10 rules for unincorporated Collier County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
In unincorporated Collier County, recreational vehicles, boats, and jet skis may be stored only in a rear yard, carport, enclosed building, or on davits/cradles by a waterway. A driveway permit allows up to 48 hours in the front or side yard.
Collier County Code sec. 130-96(a)
No Recreational Vehicle shall be used for living, sleeping, or housekeeping purposes when parked or stored on a lot in a Residential District... a Recreational Vehicle may be parked or stored only in a rear yard, or in a completely enclosed building, or in a carport, or on davits or cradles adjacent to waterways on residentially zoned property.
Land Development Code 4.05.03 limits residential parking to a stabilized surface such as concrete, crushed stone, crushed shell, asphalt, pavers, or turf systems; the front-yard area may not exceed 40%. Florida Statute 715.07 lets an owner tow unauthorized vehicles with proper signage.
Collier County LDC sec. 4.05.03.A
the parking or storing of automobiles in connection with single-family dwelling units shall be limited to stabilized subsurface base or plastic grid stabilization system covered by surface areas made of concrete, crushed stone, crushed shell, asphalt, pavers or turf parking systems specifically designated for the parking of automobiles.
Collier County Code Section 130-97 makes it unlawful to park a commercial vehicle or commercial equipment on any lot in a Residential District, unless it is actively working on site, garaged or screened, or concealed in the rear. Light trucks up to one ton are exempt.
Collier County Code sec. 130-97
It shall be unlawful to park a commercial vehicle or commercial equipment on any lot in a Residential District unless one of the following conditions exists: (1) The vehicle and/or equipment is engaged in a construction or service operation on the site where it is parked.
Collier County has no meters or residential parking permits, but Code Section 110-31 makes it unlawful to park in any public right-of-way unless authorized, and Florida Statute 316.1945 bars parking on sidewalks, crosswalks, and within intersections. Land Development Code 4.05.03 forbids parking on grass.
FS 316.1945(1)(a)
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street. ... On a sidewalk. ... Within an intersection. ... On a crosswalk. ... On a bicycle path.
Unincorporated Collier County sets no general overnight ban on parking a car in your own driveway. However, Code Section 110-31.A makes it unlawful to park in the public right-of-way, and recreational vehicles may not be occupied overnight in any residential district (Section 130-96).
Collier County Code sec. 110-31.A
It shall be unlawful for any Responsible Party to park in any right-of-way provided for public use in Collier County, unless otherwise authorized by the County.
Collier County has no dedicated residential EV-charger ordinance. Home charging equipment installs under the Florida Building Code with a county electrical permit. Florida Statute 366.94 addresses EV charging service, and new commercial parking follows state building-code EV provisions.
Collier County Code Section 130-95 prohibits parking or storing inoperable or unlicensed vehicles anywhere in a Residential District except a fully enclosed building. For vehicles abandoned on public roads, Florida Statute 705.103 lets law enforcement tag and remove them at the owner's expense.
Collier County Code sec. 130-95
Vehicles or trailers of any type that are not immediately operable... or do not have current valid license plates; or do not meet the definition of Recreational Vehicle shall not be parked or stored in any Residential District, including the E estates district, other than in a completely enclosed building.
Collier County has no ordinance letting residents paint curbs. Curb and pavement markings in the right-of-way are controlled by the county or FDOT, and Code Section 110-31 requires a permit for any work in the public right-of-way, so unauthorized curb painting or obstruction is prohibited.
Collier County Code sec. 110-31.A
It shall be unlawful for any Responsible Party to dig, excavate, obstruct, or place any construction or other material, or perform any other work which disturbs the existing structure and/or compaction of soil in any right-of-way provided for public use in Collier County... without first obtaining a permit for such work from the County.
Collier County's Land Development Code 4.05.06 requires off-street loading facilities so delivery vehicles do not interfere with public use of streets and alleys. Commercial and industrial developments must provide loading berths sized by use; residential single-family uses need none. On-street loading follows Florida Statute 316.1945.
Collier County LDC sec. 4.05.06.A
Off-street loading facilities are required by this LDC so that vehicles engaged in unloading will not encroach on or interfere with public use of streets and alleys by pedestrians and automotive vehicles and so that adequate space will be available for the unloading and loading off the street of goods, materials, or things for delivery or shipping.
Collier County caps residential-district vehicles through Section 130-97: only trucks of one ton or less, and no taller than 7.5 ft, wider than 7.0 ft, or longer than 25 ft, are exempt. Larger commercial vehicles must be concealed or garaged; oversized RVs and boats follow Section 130-96.
Collier County Code sec. 130-97(4)
Automobiles, passenger type vans, and pickup trucks having a rated load capacity of one ton or less, all of which do not exceed 7.5 feet in height, nor 7.0 feet in width, nor 25 feet in length shall be exempted from this section unless otherwise prohibited by a special parking overlay district created pursuant to LDC Section 2.03.07M.
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