Kirkwood, MO Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Banned item
- all trailers, incl. boat/camper/utility trailers
- Where banned
- public right-of-way, residential zoning districts
- Exception
- active delivery or service call only
- Fine
- $5-$100 per § 14-361(b)
- Companion rule
- § 14-333 bars yard parking of same trailers
- Extra remedy
- towing at owner's expense (§ 14-361(c))
Summary
Kirkwood Code § 14-361(a)(5) bars parking any trailer, including a boat, camper or utility trailer, on the public right-of-way in a residential zoning district unless it is being used to make a delivery or service call. A resident's own paved driveway is governed separately by § 14-333.
The following vehicles shall be prohibited from being parked on public rights-of-way within any residential zoning district unless such vehicle is being used to make a delivery or service call: ... (5) All trailers. ... Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $100. Every twenty-four-hour period such violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense and be punishable as provided herein.
Full Breakdown
Section 14-361(a)(5) adds trailers to the list of vehicles the City bars from the public right-of-way, the street itself, in any residential zoning district. Unlike the dual-rear-wheel and construction-equipment items in the same subsection, the trailer ban is not limited by size, use, or type: a boat trailer, camper, utility trailer, or flatbed all qualify as trailers and none may sit at the curb in front of a residential lot. The single exception in Subsection (a) covers the whole list, so a trailer may be at the curb only while it is actively being used to make a delivery or a service call, not simply parked there for storage or convenience.
This section targets the public right-of-way specifically; it operates alongside, not instead of, § 14-333's separate rule that bars parking a boat, trailer, house car or mobile home in a resident's own front yard or street-facing side yard, and exempts only licensed passenger vehicles and pickups parked on a permanently constructed driveway. Read together, the two sections leave a Kirkwood resident with a trailer only one lawful place for anything but very short-term parking: a paved driveway, and even there only after moving it out of the front or corner side yard. Subsection (c) allows the City to tow a trailer left in violation in addition to fining the owner.
Violations & Fines
Section 14-361(b) sets a misdemeanor fine of not less than $5 nor more than $100 for a trailer left on the residential right-of-way outside the delivery-or-service exception, with each 24-hour period the trailer remains counting as a separate offense. Subsection (c) lets the City tow the trailer and bill the owner for towing costs on top of the fine.
Frequently Asked Questions
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