San Diego Passes RV Parking Ban

steveh27 wrote:
At least they didn't ban parking in your own driveway like my city did. I had to fight at council, and filed a court case to get a variance for my B, 19.5 feet long, to park in my drive.

Growing up my next door neighbor dumped his black tank during the day while all of us kids were playing in the street. Each time everyone had to shovel his sh&t out of the gutter in front of their homes. Despite complaints, the city and police never did a thing.

Our present city technically has limits worse than San Diego. We are only allowed to park on a street for loading and unloading:

No person shall abandon, park, store, leave, keep or maintain, or permit to be abandoned, parked, stored, left, kept or maintained, any recreational vehicle or boat upon any public right-of-way. No habitation or occupancy of the recreational vehicle or boat shall be allowed at any time that the recreational vehicle or boat is located on the public right-of-way except when a person is actively loading or unloading the recreational vehicle or boat. (Ord. 1091 § 2, 2012)


Worse than that, some folks can't even keep their RVs in their driveway. Even those that can are only allowed to do so for 14 days a year. And don't even think about letting someone sleep in it in your front yard.

A. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the parking or storage of a recreational vehicle or boat on any private property in a garage or structure that fully encloses the recreational vehicle or boat. For purposes of this section, “fully encloses” means that the garage or structure provides coverage of the recreational vehicle or boat on all four sides so that no part of the recreational vehicle or boat can be seen outside of the garage or structure.

B. The recreational vehicle or boat shall not be used for human habitation or occupancy at any time that it is located on private property as permitted herein.

C. Except as provided herein, no person shall abandon, park, store, leave, keep or maintain, or permit to be abandoned, parked, stored, left, kept or maintained, any boat or recreational vehicle on private property.

D. One recreational vehicle and one boat may be parked, stored, left, kept, or maintained at a single-family residence if the recreational vehicle and the boat comply with all of the following conditions:

1. The recreational vehicle and the boat are each thirty (30) feet or less in length, less than twelve (12) feet in height, and less than eight feet in width;

2. The recreational vehicle and the boat are located in the legally permitted rear yard or the legally permitted side yard pursuant to Chapter 17 of the Hollister Municipal Code;

3. If the recreational vehicle or boat is less than eight feet in height, it must be located at least eighteen (18) inches from any property line, at least five feet from any building used for human occupancy and at least five feet from any building overhang attached to a building used for human occupancy;

4. If the recreational vehicle or boat is more than eight feet but less than twelve (12) feet in height, it must be located at least five feet from any property line, at least five feet from any building used for human occupancy and at least five feet from any building overhang attached to a building used for human occupancy;

5. The recreational vehicle or the boat may be parked, stored, left, kept or maintained in the driveway for a total of fourteen (14) days in each year. The vehicle or boat may not extend into the sidewalk or public right-of-way. (Ord. 1091 § 2, 2012)