Hollywood, FL Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Side/rear yard rule
- 6-ft screening required
- Driveway fallback
- 1 unit, up to 25 ft, 5 ft setback
- Height cap
- 12 ft, else enclosed garage only
- Per dwelling limit
- 1 RV, boat, or trailer total
- Boats over 12 ft
- Must be trailered on hard surface
- Mobile homes
- Banned entirely
- Fine
- $40, then $85, then $150
Summary
Hollywood confines recreational vehicles, boats, and utility trailers on residential property to a side or rear yard reached by an alley or road, screened by a six-foot fence or hedge, under Code of Ordinances section 72.121. If no side or rear access exists, one unit up to 25 feet long may sit on the driveway at least 5 feet from the front property line.
(1) All recreational vehicles, boats and utility trailers shall be parked in the side yard or rear yard where accessible by alley, public or private road or other legally permissible means not requiring substantial alteration of conditions existing prior to January 1, 1976. Such vehicle, boat or utility trailer shall be screened from adjacent properties by an opaque fence, wall, dense shrubbery, solid hedge or other similar obstacles six feet in height. (2) In the event the side or rear yard is inaccessible ... the recreational vehicle, boat or utility trailer, not to exceed 25 feet in length, may be parked on the driveway, not less than five feet from the front property line, perpendicular to the existing structure, except where parked on a paved circular driveway.
Full Breakdown
121(A)(1) requires recreational vehicles, boats, and utility trailers to park in a side or rear yard accessible by alley, public road, or private road, screened from neighboring properties by an opaque fence, wall, dense shrubbery, solid hedge, or similar barrier six feet tall. Where that side or rear access does not exist without substantial alteration of conditions predating January 1, 1976, division (A)(2) allows one recreational vehicle, boat, or utility trailer up to 25 feet long on the driveway, at least 5 feet back from the front property line and perpendicular to the house, except on a paved circular driveway; no vehicle other than a passenger car may ever sit in the public road right-of-way.
Any unit taller than 12 feet cannot be parked or stored anywhere in a residential district except inside a wholly enclosed garage, and special-purpose vehicles like swamp buggies are barred from residential areas entirely unless fully garaged. Only one boat, recreational vehicle, or utility trailer total may be kept per dwelling unit outside a fully enclosed structure, and any boat over 12 feet must be trailered and sit on a hard improved surface such as asphalt, concrete, or pavers. Mobile homes cannot be parked or stored in a residential district under any circumstance. Division (B)(5) limits front-driveway parking to just one recreational vehicle or boat, with or without its trailer, per residence. 122.
Violations & Fines
A violation of section 72.121(A) carries a $40 fine under section 72.999(E)(3)(a). Violations of section 72.121 more broadly are also listed under section 72.999(E)(3)(b) at $40 for a first offense, rising to $85 for a second violation within six months and $150 for a third or later violation in that window, plus a $5 surcharge on every citation.
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