Kings County, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

There is no single Kings County street ordinance dictating where residents may keep a recreational vehicle or boat, so two layers of rules apply. On private property in the unincorporated area, RV and boat storage is treated as an accessory residential use under the Kings County Development Code (administered by the Community Development Agency); the code addresses where such vehicles may be kept and even notes that an access gate to a rear yard used to park an RV, boat, or similar vehicle does not require an additional setback from the property line. On county-maintained roads, an RV or boat left in one spot is reached by California Vehicle Code section 22651(k), which lets officers remove a vehicle parked on a highway for 72 or more consecutive hours where a local removal ordinance exists, and by the County's abandoned/derelict-vehicle abatement program (Code chapter 23, article IV), which declares inoperative stored vehicles a public nuisance. An RV or boat that becomes wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative on a lot is subject to that abatement process. Residents should confirm zone-specific storage and setback standards with the Community Development Agency before storing large recreational vehicles.