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RV & Boat Parking

Parking Rules

Where you can park recreational vehicles and boats on your property, including front yard restrictions, screening requirements, and size limits.

1% permissive74% moderate4% strict(793 locations)

How RV & Boat Parking Rules Differ by Place

793 places covered33 strict587 moderate6 permissive

Phoenix, AZ: No trailers/RVs over 3/4 ton on residential streets

Heavy Restrictions

Phoenix City Code Sec. 36-140 prohibits parking any trailer, semi-trailer, tractor-trailer, or vehicle with a rated chassis capacity over three-fourths of a ton on a local, collector…

Contra Costa County, CA: RV and Boat Storage Must Be Screened

Heavy Restrictions

Storage of recreational vehicles, travel trailers, vessels, and vessel trailers on private property in unincorporated Contra Costa County requires that the unit be adequately screened…

Daly City, CA: Oversized Vehicle Ban: RVs and Boats, 5 PM-7 AM

Heavy Restrictions

Daly City Municipal Code Section 10.32.150, as amended by Ordinance 1467 (2023), bans parking any oversized vehicle - expressly including boats, mobile homes, house trailers and…

Placer County, CA: Placer County RV, Boat and Trailer Storage Rules

Few Restrictions

Registered, operative RVs, boats and trailers stored at a home in unincorporated Placer County are not regulated by the county's accessory storage rules at all, under County Code…

San Diego County, CA: San Diego County RV Parking Rules

Few Restrictions

Unincorporated San Diego County exempts recreational vehicles and farm vehicles from its residential-zone commercial vehicle parking limits, so RVs can be parked on private property…

King County, WA: King County RV & Boat Parking Rules

Few Restrictions

Unincorporated King County caps outdoor-stored vehicles at six or eight per lot in R-1 through R-8 zones, but RVs, boats and trailers are explicitly excluded from that cap.

Other Parking Rules Topics

Driveway Rules

Requirements for driveway width, materials, and whether you can park on unpaved surfaces or grass in your front yard.

Commercial & Oversized Vehicles

Rules about parking work trucks, vans with commercial lettering, and vehicles over a weight or length threshold in residential areas, the thresholds, the exemptions, and the fines.

Street Parking Limits

Time limits for parking on public streets, permit parking zones, and rules about moving your car to avoid tickets.

Overnight Parking

Whether cars can be left on the street overnight, including any permit programs and restrictions during street sweeping hours.

Dibs & Space Saving

Rules about saving shoveled-out parking spots with chairs, cones, or other objects after snowfall, including enforcement and removal timelines.

EV Charging

Rules about installing home EV chargers, running cables across sidewalks, and any incentives or permits required for charging stations.

Abandoned Vehicles

How cities define and handle abandoned or inoperable vehicles on private property and public streets, including removal timelines.

Curb Color Rules

What red, yellow, white, green, and blue painted curbs mean in your city, who can paint them, and how parking restrictions are enforced.

Loading Zones

Yellow and white loading zone rules, time limits for commercial and passenger loading, and which vehicles qualify as commercial loaders.

Preferential Parking Districts

Permit-only residential parking districts, how they're established, who qualifies for permits, and how visitor passes work.

Snow Removal Parking Rules

On-street parking bans during declared snow events, alternate-side rules for plow access, and tow/fine schedules in snow-belt cities.

Towing & Impound Rights

What a towing company may charge and must do when a vehicle is taken without the owner consenting: capped hookup, mileage and storage rates, the drop fee owed if the driver returns…