Adair County, IA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Ordinance No. 37 applies only to the special flood hazard areas of Adair County, the Zone A land on the Flood Insurance Rate Map dated April 5, 2017 (Section II(A)). The county's posted ordinances contain no parking or RV-storage rule, and Section III(L) is where they address recreational vehicles. The ordinance says nothing about boats or boat trailers.

Section VIII defines a recreational vehicle as a vehicle built on a single chassis, four hundred (400) square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection, designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light duty truck, and designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use.

Section III(L)(1) exempts such a vehicle from the anchoring and elevation requirements for factory-built homes in Section III(E) when two criteria are satisfied. First, the vehicle is located on the site for less than 180 consecutive days. Second, it is fully licensed and ready for highway use. The ordinance defines ready for highway use as being on its wheels or jacking system, attached to the site only by quick disconnect type utilities and security devices, and having no permanently attached additions.

Miss either test and Section III(L)(2) applies: a vehicle located on the site for more than 180 consecutive days, or not ready for highway use, must satisfy Section III(E). That section requires factory-built homes to be elevated on a permanent foundation so the lowest floor is a minimum of one foot above the 100-year flood level, and anchored to resist flotation, collapse, or lateral movement. The Section VIII definition of factory-built home expressly includes recreational vehicles placed on a site for greater than 180 consecutive days and not fully licensed for and ready for highway use. Section IV(B)(1) requires a Floodplain Development Permit from the Floodplain Administrator before floodplain development, including the placement of factory-built homes. The posted copy of Ordinance 37 prints a blank adoption date.