Clearwater does not impose a citywide overnight ban on residential streets, but Code Chapter 30 and CDC Section 3-1407 prohibit overnight storage of commercial, oversized, and recreational vehicles in residential rights-of-way.
Clearwater's general approach to overnight parking relies on Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances together with CDC Sec. 3-1407. Standard passenger vehicles registered to nearby residents may park overnight on residential streets where no signed limits exist. However, boats, trailers, motor homes, RVs, campers, and commercial vehicles cannot be stored on residential rights-of-way at any time, including overnight. Posted time-limited zones, beach district lots, and downtown areas have separate enforcement and signed restrictions. Florida Statute 316.1945 governs unlawful stopping, standing, and parking statewide and supports towing of long-term abandoned vehicles.
Citations are issued under Chapter 30 for signed-zone violations; long-term storage of prohibited vehicles triggers code compliance action and possible towing.
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