Brooklyn Park, MN Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

901(F)(6) is the city's specific front-yard rule for boats, campers, personal trailers and similar recreational equipment kept at a residence, distinct from the outdoor commercial-vehicle standard in the same subsection (F)(2). The rule only applies when the item is stored in the front yard; side and rear yard storage of the same equipment falls under other parts of the zoning code rather than this specific standard. Where front-yard storage does occur, (a) requires a 'continuous impervious surface,' meaning the RV or trailer has to sit on pavement or a similarly hard, unbroken surface rather than a bare driveway extension with gaps.

Subsection (b) reinforces that by separately banning storage 'on landscaped or grass areas in the front yard,' closing off the option of pulling a trailer onto the lawn. Subsection (c) rules out gravel entirely as a qualifying surface, even though gravel might otherwise look like a hard surface, so a homeowner cannot lay down loose gravel to satisfy (a). Finally, (d) is a safety-driven catch-all: front yard storage 'must not encroach on any sidewalk or obstruct visibility of vehicle or pedestrian traffic,' meaning even a compliant impervious pad cannot be positioned so it blocks sightlines at a driveway apron or corner.