Thousand Oaks, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- TOMC § 9-4.2503(d)
- Storage threshold
- 30 days unmoved = "stored"
- Side setback
- 3 feet minimum
- Rear setback
- 20 feet minimum
- Front yard
- Driveway only, no other parking
- R-P-D multi-family
- Enclosed space or common facility only
Summary
Thousand Oaks lets you park an RV, trailer or boat on your driveway, but you cannot store it there for more than 30 days without moving it, and it can never sit in the front yard off the paved driveway or within 3 feet of a side lot line.
(d) Vehicles may be parked, but not stored, on a driveway or other City-approved parking area for a residential dwelling unit. No vehicle may be parked within any front yard area as defined by this chapter except on a driveway as stated above. No vehicle may be parked or stored within three (3) feet of any side property line or within twenty (20) feet of any rear property line. Except as specifically provided elsewhere in this chapter, no required yard are or open space provided around any building shall be used for garages or other accessory buildings. For purposes of this subsection, "stored" shall mean the keeping and maintaining of a vehicle, as defined by the State Vehicle Code, continuously for a period of time in excess of thirty (30) days in the driveway or approved parking area without operating and moving said vehicle.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-78: 2026 S-78 Supplement contains: Current city legislation passed through March 31, 2026).
Full Breakdown
2503(d), "Yards: General," sets the citywide rule for parking and storing vehicles, including recreational vehicles, trailers and boats, on residential lots. " Side and rear setbacks apply too: no vehicle may be parked or stored within 3 feet of any side property line or within 20 feet of any rear property line. " That 30-day clock resets each time the vehicle is actually driven and moved, so a boat or travel trailer that never leaves the driveway for a month becomes an unpermitted storage use even though short-term parking of the same vehicle is allowed. 2503(d)," while multi-family R-P-D lots must use an enclosed or covered space or a common storage facility rather than an open driveway.
Violations & Fines
The Community Development Department and Code Compliance enforce Section 9-4.2503(d) as a zoning violation, typically opened from a neighbor complaint once a vehicle appears to have sat unmoved past the 30-day threshold. A vehicle parked in the front yard off the driveway, or within the 3-foot side or 20-foot rear setback, is a violation regardless of how long it has been there. Uncorrected violations are processed as a public nuisance under the City's general nuisance and code enforcement provisions, which can lead to an administrative citation and civil penalties, plus the vehicle owner remains subject to any applicable Vehicle Code enforcement for a vehicle stored on a public street rather than private property.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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