Motorhome parked in driveway

You need to work with the City Council. Numbers, be it signatures or people at meetings makes things happen. Reach out to the national organizations as others have mentioned. If Council is adamant on doing something then work with them. Find a middle ground. Were I live we are allowed one properly licensed recreational vehicle visible from the street be it a boat, towable, drivable, trailered ATV and such.

We also have an ordnance restricting living in an RV parked on residential property that is zoned for single family homes or on city streets.

Be nice and do your homework when you day in front of the council comes. Don't point out others such as home owners with 10 cars at one home. Focus on the issue and stay on point.

Good Luck.

Cloud Dancer wrote:
I'm Ok with RVs and roach coaches(food trucks) to NOT be allowed to park in the street NOR front driveways. I'm Ok with with RVs allowed to be parked in the backyard if backyard has 6 ft perimeter fence. This helps to keep the neighborhood more appealing/attractive/valuable.

I agree, also. That is how our HOA is administered.

msmith1199 wrote:

Cloud Dancer wrote:
I'm Ok with RVs and roach coaches(food trucks) to NOT be allowed to park in the street NOR front driveways. I'm Ok with with RVs allowed to be parked in the backyard if backyard has 6 ft perimeter fence. This helps to keep the neighborhood more appealing/attractive/valuable.

Be careful, I was called a bigot for saying this same thing.

Well, if they are intolerant of me having a different opinion, then THEY are also a BIGOT.

Kayteg1 wrote:

But once you allow city to dictate what you can or can't do on your property, there is no end..

Can you find me one single incorporated City in California (and probably any city in the US) that doesn't have a big giant book of ordinances about what you can or can't do on your property? Every thing from RV's in the front yard, to broken down cars, to laundry lines, to trash, to weeds, to running business, to parking cars on the grass, and the list goes on and on.

If you want fewer rules, then don't live in a City, but even in the Country there will be rules. They just aren't as strictly enforced as most cities.

Cloud Dancer wrote:
I'm Ok with RVs and roach coaches(food trucks) to NOT be allowed to park in the street NOR front driveways. I'm Ok with with RVs allowed to be parked in the backyard if backyard has 6 ft perimeter fence. This helps to keep the neighborhood more appealing/attractive/valuable.

Be careful, I was called a bigot for saying this same thing.

OK... If the OP is still around and not scared off, They should find out all they can about what it proposed, and when it will be aired or voted on. Make a list and go through your town, stop at every residences that has a TT, 5er, MH, boat, or utility trailer, and give them the information that you have. Try to get them to attend the meeting and voice their views. As some others have mentioned, contact Good Sam for help also. You must do this quickly, or you will miss the change to stop it from happening. 90 percent of the people affected do not know what is going to happen. Good luck.

Kayteg1 wrote:

rgatijnet1 wrote:
The whole point of this post was NOT about any existing regulations by HOA's, city ordinances, etc. Naturally everyone knows about them when they move in and should accept them as the rules.
It was about a city that wants to CHANGE the RV ordinance after the fact, which should be fought as much as possible.

Yes, but how you fight it?
You go on city meeting and you have 10 RV owners v/s 100 like Mark.
With lack of universal codes any "commando" can force any rules they like.
Than when trailer in one neighborhood can be pride of ownership, in other neighborhood it is annoyment.
For me simply rule would be that if you want to impose some "cosmetic" laws, that should be jurisdiction of HOA. You don't want different vehicles on the street, buy in one of those.
But once you allow city to dictate what you can or can't do on your property, there is no end.
As we already pointed, it starts with ordinance forbidding RV on driveway, so far it went up to city ordinances forbidding solid fences and RV on side and back yards, unless you hide them by 75% (good luck with that) and we can only speculate what will be forced in the law tomorrow.

In my area all it took was one lawyer to go to the meeting and threaten a class action lawsuit to represent all owners with existing RV's that would be affected. The result was that all existing units were grandfathered in.

Kayteg1 wrote:

Yes, but how you fight it?
You go on city meeting and you have 10 RV owners v/s 100 like Mark.

You hire a professional (lawyer with experience dealing with the city in question) and share the cost.

But heading the problem off at the pass is often a much better solution. If you live in a clean neighborhood and someone starts parking a 40 year old converted school bus covered in mold and bird droppings in their front yard, TALK TO THEM before it gets out of hand.

rgatijnet1 wrote:
The whole point of this post was NOT about any existing regulations by HOA's, city ordinances, etc. Naturally everyone knows about them when they move in and should accept them as the rules.
It was about a city that wants to CHANGE the RV ordinance after the fact, which should be fought as much as possible.

Yes, but how you fight it?
You go on city meeting and you have 10 RV owners v/s 100 like Mark.
With lack of universal codes any "commando" can force any rules they like.
Than when trailer in one neighborhood can be pride of ownership, in other neighborhood it is annoyment.
For me simply rule would be that if you want to impose some "cosmetic" laws, that should be jurisdiction of HOA. You don't want different vehicles on the street, buy in one of those.
But once you allow city to dictate what you can or can't do on your property, there is no end.
As we already pointed, it starts with ordinance forbidding RV on driveway, so far it went up to city ordinances forbidding solid fences and RV on side and back yards, unless you hide them by 75% (good luck with that) and we can only speculate what will be forced in the law tomorrow.

More and more cities are limiting RV parking on personal property. Belonging to a chapter of Good Sam or other RV organization and showing up, in uniform at a City Hall hearing has proven effective many times, but not always. Always be sure you have a good spokesman at every City Council meeting when parking rights are being discussed. Many cities across the country have adopted policies that keep parked RVs off the street but they are allowed to park behind closed gates, in RV garages or well off public roads.
Many voices at the same meeting sharing concerns over changing laws have given relief to many.