Cape Coral, FL Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

9 focuses specifically on boats and boat trailers rather than land vehicles. It is unlawful to park, store, or keep a boat or an empty boat trailer in the front or side yard of a single- or multi-family residence, or on a vacant lot in a residential area. The rear yard is different: up to two boats on trailers, or a single empty boat trailer, may be kept there, provided the boat or trailer isn't allowed to fall into disrepair; if grass or weeds around it grow past 12 inches, the city can declare it a nuisance and charge the owner.

An empty trailer can sit at a launch site only for the duration of a single launch and while loading or unloading. Every boat and boat trailer kept in the R-1, RE, RML, or RMM zoning districts, including boats moored at a dock or seawall or stored on a lift or davit, must carry a current Florida registration; two personal watercraft count as one boat for these limits. A resident who owns the boat and the property may also get a free city permit to park it on the premises for up to 72 hours for loading, cleaning, or post-trip unloading, with at least 48 hours required between permits.

5(e) covers larger recreational vehicles used for human habitation, campers, house trailers, and similar rigs, banning them from residential property or adjoining rights-of-way except inside a garage or carport, or under a similar short-term city permit capped at 72 hours for residents and ten days for visiting non-residents.