Lake County, FL Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing law
- F.S. § 316.1945; Lake County Code §§ 15-2, 15-11
- Standard fine
- $10.00 per parking violation
- Disabled space fine
- $250.00
- Pay or contest window
- 10 days from citation
- Enforcing agency
- Lake County Sheriff's Office
- Classification
- Noncriminal traffic infraction (Ch. 318, F.S.)
Summary
Florida Statute 316.1945, enforced directly in unincorporated Lake County by the Sheriff's Office, bars stopping or standing within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, in front of any driveway, within 20 feet of a crosswalk, or in an exclusive bicycle lane. A violation is a noncriminal traffic infraction, and Lake County Code Sec. 15-11 sets the actual fine.
(1) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device, no person shall: ... (b) Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers: 1. In front of a public or private driveway. 2. Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. 3. Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. ... 6. On an exclusive bicycle lane. 7. At any place where official traffic control devices prohibit standing. ... (3) A law enforcement officer or parking enforcement specialist who discovers a vehicle parked in violation of this section or a municipal or county ordinance may issue a ticket ... (4) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 316, Florida Statutes gives Lake County jurisdiction over county roads (Lake County Code Sec. 1945. Subsection (1)(b) bars standing or parking, except to momentarily load or unload a passenger, in front of any public or private driveway, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, within 30 feet of a stop sign or signal, within 20 feet of a fire station driveway, or in an exclusive bicycle lane. Subsection (1)(a) separately bars parking on a sidewalk, in an intersection, on a bicycle path, or on railroad tracks, with no loading exception at all.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office and its appointed parking enforcement specialists issue the citation under Sec. 1945(3). Locally, Lake County Code Sec. 00 for parking in a space reserved for the physically disabled. A driver has ten days from the citation to pay or request a hearing before a county judge; requesting a hearing and then skipping it exposes the driver to contempt proceedings under Sec. 15-11(c). If the ticket goes unanswered, Sec. 00. Under state law the violation itself is a noncriminal traffic infraction punished as a nonmoving violation under Chapter 318, Florida Statutes, so it carries no jail exposure on its own.
Violations & Fines
A parking ticket under F.S. § 316.1945 is a noncriminal traffic infraction. Lake County Code Sec. 15-11 sets the fine at $10.00 for ordinary violations and $250.00 for parking in a disabled space, due within ten days. Missing the deadline sends the case to the clerk of court for a summons and adds $10.00; a county judge who finds a violation after a hearing may impose up to $250.00 plus court costs.
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