Monroe County, FL Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

Monroe County Code § 25-35 bars storing any motor vehicle of any type on a public right-of-way in the unincorporated Keys, and subsection (b) creates a bright-line rule for how long is too long: a vehicle parked on a public right-of-way for more than 72 hours is presumed to be stored, which is enough on its own to support a ticket. 5 feet in width cannot be stored on the paved part of any public right-of-way at all, regardless of how long they sit. Smaller trailers, including pleasure-boat trailers of any capacity, collapsible camping trailers, and cargo trailers, cannot be parked or stored on any public right-of-way either, though they may be parked on private property under § 17-6 and Part II of the Land Development Code.

A law enforcement officer or parking enforcement specialist who finds a vehicle in violation issues a ticket the same way as other county parking violations, with penalties remitted to the general fund, and can also have the vehicle towed and impounded at the owner's expense, with the towing cost becoming a lien against the vehicle. If the county court later finds the underlying noncriminal violation invalid, the vehicle must be released immediately with the lien extinguished, or the owner is refunded any towing and impoundment cost already paid.