FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (CBS12) — Fort Lauderdale is still fighting to preserve its street art, including its pride-themed rainbow on Sebastian Street, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel.

A resolution may be just weeks away, the South Florida Sun Sentinel states.

Attorneys representing the city and state are working on a settlement and have been given a deadline of March 12 by a state administrative law judge, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s reporting.

The Mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Dean Trantallis, declined to comment on the case on Wednesday, due to the ongoing litigation, reports say.

On September 4, Fort Lauderdale filed a petition for an administrative hearing with the Florida Department of Transportation. On September 15, a state hearing officer denied the request during an informal proceeding held in Orlando.

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Four days later, the hearing officer ordered all street art designs in Fort Lauderdale removed, and the city filed a notice to appeal the FDOT ruling with the Fourth District Court of Appeal that same day, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

On Tuesday, a judge with the state’s Division of Administrative Hearings granted both sides extra time to continue settlement talks and file a joint status report, ordering them to update the court by March 12, 2026, on the case’s progress, potential hearing dates, and estimated length—warning that failure to respond could be taken as a sign the matter has been resolved and result in the case being closed, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s reporting.

Florida cracks down on brightly colored street art

Florida began cracking down on street art in August, and it’s led to the removal of numerous rainbow colored cross walks from Key West and all the way to Delray Beach. CBS12News reported on the removal of the Rainbow colored crosswalks.

In West Palm Beach, its rainbow crosswalk was pressure-washed on Spruce Avenue and Northwood Road. Boynton Beach also removed its painted pride intersection, located at East Ocean Avenue and SE 1st Street, to comply with regulations that had come from the Florida Department of Transportation.

In Orlando, a rainbow crosswalk near the Pulse nightclub, which honors the 49 victims of the 2016 mass shooting, has become a protest flashpoint, with demonstrators repeatedly painting over it and restoring its bright colors.

The City of Delray Beach, despite putting up a fight, decided in September to sandblast its LGBTQ+ intersection. The colorful pride crosswalk was painted four years ago to honor the Pulse nightclub shooting victims in Orlando, but FDOT argued it’s a safety hazard.