Apple Valley, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

The Town of Apple Valley treats RV/boat/trailer storage as a property-maintenance and zoning matter rather than a flat ban, which fits its rural High Desert character. Municipal Code section 6.30.030(F)(8) requires that vehicles in the front-yard area between the home and the public right-of-way be parked on a driveway or on a concrete, asphalt or gravel surface; notably, gravel is an accepted all-weather surface here, unlike many cities that demand pavement. Section 6.30.030(F)(6) declares trailers, campers, boats and similar objects parked or stored so they encroach over or upon the Town's right-of-way to be a public nuisance. Recreational vehicles used for personal, non-commercial purposes are expressly excluded from the Town's commercial-vehicle parking rules under section 12.38.010(b), so a homeowner's motorhome is not treated as a regulated 'commercial vehicle' regardless of weight. Section 9.29.025 separately prohibits residential occupancy of a trailer, camper, fifth-wheel, RV or bus, allowing such use on a site only up to 15 days per calendar year (up to 60 days with a Special Use Permit). Residents may also build permitted carports or shelters for RV/boat storage under section 9.29.022, kept out of required front and street-side setbacks.