Parker, TX Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Lots ≤ 2 acres
- RV must park behind front line of house
- Lots > 2 acres
- May park within 50 ft of front building line
- Setback on larger lots
- Must stay 100 ft from front property line
- Living-in cap
- 21 days per 30-day period, 63 days/year (§156.37(H))
- Max penalty
- $2,000 fine per day, §156.99
Summary
Parker limits where recreational vehicles, boats and trailers can sit on a residential lot based on lot size. Section 156.37(L)(2)(b) requires RVs on lots of two acres or less to park behind the front line of the house, while larger lots get up to 50 feet of front-yard leeway subject to a 100-foot setback from the front property line.
(b) Recreational vehicles and equipment (including, but not limited to, recreational vehicles, motor homes, travel trailers, pickup campers, boats and boat trailers, horse or stock trailers, and similar equipment). 1. On lots of two acres or less, must be parked behind the front line of the house, on either an improved or unimproved surface. 2. On lots greater than two acres, may be parked or stored within 50 feet of the front building line of the house, so long as the RVs are not parked within 100 feet of the front property line.
Full Breakdown
Subsection (L)(2)(b) of the supplementary zoning regulations groups recreational vehicles and equipment broadly: motor homes, travel trailers, pickup campers, boats and boat trailers, and horse or stock trailers are all treated the same way. On a lot of two acres or less, that equipment must be parked behind the front line of the house, on either an improved or unimproved surface, meaning gravel or bare ground satisfies the rule as much as a paved pad does. Lots larger than two acres get more room: the RV or trailer may be parked or stored within 50 feet of the front building line of the house, but it still cannot come within 100 feet of the front property line, keeping a substantial buffer between stored equipment and the street even on Parker's larger residential tracts.
37(H) caps use of major recreational equipment for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes at 21 days in any 30-day period, up to 63 days a year, and requires it to be parked or stored on a residential lot or another approved location.
Violations & Fines
Storing an RV, boat or trailer outside the placement zone set by lot size, such as within 100 feet of the front property line on a larger lot, is a zoning violation under section 156.99: a misdemeanor with a fine of up to $2,000 per offense, with each day of noncompliant storage prosecuted as a separate offense.
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