7 rules for unincorporated St. Johns County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
St. Johns County requires recreational vehicles, boats, and utility trailers to be parked or stored in a rear or side yard. In the Ponte Vedra Zoning District they cannot be visible at all, and HOAs and CDDs often add stricter covenants.
Driveway and yard parking in St. Johns County is set by county code. Vehicles must sit on an approved surface rather than bare lawn, unlicensed or inoperable vehicles cannot be stored in open view, and HOAs frequently add surface and screening rules.
St. Johns County limits parking heavy commercial vehicles, trailers, and equipment in residential zones through zoning rules, while Florida's 2024 HOA law protects a resident's right to keep a personal work truck in the driveway.
On-street parking in St. Johns County is governed by county and municipal rules plus Florida traffic law, which bars parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant and on sidewalks or crosswalks. Historic St. Augustine adds tight metered and permit zones.
Fla. Stat. 316.1945
No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device, in any of the following places: ... On a sidewalk. ... On a crosswalk. ... Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
St. Johns County has no blanket overnight street-parking ban, but a vehicle cannot obstruct travel lanes or be left long enough to be treated as abandoned. Cities and CDDs like Nocatee post their own overnight and guest-parking limits.
EV charging rules in St. Johns County are enabling. A home charger needs only an electrical permit, Florida law protects condo and HOA residents' right to install charging, and public charging is expanding at Nocatee, World Golf Village, and St. Augustine.
Under Fla. Stat. 705.103, abandoned and derelict vehicles on public or private property can be taken into custody and removed after notice. St. Johns County code separately bars storing inoperable, unlicensed, or junk vehicles in open view.
Fla. Stat. 705.103
Whenever a law enforcement officer ascertains that an article of lost or abandoned property is present on public property and is of such nature that it can be easily removed, the officer shall take such article into custody and shall make a reasonable attempt to ascertain the rightful owner or lienholder pursuant to the provisions of this section.
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