Parking Rules in Santa Rosa County, FL (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Santa Rosa County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
RV & Boat Parking
The county Land Development Code lets you store an unoccupied, fully-licensed, highway-ready RV, boat, or utility trailer on a residential lot beside your home. Living in an RV is barred outside campgrounds, agricultural land, or P-2 districts. Cities set their own rules.
RV and Boat Parking in Unincorporated Santa Rosa County
Some RestrictionsSanta Rosa County LDC § 4.02.03(G)(2)
Unoccupied recreational vehicles may be stored in residential districts on the same lot as the principal residential structure. RV's must be fully licensed and ready for highway use... and has no permanent attachments such as additions, rooms, stairs, decks, and porches.
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Oversized vehicles like RVs, boats, and semi-trucks are covered by the county Land Development Code: an unoccupied, licensed RV or boat may be stored beside your home, while semis/trailers must be titled and operable or hidden from view, with a max of two screened per parcel.
Oversized Vehicle Parking in Santa Rosa County
Some RestrictionsSanta Rosa County LDC § 9.03.01(C)
...in residential zoning districts with a maximum number two screened from public view outside an enclosed garage per parcel... In the event no backyard is available, a complete, intact car cover (not a tarp) will be acceptable for screening.
Street Parking Limits
Rural unincorporated Santa Rosa County has no residential on-street parking permit system. The Land Development Code requires developments to provide off-street parking and says parking areas must be designed to discourage right-of-way parking. Blocking traffic or a right-of-way can still be cited.
On-Street Parking Rules in Santa Rosa County
Some RestrictionsSanta Rosa County LDC § 4.06.01
The design of off-street parking spaces shall ensure that no part of the vehicle shall overhang any pedestrian or bicycle way or path, public easement, public road or public right-of-way... Parking areas shall be designed to discourage right-of-way parking.
Abandoned Vehicles
In residential districts, a car, RV, or trailer must be titled/plated, operable, and intact, or be garaged or hidden completely from public view, capped at two screened per parcel. Abandoned vehicles on public roads are removed under state law. Repair yards are exempt.
Abandoned and Junk Vehicles in Santa Rosa County
Some RestrictionsSanta Rosa County LDC § 9.03.01(C)
Vehicles (automobiles, semi-trucks, trailers, RV's, motorcycles) requiring licensure in the State of Florida must meet two of the three following criteria or be stored in a completely enclosed garage or hidden completely from public view (view from adjacent property or right of way) in residential zoning districts...
Loading Zones
Commercial and industrial buildings in unincorporated Santa Rosa County must provide off-street loading spaces: one per 10,000 sq ft of floor area, each at least 12 ft wide, 35 ft deep, and 14 ft high. Loading may never occur from a public right-of-way.
Loading Zone Requirements in Santa Rosa County
Some RestrictionsSanta Rosa County LDC § 4.06.02(E)(2)
One loading space for each ten thousand (10,000) square feet or fraction thereof floor area. Each loading space shall not be less than twelve (12) feet in width, thirty-five (35) feet in depth and fourteen (14) feet in height... In no case shall loading/unloading of any vehicular type be allowed from any public right-of-way.
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