Orlando allows on-street parking on most residential streets unless posted otherwise, but vehicles cannot block driveways, fire hydrants (15 feet), intersections (30 feet from stop signs), or marked no-parking zones. Vehicles must be moved every 72 hours under FL Statute 715.07 or risk being tagged and towed as abandoned. Downtown and tourist-corridor streets enforce metered parking and time limits. Permit-parking zones exist near hospitals and universities.
Orlando City Code Chapter 58 governs on-street parking, supplemented by Florida Statutes 316.1945 (stopping, standing, parking) and 715.07 (abandoned vehicles). On unmarked residential streets, parking is generally permitted on either side, but vehicles must not block fire hydrants (15-foot clearance), driveways, marked crosswalks, or be within 30 feet of a stop sign or 20 feet of a marked crosswalk per state law. Vehicles parked in the same on-street location for more than 72 hours can be tagged and towed under FL Statute 715.07 as presumptively abandoned. Downtown Orlando, Thornton Park, College Park business districts, and tourist corridors enforce metered or paid parking with time limits, typically 9 AM to 6 PM weekdays. Permit-parking districts exist around Orlando Health, AdventHealth, and University of Central Florida-area neighborhoods to protect residential streets from spillover parking. Street sweeping and special-event closures (Orlando City SC matches, festivals downtown) may impose temporary no-parking. Orlando does not allow overnight parking on most arterials and prohibits parking in bike lanes.
Contact your local code enforcement office for specific penalty information.
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