Milpitas, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Milpitas Municipal Code Section V-500-2.01(e), part of the Chapter 500 Neighborhood Beautification nuisance ordinance, declares it unlawful to park a vehicle on any lawn or other unpaved surface within a residential front yard or a public right-of-way residential corner side yard. The chapter's definition of "vehicle" in Section V-500-1.17 expressly includes recreational vehicles, campers, and boats, along with automobiles, motorcycles, and mopeds, but excludes bicycles and skateboards. The provision allows parking only on a paved driveway that provides access to a required parking space, or on a paved recreational vehicle parking space, in each case with access from a public or private right-of-way.

"Paved driveway" and "paved recreational vehicle parking space" are both defined as private surfaces created from an impervious material such as brick, concrete, asphalt, or paving blocks; the RV parking space definition specifies the surface must be intended solely for parking recreational vehicles. A narrow exception allows a vehicle to sit on the lawn or unpaved surface for washing or waxing, but only for up to six consecutive hours. Related provisions in the same chapter separately restrict camper shells stored in front yards, side yards, or walkways that are visible from the public right-of-way, unless the camper shell includes a floor and RV-style accessories such as beds, seats, a stove, and a refrigerator.

A separate street-parking rule at Section V-100-12.07 exempts non-commercial recreational vehicles and boat or utility trailers from the City's four-ton gross weight restriction on certain streets when they are simply passing through to park, load, or unload on that restricted street.