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

Section 20-58 of the Cocoa Code of Ordinances makes it unlawful to park, or allow to be parked, a semitrailer truck or any truck or bus with a capacity greater than one ton for longer than fifteen minutes in a residential area of the city, or on the public streets or rights-of-way of that area as shown on the city's master zoning map on file with the city clerk. The fifteen-minute limit does not apply while the vehicle is actually loading or unloading, and it does not apply if the operator has first secured a permit from the city.

The city manager, or a designee, may issue that permit, but only after the applicant shows the proposed parking is in keeping with the residential character of the neighborhood and that the vehicle will not be parked on city property or on property used for residential purposes; once issued, a permit is valid for one year. 1 and was carried forward and clarified by Ordinance No. 4-88 in 1988 and Ordinance No. 15-91 in 1991. It sits in the same division of Chapter 20 as the general parking prohibitions of Section 20-52 and the loading zone rules of Section 20-61, all enforced by the Cocoa Police Department and city parking enforcement specialists.

A related provision, Section 20-59, separately prohibits parking any vehicle on a street for the principal purpose of displaying it for sale, washing or repairing it, displaying advertising, or selling merchandise from it, reinforcing the city's overall approach of keeping residential streets clear of vehicles used for commercial purposes rather than for transportation to and from a residence.