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

Section 122-35 of the Pinellas County Code lists the specific spots where stopping, standing or parking is illegal on unincorporated county roads. One set of prohibitions applies at all times: on the roadway side of a parked vehicle, on a sidewalk, in an intersection or crosswalk, within 30 feet of a safety zone, alongside a street excavation, on a bridge, railroad track or bicycle path, where signs prohibit stopping, in a painted median, or on the shoulder of a limited-access highway (a disabled vehicle gets a six-hour grace period there).

A second set applies except for momentary loading: in front of a public or private driveway, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, within 30 feet of a stop sign or traffic signal, and within 20 feet of a fire station driveway (75 feet on the opposite side of the street). Parking outside a marked space, or a vehicle without a boat trailer sitting in a designated boat-trailer space, is also a violation. Enforcement runs through the sheriff's office or a county parking enforcement specialist, who tickets the registered owner under § 122-30.

00 surcharge that funds the county's school crossing guard program under § 122-32(6). Payment is due within 15 days; if it isn't paid, § 122-33 requires a mailed warning notice, and non-payment within ten more days triggers a county court summons. An owner who wants to fight the ticket can plead not guilty within 15 days of issuance and get a court date, or file a sworn affidavit under § 122-33(2) if someone else had custody of the vehicle without permission. Under § 122-34, the sheriff can also have an illegally parked vehicle towed and held until fines and storage charges are paid.

Repeat citations on the same vehicle in the same spot are capped at four per 24-hour period, spaced at least an hour apart, per § 122-29.