Marion, OH Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Marion handles recreational vehicle parking through the front yard parking rule in Chapter 1153 of the zoning code. Section 1153.034(B)(1) says that in the required front yard in a Residential District, residences may have parking on a driveway in a front yard. It then lists what cannot be parked on the lawn: no automobiles, recreation vehicles, tractors, boats, campers, trailers, etc., shall be parked in the front yard off of the permitted driveway. The word etc. extends the list to similar vehicles, and the rule turns on location, not on how long the vehicle sits there.

The driveway itself is limited. Under the same paragraph, driveways may not exceed 30% of the area of a front yard, except a straight drive, not exceeding 16 feet in width, which is permitted even if it would exceed 30% of the front yard area. A camper or boat on the permitted driveway stays inside the rule, while the same vehicle on grass beside the drive does not.

Accessory buildings are the other storage option, and § 1159.01(A) restricts them: no accessory building shall be erected in any required yard other than a rear yard. In a rear yard, § 1159.01(B) limits accessory buildings to 15 feet in height, at least six feet from other buildings on the lot, and at least three feet from an interior side or rear lot line.

Mobile home parks have their own rule. Under § 1148.041(B), the storage of boats and recreation trailers owned by occupants shall be in special storage areas provided for them, and not on mobile home sites or in drives or recreation areas.

A separate section covers inoperable vehicles. Section 1153.011 makes it a minor misdemeanor to willfully leave an abandoned junk motor vehicle on private property for more than 72 consecutive hours without the permission of the person having the right to possession of the property, and the offender is also assessed the city's disposal costs. The Safety/Service Director enforces the zoning code under § 1175.01.