New parking rules coming soon to Pasco County for RVs and boat trailers

ANCLOTE, Fla. — In just a few weeks, Pasco County will begin enforcing new rules for parking RVs and boat trailers.

At Anclote River Park, you’ll find visitors enjoying the land and the water.

“You become one with nature,” says Daniel Marden, who is visiting Pasco County.

Some braved the cooler temperatures to launch and load their boats, such as Marden.

“You enjoy the water, you enjoy the scenery, you don’t have the hustle and bustle of life,” he says. “It just goes away.”

It’s a moment for relaxation. But new rules are coming soon to the county for boat trailers. Specifically, where you can park them.

“You’re going to have to go out a little further, you’re going to have to find a better spot to park, and all that, which is not a big deal,” Marden said.

“It’s really just about ensuring public safety and making sure that our public parking areas are not being used for storage,” said Denise Sanderson, director of code compliance for Pasco County.

Sanderson said that under the new rules, no trailers or RVs can be parked in the right-of-way. This includes streets, sidewalks, and grassy or paved areas.

“Our primary concern is that commercial and recreational vehicles are properly stored in lawful areas,” says Sanderson. “And that they don’t consume the public parking spaces that are reserved for the public to conduct their business or to visit people, and so on and so forth.”

It’s making an unwritten rule a permanent one. And it’s one that Marden does not see affecting his day-to-day on the water.

“If you have a boat, nothing’s really going to stop you,” he said.

Showing nothing will get in the way of paradise.

Enforcement of the new rules begins Feb. 28. Violations will lead to a warning. Any repeat offenders could face fines of up to $500 per day.