Jackson, TN Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Section 13-204(1) generally requires every vehicle parked or stored on residential property to sit on a paved concrete or asphalt surface, at least four inches (4") of concrete or a four-inch (4") compacted crushed-stone base with a one-and-one-half-inch (1½") asphalt surface for residential use. Section 13-204(3) carves out boats, campers, recreational vehicles and storage trailers from that paving requirement, provided three conditions all hold: the unit is in operable condition, the surrounding area is kept free of overgrown vegetation and debris, and the unit is not classified as wrecked, junked or abandoned under § 13-203, in which case it becomes subject to the removal process in §§ 13-206 through 13-209 instead.

The same section also caps the property at no more than four (4) operable vehicles parked or stored at a dwelling unit for more than five (5) days unless they are enclosed in a building, a limit that applies on top of the RV/boat exemption rather than replacing it. Because the exemption turns on the unit staying operable and its surroundings staying clean, letting a camper sit with flat tires or knee-high grass around it forfeits the paving exemption and exposes the owner to the same public-nuisance and removal exposure as a junked car under §§ 13-202 and 13-213.

Homeowners who keep a boat or travel trailer at home for trips to the Forked Deer River or elsewhere can rely on § 13-204(3) so long as they keep the unit road-ready and the ground around it mowed and clear.