Lake Forest, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Trailers, campers, boats, or motor vehicles parked or stored on vacant property or in front yards of developed lots, other than on a Code-compliant and paved driveway.

P. Parking, storing, or maintaining upon any residential property any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperable vehicle, where the vehicle is visible from the public right-of-way. Notwithstanding the foregoing, inoperative vehicles may be stored on private residential property in the following ways:

1. Enclosed completely within a garage where it is not visible from the street or other public or private property when the garage is closed; or 2. A screened paved surface that is not within the required building setback area abutting a public street excluding alleys. The screening shall consist of a minimum six-foot tall permanent, solid, opaque fence or wall. The fence or wall shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with applicable development standards for fences and walls.

Q. The storing or parking of a vehicle, including a recreational vehicle, on private property where the vehicle is connected to utilities such as electrical, gas, water, and sewage. The foregoing does not apply to any of the following:

1. A vehicle parked for no more than 48 hours in connection with emergency repairs.

2. The charging of an electric vehicle.

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