Tehama County, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Tehama County's zoning code does not ban storing an unoccupied recreational vehicle, travel trailer or boat on private rural property. The regulated activity is habitation. Section 17.86.030 states that no person shall occupy a travel trailer or recreational vehicle as a place of human habitation for 30 or more days in a 365-day period without first obtaining a temporary occupancy (administrative use) permit from the Planning Department. Section 17.86.050 lists the conditions for that permit: the location must comply with the Zoning Code; the parcel must already have a permitted residence or manufactured home with a final certificate of occupancy (or an active building permit); no more than one such vehicle may be placed on the premises; the RV may not sit on a permanent foundation; no permanent power hookup is allowed; waste must be removed from public view daily and discharged at a county-approved facility; and a site plan must be submitted to the Planning, Building, Environmental Health, Fire and Public Works departments. There may be no rental, lease or business conducted from the vehicle. Section 17.86.070 allows the Planning Director to authorize placement for up to six months on agricultural land during active seasonal livestock operations. On public roads, parking instead follows the California Vehicle Code.