Oakland County, MI has no countywide RV or boat parking ordinance. Under the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (MCL 125.3101 et seq.), each of Oakland's 62 cities, villages, and townships sets its own rules. Typical pattern: RVs and boats may be stored on private residential property but not on the public street for more than 48 hours. Royal Oak requires RVs and trailers to be parked behind the front house setback on a paved (concrete or asphalt) driveway.
Oakland County does not regulate RV and boat parking at the county level - authority is delegated to each municipality under MCL 125.3101 (Michigan Zoning Enabling Act). Royal Oak (City Code Ch. 770 Zoning) requires recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers to be parked behind the front building setback line on a paved driveway. Troy (Code Ch. 39 / Ch. 107) allows on-property storage but bars street or vacant-lot storage of RVs and trailers, with a 48-hour pickup-and-load grace period for active use. Farmington Hills similarly limits RV storage to side or rear yards. Storage on the public right-of-way for over 48 hours triggers the Michigan abandoned-vehicle process under MCL 257.252a. The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) controls many through-street rights-of-way and may tag and tow oversized vehicles parked overnight.
RV/boat parking violations are municipal civil infractions, typically $50-$250 for first offense in Royal Oak, Troy, and Farmington Hills. Repeat violations escalate to $100-$500 plus tow and storage fees. Vehicles left over 48 hours on the public street can be processed as abandoned under MCL 257.252a with a $50 state civil fine plus tow/storage.
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