Boat Storage & Parking in Unincorporated Miami-Dade County

A boat means any vessel such as watercraft, jet ski, swampbuggie, or airboat normally used to glide or float on water.Boats of less than 30 feet in length, not more than 8½ feet in width and 13½ feet in height, may be stored or parked in residential, estate, agriculture and general use zoning districts subject to the following conditions.

• The place of storage or parking shall be to the rear of the front building line.
• Boats stored or parked on corner lots shall be screened from view by a privacy fence, wall, trees or shrubs to a height of 6 feet. • Only 1 boat is permitted to be stored or parked on
  a property
• Boat and place of storage or parking shall be kept in clean, neat and presentable condition.
• Major repairs or overhaul work are not permitted.
• The boat must be placed on and secured to a transportation trailer at all times.
• Living or sleeping on the boat is prohibited.Temporarily parking a boat in front of your house is permitted
  under the following conditions:
• No more than 2 hours in any 24-hour period.
• The boat must be hitched to an operable motor vehicle
  with a valid license tag
• For the purpose of loading and unloading equipment
  and supplies.
• No parking on the swale or right of way.A boat that exceeds the height, width and length specifications is not permitted on your property.

Recreational Vehicle Storage & Parking in Unincorporated Miami-Dade County

Recreational Vehicle (RV) and Camping Equipment (CE) in the form of a pick-up camper, travel trailer, tent trailer, camp trailer, and motor home, designed and used as temporary living quarters for recreation, camping or travel use may be parked on a single family or duplex residence, subject to the following conditions.

• Only 1 of such RV or CE is permitted to be stored on a property.
• Parking shall be limited to such RV or CE owned or leased by the occupant-owner or occupant-lessee of the site concerned, or owned or leased by a bona fide out-of-Miami-Dade County house guest of the occupant-owner or occupant-lessee of the site concerned, with the parking of such RV or CE not to exceed 14 days.
• The place of storage or parking shall be to the rear of the front building line and shall be setback from the rear property line at least 10 feet.
• Recreational vehicle or camping equipment and place of storage or parking shall be kept in clean, neat and presentable condition.
• Major repairs or overhaul work are not permitted and RV or CE must have a current vehicle registration license plate. When parking at a residential premise the RV or CE shall not be used for living or sleeping, or for housekeeping or storage purposes and shall not have any service connection lines.
• Such vehicles or equipment shall not exceed 30 feet in length and the maximum height shall not exceed 10 feet.
• Vehicle or equipment shall be secured so that it will not be a hazard or menace during high winds or hurricane.
• A dealer or individual offering for sale a new or used RV or CE must provide a copy of this code section to the new owner.