Deerfield Beach, FL Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- General residential ban
- Sec. 66-117(b)
- Garage/carport exception
- No projection past opening
- Rear/side yard exception
- Screened, 3-ft building gap
- Front driveway exception
- Grandfathered before 7/30/1985
- Loading/unloading cap
- 48 hrs per 7 days
- Right-of-way curfew
- No RV 9 p.m.-6 a.m.
- Max penalty
- $500 fine/60 days
Summary
Deerfield Beach bans parking a recreational vehicle, boat, bus or trailer on any residential street or yard unless it fits inside a garage, sits screened in the rear or side yard, or parks fully on a paved driveway in the front yard without spilling onto the sidewalk or lawn. Owners already parking one before July 30, 1985 keep limited grandfathered rights.
(b)It shall be unlawful for any owner of a recreational vehicle, bus, boat or trailer to park any recreational vehicle, boat, bus or trailer on residentially zoned property within the city except as provided for in sections 66-119-66-123 and except for such a vehicle or boat which is actually in transit and parked overnight in the parking area of a licensed hotel or motel and owned by a person who is a registered guest at such motel or hotel. ... Sec. 66-121(b): Any person who meets the following requirements shall be permitted to park a recreational vehicle, boat when resting on a boat trailer, bus or trailer in the front yard of a residentially zoned lot improved with a structure if such recreational vehicle, boat resting on a boat trailer, bus or trailer is parked on a paved or rock bed driveway and such vehicle does not encroach in any way beyond such driveway, onto or over the sidewalk, onto or over the front yard or side yard lawn or swale.
Full Breakdown
Section 66-117(b) makes it unlawful to park a recreational vehicle, boat, bus or trailer on residentially zoned property except as permitted in Sections 66-119 through 66-123, with a narrow exception for a vehicle actually in transit and parked overnight at a licensed hotel or motel by a registered guest. Section 66-120's permissive parking allows such a vehicle in a garage or carport where nothing projects beyond the opening, or in the rear yard or side yard behind the front roofline if screened from off-premises view by a fence, wall or hedge, with at least three feet of separation from any building, and all boats must rest on trailers.
Section 66-121(b) carves out a front-yard driveway exception, but only for a person who already owned that type and number of vehicle before July 30, 1985 (or the date their property was annexed), parked on a paved or rock driveway without encroaching onto the sidewalk, front or side lawn, or swale; the exemption is lost if that vehicle type goes unowned for more than 60 days, and it never covers more than two vehicles. m.
Violations & Fines
Violations of the boat, bus, trailer and RV parking division are punishable under Sec. 1-15's general penalty, up to a $500 fine, 60 days in jail, or both, and the city may also pursue the case through the Chapter 2, Article VI code enforcement special magistrate process under Sec. 66-125. Loading and unloading beyond the 48-hour, seven-day cap or on the right-of-way overnight is a separate violation.
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