Miami, FL Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Commercial vehicles/buses/trailers
- banned in residential districts
- Truck weight threshold
- 1 ton or more capacity
- Height threshold
- 8 feet or taller
- Length threshold
- over 18 ft 6 in
- Enforcement
- city staff or DOSP/MPA
Summary
Miami bars parking commercial vehicles, buses, trailers, and oversized trucks on streets or the public right-of-way in any zoned residential district under City Code § 35-10.
(b)No person shall park a commercial vehicle, bus, trailer or semitrailer upon any street or within the public right-of-way in any zoned residential district of the city.(c)No person shall park upon any street or within the public right-of-way in any zoned residential district of the city a truck with any of the following characteristics:(1)The weight is one-ton capacity or more.(2)The height is eight feet or taller, including ladders or other attachments to the top of the vehicle.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 | Ordinance 11000 (Previous Zoning Code): Supplement 22 | Miami 21 (Zoning Code): ?).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 35-10(b) flatly prohibits parking any commercial vehicle, bus, trailer, or semitrailer on a street or public right-of-way in a zoned residential district. Section 35-10(c) separately bans trucks meeting any of several thresholds in those same districts: one-ton capacity or more, eight feet or taller including ladders, over six feet ten inches wide excluding mirrors, over 18 feet six inches long, open load beds over nine feet six inches, dual wheels, or more than two axles. The Department of Off-Street Parking (Miami Parking Authority) and listed city personnel enforce it under F.S. § 316.640(3)(c).
Violations & Fines
Violates § 35-10(b)-(c); enforced by city personnel under City Code § 2-813/2-814 or DOSP/MPA enforcement specialists per F.S. § 316.640(3)(c); vehicles are subject to citation and towing under state traffic law.
Frequently Asked Questions
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