Franklin County, KY Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Subsection (A) of § 155.338, Parking of Special Vehicles in Residential Districts, is the Fiscal Court's rule on boats, RVs and trailers. Paragraph (1) defines MAJOR RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT as including boats or coaches designed to be mounted on automotive vehicles, motorized dwellings, tent trailers and the like, and cases or boxes used for transporting recreational equipment, whether occupied by such equipment or not. A boat in its carrying case, and an empty box, count the same as a loaded one.

Paragraph (2) is the operative ban. No major recreational equipment or trailer of any kind shall be parked or stored on the grass of any property used for residential purposes smaller than one-half acres. The phrase trailer of any kind reaches utility, cargo and landscaping trailers, not only camping units. The rule turns on the surface: such items can be located on a driveway or in an enclosed building. Property of one-half acre or more is outside the grass ban as written.

Paragraph (3) gives two limited exemptions. Equipment or trailers can be parked anywhere on residential premises for a time not to exceed 24 hours, which covers loading and unloading before a trip. They can also be parked on the grass for no more than 30 days within a 12-month period if the vehicle, trailer or equipment is posted for sale by owner.

Three neighboring subsections close other gaps. Subsection (B) bars using any vehicle for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes when parked or stored on a residential lot, or in any location not approved for such use, so an RV parked on a driveway cannot serve as a dwelling. Subsection (C) excludes pick-up trucks with campers attached, or similar vehicles used for normal work day transportation, while in regular use for that purpose. Subsection (D) restricts large CDL-class trucks. The rule applies in unincorporated Franklin County, Kentucky; Frankfort has its own code.