Daytona Beach, FL Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

City Code § 42-111 prohibits storing, depositing or permitting the storage or deposit of an abandoned, junked or discarded motor vehicle on any public property, or on commercial or residential private property within Daytona Beach. Three exceptions apply: a vehicle on a business's premises for less than 15 days when necessary to the business's operation, a vehicle in a city-maintained storage depository, or a vehicle inside a completely enclosed building or carport where it is not visible as abandoned from adjoining lots or the right-of-way.

Section 42-112 lists prima facie evidence of abandonment: no current-year license plate or registration, a damaged or deteriorated condition making the vehicle unusable, or trash and undergrowth around it showing disuse. Under § 42-113, before towing a vehicle from private property the city manager must post a weatherproof notice at least eight by ten inches on the vehicle describing the violation, warning that the vehicle will be removed at the owner's expense within ten calendar days, and stating the owner's right to appeal to the office of the police chief within that same ten-day window.

The city must also post the front door of the building, hand-deliver notice, or mail it to the tax-roll address, though a missed mailed notice does not block removal. A timely appeal goes to a hearing officer appointed by the city manager, who must hold a hearing within 15 calendar days and issue a written decision within five calendar days; filing the appeal stays removal until that decision. 09(3). ch. 162.