North Port, FL Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Blocking driveways
- Unlawful anywhere in city
- Double parking
- Prohibited on any roadway
- Curb side
- Right side only (one-way exempt)
- Standard fine
- $15.00, 30 days to pay
- Enforced by
- Sworn law enforcement officers
Summary
North Port bans blocking driveways, double parking, and wrong-side curb parking on city streets, enforced by parking tickets under City Code § 74-85.
It shall be unlawful to permit any vehicle to stand, stop and/or park in any of the following places, except in compliance with the direction of a police officer:...(7)Anyplace where a vehicle would block the use of any driveway....(d)Double parking on any roadway is prohibited.(e)No vehicle shall be parked with the left side (driver's side) of such vehicle next to the curb, except on a one-way roadway.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of the City: Supplement 65 | Unified Land Development Code: Supplement 22).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 74-85 bars stopping or parking in a long list of spots, intersections, crosswalks, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a crosswalk, and anyplace a vehicle would block a driveway. Double parking on any roadway is flatly prohibited. Drivers must park with the right side of the vehicle next to the curb, facing the direction of traffic, except on one-way streets, parking against the flow (left side to the curb) is a violation everywhere else. Any sworn law enforcement officer can ticket a violation under § 74-84.
Violations & Fines
Standard parking ticket under § 74-84(a): $15.00 fine, payable within 30 days or contestable at a hearing.
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