San Antonio, TX Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

City Code Sec. 19-194 targets recreational-vehicle parking across San Antonio's residential districts, listed by zoning designation as FR, R-3 through R-6, R-20, RM-4 through RM-6, NP-8, NP-10, NP-15, MH, MF-25 through MF-50, and residential PUDs. Subsection (a) bars parking any oversized vehicle, as defined in chapter 35, in front of a residential lot or on a street within those districts at all times, except for the time actually needed to load or unload passengers or freight. Subsection (b) extends the ban to the restricted parking area defined in chapter 35, with exceptions for vehicles bearing a valid handicapped parking permit under Sec.

35-385 or engaged in trip preparation. Subsection (d) reaches recreational equipment directly: it is unlawful to park a motor vehicle, watercraft, non-motorized camper, or any trailer built to pull or carry a watercraft, camper, or motor vehicle in the side yard setback, front yard, or the strip between the property line and the curb, within any listed residential district. The only lawful way to keep such a vehicle in the yard is to place all wheels on a permanently maintained parking pad of gravel with defining curbing or barriers, concrete, brick, or asphalt, running in a contiguous course from the curb, street, or alley.

Enforcement rests with the San Antonio Police Department and the Code Compliance Department under subsection (f). Under subsection (g), registered ownership of the vehicle is prima facie proof the owner parked it at the cited location, though the owner may rebut that presumption. Violations run through administrative adjudication under Sec. 19-225 as civil offenses, capped at a $500 fine per violation, with a right to appeal a hearing officer's order to municipal court within 30 days for a $5 filing fee.