Marion County, FL Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Controlling law
- Fla. Stat. Sec. 316.1945 (State Uniform Traffic Control Law)
- Fire hydrant clearance
- No parking within 15 feet (Sec. 316.1945(1)(b)2.)
- Driveway
- No standing/parking in front of a public or private driveway (Sec. 316.1945(1)(b)1.)
- Penalty
- Noncriminal traffic infraction, nonmoving violation (Ch. 318)
- Enforcement
- Law enforcement officer or parking enforcement specialist (Sec. 316.1945(3))
Summary
Marion County does not impose countywide hourly on-street parking limits in unincorporated areas; parking on roadways and rights-of-way is governed by Florida's state traffic code, which bars stopping, standing, or parking on the roadway side of a parked vehicle, on sidewalks, within intersections and crosswalks, in front of driveways, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, and at any place where signs prohibit parking.
316.1945 Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in specified places. - (1) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device, no person shall: (a) Stop, stand, or park a vehicle: 1. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street. 2. On a sidewalk. 3. Within an intersection. 4. On a crosswalk... (b) Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers: 1. In front of a public or private driveway. 2. Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. 3. Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. 4. Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway... (c) Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, loading or unloading merchandise or passengers: 1. Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing... 2. At any place where official signs prohibit parking. ... (4) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
Full Breakdown
1945, 'Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in specified places,' which applies statewide as part of the State Uniform Traffic Control Law (Chapter 316). The statute prohibits stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle on the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the curb, on a sidewalk, within an intersection, on a crosswalk, on a bicycle path, on railroad tracks, on bridges, and at any place where official traffic control devices prohibit stopping. It separately bars standing or parking a vehicle (except momentarily to load or discharge a passenger) in front of a public or private driveway, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, and within 20 feet of a fire-station driveway entrance.
1945(3) authorizes a law enforcement officer or parking enforcement specialist who finds a vehicle parked in violation of the statute 'or a municipal or county ordinance' to issue or attach a ticket. The Marion County Land Development Code adds that no commercial vehicle over 10,000 pounds GVW may park in the right-of-way for more than three hours (LDC Sec. 21).
Violations & Fines
Under Florida Statutes Section 316.1945(4), a violation is a noncriminal traffic infraction punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in Chapter 318. Officers may issue a ticket to the driver or, if the vehicle is unattended, attach a ticket to the vehicle.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are there hourly parking limits on unincorporated Marion County streets?
Can I park blocking a driveway or fire hydrant?
Sources & Official References
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