Port St. Lucie, FL Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code Chapter
- Ch. 72 (Stopping, Standing, Parking)
- Front yard
- Banned on the wide side
- Swale parking
- Needs the owner's permission
- Standard fine
- $25.00 plus $10.00 surcharge
- Left on public property
- Towable after 36 hours
Summary
Chapter 72 controls stopping, standing and parking in Port St. Lucie. Sec. 72.01 bans parking on sidewalks, in intersections, within 15 feet of a hydrant and in a residential swale without the owner's permission, and restricts front-yard parking.
(h) Parking of a vehicle shall be prohibited on any portion of an improved residential building site considered to be the front yard of that building site, except in the area specifically designed and constructed for such use. Construction may consist of a generally accepted impervious, semi-impervious, or other material clearly defining the parking area. However, parking shall be absolutely prohibited in the wide side of the front yard. The wide side of the front yard is identified as that portion of the front yard found to be forward of the outside front corners of the residential structure and that side of the driveway which yields the larger area for lawn and/or landscaping. (i) No person shall stand or park a motor vehicle upon any federal, state, or local public right-of-way within the city or on any unimproved property for the principal purpose of: (1) Displaying a vehicle for sale, (2) Displaying any advertising, except by special use permit, (3) Selling merchandise from a vehicle, except in a duly established marketplace or when so authorized by special use permit from the city, or (4) Abandonment for more than 24 hours.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 72.01(a) lists the places you cannot stop, stand or park: on a sidewalk, within an intersection, on a crosswalk, on a bicycle path, and in the swale of a residential property without permission from the owner or legal occupant. Sec. 72.01(b) adds a 15-foot buffer around fire hydrants, 20 feet from a crosswalk at an intersection and 30 feet from a stop sign or signal. On your own lot, Sec. 72.01(h) bans front-yard parking except on a surface specifically designed and constructed for it, and bans it absolutely in the wide side of the front yard. Sec. 72.01(i) bans parking on a public right-of-way to display a vehicle for sale.
Violations & Fines
Sec. 72.99 sets most parking fines at $25.00 and handicapped-space violations at $250.00, plus a $10.00 school crossing guard surcharge on all parking fines. A vehicle left on public property over 36 hours may be towed under Sec. 90.01.
Frequently Asked Questions
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