{"id":14694,"date":"2020-09-29T08:30:09","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T12:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?p=14694"},"modified":"2022-01-12T12:07:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T17:07:02","slug":"orange-county-toughens-parking-standards-and-enforcement-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/2020\/09\/orange-county-toughens-parking-standards-and-enforcement-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Toughens Parking Standards and Enforcement Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocso.com\/\">The Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a> receives hundreds of complaints regarding improperly parked vehicles. The issues range from cars left on the side of the road with no tags or current registration, to RVs or trailers parked in front of people\u2019s property for months, to semi-tractor trailers clogging up narrow residential streets.<\/p>\n<p>The fix seemed easy \u2026 &#8220;<em>just give<\/em><em> &#8216;<\/em><em>em a ticket or tow it<\/em>!&#8221; However, our state and local laws didn\u2019t make it that simple for law enforcement. Oftentimes, their answer was a frustrating \u201c<em>I<\/em><em>\u2019<\/em><em>m sorry, there just isn<\/em><em>\u2019<\/em><em>t anything we can do<\/em>.\u201d Until now.<\/p>\n<p>Well aware of frustration, Orange County transportation planners and the Sheriff\u2019s Office parking enforcement specialist worked to develop a comprehensive set of parking standards and enforcement tools.<\/p>\n<p>The new standards make it clear that Orange County road rights-of-way (ROW) should <u>not<\/u> be used as parking lots for oversized trucks nor as storage lots for abandoned vehicles.\u00a0 Additionally, the group found that existing fines for improper truck parking didn\u2019t have enough teeth, so violators simply ignored the rules.<\/p>\n<p>On September 1, 2020, the following changes were approved by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/bcc\">Orange County Board of County Commissioners<\/a> (these changes pertain to all roads in unincorporated Orange County) and will take effect November 2, 2020:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$150 fine (up from $30) for parking commercial dual rear wheel vehicles in the ROW<\/li>\n<li>$30 fine OR tow for parking a vehicle with no license plate or current registration<\/li>\n<li>$30 fines for parking a trailer in the ROW<\/li>\n<li>$30 fine for parking an RV in the ROW<\/li>\n<li>$30 fine OR tow for vehicles parked under car covers<\/li>\n<li>$30 fine for blocking a mail delivery location (8 a.m. to 6 p.m.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The full list of parking standards can be found in <a href=\"https:\/\/library.municode.com\/fl\/orange_county\/codes\/code_of_ordinances\">Chapter 35 of the Orange County Code<\/a>, which can be accessed on Orange County Planning\u2019s webpage. For information and resources about towing, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/TrafficTransportation\/TowingandParkingInformation\/TowingInformation.aspx\">Towing Information<\/a> webpage.<\/p>\n<p>Complaints for parking violations should be directed to the Sheriff\u2019s Office Parking Enforcement Unit by dialing the Sheriff\u2019s Office non-emergency number 407- 836-HELP (4357).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, The Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office receives hundreds of complaints regarding improperly parked vehicles. The issues range from cars left on the side of the road with no tags or current registration, to RVs or trailers parked in front of people\u2019s property for months, to semi-tractor trailers clogging up narrow residential streets. 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