Every town writes its own rules, and Broward County's live in its municipal code — 54 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch u1 — CODE OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA VOLUME I
- Ch I — CHARTER
- Ch 1 — ADMINISTRATIONrecently amended
- Ch 2 — AIRPORTS AND AIRCRAFT
- Ch 3 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch u6 — Chapter 3½ - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND NONEMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICESrecently amended
- Ch 4 — DOGS AND CATSrecently amended
- Ch 5 — BUILDING REGULATIONS AND LAND USErecently amended
- Ch 6 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 7 — CHILD CARE
- Ch u11 — Chapter 7½ - RESERVED
- Ch 8 — CIVIL DEFENSE AND EMERGENCIES
- Ch u13 — Chapter 8½ - CODE ENFORCEMENTrecently amended
- Ch 9 — CONTRACTORSrecently amended
- Ch u15 — Chapter 9½ - COUNTY PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 10 — COURTS AND LEGAL SERVICES
- Ch u17 — Chapter 10½ - RESERVED
- Ch 11 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 12 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 13 — FISH AND GAME
- Ch u21 — Chapter 13½ - RESERVED
- Ch 14 — GARBAGE AND TRASHrecently amended
- Ch 15 — HEALTHrecently amended
- Ch 16 — HOSPITALSrecently amended
- Ch u25 — Chapter 16½ - HUMAN RIGHTSrecently amended
- Ch 17 — RESERVED
- Ch 18 — LAW ENFORCEMENTrecently amended
- Ch 19 — LIBRARIES
- Ch 20 — LICENSES AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- Ch u30 — Chapter 20½ - NONPAYMENT OF EARNED WAGES
- Ch 21 — MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES AND PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 22 — MOBILE HOMES AND MOBILE HOME PARKS
- Ch u33 — Chapter 22½ - MOTOR CARRIERSrecently amended
- Ch 23 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 24 — RESERVED
- Ch 25 — RESERVED
- Ch u37 — Chapter 25½ - PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 26 — PERSONNEL
- Ch 27 — POLLUTION CONTROLrecently amended
- Ch 28 — RESERVED
- Ch 29 — SCHOOLS
- Ch 30 — SPECIAL DISTRICTSrecently amended
- Ch 31 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKSrecently amended
- Ch u44 — Chapter 31½ - TAXATIONrecently amended
- Ch 32 — RESERVED
- Ch 33 — RESERVED
- Ch u47 — Chapter 33½ - RESERVED
- Ch 34 — WATER AND SEWERSrecently amended
- Ch 35 — WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
- Ch 36 — WATER RESOURCES AND MANAGEMENT
- Ch 37 — WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
- Ch 38 — RESERVED
- Ch 39 — ZONINGrecently amended
- Ch A — FRANCHISE ORDINANCES