Okaloosa County, FL Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

Fla. 1945(1)(a) bars stopping, standing, or parking on the roadway side of another parked vehicle, on a sidewalk, within an intersection, on a crosswalk, alongside a street excavation that would obstruct traffic, on a bridge or elevated structure, on railroad tracks, or on a bicycle path, except when necessary to avoid a traffic conflict or when directed by an officer or traffic control device. Subsection (1)(b) separately bars standing or parking, even briefly, in front of a public or private driveway, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of an intersection crosswalk, within 30 feet of a flashing signal or stop sign, within 20 feet of a fire station driveway (75 feet on the opposite side when posted), or on an exclusive bicycle lane, unless the stop is momentary to pick up or drop off a passenger.

Subsection (1)(c) adds a 50-foot buffer from railroad crossings for anything but momentary loading or unloading. Subsection (2) makes it unlawful to move an unattended vehicle into any of those prohibited spots or an unlawful distance from the curb. 650 cannot be used for a parking violation. Subsection (4) sets the consequence: a violation is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation under Chapter 318, Florida Statutes, meaning it carries a civil fine rather than criminal charges or points against a license.