Kent County sets no countywide rule on where you may store an RV, camper, or boat on a private lot; that is decided by your city or township under the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act. Local codes are strict — Kentwood, for example, bans front-yard storage of recreational equipment.
Because virtually all land in Kent County lies inside a city, village, or zoned township, RV, camper, boat, and trailer storage is governed by local zoning, not the county. Rules vary block to block, so check your own municipality. As a representative example, the City of Kentwood ordinance provides that recreational equipment 'including, but not limited to, RV's, trailers and boats may not be stored in the front yard,' and must be kept in the rear yard where feasible (a side yard on corner lots). Kentwood allows short-term driveway parking of an RV or boat about 40 hours before and after use for cleaning and loading. Grand Rapids similarly permits one recreational vehicle on a driveway May 1 through October
Enforced by each city/township as a zoning or municipal-civil-infraction ticket, not by the county. Kentwood code-enforcement handles improper RV/boat storage complaints; fines and abatement follow the local ordinance.
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