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Commercial Vehicles

Which vehicles are and are not allowed at Lago Grande, based on Florida Statutes Chapter 720

What Florida law says (Chapter 720)

Under Florida Statutes §720.3075(3)(d), a homeowners’ association may not prohibit owners, tenants, guests or invitees from parking a personal vehicle, including a pickup truck, where they have a right to park, or a work vehicle in a driveway, regardless of any company logo or lettering, as long as it is not a “commercial motor vehicle.”

Florida law (§320.01(25)) defines a commercial motor vehicle as a non-government vehicle that:

  • has a gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more; or
  • has three or more axles, regardless of weight; or
  • is used in combination (for example, a truck towing a trailer) when the combined weight is more than 26,001 pounds.

Commercial motor vehicles are not protected by Chapter 720, and the Lago Grande Declaration prohibits large commercial-type vehicles on the property.

Not allowed: commercial motor vehicles

These are examples of vehicles that meet Florida’s definition of a commercial motor vehicle and may not be parked, stored or kept at Lago Grande.

School Bus

School Bus

26,001+ lbs

Full-size school buses typically weigh well over 26,001 pounds.

Photo: Crisco 1492, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Tour Bus / Motorcoach

Tour Bus / Motorcoach

3+ axles

Charter and tour coaches have three axles and weigh far more than 26,001 pounds.

Photo: Raymond Wambsgans, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Large Lunch / Food Truck

Large Lunch / Food Truck

26,001+ lbs

Large step-van food and lunch trucks built on heavy truck chassis with a gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more.

Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Semi-Truck Cab (no trailer)

Semi-Truck Cab (no trailer)

26,001+ lbs

A semi tractor is a commercial motor vehicle even when it is parked without its trailer.

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Truck Towing a Large Trailer

Truck Towing a Large Trailer

Combined 26,001+ lbs

A pickup or truck towing a large equipment or flatbed trailer when the combined weight is more than 26,001 pounds.

Photo: DanTD, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Also not allowed: dump trucks, cement mixers, oil or gas tankers, delivery and box trucks, tractor-trailers, tow trucks, flatbed and bucket trucks, garbage trucks, and any other vehicle with three or more axles or a gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more.

Allowed

Florida law protects these vehicles, even if they display a company name or logo:

Personal Pickup Truck

Personal Pickup Truck

Allowed

Personal vehicles, including pickup trucks, cars, SUVs and minivans.

Photo: Kevauto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Work Van with Company Logo

Work Van with Company Logo

Allowed

Work vehicles with lettering, logos or ladder racks are allowed in a driveway as long as they are not commercial motor vehicles (under 26,001 pounds, two axles, not towing a heavy trailer).

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How to check your vehicle
  • Look for the GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) on the label inside the driver’s door jamb. 26,001 pounds or more is a commercial motor vehicle.
  • Count the axles. Three or more axles is a commercial motor vehicle, no matter the weight.
  • If you tow a trailer, add the weight ratings of the truck and the trailer together.
“No Owner shall park, store or keep on any portion of the LAGO GRANDE PROJECT any large commercial type vehicle (for example, dump truck, cement mixer truck, oil or gas truck, delivery truck), nor may any Owner keep any other vehicle on the Common Properties which is deemed to be a nuisance by the Board.”
Lago Grande Declaration, Article X (Use Restrictions), Section 3 — Parking and Vehicular Restrictions.

This page is a general summary for homeowners and is not legal advice. The Board makes the final determination on whether a vehicle may be parked on the property.