Sonoma Municipal Code 10.48.040 caps any on-street parking at 72 consecutive hours, and SMC 19.40.110 bars front and street-side setbacks from being used to store inoperable vehicles, boats or trailers; recreational vehicles are defined in SMC 19.92.020.
On the public right-of-way, SMC 10.48.040 prohibits any person who owns or has possession, custody or control of a vehicle (including RVs, travel trailers and boat trailers) from parking it on any street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours; moving the vehicle a short distance does not reset the clock under California Vehicle Code §22651(k), which Sonoma incorporates. On private residential property, SMC 19.40.110 (Setback regulations and exceptions) prohibits use of the required front yard or street-side yard for the storage of inoperable motor vehicles, building materials, parts, garbage or debris; operable RVs and boats parked on an improved (paved) driveway are generally allowed but cannot encroach into landscaped front-yard areas. Recreational vehicle is defined in SMC 19.92.020 as a motor home, travel trailer, truck camper or camping trailer designed for human habitation, containing less than 320 sq ft of internal living area and 400 sq ft or less of gross area. Use of an RV as a dwelling unit on a residential lot is prohibited outside a licensed RV park (SMC 19.50 special use standards). Sonoma County Fairgrounds and other licensed RV parks are the only locations where overnight RV occupancy is permitted within the city limits.
First-tier on-street violation under SMC 10.48.040 is an infraction with a base California parking-fine schedule of approximately $60-$75; vehicles parked beyond 72 hours may be towed at owner expense pursuant to CVC §22651(k). Setback-storage violations under SMC 19.40.110 are handled by Code Enforcement as zoning infractions and can escalate to misdemeanors under SMC 1.12 with a maximum penalty of $1,000 and/or six months in jail. Inoperable or abandoned RVs may be tagged and removed under SMC Chapter 10.73 (Removal of Abandoned and Other Nuisance Vehicles). Report violations to Sonoma Police non-emergency (707) 996-3601.
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