Columbus, OH Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

In residential districts, no required off-street parking space, no parking space in front of the setback line, no unimproved surface, and no required front, side or rear yard area shall be used for the parking or storage of a boat, trailer, trailer or tow dolly, camping trailer, or other recreational vehicle.B.No commercial vehicle shall be stored or parked on a residentially zoned lot. However, infrequent, short-term parking of a commercial or commercial-type vehicle for conveying tools and materials to premises where labor using such tools and materials is being performed, delivering goods to a residence, or moving furniture to or from a residence, all only during the time such parking is actually necessary, is hereby excepted from this section. For purposes of this section, "commercial vehicle" includes, but is not necessarily limited to: a bus, cement truck, commercial tree-trimming equipment, construction equipment, dump truck, garbage truck, panel truck, semi-tractor, semi-trailer, stake bed truck, step van, tank truck, tar truck, or other commercial-type vehicle licensed by the Ohio State Bureau of Motor Vehicles as a commercial vehicle or truck.

(Ord. No. 1537-2009, § 8, 5-3-2010; Ord. No. 1872-2023, § 1, 7-31-2023)