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.
How RV & Boat Parking Rules Differ by Place
Phoenix, AZ: No trailers/RVs over 3/4 ton on residential streets
Heavy RestrictionsPhoenix 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…
Alameda, CA: Alameda RV and Boat Trailer Street Parking Ban
Heavy RestrictionsAlameda bans parking or leaving any recreational vehicle, trailer or boat trailer on its streets outright, with towing at the owner's expense. The only relief is a police-issued…
Contra Costa County, CA: RV and Boat Storage Must Be Screened
Heavy RestrictionsStorage of recreational vehicles, travel trailers, vessels, and vessel trailers on private property in unincorporated Contra Costa County requires that the unit be adequately screened…
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK: Mat-Su SFR District RV and Boat Storage Rule
Few RestrictionsInside the borough's designated Single-Family Residential (SFR) Land Use Districts, including Canoe Lake Subdivision, Chugach View Estates and Wilderness East Subdivision, homeowners…
Placer County, CA: Placer County RV, Boat and Trailer Storage Rules
Few RestrictionsRegistered, 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 RestrictionsUnincorporated 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…
Cities & Counties with RV & Boat Parking Rules
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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…