Norwalk, CT Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Section 98-26A sets a 12-hour maximum for boat trailers, camper trailers and recreational vehicles parked on any public street, highway or public place, a lighter limit than the four-hour cap the same subsection places on heavier commercial vehicles and trailers. For storage on residential property itself, § 118-310, governing the AAA Residence Zone, lists accessory uses permitted alongside a single-family home under Subsection B(4). Paragraph (d) permits storage of recreational vehicles owned or leased by the occupant of the dwelling, provided the vehicles are located in accordance with the zone's front, side and rear yard setback requirements, and expressly bars using a stored RV for living, recreation or business purposes while it sits on the property.

The same accessory-use list separately permits storing one commercial vehicle under one-ton capacity, one unregistered motor vehicle, and a garage for up to four vehicles owned by dwelling occupants, showing the code treats RV storage as one of several capped accessory uses rather than an unrestricted right. Because this yard-storage rule is written into the AAA Residence Zone regulations specifically, it governs large-lot single-family zones; other residential zones may carry their own accessory-use lists with different or no RV provisions, which this file does not capture here.

Violating the street time limit in § 98-26 draws a per-violation fine; violating the zone's accessory-use conditions in § 118-310 is a zoning violation subject to the City's zoning enforcement remedies.