Pompano Beach, FL Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 155.4303.X, residential zoning districts
- Front-yard vehicle size cap
- 21 ft long, 8 ft high (car/truck)
- Front-yard RV/boat cap
- 30 ft long, 10 ft high
- Surface requirement
- Hard, dustless, bonded (asphalt or concrete)
- Front-yard unit limit
- One motor home, boat, or trailer
- Exempt activity
- Loading/cleaning up to two 24-hr periods/week
Summary
In Pompano Beach residential zoning districts, any motor vehicle, RV, boat, or trailer parked or stored on the property must sit on a hard, dustless, bonded surface, such as asphaltic concrete or Portland cement, under Code of Ordinances § 155.4303.X. Grass, dirt, and other unpaved ground do not qualify, though the driveway or accessway leading to the parking area is exempt from that surface rule.
1. Purpose In recognition that the continual or long-term parking or storing of certain vehicles on streets and on properties in residential neighborhoods detracts from the residential character of such neighborhoods, this provision is intended to prohibit such activity in residential zoning districts. ... b. Any automobile or light truck no more than 21 feet long and eight feet high, or a motor home, boat, or trailer no more than 30 feet long and ten feet high, may be parked or stored in the required front yard of the lot. No more than one motor home, boat or trailer per dwelling unit, shall be stored in a required front yard. ... e. Any motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, boat, or trailer parked or stored shall be parked or stored on a hard, dustless, and bonded surface (such as asphaltic concrete, Portland cement, or other material normally used to surface vehicle areas) that is the same size or larger than the parked or stored motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, boat, airboat, or trailer. Driveways or accessways serving the parking or storage area need not be such a hard, dustless, and bonded surface.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-122: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through 2026-35, passed 7-29-26).
Full Breakdown
b caps what can sit in a required front yard: an automobile or light truck no longer than 21 feet and no taller than eight feet, or a motor home, boat, or trailer no longer than 30 feet and no taller than ten feet, with only one motor home, boat, or trailer allowed per dwelling unit in the front yard. e requires the parking or storage surface itself, not the connecting driveway, to be hard, dustless, and bonded, such as asphaltic concrete or Portland cement, and sized to match or exceed the vehicle.
f requires anything parked in a front or street-side yard to sit transverse to the street, shortest side facing the road, while anything in a rear or interior side yard must be screened from view at six feet of height. Vehicles must carry current registration, stay in a movable, non-inhabited condition, and cannot be jacked up except while actively loading or unloading. Short-term loading, unloading, or cleaning trips of up to two 24-hour periods per week are exempt from the whole subsection.
Violations & Fines
Storing a vehicle, RV, boat, or trailer on bare dirt, grass, or gravel instead of a hard, dustless, bonded surface, exceeding the front-yard size or one-per-dwelling limits, or leaving it unregistered or up on jacks outside active loading violates § 155.4303.X and is enforceable as a zoning code violation subject to code enforcement citation and a correction order.
Frequently Asked Questions
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