What Hollywood's rules mean for a tile project
These notes summarize the City of Hollywood code and land development regulations, plus state law. They are not legal advice. Confirm the details for your address with the city's Building Division or Planning and Development Services.
Weekday and Saturday hours, no Sundays
Section 100.05 of the city code allows construction, alteration, and repair from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. No such work is allowed on Sunday, and work outside those hours needs prior written approval from the Chief Building Official for an emergency. We set demolition, cutting, and setting days inside that schedule, and condo owners should also check the association's hours, which can be narrower.
Historic districts: outside versus inside
Section 5.5 of Hollywood's land development regulations says no building permit is issued for alteration or other physical modification in a historic district or on a historic site without a prior Certificate of Appropriateness. Local districts named in that section include the Historic Hollywood Business District, the Lakes: Harrison and Tyler Street Historic District, and the Hollywood Beach Historic Overlay District.
The same section exempts permits for interior alterations and repairs that do not affect a building listed as a historic structure in the city's database or designated as a historic site. So a new bathroom floor inside a house in a district is usually a building permit question, while a tiled front porch, entry steps, or exterior pavers may need the certificate first. Ask Planning and Development Services before you choose exterior material.
Beach condos and milestone inspections
Florida's section 553.899 requires milestone inspections for condominium and cooperative buildings three habitable stories or taller, generally by the end of the year the building turns 30 and then every 10 years, with the option of 25 years where local conditions such as salt water exposure call for it. If your association is planning structural repairs, ask how they affect balconies and unit access before scheduling tile.
Flood zones and the 2026 exemption
HB 803, a 2026 state law, requires local governments to exempt some lower-value work on single-family homes from permits, but the Florida Senate summary says it does not apply in flood hazard areas and excludes plumbing and structural work. In a coastal city, your flood zone answers the first question. A shower rebuild with valve or drain changes stays permit work either way.
Older houses, newer homes, and beach condos
Whether you own a house in one of the historic areas the city names, a newer single-family home, or a condo unit, the first question on a quote is what sits under the existing tile. In older houses, removing a floor can expose a thick mortar bed rather than thin adhesive, which changes floor height and preparation. In condo units the substrate is usually a concrete slab, and the planning shifts to association approvals, elevators, and protection of common areas.
Showers deserve their own line. Every tiled shower needs a continuous wet assembly under the tile, and our guide on naming the shower's wet assembly shows how the quote states which method is used and which trade provides each layer.
Services that fit Hollywood properties
See every service on the services page and finished work in the gallery. For Hollywood homes and condos, these are the usual starting points:
- Shower tile installation for walk-in showers, niches, and benches, with plumbing left to the plumber.
- Bathroom tile installation for full bathroom remodels in houses and condo units.
- Kitchen backsplash installation from subway tile to handmade tile, with outlets and stops planned.
- Floor tile installation for living areas, including transitions to wood and existing stone.
