In unincorporated Sarasota County, you may park operational, tagged personal vehicles on your own driveway. Additional or oversized personal vehicles beyond the allowed count must be fully enclosed or in a screened side/rear yard. Parking on lawns and unpaved surfaces is generally prohibited.
Under the Unified Development Code, residents may park personal vehicles on an approved driveway. Where the number exceeds what is permitted, additional personal vehicles must be within a fully enclosed structure or in a side or rear yard buffered from neighbors and the public right-of-way by a six-foot fence, wall, or 70% opaque six-foot hedge. Driveways must meet county paving/surfacing standards, and habitual parking on grass or in the front-yard swale can be a code violation. Driveway width and location follow the off-street parking standards in the zoning regulations.
Improper driveway or yard parking is cited as a code violation; notice to comply, then daily fines from the Special Magistrate.
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