Toledo, OH Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)

1802 governs outdoor storage of recreational vehicles, recreational equipment and utility trailers in Residential zoning districts. The equipment must be stored on a lot with an occupied residential use, and it cannot sit in the required side setback between the main house and the lot line. In front of the house, RVs and trailers must sit at least 3 feet behind the front building line: on a corner lot, that rule applies on both street frontages. Behind the house, the setback from the rear and side lot lines scales with the size of the equipment: units up to 5 feet tall and 22 feet long need only a 3-foot setback; units up to 8 feet tall keep the 3-foot setback only if they stay at least 10 feet from any dwelling on the neighboring parcel; taller or longer units add a foot of setback for every foot of extra height above 8 feet and every 2 feet of extra length above 22 feet, though nothing may come closer than 10 feet to a neighbor's dwelling.

Stored RVs and equipment cannot be hooked up to electricity, gas, water or sanitary sewer, and cannot be lived in or used for housekeeping. Owners must keep the unit in usable condition and carry a current Ohio license once it has been parked more than a year. 1802G allows one narrow exception: RVs, trailers and equipment may sit in the driveway outside the setback lines for loading and unloading, but only for up to 24 hours in any calendar week. 1802 controls.