Orange County, FL Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 35-63(a)(9)
- Time limit
- 72 hours
- Location
- right-of-way of any county street or highway
- Penalty
- $30 civil, Sec. 35-43(b)(1)
- Unpaid notices
- collections referral after 60 days
- State parallel
- F.S. § 316.1945
Summary
A recreational vehicle may stay in the right-of-way of an Orange County street or highway for no more than seventy-two (72) hours. Section 35-63(a)(9) makes the 72-hour mark the line between lawful parking and a citable stopping and standing violation in the unincorporated county.
Park a recreational vehicle in the right-of-way of any Orange County street or highway for more than seventy-two (72) hours.(b)No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his or her control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such a distance as is unlawful. (Code 1965, § 34-8; Ord. No. 85-1, § 2, 1-7-85; Ord. No. 85-8, § 1, 4-22-85; Ord. No. 90-3, § 3, 2-19-90; Ord. No. 94-12, § 5, 6-14-94; Ord. No. 2020-24, § 3F, 9-1-20)
State Law reference— Similar provisions, F.S. § 316.1945.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 128).
Full Breakdown
Section 35-63(a)(9) states one specific prohibition: no person may park a recreational vehicle in the right-of-way of any Orange County street or highway for more than seventy-two (72) hours. Time is the only trigger, so an RV parked lawfully becomes a violation simply by staying past the 72-hour mark. A companion clause in subsection (b) provides that no person may move a vehicle not lawfully under his or her control into a prohibited area or away from a curb an unlawful distance, which stops a third party from rolling someone else's vehicle into violation.
Chapter 35 contains no blanket nightly parking ban for other vehicle types, so the 72-hour rule for recreational vehicles is the chapter's main time-based street restriction, enforced through the same parking violation notice process used for other Chapter 35 stopping and standing offenses. The provision has deep roots in the county code, appearing in the 1965 code as § 34-8, and was most recently amended by Ordinance No. 2020-24 in 2020. 1945, which contains similar provisions at the state level.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the 72-hour limit is a civil parking violation carrying the $30 penalty set by Sec. 35-43(b)(1). A violation notice that goes unpaid can be referred to a collection agency after 60 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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