Redding, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Redding's RV parking rules sit at the intersection of state vehicle law and local zoning. (1) On the street: California Vehicle Code §22651(k) authorizes any peace officer to remove a vehicle (including motorhomes, travel trailers, boat trailers, and utility trailers) parked on a public street for 72 or more consecutive hours, and Redding Police Department enforces the 72-hour rule under Redding Municipal Code Chapter 11.24 (Stopping, Standing and Parking) using the standard chalk-mark process documented in RPD Policy 507. (2) On private residential property: under the Redding Zoning Ordinance (Title 18, particularly Chapter 18.31 Residential Districts: RE, RS, RM), recreational vehicles — motorhomes, fifth-wheels, camping trailers, toy haulers, boats and boat trailers, hauling trailers — may not be parked anywhere within the front yard setback area of the property, including the driveway in front of a front-loading garage. No person may sleep or otherwise live in the RV on a residential lot. Running a generator and connecting electricity, water, and sewer hookups for an RV are prohibited anywhere in the City except inside an approved RV park. (3) Zoning exception: RMC Chapter 18.15 authorizes the Development Services Director to grant a zoning exception in the RE (Residential Estate) and RS (Residential Single-Family) districts to allow not more than one recreational vehicle in the front or street side-yard setback area; all owners of property sharing a common street frontage within 300 feet are notified before the Director's determination. The City publishes the Zoning Exceptions RV Storage application package through Development Services at 777 Cypress Avenue.