Fort Lauderdale, FL Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Code Section
- ULDR sec. 47-34.4
- Prohibited area
- Right-of-way / waterway in residential districts
- Night storage hours
- 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Service exception
- Active, temporary business service to adjacent property
- Definition
- Code sec. 26-1 (transport of property)
Summary
Fort Lauderdale ULDR sec. 47-34.4 prohibits parking or storing commercial vehicles or commercial watercraft in or upon any right-of-way or waterway within any residentially zoned district. Vehicles covered by the rule may not be stored on residential property from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. unless garaged or screened from view by fencing or landscaping.
Sec. 47-34.4 prohibits any person from parking or storing commercial vehicles or commercial watercraft in or upon any right-of-way or waterway within any residentially zoned district, except where the person in custody is actively and temporarily rendering a business or commercial service to the adjacent residential property. Covered vehicles may not be parked or stored on residentially zoned property between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless within an enclosed garage or carport, or concealed or screened from view by landscaping or fencing.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 67 Update 1 | Unified Land Development Code: Supplement 58 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
4 ('Prohibited parking or storage of commercial vehicles or commercial watercraft'). The ordinance bars any person from parking, storing, or knowingly permitting another to park or store commercial vehicles or commercial watercraft in or upon any right-of-way or waterway within a residentially zoned district. An exception applies when the person in custody of the commercial vehicle, trailer, or watercraft is actively and temporarily engaged in rendering a business or commercial service to the adjacent residential property. unless the vehicle is within an enclosed garage or carport, or concealed/screened from view from any abutting street and contiguous residential property by landscaping or fencing. A 'commercial vehicle' is defined in Code sec. '
Violations & Fines
Violations of ULDR sec. 47-34.4 are enforced by city code enforcement and zoning officers under ULDR Article X (Enforcement, Violations and Penalties), with notices of violation, special-magistrate fines, and potential towing. Commercial vehicles parked on the public right-of-way may also be cited and impounded under Code chapter 26.
Frequently Asked Questions
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