Newport Beach, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

020(L) makes 'the parking or storage of any watercraft in excess of thirty-five (35) feet on any property in any residential district as established by Title 20' a public nuisance subject to the City's abatement process. The section specifies exactly how to measure the boat: length is 'the distance from the forward most point of the watercraft to the rear most point of the watercraft, including any attachments thereupon,' so trailer hitches, swim platforms, or bowsprits extending past the hull count toward the 35-foot threshold.

50. 055 bars leaving a nonmotorized vehicle standing on any public street or alley in a residential district, subject to a narrow exception allowing up to 24 consecutive hours adjacent to the owner's residence for loading, unloading, or preparation for travel, or up to 72 hours with advance Chief of Police approval. Read together, the two sections mean a boat over 35 feet cannot be stored long-term on a residential lot at all, while a smaller trailered boat can sit briefly at the curb but not indefinitely.