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Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Few Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Permitted
Noncommercial trucks, boats, campers, travel trailers
Condition
Must be safe and orderly
Applies to
3 designated SFR Land Use Districts only
Numeric cap
None specified in the section
Governing section
§ 17.75.060(B)(2)

Summary

Inside the borough's designated Single-Family Residential (SFR) Land Use Districts, including Canoe Lake Subdivision, Chugach View Estates and Wilderness East Subdivision, homeowners may store noncommercial trucks, boats, campers and travel trailers outdoors on their lot as a permitted accessory use, as long as the storage is kept safe and orderly, under § 17.75.060(B)(2).

These county ordinances apply to unincorporated areas of Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Incorporated cities within the county may have their own rules that take precedence over county-level regulations.

Noncommercial outdoor storage of material and equipment, including noncommercial trucks, boats, campers, and travel trailers in a safe and orderly manner;

Full Breakdown

035: Canoe Lake Subdivision, Chugach View Estates and Wilderness East Subdivision. It is not a borough-wide zoning rule. 060(B) lists accessory uses and structures that are clearly secondary and incidental to that dwelling. Subsection (B)(2) permits noncommercial outdoor storage of trucks, boats, campers, and travel trailers, so long as it is done in a safe and orderly manner; the code does not set a numeric count, size or setback specific to this stored equipment. 160.

Violations & Fines

Outdoor storage that is not kept safe and orderly, or that grows into a use no longer clearly secondary and incidental to the single-family dwelling, is a violation of § 17.75.040's conformance requirement and § 17.75.080's prohibition on uses not specifically permitted. Under § 17.75.190, violations of Chapter 17.75 are borough infractions, with remedies and penalties running through MSB Chapter 1.45 and its $1,000 fine cap in § 1.45.080(A).

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I park my boat or RV in my yard anywhere in Mat-Su?
Only inside the borough's designated Single-Family Residential Land Use Districts, currently Canoe Lake Subdivision, Chugach View Estates and Wilderness East Subdivision, does § 17.75.060(B)(2) expressly permit noncommercial outdoor storage of trucks, boats, campers and travel trailers. Most of the borough is not zoned this way.
Does the borough limit how many vehicles or trailers I can store outdoors?
Section 17.75.060(B)(2) sets no numeric cap on the number of trucks, boats, campers or travel trailers stored outdoors; it only requires the storage be conducted in a safe and orderly manner as an accessory use secondary to the home.
Is a permit needed to store a travel trailer in the yard in one of these districts?
The code lists this storage as a permitted accessory use under § 17.75.060(B)(2), not a conditional use, so no separate permit is required as long as it stays safe, orderly and clearly secondary to the single-family dwelling.

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