Ordinances
In determining the amount of daily fines the special magistrate shall consider the following factors...
What are the
(1) The gravity of the violation;
(2) Any actions taken by the violator to correct the violation; and
(3) Any previous violations committed by the violator?
This Chapter of the code governs solid waste.
What is Chapter 24?
This District is Boulevard Business.
What is B-1?
The most cited violation code in FY2025.
What is 18-12(a) property clearing?
Fort Lauderdale was named after this individual.
Who is Major William Lauderdale?
This is when the code inspector does not have to provide the violator with a warning notice or reasonable time to correct the violation prior to issuing a citation violation notice.
When it is a repeat violation, or if the code inspector has reason to believe that the violation presents a serious threat to the public health, safety, or welfare, or if the violation is irreparable or irreversible, or if the violator is engaged in violations of a itinerant or transient nature.
The definition of stagnant water.
What is any accumulation of water which lacks flow; which may be a breeding or feeding place for mosquitoes, rodents, snakes, or other species of insect or animal; which constitutes a habitat for disease bearing organisms; or which is a host for algae and other growth indicative of water that is not disinfected?
This District is for Residential Office.
What is RO?
The second most cited violation code in FY2025.
What is 9-305(b) landscape maintenance?
This year marks the incorporation of the City of Fort Lauderdale.
What is 1911?
The height at which lawn, grass, or weeds are considered overgrown?
What is 6 inches?
The definition of amplified sound.
What is the reproduction of sound from any radio, stereo, CD player, DVD player, microphone, drum, turn table, audio or visual equipment, musical instrument, sound equipment, sound amplification device, television set, exterior loudspeakers, bullhorn or any similar device?
This District is Residential Single Family/Low Density.
What is RS-4.4?
The third most cited violation code in FY2025.
What is 9-304(b) driveway maintenance?
This transportation development helped spur Fort Lauderdale's growth in the early 20th century.
What is the Florida East Coast Railway?
The code section where "Roofs shall be maintained in a clean condition and kept free of trash, debris or any other element which is not a permanent part of the building or a functional element of its mechanical or electrical system." is found.
What is 9-305.(b)?
Pools must be secured by a barrier of this minimum height.
What is 4 feet?
This District is Heavy Commercial/Light Industrial Business.
What is B-3?
The fourth most cited violation code in FY2025.
What is 24-7(b) bulk trash?
This home, built in 1901 and converted into a residence by 1906, is the oldest surviving structure in the area.
What is the Stranahan House?
The code section you cite when landscape is encroaching onto the public right-of-way.
What is 9-305(a)?
These items are listed as hazardous waste in Chapter 24. (name at least 3 for the points)
What are any flammable, toxic, corrosive, and reactive waste or product containing such waste, including, but not limited to, oil and water based paints, paint thinners and strippers, used automotive oil or fluids, gasoline, solvents, pesticides, insecticides, fertilizers, pool chemicals, spot removers, nail polish and remover, oven and drain cleaners, furniture and metal polish, mercury, batteries, household thermostats with mercury switches, mercury thermometers, tires, fluorescent lamps, any mercury containing devices, and any other waste as defined by state statute?
This District's abbreviation is MHP.
What is Mobile Home Park District?
The fifth most cited violation code in FY2025?
What is 9-306 exterior building maintenance?
This body of water runs through Fort Lauderdale and helps earn it the nickname "Venice of America".
What is the New River?