Racine County, WI Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed location
- Rear or side yard only
- Lot-line setback
- 6 feet minimum
- Covers
- Boats, trailers, ATVs, watercraft
- House setback
- None required
Summary
Boats, trailers, snowmobiles, and other recreational vehicles in Racine County must sit in the rear or side yard, at least six feet off the rear and side lot lines.
Recreational vehicles shall be parked in the rear or side yards only or in compliance with same setbacks allowed for accessory structures in subsections 20-1115(b)(1), (b)(2), and (b)(3). Recreational vehicles must maintain a minimum of a six-foot setback from the rear and side lot lines but are not restricted to a minimum setback to the principal structure. For the purpose of this section, recreational vehicles shall include boats and trailers, snowmobiles and their trailers, minibikes or trailbikes and their trailers, and unoccupied tent campers and travel trailers, all-terrain vehicles and personal watercraft and their trailers.
(d) No other vehicular equipment of a commercial or industrial nature, except as stated above, shall be parked or stored for more than two (2) consecutive hours and four (4) accumulated hours during any twenty-four-hour period on any lot in any zoning district except business and industrial districts or as permitted by conditional use in the A-2 district (also see section 20-1226).
(e) Outdoor parking of semi-tractors/trailers on commercial property (B-district), that is not a principal use (e.g., truck sales), an accessory use (e.g., delivery vehicles), or which has not been approved through the conditional use or site plan review process is prohibited.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 33).
Full Breakdown
Under Sec. 20-1009(c), recreational vehicles, a category the code defines broadly to include boats and trailers, snowmobiles, minibikes, unoccupied tent campers and travel trailers, ATVs, and personal watercraft, can't sit in the front yard. They belong in the rear or side yard only, matching the accessory-structure setbacks in Sec. 20-1115(b), with a minimum six-foot setback from the rear and side lot lines. There's no minimum setback requirement measured to the principal structure itself, so an RV can sit close to the house as long as it clears the lot-line setback.
Frequently Asked Questions
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