Bradenton, FL Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)

Section 50-40 in Chapter 50 of the Bradenton Code of Ordinances has three parts. Subsection (a) covers public streets: a commercial vehicle cannot be parked, placed or located there unless it is actively engaged in providing services to a property within 1,000 feet of the vehicle. Subsection (b) covers residential zoning districts: the vehicle must be actively engaged in providing services. In both places, a vehicle there between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. is presumed not to be actively providing services, so an overnight work truck at a residence is treated as unlawfully parked.

The one exception in subsection (b) allows a maximum of one commercial vehicle on a parcel containing a residential dwelling unit, limited to vehicles that meet the Chapter 10 definition of a commercial vehicle solely because of criteria (f) or (g). Those criteria are displaying a sign larger than four square feet in area, and displaying externally mounted equipment such as ladders or lawn care equipment, or the fixtures or brackets to carry it. Schedule 5.1.1 of the Land Use Regulations repeats the one-vehicle limit for residential accessory uses.

The Land Use Regulations definition catches any vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds/five tons, a width of eight feet, a height of ten feet, or a length of 24 feet, or one designed to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver, or one used to transport hazardous materials. Recreational vehicles, boats and trailers are excluded from that definition.

Subsection (c) sets a separate trailer rule: no travel trailer, boat trailer, utility trailer or other towed vehicle can sit on a public street, public park or parking lot in the city for longer than six hours except for loading or unloading. The trailer stays attached to the towing vehicle throughout, and it cannot be used for any living purposes.