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Dania Beach · Broward County

What are the storm and debris rules in Dania Beach?

Tie it downloose lumber, trash and materials on a hurricane advisory

Dania Beach requires every lot owner, occupied or not, to securely tie down loose lumber, trash and other materials once a hurricane advisory is issued for the Broward County area. Commercial construction sites must take down wind screening on a hurricane warning and put it back within ten days. A cited tidal flood barrier must show progress in 60 days and be repaired within 365.

Source: City of Dania Beach Code of Ordinances Secs. 8-7, 12-87, 17-8 (Municode) · Verified 2026-10

The detail

Every lotUpon an advisory alerting the Broward County area to a hurricane condition, every owner of any lot, tract or parcel, occupied as well as unoccupied, shall securely tie down all loose lumber, trash and other materials on the property - Code Sec. 17-8
Commercial job sitesWind barrier or screening and fence covering materials on commercial properties under construction shall be removed on a hurricane warning applicable to the city and reinstalled not more than ten (10) days after the threat has ended - Sec. 8-7(4)
Seawall clockFailure to maintain a tidal flood barrier in good repair is a citable offence; show progress within sixty (60) days and complete repairs within three hundred sixty-five (365) days after the citation - Sec. 12-87(b)
Substantial repairsWhere the repair meets the substantial repair or rehabilitation threshold, the owner must design, obtain permits, build and obtain final inspection approval within three hundred sixty-five (365) days of the citation - Sec. 12-87(b)
Fence timingConstruction fences and coverings go up no later than issuance of the building permit and come down when the certificate of occupancy is received - Sec. 8-7(5); see also Sec. 13-28 on storing waste likely to be blown about

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