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

The City of Tustin does not publish a standalone municipal-code ban on parking recreational vehicles or boats on residential streets. Instead, an RV, motorhome, camper, or boat-on-trailer is treated as any other vehicle: it must be currently registered and operable and may not be used 'for storage' on a public street for more than 72 hours, which is cited under Tustin City Code 5330(e), 'Use of street for storage of vehicle (72 hours).' Where the street lies inside a Preferential Permit Parking (PPP) district, the City's Permit Parking Program Policies (v.03202023) state that 'Oversized vehicles, like RVs, vehicles with trailers, or large commercial and work trucks, are not eligible to receive parking permits' and that residents with oversized vehicles 'are responsible for identifying alternate off-street storage locations, rather than relying on public street parking.' In those districts on-street parking is prohibited 2 a.m. to 6 a.m., seven days a week, except by permit, so an RV without a permit cannot legally stand overnight. This is stricter than bare California Vehicle Code, which by itself only sets the 72-hour rule (CVC 22651(k)). RV/boat storage on private property (driveways, side and rear yards) is governed by Tustin's zoning code, not the street-parking sections.