Stockton, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

090(D) singles out recreational vehicles and boats for their own residential parking rule, separate from the general passenger-vehicle rules in the same section. 090(A). An RV or boat parked anywhere else on a residential lot, such as a side or rear yard, must meet two conditions at once: it has to be partially screened by a fence that is a minimum of six feet in height, and it has to sit on an improved surface rather than dirt, grass, or gravel. The section does not define "improved surface" further, but the front-yard driveway rule elsewhere in the same section requires paving in compliance with City standards, so property owners typically satisfy this with a paved or concrete pad.

090(C) bars overnight parking of commercial-type vehicles over one ton in residential zones except when loading or unloading. Neither of those provisions substitutes for the RV/boat screening-and-surface rule; a fenced, paved RV parked in a side yard can still be cited separately if it becomes inoperable or is used as a dwelling. Zoning enforcement runs through the City's Community Development Department, which investigates complaints and can require correction before referring persistent violations to code enforcement citation procedures.