Deltona, FL Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- On public right-of-way
- Banned outright
- On private property
- 5-day limit, unenclosed
- Carport status
- Does not count as enclosed
- Unclaimed after
- 90 days: city may sell
Summary
Deltona bans abandoned, unlicensed, wrecked, or junked vehicles from any public right-of-way outright, and limits them to five days on private property unless kept in a fully enclosed garage.
All abandoned vehicles as described in section 66-54 or vehicles without a current state license tag, if required, shall be prohibited on any public right-of-way under any circumstances, or on private property except within a completely enclosed garage or when such vehicles are a permitted principal use or special exception in any zoning classification.
Vehicles greater than 10,000 pounds manufacturers gross vehicle weight or designed to carry 16 or more passengers or require a commercial driver's license (CDL) of any endorsement, shall be prohibited in any public right-of-way.
Mobile recreational shelters or vehicles, other camping type vehicles, boats, boat trailers, utility trailers, and other trailers shall be prohibited on any public right-of-way.
(Ord. No. 23-2025, § 2(Exh. A), 9-15-25)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Section 66-56 prohibits abandoned vehicles, defined in 66-54 as inoperative, wrecked, partially dismantled, or unlicensed vehicles, from any public right-of-way under all circumstances, and from private property unless stored in a completely enclosed garage or permitted as a zoning use. Section 66-57 tightens this further: wrecked, junked, or dismantled vehicles or vehicle parts may sit on any property, public or private, for no more than five days unless fully enclosed; a carport does not count as enclosed. Code compliance officers, city police, or the Volusia County Sheriff's Office may tow and impound violating vehicles at the owner's expense.
Violations & Fines
Enforced as a public nuisance under Chapter 66; the city may tow and impound the vehicle, bill the owner for removal and storage, and, if unclaimed after 90 days, dispose of it by sale.
Frequently Asked Questions
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