Peoria, AZ Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Peoria City Code § 14-110
- Public-view limit
- 24 hours per 14-day period
- With permit
- Up to 72 consecutive hours
- Annual cap
- 4 temporary permits per property/year
- Screening
- 6-foot wall, fence or gate
- Living in RV
- Prohibited on residential lots
Summary
An RV, travel trailer, boat or utility trailer can sit in a Peoria driveway or side yard indefinitely once it is screened, but leaving it in public view on single-family residential property caps out at twenty-four consecutive hours in any fourteen-day span without a temporary parking permit, and no property gets more than four permits a year.
(d) A recreational vehicle or utility trailer used for a non-commercial purpose located on any property zoned for single-family residential uses shall not remain parked in public view for a period of more than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours within any fourteen (14) consecutive day period, without first obtaining a temporary parking permit. After obtaining a temporary parking permit, recreational vehicles and utility trailers used for a non-commercial purpose located on any property zoned for single-family residential uses may be parked in public view for a period of no more than seventy-two (72) consecutive hours. No more than one (1) temporary parking permit may be issued for the same property within any fourteen (14) consecutive day period. No more than four (4) temporary parking permits may be issued for one (1) property per calendar year.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-9: Supplement contains: LLocal legislation current through Ord. 2026-15, passed 6-16-26).
Full Breakdown
Peoria City Code Section 14-110 governs where recreational vehicles and utility trailers can sit on single-family residential lots. Subsection (a) allows them inside a garage or carport, or in a side or rear yard screened to Section 14-111's standard, a minimum six-foot solid block wall, wood fence or gate. Subsection (b) bars anyone from living in a parked RV. Subsection (d) is the public-view time limit: a non-commercial RV or utility trailer cannot remain in public view for more than twenty-four consecutive hours within any fourteen consecutive day period without first obtaining a temporary parking permit; once permitted, it may stay in public view up to seventy-two consecutive hours.
Only one permit may issue per property in any fourteen-day period, and no property may receive more than four temporary parking permits in a calendar year. , with an exception for utility crews. Subsection (f) sets no cap on how many RVs or trailers a lot may hold, and Section 14-112 lets owners who had a nonconforming RM-1 setup as of March 1, 1998 register it for a special permit recorded with Maricopa County. These rules were amended most recently by Ordinance No. 2025-04 on March 4, 2025.
Violations & Fines
Violations of Chapter 14 default to a civil traffic violation under Section 14-3 unless stated otherwise. Code enforcement in Peoria can cite the property owner for an RV or trailer left in public view beyond the twenty-four hour window without a permit, beyond the seventy-two hour permitted window, for a fifth permit request in one year, or for an unscreened recreational vehicle sitting outside a garage, carport or fenced side or rear yard.
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