The City of Merced regulates recreational-vehicle parking under Chapter 9.84 of its Municipal Code to preserve residential parking and aesthetics. An RV, trailer, or camper may be parked on a city street only with a free 72-hour parking pass, and a household may obtain only two passes in any 30-day period.
The City of Merced (not Merced County) has its own Recreational Vehicle Parking Regulations in Chapter 9.84 of the Municipal Code. The stated purpose is to ensure adequate parking for residents, maintain the aesthetics of residential neighborhoods, and regulate vehicles used as sleeping accommodations. The chapter generally restricts parking recreational vehicles, utility trailers, and campers on city streets. The principal exception is a 72-hour parking pass: per the city, 'a recreational vehicle, trailer, or camper may be parked in the city if a 72-hour parking pass is issued pursuant to this section,' allowing residents or businesses to host out-of-town visitors or briefly stage their own RV adjacent to the residence. The pass is free of charge ($0.00), and a requestor is allowed only two permits during any 30-day period; passes are requested through the city's online RV permit form or the Merced Police Department. The city's Parking Enforcement Unit specifically handles oversize vehicles parked in neighborhoods. Where no RV pass is in effect, a recreational vehicle, trailer, or camper left on a city street can be cited and is subject to towing. Off-street RV and boat storage on a private lot is governed by the city zoning code (Title 20), not Chapter 9.84.
Per the city's RV permit page, fines and penalties for violating the recreational-vehicle parking rules start at $150 and run up to $500, and the vehicle may be subject to towing under California Vehicle Code 22651(k) (vehicle left on a highway 72+ consecutive hours).
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