Louisville, KY Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Front-yard staging
- Prohibited between street and house front
- Medium truck/RV cap (<20,000 sq ft lot)
- 1 per dwelling unit
- Medium truck/RV cap (≥20,000 sq ft lot)
- 2 per dwelling unit
- On public street/alley
- Banned outside RV community
- Heavy trucks/equipment
- Outdoor parking prohibited
Summary
Louisville Metro caps how many trucks and RVs a household can park outdoors and bans staging them in front of the house, on top of a separate ban on parking trailers or boats on the street.
C. Buses, Utility Trailers and Recreational Vehicles. Buses, utility trailers, recreational vehicles and trailers used to haul recreational vehicles may be parked in required parking spaces as specified in B above, but shall not be parked between the street and façade of the principal structure on the lot... No more than one medium truck per dwelling unit may be parked outdoors on a lot that is less than 20,000 square feet in size.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-47: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ordinances passed by the Council and approved by the Mayor as of July 1, 2026).
Full Breakdown
On residential lots, Louisville Metro's Land Development Code lets you park RVs, buses, and utility trailers outdoors, but not between the street and the front of your house, and they count against your lot's total parked-vehicle cap. No more than one medium truck (which covers RVs up to 25 feet) may sit outside on a lot under 20,000 square feet; two on larger lots. Separately, the Code of Ordinances bars parking any trailer coach, motor home, trailer, or boat on a public street, alley, or other public way at all outside a licensed RV community, so street storage isn't a workaround.
Violations & Fines
Zoning violations for the front-yard/count rules go through Metro's code enforcement process; parking a trailer, motor home, trailer, or boat on a public street or alley outside a permitted RV community is a parking violation subject to citation and towing under § 72.128.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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