Cape Coral, FL Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

6(b), part of the city's additional parking regulations for residential zoning districts, prohibits parking on or over any pervious surface on property improved with a principal residential building in the R-1, RE, RML, or RMM zoning districts. The code names the covered surfaces specifically: grass, sod, shell, rocks, dirt, or stones, and the prohibition reaches parking on or over those surfaces, not just directly on bare ground. The only lawful surfaces for residential parking in these districts are approved impervious materials: concrete, asphalt, paver blocks, stone pavers, or rock pavers.

The same section, in subsection (a), separately regulates how vehicles may be covered while parked: a light van, car, SUV, pickup, jeep, or motorcycle that isn't a commercial vehicle may be covered with a car cover kept in good condition, free of tears or fraying, but tarps, blankets, sheets, plastic sheeting, or wood products are not allowed as substitutes, and a car cover cannot be used on a commercial vehicle parked on residential property. 6 does not carry its own penalty clause, a violation defaults to the city's general code-enforcement track and the citywide general penalty in § 1-14, a fine of $100 to $500, with the option for the city's special magistrate to pursue continuing administrative fines instead of a criminal citation.