New Port Richey, FL Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Weight threshold
- Over 8,000 pounds
- Size thresholds
- Wide >8ft, long >21ft, high >8ft
- Right-of-way
- No commercial vehicles on city ROW
- Exemptions
- Emergency, utility, permitted-construction, handicap vans
Summary
New Port Richey bans parking commercial vehicles or equipment over 8,000 pounds, 8 feet wide, 21 feet long, or 8 feet high outside a structure in residential areas lacking matching commercial zoning, except during active loading or unloading.
It shall be unlawful for any individual or commercial entity to park or store, cause to be parked or stored, or allow to be parked or stored outside a structure or within its visible unenclosed cartilage any commercial vehicle or commercial equipment during any period of time in any residential area of the city, which does not have a concurrent commercial zoning prescription, unless the actual loading or unloading of such commercial vehicle or use of such commercial equipment is involved and is in progress.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 68).
Full Breakdown
Under City Code § 23-61(a), New Port Richey bars parking or storing a commercial vehicle or commercial equipment outside a structure in any residential area without a matching commercial zoning designation, unless loading or unloading is actively underway. A commercial vehicle is one tied to a business that also weighs over 8,000 pounds, or is over 8 feet wide, 21 feet long, or 8 feet high. Subsection (b) exempts emergency vehicles, utility first responders, vehicles on permitted construction jobs, and handicap-access vans. Subsection (c) separately bars parking or storing any commercial vehicle or equipment on a city right-of-way at all.
Violations & Fines
Section 23-61 sets no fine of its own; violations fall under the citywide general penalty, § 1-14: up to a $500 fine, 60 days in jail, or both, with each day a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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