124.47(A); an R1 lot, for example, must…

In the City of Weston, Florida, single-family homes are capped at 35 feet in every residential zoning district, R1 through RZ, under the dimension table in Weston Code of Ordinances…

In the City of Weston, Florida, impervious surface on a single-family residential lot is capped at 60 percent under Weston Code of Ordinances section 124.36(G), and enclosed accessory…

Weston Code of Ordinances § 129.04(A) bars an owner, agent or operator from occupying or renting a dwelling unit that fails Chapter 129's minimum housing standards. Those standards set…

Unincorporated Broward landlords must register each residential rental unit with the Housing and Urban Planning Division before leasing it, and renew annually for a $75 fee.

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…

Weston Code of Ordinances § 129.13 splits pest control duties between tenant and landlord. § 129.13(A)(3) requires every lessee to exterminate and control rodents, vermin and other…

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…

Weston's zoning code lists 'Medical Marijuana Retail Center' as a use in its Industrial (I1), Office (O1), and Commercial (C1) districts, the city's three business zoning categories…

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

Weston protects farming through a dedicated Agricultural/Estate (AE) zoning district under § 124.23, reserved for areas the City's Comprehensive Plan designates agricultural. Its…

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…

The City of Weston's mandatory landscape irrigation ordinance, adopted to meet South Florida Water Management District conservation rules, exempts anyone irrigating with reclaimed…

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…

Weston's Town Center Zoning Overlay District, governed by § 124.27, requires development to comply with detailed Design Guidelines covering setbacks, buffers, and sidewalks before…

A density increase above what unincorporated Broward's comprehensive plan otherwise allows isn't available through a zoning variance: Section 39-39(a) expressly bars the hearing…

Weston's landscape code, § 123.18(J), bans 21 named plant species from all new landscaping, including Australian pine, Brazilian pepper, punk tree (Melaleuca), and carrotwood, all…

Unincorporated Broward deems rooftop solar panels permitted accessory equipment, but a building permit acknowledging HOA covenants is still required.

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…

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 levies a tourist development tax of up to 6% on hotel, motel, apartment and short-term rental stays of six months or less, on top of state sales tax.

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

Broward County requires landlords in the unincorporated area to register every residential rental unit annually and pass minimum-standards inspections, with a $75 fee, mandatory…

Every business, profession, or occupation operating in Broward County must obtain an annual business tax receipt from the county Tax Collector, sorted into classifications such as…

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

Broward County code inspectors cite common violations, from unscreened pools to illegal signs, under a set fine schedule ranging $50 to $500 per offense, doubling for repeat…

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…

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…