Is a boat in the front yard actually a County code violation? I don't know, which is why I'm asking. A person behind us parks theirs on the street.

A boat and trailer parked on the grass any where on the property is not a violation. If the tags are expired, no registration or the boat is not seaworthy, this is a violation. Please provide more information. Thank you and have a nice day.

Here is an excerpt of the relevant section of Pinellas county parking ordinance code (copied from www.pinellascounty.org):
122-36.5. Parking restrictions in residential areas.
(c) Prohibitions. No person or agent thereof shall cause or permit the parking,
maintenance, storage or placement of:

(2) Within the required front setback of a residentially zoned district:
b. Any vessel.

(d) Parking on usable and durable surface required. Any recreational vehicle or vessel
parked, maintained, stored or placed within the side or rear setback of a residentially
zoned district shall be parked, maintained, stored or placed on a usable and durable
surface.

Please explain how the issue at hand is not a violation of the above code.?? It is a vessel continuously parked/stored within the front setback of a residentially zoned district AND not on a durable surface. It seems a clear violation of the code.

Exactly. seems like code enforcement may not know it's own codes. I read the same thing and am PUZZLED beyond belief!

To the official from code enforcement - is this issue going to be addressed with the homeowner?

If not, please explain how the boat storage in question is in compliance with the code. It is an eyesore for the neighborhood and decreases the surrounding property values. There are several homes for sale nearby that are affected by this issue.

If storing boats on the front lawn/setback is allowed here, I'll move mine out to the front yard also.

The code on the county website that I referenced is apparently only a proposed amendment. It was never passed into law. It should be removed from the website to avoid confusion.

Thank you to the code official for talking with me and explaining. We can park boats anywhere on our property for now, including the front yard.

Welcome to the Wexford Leas RV, Trailer and Boat Storage Development. Listen closely and you can hear your property values dropping...

There are storage yards for boats and RV's and they are not unreasonable. If you can put it on the side of your house and build a proper driveway...no problem. The issue is the county chooses to ignore the requirement for a proper landing at the right of way with 5' flairs. Most of these flairs would cross property lines and therefore and should be considered illegal. What is someone legally parks their car blocking access to the street by the boat or RV parked in the front yard? What then?

Write to the county commissioners to pass the ordinance prohibiting parking of RV and boats in front yards. Code enforcement is useless without a law.

Thank you for putting the boat in the garage!

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