Lawrence, KS Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Section 9-716 devotes eight detailed subsections to where and how many recreation vehicles and trailers a residential property can hold. Section 302.9.4 sets the headline cap: a maximum of three recreation vehicles and trailers, in any combination, with no more than one large recreation vehicle or large trailer, may be parked or stored on exterior property where a detached dwelling or duplex use is established; unenclosed trailers ten feet or less in length and six feet or less in height, up to two of them, do not count toward that cap when kept in a rear yard.

'Large' is a defined term elsewhere in the code: a recreation vehicle over 20 feet long or eight feet tall, a trailer over 20 feet long or six feet tall. Placement then depends on the yard: in a rear yard, up to two may sit off a driveway entirely, keeping a five-foot setback from side and rear lot lines (302.9.5); against an alley, the rear setback drops away but a side setback of five or ten feet applies (302.9.6); in an interior side yard, units must stay within ten feet of the building, parallel to the wall, and two feet off the lot line (302.9.7); in an exterior side yard or front yard, the unit must sit on an approved driveway at least 18 feet back from the curb and not block a sidewalk, with front-yard units capped at one and 30 feet in length absent a large-lot exception (302.9.8-302.9.9). None may be used for living or sleeping, or connected to sewer, water, or electricity, under 302.9.11.