RV and boat parking in Gardena: the local rules

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

What Gardena's code says

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Parking on the street	No parking between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Applies: Applies to RVs on any public street, park, alley or public way, unless a valid RV or RV guest permit is shown. § 10.60.030 · code text It is unlawful for a person to park or leave standing any recreational vehicle on any public street, park, square, avenue, alley or public way in the city between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Up to 48 hours for emergency repairs. Applies: Applies to an RV left on the street after a mechanical breakdown. § 10.60.030 · code text Recreational vehicles parked or left standing as a result of a mechanical breakdown so as to allow the performance of emergency repairs on the vehicle for a period not to exceed forty-eight hours. RV guest permits last up to 2 weeks, with one more 1-week extension on request. Applies: Applies to overnight street parking of an out-of-town visitor's RV. § 10.60.050 · code text RV guest permits will be issued for a period not to exceed two weeks. At most 60 total days in any 12 months in a row. Applies: Applies to RV guest permits for one home address, no matter how many visitors. § 10.60.050 · code text No RV guest permit will be issued for a residential address for more than sixty total calendar days in any consecutive twelve-month period, regardless of the number of out-of-town visitors during that period of time.
Living in an RV	Not allowed; living in the RV is grounds to revoke the parking permit. Applies: Applies to an RV parked under an RV permit or RV guest permit. § 10.60.120 · code text There has been evidence that the recreational vehicle is being used for habitation.

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Gardena's code: Not allowed; living in the RV is grounds to revoke the parking permit. (Applies to an RV parked under an RV permit or RV guest permit.) (§ 10.60.120).

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