Palm Coast, FL Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 44-34(d)
- Driveway time limit
- 3 days per any 7-day period
- Setback rule
- No RV/boat in front or side yard setback
- Guest RV limit
- Up to 7 consecutive days, no overnight lodging
- Screened-area permit cutoff
- Must predate March 14, 2001
- First-offense fine
- $25.00, up to $100.00 by third offense
Summary
Palm Coast allows recreational vehicles, motor homes, travel trailers, campers, boats and boat trailers on residential driveways, but not in front or side yard setbacks. Vehicles may sit in the driveway only three days within any consecutive seven-day period unless being repaired, maintained or prepped for a trip. Screened parking areas need a pre-2001 permit or written approval.
All noncommercial recreational vehicles, including, but not limited to, motor homes, travel trailers, campers, vessels, boats, boat trailers, or similar vehicles, equipment or apparatus, otherwise lawful and in compliance with controlling law, may be parked or stored in a noncommercial, nonindustrial, or non- recreational vehicle permitted neighborhood, subject to the following regulations:(1)It is prohibited and unlawful to park or store a recreational vehicle within any required front or side yard setback areas.(2)It is prohibited and unlawful to park or store a recreational vehicle for more than a total of three days, or any part thereof in any consecutive seven-day period on a residential driveway as set forth herein, unless for the purposes of repair, maintenance or bona fide preparation for off-premises use. Any part of a day shall be considered a full day for enforcement purposes.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 44 | Land Development Code: Supplement 18).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 44-34(d) of Palm Coast's Code of Ordinances governs recreational vehicles, defined to include motor homes, travel trailers, campers, vessels, boats and boat trailers. RVs and boats may be parked or stored in a residential driveway, but never within a required front or side yard setback. Sec. 44-34(d)(2) limits driveway parking to a total of three days, or any part of a day, in any consecutive seven-day period, unless the vehicle is being repaired, maintained or prepared for off-premises use; any part of a day counts as a full day for enforcement.
Owners who want a recreational vehicle parked longer must use a screened area outside the driveway that was permitted under the City's land development code or approved in writing by the architectural review committee before March 14, 2001. Proof of that permit or approval must be produced to the City within three days of a code enforcement warning, or the exception is waived. A guest's recreational vehicle may stay in a resident's driveway for up to seven consecutive days, parked as far from the street right-of-way as practicable, but it cannot be used for overnight lodging, and owners cannot use serial stays to string together longer periods. Sec. 44-34(d)(5) additionally bars parking an RV where it blocks a window, entrance or exit serving the health, safety or welfare of the dwelling's occupants.
Violations & Fines
Violations of the recreational vehicle parking rules in Sec. 44-34(d) are nonmoving violations under Sec. 44-32, fined $25.00 for a first offense, $50.00 for a second, and $100.00 for a third or subsequent offense under F.S. Section 316.1967. Code Enforcement issues warnings and citations, and disputed citations are referred to the Civil Traffic Infractions Hearing Officer for Flagler County under Sec. 44-38.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can a visiting friend park an RV in my driveway overnight?
Sources & Official References
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