West Jordan, UT Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Section 13-8-14(C) of the zoning title regulates where watercraft, trailers, campers, recreational vehicles, and motor homes may sit on a residential lot. The rear yard and side yard are open to full placement; a unit may extend into the front yard, but no portion may come closer than three feet from the edge of the nearest sidewalk, or closer than ten feet from the front property line on a lot with no sidewalk, and no part of the unit may ever sit on the sidewalk or cross the property line.

The parking surface has to be built to the same standard as a driveway: asphalt, concrete, grasscrete, three-quarter-inch or larger gravel mix, pavers, permeable asphalt or concrete, rock, stone, turf block, or a combination, with gravel-type surfaces at least four inches deep, and the surface has to cover the full width and length of the parked unit. Section 13-8-14(C)(2) requires the RV, trailer, camper, boat, or motor home to be maintained and operable for its intended purpose while parked; a unit that cannot be driven or towed does not qualify for this yard exception.

Section 13-8-14(C)(3) caps overnight guest occupancy of a parked travel trailer, camper, RV, or motor home at 21 calendar days per year, and even then the unit must still meet all setback requirements. Separately, section 7-3-9 bars parking any recreational vehicle, trailer, boat, or similar conveyance on the public street outside an emergency, so the yard rules in 13-8-14 are the only lawful long-term option for RV and boat owners in West Jordan.