Coral Springs, FL Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Required surface
- paved or stabilized alternative surfaces only
- Minimum civil penalty
- $32.00 (§1-8.1(d)(74))
- Enforced by
- Coral Springs Police Department
- Related ban
- no parking on unimproved private lot w/o owner consent
- Refusing citation
- separate arrestable offense (§18-4(d)(3))
Summary
Coral Springs requires vehicles to park on paved or stabilized surfaces only. Section 18-4(c) states, "Vehicles shall be required to park on paved or stabilized alternative parking surfaces. Parking shall be prohibited in all other areas," which bars parking on grass, dirt, or other unimproved yard surfaces citywide.
(c)Parking restrictions on grass. Vehicles shall be required to park on paved or stabilized alternative parking surfaces. Parking shall be prohibited in all other areas.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 1 Update 1 | Land Development Code: Supplement 76 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Section 18-4 groups several parking restrictions together. Subsection (a) bans vehicular parking in dedicated public rights-of-way except where specifically reserved, applying seven days a week to trafficways designated by the city commission, streets adjacent to multifamily-zoned property, and any street the police chief finds needs a temporary or permanent restriction for public safety. Subsection (b) separately bars parking on unimproved private property without the written consent of the legal owner, and creates a rebuttable presumption in any prosecution that the accused lacked that consent. Subsection (c) is the grass-parking rule: vehicles must use paved or stabilized alternative parking surfaces, and parking is prohibited everywhere else, which covers front, side, and back yards without a hardened surface.
Enforcement under (d) runs through the Coral Springs Police Department, which tickets offending vehicles and affixes the citation directly to the vehicle. The registered owner is liable for the ticket unless they can show the vehicle was in someone else's care, custody, or control and furnish that person's name and address; a stolen vehicle or one used without the owner's permission is exempt. Willfully refusing to accept and sign a citation is a separate, arrestable offense under (d)(3).
Violations & Fines
Violations of Section 18-4, including the grass-parking rule, carry a $32.00 minimum civil penalty under Section 1-8.1(d)(74), payable within 20 business days of the citation to avoid a mandatory court appearance. Vehicle owners remain liable for the fine unless they identify who had care, custody, or control of the vehicle at the time of the violation.
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