Parking Rules in Orange County, FL (2026)
8 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Orange County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
RV & Boat Parking
Boats and RVs are barred from unincorporated Orange County lots by default; section 38-79(45) then sets exact counts, yard locations, setbacks and permits that allow them.
Orange County RV and Boat Parking
Significant RestrictionsOrange County Code § 38-79(45)
(45)...no boat or boat trailer, regardless of its length, and no recreational vehicle, may be parked, stored, or otherwise kept on a lot or parcel....a.1.For a lot or parcel less than or equal to one-quarter acre, the maximum total number is two (2) boats and boat trailers, with a maximum number of one (1) boat in the front yard...j....the owner of such a recreational vehicle shall obtain a per...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Orange County bans parking or storing any "dual rear wheel vehicle," meaning tractor-trailers, semitrailers, box trucks and other multi-axle commercial rigs, on streets and rights-of-way anywhere in the unincorporated county. The ban applies at all times except brief stops for emergency utility work, loading and unloading, or active landscaping, construction or repair service on the adjacent property. Citations carry a $150 civil penalty.
Orange County Dual-Wheel Truck Parking Ban
Heavy RestrictionsOrange County Code §§ 35-1, 35-63(a)(3)
Dual rear wheel vehicles shall mean motor trucks, trailers, semitrailers, tractor/trailer combinations and all other vehicles operating over the public streets of the county and used as a means of transporting persons or property and propelled by power other than muscular power which have more than or are designed to have more than four (4) weight-bearing wheels. Dual rear wheel pickup trucks n...
Street Parking Limits
Orange County Code § 35-62 controls how a vehicle must sit when parked on a roadway in the unincorporated county. On a two-way street the right-hand wheels must be parallel to and within twelve inches of the right-hand curb, and on a one-way street the vehicle must point in the direction of authorized traffic.
Orange County On-Street Parking Position Rule
Some RestrictionsOrange County Code § 35-62
(a)Unless otherwise provided herein, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a two-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels parallel to and within twelve (12) inches of the right-hand curb or edge of roadway.(b)Every vehicle stopped or parked upon a one-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway, in the direction of authorized ...
Overnight Parking
A recreational vehicle may stay in the right-of-way of an Orange County street or highway for no more than seventy-two (72) hours. Section 35-63(a)(9) makes the 72-hour mark the line between lawful parking and a citable stopping and standing violation in the unincorporated county.
Orange County RV Right-of-Way 72-Hour Limit
Some RestrictionsOrange County Code § 35-63(a)(9)
Park a recreational vehicle in the right-of-way of any Orange County street or highway for more than seventy-two (72) hours.(b)No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his or her control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such a distance as is unlawful. (Code 1965, § 34-8; Ord. No. 85-1, § 2, 1-7-85; Ord. No. 85-8, § 1, 4-22-85; Ord. No. 90-3, § 3, 2-19-90; Ord. No. 94-...
EV Charging
Orange County bars parking in a space designated for electric vehicle charging if your vehicle can't actually use the charging station: the classic 'ICE-ing' ban.
Orange County EV Charging Space Rule
Some RestrictionsOrange County Code § 35-63(a)(1)m
In any parking space specifically designated for charging an electric vehicle if the vehicle is not capable of using an electrical recharging station, consistent with F.S. § 366.94. n. At any place where county signs are posted that prohibit parking. (2) Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers: a. In front of a...
Abandoned Vehicles
In unincorporated Orange County, a wrecked, dismantled, inoperative, abandoned, or severely rusted motor vehicle parked on residentially or agriculturally zoned property, including the street or right-of-way, must sit inside a fully enclosed garage or under a standard cover in a carport. Code enforcement can post a notice, hold a hearing, and remove and destroy the vehicle.
Orange County Abandoned Vehicle Storage Rule
Heavy RestrictionsOrange County Code §§ 28-75, 28-77(a)
No wrecked, discarded, dismantled, partly dismantled, inoperative, abandoned, or severely rusted motor vehicle may be parked on residentially zoned or agriculturally zoned property, including streets and right of ways in such zoned areas, unless it is either parked inside a completely enclosed garage or parked completely within a carport and covered with a standard cover. ... Any motor vehicle ...
Loading Zones
Commercial buildings in unincorporated Orange County must provide on-site space for loading, unloading and maneuvering trucks: using the public street for loading is banned.
Orange County Off-Street Loading Requirement
Some RestrictionsOrange County Code § 38-1480
There shall be provided on the same lot with each commercial building or structure adequate space for off-street loading, unloading and the maneuvering of commercial vehicles. There shall be no loading or unloading of commercial vehicles on the public street. Off-street maneuvering space shall be provided so that no backing onto or from a public street is required. All loading and maneuvering a...
Towing & Impound Rights
Orange County caps a trespass tow at $135 for a Class A vehicle and $500 for a Class D, gives 24 free storage hours on a trespass tow and six on a crash tow, and lets an owner who reaches a fully hooked vehicle take it back for a drop fee of no more than half the tow rate.
Orange County Towing Rate Caps and Drop Fee
Significant RestrictionsOrange County Code § 35-58 (see also §§ 35-53, 35-56)
[Sec. 35-53. Scope] (a) This ordinance shall be effective throughout the unincorporated area of Orange County, and within any municipality as provided by Section 704 of the Orange County Charter ... unless a municipality chooses to enact an ordinance covering the same subject matter ... the County’s ordinance shall not apply within such municipality. [Sec. 35-58. Establishment of rates] (a) Th...
Parking Rules by City in Orange County
3 cities in Orange County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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