Satellite Beach, FL Business Licensing & Operations: Auto Repair on Residential Property (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 26-59(a), (b)
- Major-repair rule
- Must be inside a 6-ft opaque fence
- Inoperable-vehicle limit
- 1 outside an enclosed building
- Inoperable defined as
- Disabled more than 72 consecutive hours
- Zones covered
- R-1 through R-5, RM-1 through RM-3
Summary
In the City of Satellite Beach, major vehicle or boat repairs at a home in a residential zone must happen inside a six-foot opaque fence, and only one inoperable vehicle or boat may sit outside an enclosed building at a time, under City Code § 26-59.
(a)Restriction on major repairs. No person shall accomplish, perform or permit to be accomplished or performed any major repair of a vehicle or boat in a residential zone unless such major repair is done within an area enclosed by a six-foot opaque fence.(b)Restriction on vehicles in inoperable condition. No person shall leave or permit or allow to be left in a residential zone any vehicle or boat in an inoperable condition except one inoperable vehicle or boat is permitted within enclosed building or structure or an area enclosed by a six-foot opaque fence.
Full Breakdown
Section 26-59 targets residential-zone vehicle repair and storage directly, covering R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, RM-1, RM-2 and RM-3 zoning under the definition in § 26-56. Subsection (a) restricts 'major repairs,' a defined term covering spray-applied painting, sheet-metal or body work, or mechanical/electrical repair that disables a vehicle or boat for more than 48 or 72 consecutive hours (or repeated work on more than one vehicle regardless of duration): none of that work may happen in a residential zone unless it's done within an area enclosed by a six-foot opaque fence.
Subsection (b) separately limits how many disabled vehicles can sit around: no vehicle or boat in 'inoperable condition,' meaning disabled for more than 72 consecutive hours, may be left in a residential zone, except that one inoperable vehicle or boat is allowed if it's inside an enclosed building or structure, or inside a six-foot opaque fence. Together the two subsections mean a homeowner doing more than a quick fix, or storing more than one dead vehicle, has to screen the work or the vehicle from view rather than leave it exposed on the driveway or lawn. The section traces to the city's 1994 abandoned-property ordinance and sits in the same article as the abandoned-vehicle storage rule at § 26-57.
Violations & Fines
A vehicle or boat found in apparent violation of § 26-59 is tagged with a weather-resistant notice under § 26-60(a), and the owner has 72 hours to correct the violation or the matter proceeds to a Code Enforcement Board hearing, which can authorize impoundment under § 34-41. General chapter 26 violations otherwise carry the § 1-13 penalty: up to a $500.00 fine and/or 60 days in jail, each day a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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