Anyone have problems parking their class B in their Driveway

I think it'll be hard to get a definitive answer since rules and regulations differ greatly across the nation, and Homeowners' Associations get to make up and arbitrarily enforce rules as they see fit.

Our CC&Rs state the RV must be on your property, behind a gate and "obscured" from view at street level. I grew a 14' tall hedge around my property and my Roadtrek is obscured, behind a gate and on my property.

Pat in Menifee, CA
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Here in San Bernardino Cali. They passed a law in 97 that rv's must be beside or behind the house. Mine is on my driveway 30' off the street. Inspector came by and told me I'd have to move it. I went down to code department and was told that since there has been an rv on that spot since 1968 ,it may be grandfathered in. City went bankrupt and since there is no money there are not enough meddling bureaucrats to shove their noses where they don't belong. The less money government has the more liberty we have.

In Milwaukee if it is parked off the street it is OK. I see MH parked off alleys for example. Cant park anything longer than 20' (IIRC) and cant remember how tall, but it must be registered as passenger vehicle. I do not see any RVs on the street at all, so they must be banned.

I did in Grosse Pointe Woods, MI. The city used to allow parking in 'permitted' places only hidden from view from the street; ie. behind a house. Then a new ordinance removed that option & all had to be removed. I had permission to park my B in my drive as they considered it a conversion van. When they passed the new ordinance I was given notice to remove my offensive vehicle in 10 days. I fought this for several years, going to every council meeting. getting new members elected, filing suit in court, & finally getting a variance to keep my B. It cost me about $1,000 and the city over $10,000, and 2 years of stress.

I really wanted to pursue the court case as I felt I could win & mI become like OH where the state supreme court ruled in favor of rv owners. But, I could not get anyone else to join me & did not want to pay the entire legal cost on my own.

No problem here on the NC coast. HOA only allows one week for RV parking in a driveway, but allows vans all the time.

How is your Sprinter Based RV licensed, passenger vehicle or RV?
That will make a difference. You will have to read your local ordinance to see it outlaws RV's in driveways.

Many municipalities have ordinances against parking RV's on the street or, limit the time they may be parked on the street.
I live in a small town and we are limited to 4 hours on the street.
However, I can and do, park our Southwind in the yard. That is not a problem.

Nope, I'm in town and I can get my 40' MH and Ford CC on one side of the drive leaving the other side open to get to the garage. Have even parked my tractor w/lowboy trailer hauling the below track rig in front of my house with now complaints from anyone. Ah yes, Alaska is great. I have heard of subdivisions in Texas that won't allow a pick up truck to be parked in the neighborhood. That surprised me where every good cowboy needs a truck.

Bill

I have parked in many driveways over the years, both beside houses and in front drive ways, in Canada and all over the US. Have only been questioned one time and it was is Spring Texas, Glenlock Farms. A person complained to the Home owners association, so it was not a city or town ordinance. I was actually parked in front of house, on the road at the time when they came by. If I stayed on the road they did not want us to stay in the MH. He was not sure if OK when I was in the driveway (a front drive). They had a ordinance that prevented high vehicles from being parked on the road or in "front" driveways over night. They also prevented RV's from parking for extended periods on the road or in front of the front line of the house. The Roadtrek must have been less than the height restriction because he just left when we said we would not sleep in it on the road. We did leave it on the road a few nights. Never heard anything more.

I would think it would be a very rare occasion, that you would be questioned almost anywhere, not that it couldn't happen.

That has been one of the deciding factors for us, that in 99% of all cases the unit is and has been treated as a normal full sized van.

trukeeper wrote:
Has anyone encountered problems with city ordinances when parking their Sprinter-based RV's in their driveways for extended periods of time? I know some Homes Associations will prohibit RV's from long term driveway parking, but never heard of any city ordinances that would prohibit it. My understanding is that Sprinter-based RV's are generally considered "passenger vans" and are treated as "standard Passenger vehicles" and treated no differently than any other car, SUV, or other van. Has anyone else had any experience dealing with their local jurisdictions regarding issues with parking of a Sprinter (or any other Class B) in their driveways?

I see a few in our area try it but get run off as they should. If you can see it it shouldn't be there. Only the cheap try to put a Class A-B-B+-C-SuperC- what ever. Rent a space or hide it some where, A day or three to vist is something different. I don't like to see it it I'm not driving it.