Osceola County, FL Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Osceola County Code § 22-50.6
- Coverage area
- Indian Ridge Subdivision, Units 1-5 only
- Max driveway width
- 24 feet without conditional use
- Permit required
- yes, before construction or widening
- Civil penalty
- $100 per violation (§22-50.9)
- Responsible parties
- owner, tenant, occupant, and vehicle owner
- Enforcement body
- Code Enforcement Board, Ch. 7
Summary
Inside the Indian Ridge subdivision (Units 1-5) in unincorporated Osceola County, residential driveways can't exceed 24 feet in width without conditional-use approval, and building or widening one requires a county driveway permit first. Osceola County Code § 22-50.6 sets both rules, and violators face a $100 civil penalty per occurrence.
Sec. 22-50.1. - Purpose and intent. The purpose and intent of this division is to adopt provisions regulating the parking of vehicles on private property located within the Indian Ridge subdivision, Units 1-5, inclusive, in order to ameliorate nuisance conditions caused by improperly parked vehicles. ... Sec. 22-50.6. - Paving, driveway restrictions. (a) Residential driveways shall not exceed twenty-four (24) feet in width unless approved by conditional use. (b) Residential driveway construction or widening shall be authorized by the issuance of a driveway permit by Osceola County. ... Sec. 22-50.9. ... The civil penalty for violation of this division shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) per violation.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 71 | Land Development Code: Supplement 10).
Full Breakdown
1, to curb nuisance conditions from improperly parked vehicles; it does not apply county-wide. Within that subdivision, subsection (a) caps residential driveway width at 24 feet unless the property owner obtains conditional-use approval, and subsection (b) requires any driveway construction or widening to go through a county driveway permit before work starts. 5). 7, falls jointly on the property owner, tenant, occupant or other person in charge of the property and on the vehicle's owner. Enforcement runs through the code enforcement board under Chapter 7, and the county can additionally pursue injunctive, declaratory or other civil or criminal remedies, or have a violation cited as a noncriminal infraction by the sheriff's office or another authorized officer. 9 sets the civil penalty for any violation of this division, including an unpermitted or oversized driveway, at $100 per violation.
Violations & Fines
Building or widening a driveway wider than 24 feet without conditional-use approval, or without first pulling a county driveway permit, is a violation of § 22-50.6 enforced by the code enforcement board under Chapter 7. Section 22-50.9 sets the civil penalty at $100 per violation, and the county can also pursue the case as a noncriminal infraction through the sheriff's office or by civil or criminal action in court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the 24-foot driveway width limit apply to my house anywhere in Osceola County?
Can I get a wider driveway than 24 feet in Indian Ridge?
Do I need a permit just to widen an existing driveway in Indian Ridge?
What happens if I build an oversized or unpermitted driveway in Indian Ridge?
Sources & Official References
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