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

Sec. 78-395(a) caps residential lots at one recreational vehicle (RV) and one watercraft, though lots in the AE zoning district may keep one RV plus any two of the following, or up to three of any of the following: sports vehicle, boat or vessel with trailer, and trailer; lots in the AR zoning district are exempt from the section entirely. Subsection (b) requires the RV or watercraft to be parked or stored on the side or rear yard of the lot, with no portion extending into the front yard, a sidewalk, street or other right-of-way, and access to the rear of the lot may never be blocked.

The parking area itself must be sized to fit the vehicle, with a code-set floor of ten feet by 18.5 feet. Subsection (c) requires buffering and screening that blocks the RV or watercraft from direct view on all sides except the ingress/egress path, using a masonry wall or fence and dense hedge planting; fences and walls must be six feet high, and hedge screening must reach six feet within 24 months of planting after starting at a minimum three feet at planting. Subsection (d) caps the vehicle's height at the height of the principal building on the lot, and subsection (e) allows front-yard loading or unloading for one 24-hour period, extendable by the growth management director.

Subsection (f) bars any residential use of a parked RV or watercraft, including sleeping or living aboard. Owners who had an RV or watercraft continuously parked in a front yard since August 18, 1995 could obtain a nonconforming-use registration decal under Sec. 78-396, but that registration window closed May 16, 1998 (or 180 days after annexation for newly annexed areas), decals must be renewed annually by December 31 with late fees up to $15, and registration cannot transfer to a new owner or new property.