Miramar, FL Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Section 20-49 of the Miramar Code of Ordinances governs recreational vehicles, trailers and boats on residential property. An RV up to 33 feet long may park in the side yard, but only on an improved driveway and no closer than 3 feet to the side property line. A shorter RV, up to 24 feet, may use the front yard only when sufficient vehicular parking is available, at least 3 feet from the front or side property lines, and parked perpendicular to the right of way on an improved driveway. Section 20-49(f) adds that an RV stored on residential property must sit on a driveway, in an enclosed garage or carport, or in the fenced rear yard. A lot may hold only one RV at any time.

Registration is part of the rule. Under subsection (c)(3) the RV must carry current license plates and registration that are visible from the street, and the owner must register the vehicle with the City and file an affidavit stating it will not be offered for occupancy. The RV must be registered to the property owner or to a tenant with a current written lease. A vehicle owned by a brother, sister, son, daughter, father or mother of the registered property owner can be allowed, provided that relative registers with the City. Owners or occupants must also give City inspectors access to the property on request, and refusing access on reasonable notice is itself a violation.

An RV on a residential lot cannot be rented or lent to third parties, and nobody may live, sleep or cook in it or use it for storage. Hookups are limited: the RV cannot connect to water or sewer lines except for a flush out of no more than 30 minutes, and the City reserves the right to cancel or pause water and sewer service after notice if it finds a violation. Section 20-48(j) separately bars occupying any boat, bus, trailer or RV for living or sleeping anywhere in the City, except permitted construction trailers.

Boats and trailers follow their own subsections. A boat in seaworthy condition up to 25 feet in overall length and 7 feet in beam width is permitted, parked on a driveway, in an enclosed garage or carport, or in the side or rear yard. Under subsection (d) the only trailer allowed on residential property is a boat trailer in good working condition with a current license plate, parked on a driveway, in a garage or carport, or in the side or rear yard. Section 20-49(i) bans unlicensed boat trailers, RVs and vehicles on any public or private property, and subsection (g) prohibits parking buses in residential areas.