Parking Rules in Putnam County, FL (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Putnam County, Florida.
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Driveway Rules
Every driveway connecting to a paved county road in unincorporated Putnam County must be permanent pavement, Portland cement concrete or asphaltic concrete, under Code § 45-635(d)(2). Gravel and other non-permanent surfaces are banned outright, though a single-family home's driveway connection can use an unpaved, stabilized surface if the public works director approves it first.
Putnam County Driveway Surface Rules
Significant RestrictionsPutnam County Code § 45-635(d)(2)
(d)Connection design.(1)Proposed connections shall have no fences, walls, hedges, or other obstacles that will obstruct vision between a height of two and one-half feet and ten feet above the centerline grade of the intersecting driveway, per FDOT Standards, Index No. 546. ... (2)All connections to paved roadways shall be permanent type pavement, including Portland cement concrete or asphaltic ...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
In unincorporated Putnam County, commercial vehicles weighing more than 7,000 pounds empty cannot use any residential road the board of county commissioners has posted with a weight-limit sign under section 42-4. Deliveries, government vehicles, garbage trucks, postal and emergency vehicles are exempt, and violators face a civil infraction with penalties running up to $500.00.
Putnam County Commercial Vehicle Weight Limits
Some RestrictionsPutnam County Code § 42-4(a)-(b), (f)
Commercial vehicle means a vehicle owned or used by a corporation, association, partnership, individual, sole proprietorship or other entity conducting business for economic gain. (b)Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, commercial vehicles having a gross weight when empty of over 7,000 pounds, as set forth on the registration documents for such vehicle, are prohibited on any ro...
Street Parking Limits
Unincorporated Putnam County bars parking in any public right-of-way except briefly to load or unload merchandise or passengers, under section 42-31. Government vehicles, public-service vehicles actively working and vehicles in a government-designated lawful parking area are exempt. A right-of-way parking violation is a civil infraction carrying penalties of up to $500.00, enforced by the sheriff's office or code enforcement.
Putnam County Right-of-Way Parking Ban
Some RestrictionsPutnam County Code § 42-31(a)
(a)Except at the direction of a law enforcement officer, no person shall:(1)Park a vehicle in violation of the provisions of F.S. § 316.1945(1); or(2)Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, loading or unloading merchandise or passengers, within any public right-of-way in the unincorporated area of the county.
Abandoned Vehicles
Under Putnam County's Nonresidential Property Maintenance Code, an abandoned or disabled motor vehicle sitting on any premises, including in a truck bed or trailer, is a substandard-premises violation unless the vehicle is permitted in its zoning district, giving code enforcement grounds to order it removed.
Putnam County Abandoned Vehicle Rule
Some RestrictionsPutnam County Code §§ 8-174, 8-187(a)(9)
Abandoned/disabled motor vehicle is defined as a motor vehicle which is unlicensed or dismantled, in whole or in part, or which is mechanically unable to operate as the result of a mechanical defect or malfunction. A mechanical defect or malfunction includes, but is not limited to, an inoperable engine, one or more deflated or missing tires, or a vehicle resting on supports other than inflated ...
Loading Zones
Retail stores, warehouses, restaurants, factories and similar commercial or industrial uses in unincorporated Putnam County must provide off-street loading space under Code § 45-564, sized to fit a standard delivery vehicle in a 12-by-40-foot area. Loading for larger trucks has to sit in the rear or side yard, screened and buffered, and kept clear of required parking spaces and access aisles.
Putnam County Off-Street Loading Rules
Some RestrictionsPutnam County Code § 45-564
(a)Standards. ... Off-street loading spaces shall be provided and maintained in accordance with the following standards:(1)Each retail store, storage warehouse, wholesale establishment, industrial plant, factory, freight terminal, merchant, restaurant, mortuary, laundry, dry cleaning establishment or similar use shall be required to provide off-street loading facilities in accordance with the r...
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