Pasco County, FL Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- State Code Section
- Fla. Stat. 316.1945
- County Code Section
- Pasco County Code 106-32 (Class I parking violation)
- Penalty
- Nonmoving traffic infraction (Ch. 318) / Class I fine per 106-28; tow or immobilization under 106-31
Summary
Pasco County has no general overnight on-street parking ban in unincorporated residential areas, but Florida Statute 316.1945 prohibits stopping, standing, or parking in specified places (sidewalks, intersections, crosswalks, in front of driveways, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, and where signs prohibit parking), and the County may post no-parking zones enforced as a Class I violation.
316.1945 Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in specified places. - (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: (a) Stop, stand, or park a vehicle: 1. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street. 2. On a sidewalk. 3. Within an intersection. 4. On a crosswalk. ... (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. 4. Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway. ... (c) Park a vehicle ... 2. At any place where official signs prohibit parking.
Full Breakdown
1945, Florida Statutes, which applies in unincorporated areas and forbids stopping, standing, or parking on a sidewalk, within an intersection, on a crosswalk, in front of a public or private driveway, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a crosswalk, within 30 feet of a stop sign or traffic signal, and at any place where official signs prohibit parking. The Pasco County Board of County Commissioners may additionally prohibit parking on specific streets, and parking on a posted no-parking street or in front of a driveway without consent is cited as a Class I parking violation under Pasco County Code section 106-32 (Chapter 106, Traffic and Vehicles, Article II, Stopping, Standing and Parking), with fines set by the schedule in section 106-28. Under section 106-31, the Sheriff may remove or immobilize any vehicle parked in violation of Article II until fines and towing/storage charges are paid.
Violations & Fines
A violation of Fla. Stat. 316.1945 is a noncriminal traffic infraction punishable as a nonmoving violation under Chapter 318, Florida Statutes. Posted no-parking and driveway-blocking violations are Class I parking offenses under Pasco County Code 106-32, fined per the 106-28 schedule, and the vehicle may be towed or immobilized under 106-31.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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