Leon County, FL Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Sec. 642(7) sets the off-street parking rules for permitted non-residential uses in Leon County's OR-1 Office Residential zoning district. Parking itself must sit at least 20 feet from a side-corner line and 10 feet from a rear or interior side line; driveways need 10 feet from a side-corner line (waived if the driveway is shared) and 4 feet from a rear or interior side line (also waived if shared), plus a 4-foot gap between the parking or driveway and the building. Off-street parking cannot be placed in the front yard between a building and the street at all, and any parking that sits behind a building must be screened from the front and corner-side yards by evergreen landscaping at least 4 feet tall, and from rear and interior side lines by a 6-foot opaque fence or wall combined with landscaping.

Driveways that connect to a public street must be built to the narrowest width that still meets safety standards, as the County Administrator or designee determines case by case rather than a fixed number. Separately, anyone running a home occupation, a business operated out of a residence, in any Leon County zoning district that allows residential use faces its own driveway rule: Sec. 803(c)(8) requires that all parking associated with the home occupation shall be located on the driveway associated with the dwelling unit, meaning employee or customer vehicles cannot spill onto the street, the yard, or a neighboring lot.

Leon County's own definitions section, Sec. 101, allows an off-street parking space to be either paved or grassed, so a designated grassed area sized for a vehicle satisfies the requirement without a hard surface. Enforcement and penalties for both rules run through Sec. 203 and Sec. 1-9.