In the RV Capital of the World, storing your own camper is common, but the rules split by location. Unincorporated Elkhart County zoning is fairly open, while the cities of Elkhart and Goshen restrict where an RV, boat, or trailer may sit on a residential lot.
Elkhart County builds most of America's RVs, and residents own them in large numbers, so recreational-vehicle storage is a live issue here. On unincorporated land the county zoning ordinance lets owners keep a registered RV, boat, or utility trailer on their own residential property with room to spare on larger lots. Inside the cities the rules tighten: the City of Elkhart zoning ordinance requires any vehicle stored outside on a residential lot to be operable and properly plated, and cities steer bulky RV and trailer storage away from the front setback toward the side or rear yard. The unit must not block a sidewalk or the driveway sight line.
An unplated or inoperable RV or boat stored in view is cited as a nuisance with a correction period; city zoning violations for front-yard or oversized storage bring code-enforcement notices and daily fines if uncorrected.
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