Parking Rules in Highlands County, FL (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Highlands County, Florida.
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RV & Boat Parking
Unincorporated Highlands County bars parking a recreational vehicle, travel trailer or boat in the front yard under Highlands County Code § 12.10.218, and keeps them at least seven and a half feet from side and rear lot lines. A small boat or utility trailer gets a driveway exception, and living in an RV is capped at one week a month for guests.
Highlands County RV and Boat Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsHighlands County Code § 12.10.218(B)
B.Parking, storage of recreational vehicles in residential districts. The parking and storage of recreational vehicles in residential zoning districts, and agricultural districts where the primary use of the district is for residential purposes, shall be permitted subject to the following conditions:1.Recreational vehicles shall not be located in any front yard or nearer than seven and one-half...
Driveway Rules
Within the Sun 'n Lake of Sebring Improvement District, a special-benefit district in unincorporated Highlands County, Code § 9-102 bans parking an operational vehicle on the front lawn unless it sits on a 'prepared surface': a paved or graveled pad, not grass or mulch. Guests get two 24-hour exceptions a month.
Highlands County Sun 'n Lake Lawn Parking Ban
Some RestrictionsHighlands County Code § 9-102(b), (i)(1)
Prepared surface means the portion of a yard modified to accommodate the parking of motor vehicles, that complies with all the following conditions: ... (5)Consists of concrete, concrete pavers, asphalt, crushed concrete, crushed shell, crushed limestone, rock, or other substantially similar material with durability lasting greater than six months. Grass and mulch are not appropriate for this a...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
In unincorporated Highlands County, a resident may keep only a one-ton or lighter commercial vehicle parked in the open on a residential lot; anything up to two tons must sit inside an enclosed garage under Highlands County Code § 12.10.217. School buses are barred outright, with a narrow carve-out for county-approved emergency-service vehicles.
Highlands County Limits Residential Truck Parking
Some RestrictionsHighlands County Code § 12.10.217
A.A commercial vehicle of not over one ton rated capacity may be parked on a lot whose principal use is residential and where the commercial vehicle is used by a resident of the premises. A commercial vehicle of not over two tons rated capacity may be parked in an enclosed garage on a lot whose principal use is residential and where the commercial vehicle is used by a resident of the premises. ...
Street Parking Limits
In unincorporated Highlands County, Sec. 11-52 bars parking on the roadway side of a curbed vehicle, on sidewalks, within intersections, or on private lawns without the owner's permission. It also bans standing within five feet of any driveway or fifteen feet of a fire hydrant. Most violations draw a flat $30 civil fine under Sec. 11-56, enforced by the Sheriff's Office.
Highlands County On-Street Parking and Driveway Rules
Some RestrictionsHighlands County Code § 11-52
Within the unincorporated area of the county ... 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 curb of a street. ... k.On any public right-of-way or private lawn without the permission of the owner. ... (2)Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge passengers:a.In fron...
Abandoned Vehicles
In unincorporated Highlands County, no partially dismantled, wrecked, junked or unlicensed vehicle or vessel may sit on a street for any time, or on any property, public or private, for more than 72 hours. The county can order it removed and, if it stays, tow and dispose of it at the owner's expense.
72-Hour Junk Vehicle Rule in Highlands County
Some RestrictionsHighlands County Code §§ 5-19, 5-20
No person shall leave any partially dismantled, nonoperating, wrecked, junked or unlicensed vehicle on any street or highway within the county. ... (1)No person in charge or in control of any property shall allow to remain thereon any partially dismantled, nonoperating, wrecked, junked, discarded or unlicensed vessel or vehicle longer than 72 hours.
Loading Zones
Commercial and industrial development in unincorporated Highlands County must provide off-street loading spaces sized to the delivery trucks they serve under Highlands County Code § 12.10.213. A bay for two-ton trucks must measure at least 12 by 30 feet with 8-foot clearance, and loading areas cannot sit in the right-of-way.
Highlands County Off-Street Loading Space Rules
Some RestrictionsHighlands County Code § 12.10.213
Off-street loading spaces shall be provided and maintained as follows:A.Each retail store, storage warehouse, wholesale establishment, industrial plant, factory, freight terminal, market, restaurant, mortuary, laundry, dry cleaning establishment, or similar use shall provide loading spaces in accordance with the following table: ... E.All loading facilities shall be located on the same building...
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