Tehama County, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- Unincorporated Tehama County only
- Side/rear setback
- 5 feet minimum
- Front setback
- 20 feet minimum
- Utility hookups
- Must be disconnected while stored
- Condition required
- Kept in road-ready condition
Summary
In unincorporated Tehama County, a stored recreational vehicle or travel trailer must sit at least 5 feet from the side and rear property lines and 20 feet from the front, fully disconnected from utilities.
Recreational vehicles or travel trailers may be stored on property with an existing residence provided that the travel trailer or recreational vehicle is stored in the following manner:
A.Disconnected from all fuel, gas, water and sewage disposal system;B.That the placement of such recreational vehicle(s) or travel trailer(s) shall comply with the minimum setback of five feet on side yards and twenty feet in front yards and five feet on rear yards;C.Storage of the recreational vehicle or travel trailer shall remain in a condition as required for moving on a public road, except that stabilization devices may be used to prevent damage;D.No recreational vehicle or travel trailer that has been declared by the environmental health department as salvage or substandard shall be allowed to be placed in dead storage pursuant to this section. (Ord. No. 2068, § 1, 10-30-2018)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23).
Full Breakdown
Tehama County Code § 17.86.110 lets property owners store an unoccupied recreational vehicle or travel trailer on a lot with an existing residence, but only if it is disconnected from all fuel, gas, water and sewage hookups, kept in road-ready condition (stabilization devices are allowed to prevent damage), and placed at least five feet from side and rear property lines and twenty feet from the front line. This chapter governs only the unincorporated area of Tehama County: it does not apply inside Red Bluff, Corning or the City of Tehama, which set their own RV-storage rules. A vehicle the environmental health department has declared salvage or substandard cannot be placed in dead storage.
Violations & Fines
An RV or travel trailer stored inside the setback, still hooked to utilities, or declared salvage or substandard by environmental health is out of compliance and subject to code enforcement action under the county's nuisance abatement process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I park a travel trailer next to my house in Tehama County?
Does this setback rule apply in Red Bluff?
Sources & Official References
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