Compton, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

, on Private Property, prohibits anyone who owns or controls a motor vehicle, trailer, tractor, airplane, boat, or parts of any of these from storing or parking it within the front yard or an unfenced street-side yard setback area for more than 72 consecutive hours, unless they have first obtained a permit from the Traffic Committee following the procedure set by City Council Resolution. The section covers the setback areas specifically, meaning a fenced side or rear yard, or a driveway set back from the property's street-facing setback line, is not swept in by the 72-hour rule on its face.

17 addresses a related but separate scenario: a nonmotorized vehicle or trailer, including a recreational trailer, generally cannot be parked on a street unless attached to a motorized vehicle capable of moving it, but the section carves out an exception letting an unattached nonmotorized recreational vehicle sit for loading and unloading purposes for up to 72 consecutive hours. Read together, the two sections mean a resident's boat or travel trailer can sit indefinitely in a fenced yard, but the moment it sits in the front yard or an unfenced side yard facing the street, or is left unattached on the street itself beyond a loading stop, the 72-hour clock applies and a Traffic Committee permit becomes the only way to keep it there longer. 18.