Farmington Hills, MI Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Farmington Hills addresses recreational vehicles, boats, and travel trailers on private residential property through the City's Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 34). The City's Common Zoning Ordinances page, maintained by the Planning and Community Development Department, identifies the residential-district accessory use framework as the governing provisions, with the Zoning Division taking enforcement complaints at (248) 871-2520 weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Within the standard Farmington Hills residential-district pattern, recreational equipment (RVs, boats, boat trailers, utility trailers, snowmobiles, and similar) is typically restricted to the side or rear yard, with front-yard storage prohibited beyond short loading/unloading windows, and recreational equipment exceeding six feet in height is required to be set back from rear and side lot lines. Many Farmington Hills subdivisions are also governed by recorded HOA covenants and deed restrictions that further limit RV, boat, and trailer storage; the City's Common Zoning Ordinances page notes that private deed restrictions are enforced privately by the association and not by the City. On the on-street side, Michigan Vehicle Code MCL 257.674 (Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in specified places) applies to RVs, boats, and trailers parked on Farmington Hills public streets and prohibits stopping, standing, or parking on a sidewalk, in front of a public or private driveway, within an intersection, within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant, on a crosswalk, within twenty feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, or within thirty feet of a flashing signal, stop sign, or traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway. MCL 257.252a treats a vehicle (including an RV or trailer) that has remained on public property for a period of not less than forty-eight hours as an abandoned vehicle subject to taking into custody under Michigan's abandoned-vehicle procedure. The Farmington Hills Police Department Traffic Safety Section handles abandoned-vehicle reports and verifies that an impounded vehicle is not stolen before notifying the Secretary of State. Report concerns to the City of Farmington Hills at (248) 871-2400 weekdays or after hours through the Farmington Hills Police non-emergency line at (248) 871-2600.