Parking Rules in Alachua County, FL (2026)
4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Alachua County, Florida.
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RV & Boat Parking
Alachua County lets residents keep a serviceable recreational vehicle in the side or rear yard, two feet off the lot line, or in the front yard if no other space exists, under Sec. 404.82.5(b), but bars living in it more than seven straight days, up to fourteen a year, outside specific exceptions.
RV and Trailer Parking Rules in Alachua County Yards
Some RestrictionsAlachua County Code § 404.82.5(b)
(b) Parking of recreational vehicles. (1) The following standards shall apply in all residential districts to the parking, storage, or keeping of serviceable recreational vehicles: a. Parking is permitted inside any enclosed structure that complies with the minimum dimensional standards and/or setback requirements of the district in which it is located. b. Parking is permitted outside any struc...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Unincorporated Alachua County allows serviceable trucks, RVs, and trailers as an accessory residential use, but ULDC Section 404.82.5 bars semi-trucks, semi-trailers, box trucks, panel trucks, and buses from parking outside an enclosed structure, and caps RV living use at seven consecutive days, fourteen per year.
Truck, Bus & RV Parking Rules in Alachua County
Some RestrictionsAlachua County Code § 404.82.5
The parking of serviceable trucks, recreational vehicles, and trailers is allowed as an accessory use in the A, A-RB, RE, RE-1, R-1aa, R-1a, R-1b, R-1c, RM, and RM-1 districts, subject to the following standards. ... Parking shall not be allowed outside of an enclosed structure for any of the following, whether for personal or commercial use: a.Semi-trucks; b.Semi-trailers; c.Box trucks; d.Pane...
Street Parking Limits
Alachua County Code § 51.33 prohibits parking within five feet of a driveway, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a crosswalk, double-parking beside a vehicle already at the curb, and parking more than 12 inches from the curb, throughout unincorporated Alachua County and the City of Hawthorne. A registered owner faces an administrative fine under § 51.37.
Driveway, Hydrant & Double-Parking Ban in Alachua County
Some RestrictionsAlachua County Code § 51.33(1)(a), (2)(a)-(c), (4)
Within the unincorporated area of the county, and within the corporate limits of the City of Hawthorne, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a law enforcement officer or official traffic control device, no person shall: (1)Stop, stand, or park a vehicle:a.On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or cur...
Abandoned Vehicles
Alachua County Code § 74.20(b) makes it unlawful to keep or store an unserviceable vehicle on any land in unincorporated Alachua County unless it sits inside a completely enclosed building or on a lawfully permitted junkyard, vehicle repair business, or waste disposal site. The county treats violations as a public nuisance under § 74.19.
Storing Unserviceable Vehicles Banned in Alachua County
Significant RestrictionsAlachua County Code §§ 74.19, 74.20(b)
The Board of County Commissioners of Alachua County, Florida, hereby finds that the accumulation of junk and/or the storage of unserviceable vehicles on privately owned lands, except in lawfully established and maintained junkyards, garbage or waste disposal sites, or sanitary landfills, creates health hazards and attractive nuisances and impairs the economic welfare of adjoining properties. Su...
Parking Rules by City in Alachua County
1 cities in Alachua County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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