Los Banos, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- RV roadway limit
- 48 consecutive hours, loading/storage prep only
- Utility trailer roadway limit
- 12 hours per 24-hour period
- Visitor exception
- 7 days per 90 days, owner 50+ miles away
- Height/sightline rule
- No RV over 6 ft within 35 ft of intersection
- Narrow-street rule
- Must leave 14-ft travel lane on roads under 30 ft
- Governing section
- § 4-5.40
Summary
Section 4-5.40 caps parking a recreational vehicle on a Los Banos roadway at 48 consecutive hours for loading or storage prep, and a utility trailer at 12 hours in any 24-hour period, with a 7-day visitor exception for guests who live more than 50 miles away.
§ 4-5.40. Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, and utility trailers on roadways prohibited. (a) It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing a recreational vehicle on any roadway within the City except as follows: (1) Recreational vehicles may be parked on the roadway for the express purpose and only long enough to load, prepare for use, unload or prepare for storage not to exceed 48 consecutive hours subject to the restrictions set forth herein and any other applicable State or local law. ... (2) Recreational vehicles owned and operated, or used by persons who reside more than 50 miles from Los Banos, may be parked in residential areas for no more than seven calendar days (or portions thereof) within any 90-day period for the purpose of visiting City residents subject to the restrictions set forth herein and any other applicable State or local law. ... (3) Recreational vehicles over six (6′) feet in height shall not be parked within thirty-five (35′) feet of a stop sign or any intersection or in any other location so as to obscure the vision for motorists entering the intersection.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4356507; v3 updated 2025-03-05).
Full Breakdown
40 makes it unlawful to park or leave standing a recreational vehicle or utility trailer on any roadway in the City except under specific conditions. A recreational vehicle, defined to include a camper, motor home, trailer coach, travel trailer, boat, jet ski, snowmobile, or any trailer built to haul them, may sit on the roadway only long enough to load, prepare for use, unload, or prepare for storage, capped at 48 consecutive hours, and no utility cord, service line, or drain may connect to it while parked.
A separate visitor exception lets a recreational vehicle owned by someone who lives more than 50 miles from Los Banos park in a residential area for up to seven calendar days within any 90-day period while visiting a City resident, provided the vehicle stays self-sufficient and parks as close as practical to the street lot line of the home being visited. RVs taller than six feet cannot park within 35 feet of a stop sign or intersection where they would block a driver's sightline, and none may narrow a roadway under 30 feet wide to less than a 14-foot travel lane.
Utility trailers get a tighter roadway window: 12 consecutive hours in any 24-hour period while loading, unloading, or actively used on a project, or 24 consecutive hours in a 30-day period when moving household goods during a relocation, with the same 50-mile, seven-day visitor exception available. Using an RV on the roadway as temporary shelter is permitted unless it harms the health or welfare of people on nearby property. 03(y) unless the sign is 10 inches by 12 inches or smaller and the same person owns both the property and the vehicle.
Violations & Fines
A recreational vehicle or utility trailer left on a City roadway past its permitted window is enforced by the Police Department under Section 4-5.04 and, because Section 4-5.40 falls within the standing and parking rules of Chapter 5, carries the civil penalty and administrative fee set by City Council resolution under Section 4-5.02(b) rather than a fixed fine.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can out-of-town family park their RV on my street when visiting?
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Sources & Official References
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