Del Norte County, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Del Norte County addresses recreational vehicles mainly through definitions and use rules in the Title 20 Zoning Code rather than a dedicated RV street-parking ordinance. Section 20.04.810 defines a 'recreational vehicle' as 'a motor home, travel trailer, truck camper, or camping trailer, with or without motive power, designed for human habitation for recreation or emergency occupancy, which is eight feet or less in overall width and forty feet or less in overall length, or a bus conversion for human habitation.' That same section provides that the planning department, by letter, 'may allow a recreational vehicle to be placed on a construction site while a home is under construction for a period of six months,' with extensions granted by the planning commission. Long-term RV occupancy is otherwise channeled into recreational vehicle parks (defined in Section 20.04.840) and mobile home parks, which are permitted only in specific districts and generally require a use permit. Boats are not separately regulated by a county parking ordinance and are treated like other stored vehicles or property; storing them so they create visual blight can trigger the County's nuisance and code-enforcement process. The County's Code Enforcement Officer, who also serves as the Vehicle Abatement and Parking Enforcement Officer, enforces zoning, public nuisance, and recreational-vehicle rules. Confirm parcel zoning with the Planning Division before storing or occupying an RV.