Hesperia, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Hesperia Municipal Code §16.20.085 (Parking standards) requires that required parking spaces be located on the same site as the main use or building, and that on-site parking be restricted to areas that are paved and designated for vehicle parking unless authorized through an approved temporary special event, site plan review, or conditional use permit. The City's vehicle definition expressly includes boats of any kind, camper shells, and any portable commercial or recreational equipment attached to, transported by, or capable of being transported upon a highway by another vehicle—meaning RVs, travel trailers, boat trailers, and utility trailers are subject to the same lot-placement, setback, and surface rules as motor vehicles. Per Article IV of Chapter 16.20, recreational and oversize vehicles must comply with applicable setback prohibitions (e.g., out of required front-yard setbacks where so restricted) and the zone's lot-coverage limits. On public streets, California Vehicle Code §22507.5 authorizes the City to restrict overnight parking of vehicles over six feet in height and oversize/commercial vehicles; California Vehicle Code §22651(k) allows tow/impound of vehicles parked on a highway for more than 72 hours. Hesperia is a High Desert / Mojave city with comparatively large rural-residential lots, so on-site storage of RVs and boats is broadly accommodated where setbacks are met, but front-yard and right-of-way parking are restricted and code-enforced under Title 8 nuisance provisions.