West Bloomfield, MI Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Section 10-112 of the Charter Township of West Bloomfield Code of Ordinances governs recreational units, defined to include recreational vehicles, campers, trailers, off-road and all-terrain vehicles, and snowmobiles, on single-family residential property. Unenclosed storage is prohibited on vacant property outright, and elsewhere a recreational unit may be kept outdoors only in the rear yard of a non-lakefront lot, one unit per lot, entirely behind the rear building line, screened from adjoining properties by evergreen plantings or a fence or wall that complies with the zoning ordinance's screening height rules, and it can never be occupied or hooked up to water, electric, or sanitary service while stored.

Any recreational unit that does not meet this rear-yard test must be housed entirely inside an enclosed structure, such as a garage. Boats get separate treatment reflecting the township's lake geography: § 10-105(5) lets a property owner or tenant park one licensed and operable boat or watercraft on an established driveway of an occupied single-family home from April 1 through October 31 each year, but only on lots abutting a navigable watercourse or lots that have obtained subdivision-wide planning commission approval for lake access. Off-season, boats and their trailers move to the storage rules of §§ 10-103 and 10-104, which govern front, side, and rear-yard placement by lot type.

Violations of the recreational-unit and boat-storage rules carry the same Division 3 penalty as other Chapter 10 vehicle violations: a $150 fine for a first offense and $300 for a repeat offense within two years, under § 10-119.