Whittier's zoning code bars storing or parking any boat or trailer in a required front or side yard on residential lots, and vehicles may only sit in a permitted driveway or parking facility. Recreational vehicles are expressly exempt from the city's one-commercial-vehicle-per-lot residential limit, but the all-night and 72-hour street rules still apply.
The City of Whittier regulates recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers mainly through its zoning code rather than a single dedicated 'RV ordinance.' Whittier Municipal Code Section 18.10.030(B) (Storage of Boats and/or Trailers) states: 'No person shall store or park any boat or trailer in any required front or side yard area on any R-zoned lot.' Section 18.10.030(A)(2) adds that no person shall park any vehicle, for any purpose, in any front or side yard area on an R-zoned lot except in a permitted driveway or parking facility. On the street, recreational vehicles are not singled out for a special ban, but they remain subject to the general rules: Section 10.16.140 prohibits parking longer than 30 minutes between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. where signs are posted (and a flat ban for vehicles 6,000 pounds or more), and Section 10.08.100(A) lets police remove any vehicle left on a street 72 or more consecutive hours. Importantly, the city's residential storage limit in Section 10.40.020(D)—which caps and restricts commercial vehicles on residential lots—expressly does 'not apply to passenger vehicles, pickup trucks, passenger or cargo vans, recreational vehicles or utility trailers,' so RVs themselves are not capped by that subsection.
A boat or trailer stored in a required front or side yard, or an RV/boat parked on an unimproved residential surface rather than a permitted driveway, is a zoning violation handled by code enforcement. On streets, an RV left over 72 hours can be cited and towed under 10.08.100(A), and RVs of 6,000 lbs or more are barred 2 a.m.-6 a.m. under 10.16.140(B). Confirm current penalties with the city's bail/penalty schedule.
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