Chino, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Front/driveway limit
- 72 hours max
- Storage location
- Not in required setback
- Screening
- Wall, fence, or landscaping
- Section
- Chino Municipal Code § 20.10.100
Summary
Chino lets residents store RVs on single-family lots only under strict screening, setback, and ownership rules, with a 72-hour cap for unscreened front-yard or driveway parking.
3.Recreational vehicles shall not be stored within any required front or street side setback area. For the purposes of these provisions, the term "stored" means continuously parked in the same location for more than seventy-two hours.4.All stored recreational vehicles shall be screened from public view by building walls, decorative screen walls or fences and landscaping to the greatest extent possible.5.A stored recreational vehicle shall bear current vehicle registration as required by state law.6.Vehicles may be stored within an interior side yard without screening if the vehicle is placed upon a paved surface.7.Recreational vehicles stored within an interior side yard area shall not be stored in a wrecked, dismantled or inoperative condition.8.A recreation vehicle may be stored within a street side yard, provided it does not encroach over a sidewalk or other parts of the public right-of-way and the vehicle is screened from view of the street by a minimum five-foot high decorative wall or fence.9.A recreational vehicle may be parked for a maximum of seventy-two hours in the driveway or on a paved surface in the front yard area, provided the vehicle is parked perpendicular to the street and does not encroach over a sidewalk or other part of the public right-of-way.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 38).
Full Breakdown
100 governs parking and storage of recreational vehicles and campers on single-family residential lots. An RV may only be stored on property owned by the RV's owner or where the registered owner resides, cannot sit in a required front or street side setback, and must be screened from public view by walls, fences, or landscaping unless placed on paved surface in an interior side yard. Street-side yard storage needs a minimum five-foot decorative wall or fence screening it from the street. An RV may park in the driveway or a paved front yard area for a maximum of 72 hours, perpendicular to the street, without blocking the sidewalk.
The definition of "recreational vehicle" here also sweeps in horse trailers, tractors, and farm equipment, except on legal nonconforming agricultural properties. Boats and watercraft are covered as a type of recreational vehicle for these storage rules, though camper shells and boats are excluded from the chapter's disabled-persons exemption.
Violations & Fines
Storing an RV, trailer, or boat in a required setback, leaving it unscreened in violation of the section, or parking it in the driveway beyond 72 hours is a code violation subject to city enforcement.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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