Hemet, CA Parking Rules: Oversized Vehicle Parking (2026)

Hemet manages oversized vehicles - large RVs, trailers, boats and similar equipment - primarily through residential storage rules and its citywide overnight ban. The City's FAQ provides that "Currently registered vehicles, including non-motorized vehicles between 22 and 40 feet in length, may be parked in the side or rear yard setback area when screened by six-foot high solid fencing." The storage area need not be paved, but "the area shall be maintained free of weeds, junk and debris," and front yards are not an approved location for vehicles of this size. On the street, two rules combine to limit oversized parking: Hemet Municipal Code Section 78-107 prohibits overnight parking on all city streets and alleys, and commercial vehicles and truck tractors are not allowed on residential or downtown streets except to load or unload. So an oversized motorhome or trailer cannot be stored at the curb overnight, and an oversized commercial unit cannot be parked on neighborhood or downtown streets at all. By contrast, the California Vehicle Code does not impose a 22-to-40-foot residential screening standard; that length-based, fencing-based scheme is a Hemet local rule. Owners of oversized vehicles should plan for a compliant screened side or rear yard or an off-site storage facility, and should verify exact setback dimensions and screening height with Hemet Code Compliance.