Rancho Cucamonga, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

060 defines 'recreational vehicle' broadly to include motor homes, converted trucks or buses, travel trailers, fifth wheels, toy haulers, mounted campers, and camping trailers, so long as the vehicle is not used commercially. Subsection (B) states the default rule: RV parking is permitted only inside an enclosed garage, carport, or similar structure, or outdoors in an authorized paved off-street parking area, and all other parking or storage is prohibited, a flat statement with no ambiguity. Subsection (C) then carves out the two ways an RV can legally sit outdoors in view of a lot.

First, an RV may be stored long-term in the street-side, interior side, or rear yard, but only behind a permanent, legally built fence, wall, or equivalent screening material at least six feet high, so a resident cannot simply park a motorhome beside the house without blocking it from the street and neighbors. Second, an RV may be parked in the front yard or a corner-side yard abutting a street, in full public view, but only temporarily: no more than 72 hours at a stretch, no more than twice in a calendar month, and only immediately before or after an actual outing or trip, not as ongoing storage.

Subsection (D) applies a parallel but lighter set of rules to 'portable recreational equipment' such as jet skis and snowmobiles, which need only a five-foot screening fence in the side or rear yard, or the same 72-hour front-yard window without the twice-a-month cap. Because the section ties the front-yard exception to a genuine trip rather than convenience, using the driveway as a permanent parking spot for a boat or trailer between outings is a violation even if each stay is under 72 hours, if the vehicle never actually leaves for a trip. 010.