Burleson, TX Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Burleson Code of Ordinances § 50-3 is the parking rule for camping trailers in the City of Burleson. The chapter defines a camping trailer as a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be used as a temporary dwelling, to be towed behind a motor vehicle, and not exceeding 180 square feet of floor space. Subsection (a) allows one to be parked on a lot where a residential structure has been built, but only in a single-family residential district, and it must sit on the lot so that it does not create a nuisance or hazard to adjoining property owners.

Enforcement runs on neighbor complaints. Under subsection (b), when an adjoining property owner complains, the city manager inspects the site. If the trailer creates a nuisance, the city manager requires it to be relocated on the lot or requires specific screening, including an opaque fence. Subsection (c) draws the hard line: a camping trailer on a residential lot shall in no way be used for living quarters or office space. Connecting any utility to it is prima facie evidence of that use, and on the city manager's determination the city manager can order immediate removal of the trailer from the premises.

Where on the lot the trailer sits is a separate question answered in Chapter 78, Division 2 (Private Property). Section 78-66(a) says an operator may not park, stand, or store any vehicle in the front yard, rear yard, or side yard unless it is on a hard paved surface of concrete or asphalt not less than nine feet by 18 feet, or at least large enough for the horizontal area projected by the extreme limits of the vehicle. In the side yard or rear yard only, an unpaved surface is acceptable if the vehicle is screened from public view by a solid fence not less than six feet tall. Section 78-66(c) exempts properties that had no concrete or asphalt driveway on the effective date of the division, until one is built. Section 78-67 separately bars parking any automobile, boat, trailer, or other vehicle on private property with a for-sale sign or writing on it, with a defense for private residential property where no more than two vehicles have been offered for sale in any one calendar year.