Comercial Vehicle - Is a commercial vehicle allowed to be parked in a residentially zoned neighborhood?
The Estates and Agricultural Zoned District are excluded from the following restrictions:
It shall be unlawful to park a commercial vehicle or commercial equipment on any lot in a Residential District, unless one of the following conditions exists:
(1) The vehicle and/or equipment is engaged in a construction or service operation on the site where it is parked. The vehicle or equipment must be removed as soon as the construction or service activity has been completed.
(2) The vehicle and/or equipment is parked in a garage or fully enclosed structure or carport which is structurally or vegetatively screened and cannot be seen from adjacent properties or the street serving the lot.
(3) The vehicle is parked in the rear of the main structure and is enclosed within a vegetative screening which conceals the vehicle from the view of neighbors.
(4) Automobiles, passenger type vans, and pickup trucks having a rated load capacity of one ton or less, all of which do not exceed 7.5 feet in height, nor 7.0 feet in width, nor 25 feet in length shall be exempted from this section unless otherwise prohibited by a special parking overlay district created pursuant to LDC Section 2.03.07M.
(5) Exempted from this section is small commercial equipment such as ladders and pipes that cannot be contained in the vehicle. Said equipment shall be limited to one ladder or one unit of pipe which does not exceed 12 inches in diameter per commercial vehicle. Said equipment shall be secured atop the vehicle and shall not extend beyond the length, height or width of the vehicle.
For more information or to report a concern please call Code Enforcement at 239-252-2440 or click the following link: CLICK HERE. Please note that pursuant to Florida law for Code Enforcement complaints, the complainant's full name, physical address and phone number must be provided.