Sherman, TX Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Where stored
- Rear yard of a single-family residential building
- Surface
- Approved concrete or asphalt, fully screened under § 14.04.004
- Occupancy and hookups
- No occupancy; no water, sewer, gas or electric connections
- Front yard and streets
- Not permitted
- Fine
- Not exceeding $500 under § 1.01.009
Summary
In the City of Sherman, Texas, trailers, travel trailers, boats, boat trailers, motor homes and tent trailers can be stored only in the rear yard of a single-family residential building, on concrete or asphalt, fully screened, with no utility connections and no occupancy. They are barred from the front yard and public streets.
(b) Parking of trailers, travel trailers, boats, tent trailers and motor homes.Trailers, travel trailers, boats, motor homes, tent trailers and other similar that meet the following requirements may be stored in the rear yard of a single-family residential building: ... (3) No trailers, travel trailers, boats and boat trailers, motor homes, tent trailers and other similar shall be occupied for any purpose. ... (5) All trailers, travel trailers, boats and boat trailers, motor homes, tent trailers and other similar shall be parked on approved surfaces, of concrete or asphalt, in the rear yard or side yard on corner lots and must be fully screened as required in Section 14.04.004 (fences and screening devices). (6) Trailers, travel trailers, boat and boat trailers, motor homes, tent trailers and other similar shall not be located in the front yard or on public streets.
Full Breakdown
Section 3.09.009 of the Sherman Code of Ordinances, in Article 3.09 (Manufactured Housing, Mobile Homes and Travel Trailers), lists the conditions for storing a trailer, travel trailer, boat, boat trailer, motor home or tent trailer at a home. Units that meet the conditions can be stored in the rear yard of a single-family residential building. The conditions are:
No connections for water supply, sanitary sewer service, gas or electrical service of any kind. All liquid petroleum gas supply tanks must be turned off in a manner so as not to be accidentally turned on. No unit can be occupied for any purpose. Each unit must be kept in a clean and sanitary condition subject to all ordinances governing the same. Each unit must be parked on an approved surface of concrete or asphalt, in the rear yard or the side yard on corner lots, and must be fully screened as required in Section 14.04.004 (fences and screening devices). Finally, units cannot be located in the front yard or on public streets.
The zoning chapter backs up the front yard ban. Section 14.04.003(b)(4) provides that parking of recreational vehicles (RVs), travel trailers, boat trailers or other trailers is not permitted in the front yard of any zoning district unless specifically permitted by use, such as RV, boat or trailer sales. The same section prohibits off-street parking from encroaching into the public right-of-way in any case.
On the street itself, § 12.04.009(a) separately bars habitually leaving a recreation vehicle or recreation trailer on a public street for four hours or more between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. The inspecting authority administers and enforces § 3.09.009.
The ordinance was adopted as Ordinance 6691 on 2/5/2024.
Violations & Fines
Section 3.09.010 punishes violations under § 1.01.009: a fine not exceeding $500, with a $2,000 ceiling for rules governing fire safety, zoning or public health. Each day a violation continues is a separate offense, a violation designated a nuisance can be summarily abated by the city, and the city can also seek injunctive relief.
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