Fort Myers, FL Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Driveway buffer
- 10 feet minimum
- Wrong-way parking
- prohibited, must face traffic
- Curb distance
- within 12 inches
- Standard fine
- $15–$25
- Enforced by
- Fort Myers Police Dept.
Summary
Fort Myers bars parking within 10 feet of any driveway and requires parallel parking headed with traffic, wheels within 12 inches of the curb.
no person shall: ...(1) Stop, stand or park a vehicle: ...n. Upon those streets which have been marked or signed for parallel parking, other than parallel with the edge of the roadway headed in the direction of the traffic flow, and with the curbside wheels of the vehicle within 12 inches of the edge of the roadway...(2) Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger: a. Within ten feet of a public or private driveway.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 60).
Full Breakdown
City code section 86-66 lists where stopping, standing or parking is banned citywide. Blocking is prohibited within ten feet of any public or private driveway, and on streets marked for parallel parking, vehicles must sit parallel to and headed in the direction of traffic flow with curbside wheels within 12 inches of the curb: parking against traffic (wrong-way) violates this. The section also bars parking on sidewalks, in intersections, crosswalks, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a crosswalk, and in marked disabled spaces. Fines run $15–$25 for standard violations and $200–$250 for disabled-space violations under section 86-70, escalating with delay in payment.
Violations & Fines
$15 (paid within 72 hrs) to $25 after summons for standard violations; $50–$75 for fire lanes, loading zones or wrong-way parking; $200–$250 for disabled spaces.
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