Farmington Hills, MI Parking Rules: Oversized Vehicle Parking (2026)

Farmington Hills' oversized-vehicle framework is anchored in zoning, not in a hard residential-street weight cap. The Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 34) supplies the operative rules. Section 34-4.14 governs commercial vehicles parked as an accessory to a one-family dwelling, with Zoning Board of Appeals practice applying Section 34-4.14(3) and confirming that the City classifies a vehicle as commercial based on the physical characteristics and size of the vehicle per the code definitions. The residential-district accessory use provisions further regulate RVs, boats, trailers, and other recreational equipment: storage is typically limited to side and rear yards (front-yard storage is restricted beyond short loading/unloading windows), and equipment exceeding six feet in height must be set back from the rear and side lot lines under the standard Farmington Hills pattern. Variances from Section 34-4.14 and the recreational-equipment provisions go to the Zoning Board of Appeals on a case-by-case basis. On the public right-of-way, oversized vehicles, RVs, motor homes, semi-trucks, and large trailers parked on a residential street are subject to (a) Michigan Vehicle Code MCL 257.674 distance setbacks - fifteen feet from a fire hydrant, twenty feet from a crosswalk at an intersection, no parking on sidewalks, in intersections, on crosswalks, or in front of driveways, and thirty feet from a flashing signal, stop sign, or traffic-control signal at the side of a roadway - and (b) the MCL 257.252a forty-eight-hour abandoned-vehicle window, which is the practical long-stay enforcement mechanism for oversized vehicles left on Farmington Hills streets. Many Farmington Hills subdivisions also enforce private deed restrictions on oversized vehicles through their homeowners associations. Enforcement of on-lot violations is by the Zoning Division at (248) 871-2520; on-street enforcement is by the Farmington Hills Police non-emergency line at (248) 871-2600.