Fort Lauderdale, FL Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Beach-area ban
- Code sec. 26-131
- Residential RV/boat
- ULDR sec. 47-34.4
- Length cap (RS-4.4)
- 35 feet
- Night screening hours
- 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Beach-area fine
- Up to $100.00 (sec. 26-131(d))
Summary
Code of Ordinances sec. 26-131 bans parking any house trailer, bus, recreational vehicle unit, or truck tractor in any public place within the city's beach area, except in posted authorized lots. On residential lots, ULDR sec. 47-34.4 bars boats, boat trailers, and recreational vehicles over 35 feet on RS-4.4 property and requires nighttime screening of stored vehicles.
Sec. 26-131. - House trailers, buses, recreational vehicles and truck tractors-In beach area. (a) Prohibition. No person shall park any house trailer, bus, recreational vehicle unit or truck tractor with or without a trailer attached, within any public place located within the beach area, except in areas posted by city as authorized parking areas for such vehicles. (b) Definitions... Recreational vehicle unit means any vehicle designed or primarily used for recreational, camping or travel use which either has its own motor power or which is mounted upon or drawn by another vehicle and is used or designed to be used as temporary living or sleeping quarters. The term does not include any vehicle commonly known as a van or any vehicle commonly known as a pickup truck which carries an enclosure in the truck bed, if any such vehicle is not equipped for use as living or sleeping quarters... (d) Penalty. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be punished by imposition of a fine, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).
Full Breakdown
Two codes govern recreational vehicles and boats. Code of Ordinances Section 26-131 ('House trailers, buses, recreational vehicles and truck tractors-In beach area'), as amended by Ordinance C-14-50, prohibits parking any house trailer, bus, recreational vehicle unit, or truck tractor (with or without a trailer) in any public place within the defined 'beach area' (bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Intracoastal Waterway, the city's northern limit, and Port Everglades Inlet), except in city-posted authorized parking areas. A 'recreational vehicle unit' means any vehicle designed or primarily used for recreational, camping, or travel use as temporary living or sleeping quarters; ordinary vans and pickups are excluded unless equipped for living/sleeping.
For private property, the Unified Land Development Regulations (ULDR) sec. 4 zoned lots. 1 separately limits boat-trailer length at the Cox's Landing 15th Street Boat Launch.
Violations & Fines
Beach-area RV/trailer parking violations carry a fine of up to $100.00 under Code sec. 26-131(d) and sec. 26-91(a)(24). Boat-trailer length violations at Cox's Landing are $100.00 (sec. 26-91(a)(25)). ULDR sec. 47-34.4 violations on residential property are enforced by the city's code enforcement/zoning officers under ULDR Article X.
Frequently Asked Questions
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