Georgetown, TX Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Buffer distance
- 300 feet from any residence
- Covered vehicles
- Trailers, boat trailers, motor homes, commercial vehicles
- Loading exception window
- 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Maximum fine
- $500, or $2,000 for safety/zoning
- Adopting ordinance
- Ord. No. 2025-32
Summary
Georgetown prohibits parking a commercial vehicle, utility trailer, house trailer, travel trailer, camper trailer, boat trailer, motor home, or special mobile equipment on any street or public right-of-way inside a residential zoning district, or within 300 feet of a residence's property line. Code of Ordinances Section 10.16.050 carves out narrow exceptions for loading, emergency repairs, utility work and lodging-guest parking.
A.No person shall stop, stand, or park a commercial vehicle, trailer, utility trailer, house trailer, travel trailer, camper trailer, boat trailer, motor home, or special mobile equipment upon any street or public right-of-way within a residential zoning district or within 300 feet of the property line of a residence located within such district, except as follows:1.While expeditiously loading or unloading passengers, freight, materials, or merchandise between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.;2.While effecting emergency repairs when a vehicle is so disabled as to render it unsafe to proceed further;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 32 | Unified Development Code: Supplement 15).
Full Breakdown
A bars stopping, standing, or parking those vehicle types on any street or right-of-way in a residential zoning district, or within 300 feet of the property line of a residence in such a district. ; emergency repairs on a vehicle too disabled to move safely; vehicles and equipment actively engaged in street or utility construction, maintenance, or repair; emergency vehicles; vehicles owned or controlled by a business legally operating on the property where they are parked, so long as that property is not itself in a residential zoning district; and vehicles in the lot of an overnight lodging business used by an overnight guest of that business.
Subsection B extends the same 300-foot buffer and exception list to commercial vehicles parked on public or private property, not just streets. Subsection C exempts vehicles parked on property owned by a church, school, nursing home, or retirement home. The rule was adopted by Ordinance No. 16, Parking. 010: a fine of up to $500 per offense unless state law sets a different amount, or up to $2,000 where the violation involves safety, zoning, or public health. Each day the vehicle remains in violation counts as a separate offense, so a boat trailer left on a residential street for a week can generate a week's worth of citations rather than one.
Violations & Fines
A vehicle stopped, standing, or parked in violation of Section 10.16.050 is cited under the Chapter 10.16 penalty at Section 10.16.160, which defaults to the citywide fine schedule in Section 1.08.010: up to $500 per violation, or up to $2,000 if the offense is treated as a safety or zoning violation. Section 1.08.010.C makes each day the vehicle remains in place a separate offense, so unresolved violations compound daily until the vehicle is moved.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I park my boat trailer on the street in front of my Georgetown home?
Does the 300-foot rule apply to my own driveway?
What happens if I leave a commercial vehicle parked near a house for several days?
Sources & Official References
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