High Point, NC Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Parking RV/trailer
- Allowed, exempt from size ban
- Living in it
- Barred outside RV parks, § 4.4.5.S.4
- Surface required
- Improved surface, § 4.4.5.S.2
- Boats
- Not separately addressed in the code
Summary
High Point lets residents keep an RV or travel trailer on a residential lot, but bans living in it there: occupancy is allowed only in an RV park or as a permitted temporary use.
The use of recreational vehicles, which includes travel trailers, for living purposes is allowed only in recreational vehicle parks and as a permitted temporary use.T.Wireless Telecommunication Facility See Section 4.3.3 F.3, Wireless Telecommunication Facility (Major and Minor) for the applicable standards.U.Yard Sales Yard sales are allowed as accessory to a residential dwelling unit if they comply with the following standards:1.Yard sales are limited to a maximum of 2 occurrences per dwelling unit per calendar year, and no more than 2 days per occurrence.2.Items displayed and sold are limited to household items.3.One announcement sign is allowed in compliance with the requirements of Section 5.7.7, Signs Allowed Without a Sign Permit. (Ord. No. 7365/17-108, § 4.H, 11-20-2017; Ord. No. 7542/19-59, § 1.B, 7-15-2019; Ord. No. 7622/20-38, § 15.C, 8-5-2020; Ord. No. 7912/23-27, §§ 4.I, 4.J, 4-17-2023)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 9 | Development Ordinance: Supplement 14).
Full Breakdown
The Development Ordinance exempts recreational vehicles and travel trailers from the city's 24-foot/14,000-pound large-vehicle parking ban in residential zoning districts (§ 4.4.5.S.3.c), so an RV can sit in a driveway or yard. But § 4.4.5.S.4 separately bars using that RV as living quarters on the lot: occupancy for living purposes is confined to a licensed recreational vehicle park or a permitted temporary use, such as a construction-site dwelling. Any RV parked between the house and the street must also sit on a paved, graveled, or other all-weather improved surface under § 4.4.5.S.2.
Violations & Fines
Living in a parked RV, camper, or travel trailer on a residential lot outside a permitted temporary use violates § 4.4.5.S.4 and can draw a zoning enforcement notice from the Planning & Development Department.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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