Auburn, AL Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 22-37
- Covers
- Travel trailers, camping trailers, truck campers, motor homes
- Where banned
- Any public right-of-way
- Loading exception
- 24 hours maximum
- Fine
- $25 under § 22-38
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 2754, § 1, 3-6-12
Summary
Auburn bans parking recreational vehicles like travel trailers, camper trucks and motor homes on any public right-of-way, except for loading and unloading up to 24 hours, and wherever signage specifically prohibits RV parking.
Sec. 22-37. - Recreational vehicle parking. (a)It shall be unlawful to park any recreational vehicle in any place or zone where official signs or markings are erected prohibiting the same...(b)It shall be unlawful to park any recreational vehicle in any portion of any public right-of-way, except for loading and unloading not to exceed twenty-four (24) hours.(c)For purposes of this section, recreational vehicle is defined as any vehicle, motor vehicle or trailer configured to allow for overnight accommodation including but not limited to travel trailers, camping trailers, truck campers and motor homes.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 90).
Full Breakdown
Section 22-37 defines a recreational vehicle broadly as any vehicle, motor vehicle or trailer configured for overnight accommodation, expressly including travel trailers, camping trailers, truck campers and motor homes. The section makes it unlawful to park an RV anywhere official signs or markings prohibit it, whether that prohibition is stated as applying at all times or only during certain posted hours, so long as the restriction is clearly stated and visible to drivers. Separately and more broadly, it is unlawful to park any recreational vehicle in any portion of a public right-of-way at all, except for loading and unloading, which is capped at twenty-four (24) hours just like the oversized-vehicle rule in section 22-32.
This section governs RVs parked in the public right-of-way, streets and alleys; it does not reach RVs parked on a private driveway or yard, which fall under zoning rather than chapter 22. The ordinance was enacted by Ordinance No. 2754 on March 6, 2012. 00) fine under section 22-38, the same schedule that governs sections 22-32 through 22-36, with a new ticket issuable every 24 hours the RV remains and mandatory court appearance triggered after a third citation for the same vehicle.
Violations & Fines
Parking a recreational vehicle, including travel trailers, camper trucks or motor homes, on any public right-of-way beyond the 24-hour loading window, or anywhere signage bars RV parking, draws a $25 fine under section 22-38, with escalating tickets every 24 hours and mandatory court appearance after the third citation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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