Pismo Beach, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Pismo Beach handles RVs, trailers and boats in two places, and they answer different questions.

The street rule is Section 10.08.140 of the Municipal Code. Under subsection A, it is unlawful to park any oversize vehicle or trailer on any public street within a business district between 11:00 p.m. of one day and 4:00 a.m. of the next day. Under subsection B, it is unlawful to park any oversize vehicle or trailer on any public street in the area of the city southwest of United States Highway 101 between the intersection of Dolliver and Price Streets on the northwest and Addie Street, as extended from the Pacific Ocean to Highway 101, on the southeast. Subsection D defines an oversize vehicle as any vehicle, or combination of connected vehicles or trailers, in excess of twenty-three feet in length including bumpers, or in excess of eighty-four inches high at any point. "Business district" follows California Vehicle Code Section 235 and "trailer" follows Vehicle Code Section 630.

The private-property rule is in Section 17.34.030(D) of the 1998 Zoning Code. Storage, meaning parking for any period longer than seventy-two hours, of recreational vehicles and boats on private property in residential zoning districts is allowed only within driveway areas, interior side setbacks and rear setbacks. Stored vehicles outside driveways that are visible from the public view of the front or street-side areas must be screened by fencing, walls or landscaping as the director determines. Stored vehicles must be for the personal use of the owner or residents, and recreational vehicles cannot be used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes on a residential lot.

This page quotes only the 1998 Zoning Code section.

Pismo Beach uses two adopted zoning codes. The city's Zoning and Land Use page states that properties inside the Coastal Zone are regulated by the 1983 Zoning Code, and properties outside the Coastal Zone are regulated by the 1998 Zoning Code.