Palm Coast's Most-Cited Code Violations
462 Code Board cases. Here's what lands people there.
From the city's Code Board records, Oct. 2025 to Sept. 2026.
What we found
- 6 in 10 cases were about vehicles and parking: work trucks and trailers, cars on the lawn, overnight swale parking, boats and RVs.
- The single most common violation: a commercial vehicle or trailer parked at a home, 105 cases (23%).
- 4 in 10 cases were repeats, marked "recurring" in the records.
- About 1 in 3 ended with a daily fine, usually $25 to $200 a day until fixed.
- About 6 in 10 were already fixed by the time of the hearing.
Cases by violation type
| Violation | Cases | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial vehicle or trailer parked at a home | 105 | 23% |
| Parking on the lawn, street or median | 72 | 16% |
| Overgrown grass and weeds | 43 | 9% |
| Parking in the swale between 1 and 6 am | 39 | 8% |
| Boat, RV or camper in the driveway too long | 34 | 7% |
| Inoperable or unlicensed vehicle | 28 | 6% |
| Junk, debris or trash piled up | 28 | 6% |
| Home exterior, fence or shed upkeep | 21 | 5% |
| Rental registration | 21 | 5% |
| Work without a permit | 17 | 4% |
| Land clearing or lot grading without approval | 15 | 3% |
| Pool not maintained | 9 | 2% |
| Swale not maintained | 3 | 1% |
| Trash cans left in view | 3 | 1% |
| Everything else | 24 | 5% |
462 unique case numbers, grouped by the code section the city cited. A case heard at more than one meeting is counted once.
More details
What the numbers mean for homeowners
Parking is the big one, and it repeats. Over half of the commercial vehicle cases were marked as recurring. If you drive a work truck with big signs, a rack above the cab or a trailer, the city's rules don't allow it to stay at a home except during a service call. Our plain-English code guide has the parking rules.
Yards and junk are the chores side of it. Overgrown grass and weeds, plus junk and debris piled up, came to 71 cases, about 1 in 6. These are the easiest to fix fast: a yard cleanup or a junk removal run usually takes one visit.
Trash cans hardly ever reach the board. Only 3 cases. Cans left out may be common, but they rarely go this far.
Away for the summer? A yard that grows out while you're gone is a common way to end up with a notice. Home watch visits and a mowing plan prevent it.
Fines: what the board actually ordered
When a property still wasn't fixed by its deadline, the board usually set a daily fine of $25, $50, $75, $100 or $200 a day, running until the violation is corrected, plus administrative costs. For repeat violations within five years, the orders warn that state law allows fines of up to $5,000 a day.
The cheapest outcome by far is fixing it before the hearing. About 6 in 10 cases were already corrected by then.
How we counted
- Source: the City of Palm Coast Code Enforcement Board's published meeting minutes, October 2025 to September 2026, from the city's agenda website.
- What we counted: each case number once, grouped by the code section cited. "Recurring" is the city's own label. "Daily fine" means the minutes record a per-day fine ordered for that case.
- Limits: these are only the cases that reached the board. Most violations are fixed after a notice and never get there, so this shows what's hardest to resolve, not every notice the city sends. The September 2026 minutes used a different layout, and we could read only part of them, so the totals are slightly low.
- Privacy: the minutes are public, but we don't publish names or addresses.
Where this information comes from
By Florida Chores, a local chore service. Compiled November 11, 2026 from the board's public meeting minutes on the city's agenda site. We don't list any names or addresses.
Got a notice? Fix it before the hearing
Overgrown yard, junk by the garage, a torn screen: we can usually take care of it in one visit in Palm Coast, Flagler Beach or Bunnell. Text us a photo of the notice and the problem.
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Common questions
What is the most common code violation in Palm Coast?
In the cases we counted, a commercial vehicle or trailer parked at a home: 105 of 462 (23%). Vehicles and parking together were about 6 in 10 cases.
How much are the fines?
Usually $25 to $200 a day until fixed, plus administrative costs. Repeat violations can bring up to $5,000 a day under state law.
Can I use this data?
Yes. Please link to this page as the source. The original records are the city's public Code Enforcement Board minutes.