Port Orange, FL Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)

Article III of chapter 70 lets the city council designate specific streets as Residential Decal Parking areas by resolution, based on a study weighing factors like the extent of legal on-street spaces occupied by non-resident vehicles, and how many resident vehicles cannot be accommodated by off-street parking under section 70-70. Once posted with signs, only vehicles displaying a valid decal or placard may park there during the restricted times. Residents apply for a decal through the community development department by presenting current vehicle registration and a driver's license; decals run for a "program year" from January 15 to January 14, and homeowners qualify for a three-year decal instead of an annual renewal under section 70-71.

Residents also receive up to three visitor placards per program year, with two replacements allowed if lost or stolen under section 70-72. while actively servicing a residence under section 70-68. Parking without a decal or placard during restricted hours is a noncriminal violation ticketed under section 70-33, and an unattended violating vehicle can be towed and impounded under section 70-6 at the owner's expense. Falsifying a decal application, using someone else's decal, or counterfeiting a decal or placard is also a violation, and the police chief can revoke a decal for any violation, with a right to appeal the revocation to the city manager within 30 days under section 70-73.