Fort Lauderdale, FL Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Code Section
- Code of Ordinances sec. 26-133
- Restricted hours
- 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. (where posted)
- Grace period
- 30 minutes
- Permit-area fine
- $32.00 (sec. 26-91(a)(3))
- Abandoned-vehicle threshold
- 24 hours (sec. 26-8(a)(5))
Summary
Code of Ordinances sec. 26-133 prohibits parking longer than 30 minutes between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. on any street marked to prohibit all-night parking, except for physicians or others on emergency calls. There is no citywide overnight ban; restrictions apply only where posted or within residential parking permit districts.
Sec. 26-133. - All-night parking prohibited. No person, except physicians or other persons on emergency calls, shall park a vehicle on any street marked to prohibit all-night parking for a period of time longer than thirty (30) minutes between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. of any day.
Full Breakdown
Fort Lauderdale does not impose a blanket citywide overnight on-street parking ban. Instead, Code of Ordinances Section 26-133 ('All-night parking prohibited'), as carried in Ordinance C-14-50, makes it unlawful to park a vehicle for more than 30 minutes between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. only on streets specifically marked to prohibit all-night parking; physicians and others on emergency calls are exempt. The city also establishes Residential Parking Permit Districts (RPPDs) by commission resolution under chapter 26, art. IV, where only vehicles displaying a valid Residential Parking Permit (RPP) or guest permit may park during restricted hours. Separately, ULDR sec. 47-34.4 restricts overnight (9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.) storage of recreational vehicles, boats, and commercial vehicles on residential property unless garaged or screened. State law (F.S. 316.008) authorizes the city to regulate overnight standing and parking.
Violations & Fines
Parking on a posted no-parking street during restricted hours is cited under sec. 26-91(a)(4) ('Parking in area posted no parking during specified hours') at $32.00, or sec. 26-91(a)(19) ('Parking in posted no parking area') at $37.00. Parking in a permit area without a valid permit is $32.00 (sec. 26-91(a)(3)). Vehicles left unattended on a street more than 24 hours may be presumed abandoned and impounded under sec. 26-8(a)(5).
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