Parking Rules in Sarasota County, FL (2026)
7 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Sarasota County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
RV & Boat Parking
Boats, boats on trailers, travel trailers, motor homes, and other recreational vehicles can be parked in Sarasota County's residential yards only if they carry current license tags, belong to a resident of the property, and are not connected to living, sleeping, or utility use. UDC Sec. 124-120(d) caps outdoor storage at two units per lot and bans parking any RV or boat on a public right-of-way or vacant land.
Sarasota County RV and Boat Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsSarasota County UDC Sec. 124-120(d)(1)-(3)
(d)Parking, Storage, or Use of Certain Recreational Vehicles and Equipment.(1)For purposes of this paragraph, recreational vehicles and equipment are hereby defined as including, boats, boats on trailers, empty trailers, jet skis on a trailer, travel trailers, camping trailers, truck campers, motor homes, private motor coaches, and van conversions that are licensed by the State of Florida as su...
Driveway Rules
Sarasota County bars parking in required street yards, the area between a home and the street, for every use except single-family homes, two-family homes, and property in the Tourist Resort District, and buffer requirements still apply where it is allowed. Side and rear yards may hold parking in residential districts, but only inside the required buffer, under UDC Sec. 124-120(f)(9) through (12).
Sarasota County Front-Yard Parking Restrictions
Some RestrictionsSarasota County UDC Sec. 124-120(f)(9)-(12)
(f)Applicability.(1)Off-street parking and off-street loading facilities shall be provided as set forth in this UDC...(9)No parking shall be located in required buffer areas.(10)Required side and rear yards may be used for off-street parking in residential districts, subject to required buffer areas.(11)Required street yards shall not be used for off-street parking purposes, except for single-f...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Sarasota County bans storing or parking semi-trucks, dump trucks, wreckers, box trucks, and other listed commercial vehicles, plus any commercial vehicle over 7,500 pounds empty weight, overnight in residential and open-use districts. UDC Sec. 124-120(c) also caps personal vehicles at four in the street yard and bars offering more than one personal vehicle for sale on a parcel at a time.
Sarasota County: Commercial Vehicle Parking Ban
Significant RestrictionsSarasota County UDC Sec. 124-120(c)(1)-(2)
(c)Parking of Commercial and Residential Vehicles in Residential and Open Use Districts.(1)The intent of this section is to prohibit the parking and storage in residential or open use districts of vehicles that are primarily used for commercial purposes, or are inappropriate in residential districts due to their weight, size or length...(2)Prohibited Commercial Vehicles...In any residential dis...
Street Parking Limits
Sarasota County regulates parking on every county road, street, bridge and right-of-way once the Department of Transportation posts a sign. Ordinary violations draw a $25 civil fine, and the county has written Florida's driveway-blocking and wrong-way parking rules, F.S. §§ 316.1945 and 316.195, directly into its own code so deputies can cite them under County Code § 122-141.
Sarasota County On-Street Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsSarasota County Code § 122-141
(3)"Park" or "Parking" shall mean the stopping or standing of a Vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of unloading merchandise or passengers.(4)"Parking Violations" shall mean the stopping or standing of a Vehicle...in violation of, or contrary to, the official traffic control Signs prohibiting or regulating Parking Vehicles or Sections 316.1945 and 316.19...
EV Charging
Sarasota County lets developers install electric-vehicle charging stations and reserve dedicated EV parking spaces without those spaces counting against a site's minimum or maximum parking totals, up to 15 spaces. Beyond that 15-space threshold, any additional EV-dedicated spaces do count toward the required parking total set by the use table in UDC Sec. 124-120(g)(2), under Sec. 124-120(g)(6).
Sarasota County EV Charging Parking Credit
Light RestrictionsSarasota County UDC Sec. 124-120(g)(6)
(6)Parking with Charging Capability for Electric Vehicles. Applicants may provide electric vehicle charging infrastructure in parking facilities with specific spaces adjacent to and associated with this infrastructure to be reserved for electric vehicle use.a.Spaces dedicated for electric vehicles shall not be included in the calculations for minimum and maximum parking spaces from the table in...
Abandoned Vehicles
Florida law, not a Sarasota County ordinance, governs how an abandoned or unauthorized vehicle gets towed from private property. Section 715.07 lets an owner or lessee have it removed without liability, but only if they post the required tow-away signage, and it requires the tow company to notify law enforcement, store the vehicle within a set radius, and stop if the owner returns.
Towing Unauthorized Vehicles From Private Property in Sarasota County
Some RestrictionsFS 715.07(2)
(2) The owner or lessee of real property, or any person authorized by the owner or lessee, which person may be the designated representative of the condominium association if the real property is a condominium, may cause any vehicle or vessel parked on such property without her or his permission to be removed by a person regularly engaged in the business of towing vehicles or vessels, without l...
Loading Zones
Sarasota County requires off-street loading spaces at least 10 feet wide and 40 feet long for retail, industrial, and self-storage uses, reviewed by the County Engineer with every site plan. Loading areas next to homes cannot receive deliveries between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., and every loading area must be posted "no idling," under UDC Sec. 124-120(o) and (q).
Sarasota County Off-Street Loading Space Rules
Some RestrictionsSarasota County UDC Sec. 124-120(o)(1)-(2), (4)b.5-7
(o)Off-Street Loading.(1)Plans Required. A plan shall be submitted with every Site Development Plan, Building Permit, or Certificate of Occupancy for any use or structure required or proposing to provide off-street loading facilities. The plan shall accurately designate the required or proposed off-street loading spaces, access thereto, dimensions and clearance. Such plan shall be reviewed by t...
Parking Rules by City in Sarasota County
2 cities in Sarasota County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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