Miramar, FL Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 20-48
- Standard fine
- $30 per violation
- Fire hydrant clearance
- 15 feet minimum
- Crosswalk/intersection clearance
- 25 feet minimum
- Contest deadline
- 10 days from ticket date
- Hearing officer
- Clerk, 17th Judicial Circuit
Summary
Miramar's parking code bans facing oncoming traffic, blocking driveways, and stopping in a way that impedes traffic flow on any city street, right-of-way, or swale. City Code § 20-48 also bars parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 25 feet of a crosswalk, and within 30 feet of a stop or yield sign. Police and code enforcement ticket violations under a set fine schedule.
(b)Parking so as to face oncoming traffic prohibited. It is unlawful to park any vehicle on the street, right-of-way or swale area in such a manner as to face oncoming, opposing traffic, whether or not curbing is present.(d)Parking in public right-of-way. It shall be a violation for any person to park a vehicle on any street in such a way to impede the free flow of traffic or interfere with the passage of emergency vehicles.(k)Blocking driveways. It shall be a violation for any person to stop, stand or park any vehicle so as to deny normal access to any public or private roadway.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 104 | Land Development Code: Supplement 46).
Full Breakdown
Section 20-48 of the Code of the City of Miramar governs parking on every street, right-of-way, and swale, in every zoning district. Subsection (b) makes it unlawful to park "in such a manner as to face oncoming, opposing traffic, whether or not curbing is present," so a vehicle parked against the direction of travel on either side of a two-way street is a violation even without a curb. Subsection (d) separately bars parking "in such a way to impede the free flow of traffic or interfere with the passage of emergency vehicles," and subsection (k) makes it a violation to "stop, stand or park any vehicle so as to deny normal access to any public or private roadway," covering driveway blocking.
The same section layers on distance rules: subsection (e) bars parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, subsection (g) bars stopping within 25 feet of a crosswalk or street-pavement intersection, and subsection (l) bars parking within 30 feet of a stop sign, yield sign, or other traffic control device. Subsection (n) covers posted no-parking, no-stopping, and fire-lane zones, and subsection (o) covers marked safety zones. Enforcement runs through Section 20-52, which lets city police officers or code-enforcement officers ticket the registered owner directly, and Section 20-53, which designates the Clerk of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit for Broward County as the hearing officer for contested tickets. Vehicle owners and the owners of the property where an unattended violating vehicle sits are jointly and severally liable.
Violations & Fines
Most § 20-48 violations, including blocking a driveway, facing oncoming traffic, and impeding traffic flow, carry a $30 fine under § 20-52(b)'s schedule; parking near a fire hydrant or in a fire lane draws a $100 fine, and disabled-parking violations draw $250. Unpaid tickets add a $12 late fee after ten business days. Contested tickets go to a hearing officer within 30 days under § 20-53, who may impose up to $100, or $250 for disabled-parking violations.
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