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

Rocklin Municipal Code § 17.08.130 defines 'accessory vehicle' to include campers, recreational vehicles (RVs, travel trailers, fifth-wheels, house cars, boats and boat trailers) and utility trailers, and bars storing any of them in three locations: a front yard or street-side yard setback, including driveways, in any zone; on a public street in any zone; or in a required off-street parking area in a commercial or industrial zone. The section defines 'stored' as being present at a prohibited location for three consecutive days or nine intermittent days within any 30-day period, and code enforcement documentation of that pattern is prima facie evidence of a violation.

Both the vehicle owner and the property owner can be cited separately if they are different people. The ordinance carves out several exceptions: RVs or campers actively used for everyday transportation on a one-ton-or-smaller pickup and under nine feet tall, mobile government structures, approved construction-site offices, dealer lots that service accessory vehicles, and households granted a reasonable-accommodation exemption under Chapter 17.83. Rocklin's Community Development Department, through its code enforcement officers, is the designated enforcement authority. A separate, related rule at § 17.08.132 caps front-yard vehicle parking generally at six vehicles per single-family lot, with a 72-hour, five-day-per-month allowance for more, showing the city treats accessory-vehicle storage and everyday vehicle counts as distinct problems addressed in neighboring sections.