Palm Beach County, FL Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Chapter 6.D of the Palm Beach County Unified Land Development Code, Residential Parking Storage, governs equipment, motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, sports vehicles, marine vessels, and trailers on residential parcels in any zoning district, on vacant parcels in a residential district or subdivision, and on adjacent streets in residential districts. Section 6.D.1.A.3 is the outdoor storage rule, and Ord. 2024-004 is the newest amendment on the section.

The cap is one recreational vehicle plus two, or at most three, of the following: a sports vehicle or marine vessel with its accompanying trailer, and trailers. The parcel must carry a residential unit. Every unit must clear seven conditions. It must be owned and used by a resident of the premises. It cannot sit in a required front setback or any other area between the structure and the street, and it cannot sit on the street except to load or unload for no more than two hours in any 24-hour period. It must stand in the side or rear yard, screened from surrounding property and streets by an opaque wall, fence, or hedge a minimum of six feet high. It cannot be used for living, sleeping, or housekeeping. It must be operative and currently registered or licensed as State or Federal law requires. Vehicles or marine vessels on navigable waterways are exempt. One vehicle that fails these conditions can be approved through the ZAR (Zoning Agency Review) process when the property owner, a family member, or a legal tenant has a physical disability that requires it.

The neighboring paragraphs tighten the picture. Nothing can be parked, stored, or kept on a public street or right-of-way for more than one hour in any 24-hour period. On private land, an unlicensed or unregistered vehicle, trailer, or vessel is held to the same one-hour limit, except that one unregistered or unlicensed vehicle can be kept on site if it is completely screened from view from adjacent roads and lots. In the Urban/Suburban Tier, vehicles park only on an improved surface, and parking is prohibited on all vacant properties. Under 6.D.1.A.4, motor vehicles, marine vessels, and related trailers used for non-commercial purposes can sit in a fully enclosed garage or permitted roofed structure, licensed and operational or not. Article 1 defines a recreational vehicle as a truck, bus, trailer, pick-up camper, pop-up camper, fifth wheel, or similar vehicle converted or equipped with living or sleeping quarters.