Sedona, AZ Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- SCC § 10.20.170(B)(4)-(5)
- Ownership rule
- Stored vehicle must belong to resident
- Allowed storage location
- Garage, or screened side/rear yard
- Screening height
- Solid six-foot wall, fence or gate
- Front yard storage
- Never allowed
- Screening cross-reference
- SLDC § 5.6(D) and § 5.6(E)
Summary
Sedona's vehicle storage rule, SCC 10.20.170(B), requires that any vehicle kept on a residential lot, an RV, trailer or boat included, belong to the property's owner or resident, and be stored in a garage or behind a solid six-foot wall, fence, gate or landscaping in a side or rear yard, never in the front yard.
4. No vehicle shall be stored on a residential lot unless such vehicle is owned or leased by the owner or resident of the property. 5. Vehicles shall only be stored in a garage or within a side yard or rear yard area located behind a solid six-foot-tall wall, fence or gate, or landscaping. No vehicle storage is allowed in the front yard or unscreened, street side yard. Screening for vehicle storage shall be subject to the standards in SLDC 5.6(D), Screening, and subject to the limitations of fence and wall heights in SLDC 5.6(E).
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Initiative Ordinance 2026-01, approved by voters at the July 21, 2026 election).
Full Breakdown
170(B)(4) bars storing any vehicle on a residential lot unless it is owned or leased by the property's own owner or resident, closing off storing a friend's or renter's RV, trailer or boat as a favor. Subsection (B)(5) then dictates where storage is allowed: only in a garage, or in a side or rear yard located behind a solid six-foot-tall wall, fence, gate, or landscaping; no vehicle storage of any kind is permitted in the front yard or an unscreened, street-side yard. 6(E), tying the SCC's storage rule directly to the land development code's dimensional standards.
Subsection (B)(2) reinforces the point by separately banning vehicle parking or storage in landscaped areas outright, regardless of yard location. Because these are storage rules rather than a one-time parking prohibition, a boat or trailer that sits unscreened in a front yard is in continuing violation for as long as it stays there. 110 lets the city impound a vehicle stored in violation.
Violations & Fines
Storing an RV, trailer, boat or other vehicle in a front yard, an unscreened side yard, or a landscaped area violates SCC 10.20.170 and is a civil traffic violation under SCC 10.20.080, enforceable against the registered owner with a fine set by the council's parking fine schedule. A vehicle found in violation can be impounded under SCC 10.20.110, and three violations within 24 months triggers the SCC 10.20.120 habitual-offender misdemeanor, carrying up to $2,500 and six months in jail.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I keep my RV or boat trailer at my Sedona home?
Can I store my boat in the front yard if I screen it?
Does the screening for a stored RV or boat have its own height rules?
Sources & Official References
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