Satellite Beach, FL Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 26-57
- Storage rule
- Enclosed building/structure only
- Repair-shop exception
- Up to 5 vehicles, 6-ft opaque fence
- Removal notice window
- 72 hours, § 26-60(a)
- Escalation
- Code Enforcement Board hearing then impoundment
Summary
In the City of Satellite Beach, storing or keeping abandoned property, including junked, wrecked or unregistered vehicles, boats and trailers, on private property is unlawful unless it's inside an enclosed building under City Code § 26-57. Only a licensed auto-repair business may keep up to five behind a six-foot opaque fence.
It shall be unlawful for any person, either as owner, occupant, lessee, agent, tenant or otherwise, to store, deposit or keep or cause to be stored, deposited or kept, any abandoned property upon any private real property within the city limits except in an enclosed building or structure. Up to five abandoned vehicles may be stored within an area enclosed by a six-foot opaque fence by a business licensed by the city to perform automotive repairs. Vehicles may not be stacked.
Full Breakdown
Section 26-56 defines 'abandoned property' broadly to include junked, disabled, wrecked, discarded or partially dismantled vehicles, trailers and boats with no value beyond nominal salvage. A vehicle, boat or trailer is presumed abandoned, regardless of age or value, if it lacks a current registration and license plate; the owner can rebut that presumption within five days of notice by producing current registration. Section 26-57 is the operative prohibition: no owner, occupant, lessee, agent or tenant may store, deposit or keep abandoned property on private property within the city except inside an enclosed building or structure.
The only carve-out is for a city-licensed automotive repair business, which may keep up to five abandoned vehicles inside an area enclosed by a six-foot opaque fence, and even then the vehicles may not be stacked. Enforcement runs through § 26-60: a police officer or the code enforcement officer tags a violating vehicle or boat with a weather-resistant notice, and the owner has 72 hours to remove it or bring it into compliance. If it isn't corrected in that window, the case goes to the Code Enforcement Board for a hearing, and if the board finds a violation the city may impound the vehicle under § 34-41.
Violations & Fines
A tagged vehicle or boat must be removed or brought into compliance within 72 hours of notice under § 26-60(a); failing that, the matter goes to the Satellite Beach Code Enforcement Board, and a board finding of violation authorizes impoundment under § 34-41. Violations of chapter 26 otherwise fall under the general penalty in § 1-13, up to a $500.00 fine and/or 60 days in jail, with each day a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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