Lake County, FL Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Front-yard units allowed
- 1 vessel/RV in the front setback area
- Screening exemption
- Lots over 2 acres
- Loading/unloading window
- 24 hours, max 4 times a month
- Derelict vessels
- Must be stored in an enclosed structure
- Last amended
- Ord. No. 2023-67, Nov. 28, 2023
Summary
Unincorporated Lake County lets residents keep a boat or recreational vehicle on their own lot, but only one unit gets to sit in the front yard, and it must meet the same setback as the house. Every other vessel or RV on the property has to be screened from the road and neighbors unless the lot tops two acres. Lake County LDR § 3.06.03(J)-(K) sets the terms.
J.Vessels or recreational vehicles may be parked, stored, or kept on a lot or parcel, subject to the following restrictions and conditions:1.Such vessel or recreational vehicle must be owned by or used by a resident of the lot or parcel.2.A single vessel or recreational vehicle must be parked in such a way to meet the single-family front and secondary front yard setbacks established by Chapter 3 of the Land Development Regulations. All other vessels or recreational vehicles must be screened from view from right-of-way and screened from neighboring properties. The screening requirement does not apply for properties larger than two (2) acres in size.3.For the purposes of this Section, personal watercraft parked, stored, or kept on a single trailer will count as a single vessel.4.Any abandoned or derelict vessel or recreational vehicle must be stored in an enclosed permitted structure.K.Vessels or recreational vehicles may be parked on a lot or parcel other than pursuant to subparagraph J above for a twenty-four (24) hour period for loading or unloading purposes. Such parking for unloading and loading on any lot or parcel Shall not occur more than four (4) times in any one (1) calendar month.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 150).
Full Breakdown
03(J) of the Lake County Land Development Regulations lets a resident park, store, or keep a vessel or recreational vehicle on their own lot in the county's residential zoning districts, so long as the unit is owned or used by a resident of that property. Only a single boat or RV may use the front or secondary front yard, and it has to sit back from the road at least as far as the single-family front and secondary front yard setback that applies to the house itself.
Every additional vessel or RV on the lot must be screened from the right-of-way and from neighboring properties, though that screening duty disappears once the parcel exceeds two acres. Personal watercraft on a single trailer, such as jet skis, count as one vessel no matter how many are stacked on that trailer. Any vessel or RV that is abandoned or derelict cannot sit in the open at all; it must go into an enclosed, permitted structure. 03(K) gives a narrower allowance for boats and RVs not being stored under (J): they can park on a lot for twenty-four hours strictly for loading or unloading, but that window cannot be used more than four times in any calendar month.
00, rewritten in its entirety by Ordinance No. 2023-67 on November 28, 2023, and apply to the "A," "RA," "AR," "R-1" through "R-10," "RP," "RMRP," "RM," and "RV" zoning districts.
Violations & Fines
A second uncovered boat or trailer sitting in view of the street or a neighbor without screening, an RV loaded or unloaded more than four times in a month, or a derelict vessel left outside an enclosed structure is a Land Development Code violation. Lake County Code Enforcement can order the unit removed or screened, with appeal through the county's Code Enforcement process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I keep my boat in my driveway in unincorporated Lake County?
Do I have to screen my RV from the neighbors?
Can I park a friend's boat trailer temporarily to unload it?
What happens to an old, wrecked boat I'm not using?
Sources & Official References
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