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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

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Orange County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

RV & Boat Parking

Orange County Code § 38-79(45) bans parking any boat, boat trailer or recreational vehicle on a lot or parcel unless a listed exception applies. Boats and boat trailers are capped at two to four per lot by acreage, with one boat in the front yard. Each lot holds one RV, never occupied, and boats over 24 feet and all RVs need a zoning division permit.

Orange County Boat and RV Parking Rules

Significant Restrictions

Orange County Code § 38-79(45)

Except as provided in subsections (45)a. through f. for boats and boat trailers and subsections (45)g. through j. for recreational vehicles, 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 boat or boat trailer less than or equal to twenty-four (24) feet in length may be parked, stored, or kept ins...

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 Restrictions

Orange 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 Restrictions

Orange 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 Restrictions

Orange 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 Restrictions

Orange 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 Restrictions

Orange 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 Restrictions

Orange 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 what a tow company can charge when a vehicle is taken from unincorporated Orange County. A Class A trespass tow tops out at $135.00, a Class A nonconsensual tow at $135.00 plus $4.00 per mile, and storage at $32.00 per day. Section 35-58 bans most add-on fees, and Section 35-56 sets the sign, payment and release rules for private-property tows.

Orange County FL Towing Rates and Impound Rights

Significant Restrictions

Orange County Code § 35-58(a), (c) (see also §§ 35-53, 35-56, 35-59)

The maximum rates, applicable until the same are changed by resolution or other official action, for towing or immobilizing a vehicle, for storage of a towed vehicle, or for the rendition of other services involving use of a tow truck or other customary towing or immobilization services when the point of origin of the tow or such services is within the unincorporated territory of Orange County ...

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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