General Requirements.
Orlando City Code § 61.371
in effectSec. 61.371. - General Requirements.
(a) For purposes of this section, Surface Parking Lot means a parking facility operating within the Downtown Entertainment Area, whether on an improved surface or on gravel or other materials, and which is not located within a parking garage. Parking within public rights-of-way is excluded from this definition.
(b) All Surface Parking Lots that allow general public parking, including those existing on the effective date of this section and those put into use after the effective date, are subject to the following:
1) Surface Parking Lots that allow general public parking must obtain a Planning Official determination. An application for a Planning Official determination must contain the submittal requirements in subsection (c) below.
2) Surface Parking Lots closed between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. are exempt from the requirement to obtain a Planning Official determination, if the property owner provides an affidavit certifying that the Surface Parking Lot is closed between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., and includes supporting documentation, such as a posted sign identifying hours of operation for the Surface Parking Lot and physical barriers that prevent use of the Surface Parking Lot when it is closed.
3) Surface Parking Lots designed and permitted as accessory to a primary use, such as offices, residential buildings, religious institutions, hotels or governmental offices, are exempt from the requirement to obtain a Planning Official determination, unless the Surface Parking Lot allows general public parking.
(c) An application for a Planning Official determination must include the following:
1) A site plan demonstrating compliance with Chapter 61, Sections 61.303 to 61.309.
2) If the Surface Parking Lot is open after dark, a lighting plan demonstrating compliance with Chapter 63, Part 2M.
3) A landscaping plan demonstrating compliance with Chapter 61, Part 3B.
4) Location of fences or walls (if proposed) on the site plan, which demonstrate compliance with Chapter 58, Part 5B(5).
5) An operations plan identifying the following:
i. Contact information for property owner, the operator, and the security company;
ii. Hours of operation;
iii. If the Surface Parking Lot is open after 10:00 p.m., the provision of security cameras; and
iv. Existing or proposed signage that includes hours of operation, contact information to report a problem, and towing rules (if applicable).
(d) The Planning Official shall consider the following during review:
1) Conformance with the City code standards referenced in this Part.
2) Conformance with the principles of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), in consultation with the Orlando Police Department.
3) Any physical site constraints that make it reasonably impractical and cost prohibitive to retrofit a site to provide required landscaping or parking lot circulation.
(e) If the Planning Official determination is approved, the Planning Official may impose the following operational standards as conditions of approval, in addition to any other appropriate conditions:
1) If the Surface Parking Lot is open after 10:00 p.m., an attendant or security guard must be on site until 3:00 a.m. or until the last vehicle leaves the lot, whichever occurs earlier. All security guards must be licensed by the State of Florida and bonded.
2) Surface Parking Lots that are closed to entry after 10:00 p.m. must be posted as such and provide physical barriers to entry.
3) Lighting must be on during operating hours after dark.
4) Maintenance of a durable parking surface and striping is required.
5) The property owner must update its submittal requirements in (c) above if any operational changes are made after approval of the Planning Official determination, subject to review for Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design by the Police Department.
(Ord. No. 2022-46, § 4, 9-26-2022, Doc. #2209261202)
Source: City of Orlando, Florida, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/orlando/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIICICO_CH61RODEACMA_PT3PALO_3HSUPALOWIDOENAR_S61.371GEREFetched: 11/1/2026