Santa Rosa, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Santa Rosa enforces a two-track restriction on recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers. On public streets, the citywide 72-hour parking limit applies the same as for ordinary cars. On private property, the Zoning Code prohibits extended parking or storage (72 consecutive hours or more) of any mobile home, trailer, airplane, boat, other motor vehicle, or parts thereof within the required front, side, or rear setback of a property. For single-family residential properties, the required setbacks in Santa Rosa are 15 feet in front, 5 feet on the side, and 20 feet at the rear - inside those setback areas, RV and boat storage is prohibited.

Storage is also prohibited on any lawn or required side yard area. A fully operational vehicle parked in a driveway and used on a regular day-to-day basis is excepted from the setback rule. This distinguishes Santa Rosa from unincorporated Sonoma County, which does not regulate RV or boat storage within private-property setbacks. Off-street paved storage outside the required setbacks (such as a rear-yard pad behind the 20-foot setback line, screened where required) is generally allowed; otherwise, residents must use commercial RV storage.