RV and boat parking in Downey: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Downey Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

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Parking on the street	No more than 4 consecutive hours. Applies: Applies to oversized vehicles, including RVs, on any public street, alley, or highway, unless exempt. § 3182.5 · code text Unless otherwise exempted by this section, no person shall stop, stand, park, or leave standing any oversized vehicle (including any recreational vehicle) on any public street, alley, or highway within the City for a period exceeding four consecutive hours. No parking from 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Applies: Applies to oversized vehicles, including RVs, on public streets, alleys, highways, or city-owned parking lots or structures, unless exempt. § 3182.5 · code text Unless otherwise exempted by this section, no person shall stop, stand, park, or leave standing any oversized vehicle (including any recreational vehicle) on any public street, alley, or highway within the City – or in any parking lot or structure owned, controlled, or operated by the City during the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the succeeding day. Up to 24 consecutive hours. Applies: Applies to emergency parking on a public street or highway due to a mechanical breakdown or the driver's or owner's physical incapacity. § 3182.5 · code text Emergency parking may be allowed for 24 consecutive hours when an oversized vehicle is left parked on a public street or highway because of a mechanical breakdown or because of physical incapacity of the driver or owner. A temporary permit is valid for no more than 72 hours. Applies: Applies to an RV on a public street on the resident's block; no more than 15 permits per address per calendar year. § 3182.5 · code text No permit issued pursuant to this section for the temporary parking of a recreational vehicle on a public street shall be valid for a period exceeding 72 hours. A new permit cannot start within 24 hours after the last one for the same address expires. Applies: Applies to temporary RV street parking permits. § 3182.5 · code text No permit issued pursuant to this section for the temporary parking of a recreational vehicle on a public street shall be valid for any period of time within 24 hours of the expiration of another permit for the same address.
Living in an RV	Not allowed: no overnight camping, lodging or sleeping in the RV. Applies: Applies to an RV parked on a public street under a temporary parking permit. § 3182.5 · code text A statement under penalty of perjury that the recreational vehicle will not be used for overnight camping, lodging, sleeping, or other accommodation purposes while parked on the public street;

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Downey's code: Not allowed: no overnight camping, lodging or sleeping in the RV. (Applies to an RV parked on a public street under a temporary parking permit.) (§ 3182.5).

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