Can I park an RV or boat at my home in La Quinta?

La Quinta's code: In a side or rear yard. (Applies to properties zoned RVL, RL or RM, with the required screening and paving.) (§ 9.60.130); A solid wall or fence 6 feet high. (RVs in a side or rear yard on properties zoned RVL, RL or RM. It screens the RV from neighbors and the public right-of-way.) (§ 9.60.130).

RV and boat parking in La Quinta: the local rules

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Where it may be parked	In a side or rear yard. Applies: Applies to properties zoned RVL, RL or RM, with the required screening and paving. § 9.60.130 · code text The recreational vehicle or parts thereof may be stored or parked in a side or rear yard provided that a lawfully installed and permanently maintained solid wall or fence six (6) feet in height screens such RV, or parts thereof from abutting property and from the public right-of-way. In front, side or rear yards. Applies: Homes in the RC zone. The area must be paved with concrete, asphalt, gravel or similar material the full width and length of the RV. § 9.60.130 · code text RVs may be parked or stored in the front, side, or rear yards of residential properties located in the RC zone; provided, that the area in which the RV is parked or stored is paved with concrete, asphalt, gravel, or similar materials, and must extend to the width and length of the RV. On a vacant lot right next to the owner's permanent home. Applies: The owner must own the vacant lot. Only the owner's RV may park there, on a suitable pad. § 9.60.130 · code text A property owner who owns a vacant lot immediately adjacent to their permanent place of residence, may park only their RV on said lot with appropriate pad.
Front-yard parking	Not allowed. Applies: Applies to the required front yard of properties zoned RVL, RL or RM. § 9.60.130 · code text No person shall store, park, or maintain any RV or parts thereof in any required front yard area of any property zoned RVL, RL, or RM.
Screening and surface	A solid wall or fence 6 feet high. Applies: RVs in a side or rear yard on properties zoned RVL, RL or RM. It screens the RV from neighbors and the public right-of-way. § 9.60.130 · code text The recreational vehicle or parts thereof may be stored or parked in a side or rear yard provided that a lawfully installed and permanently maintained solid wall or fence six (6) feet in height screens such RV, or parts thereof from abutting property and from the public right-of-way. Paved with concrete, asphalt, gravel or similar material, covering the full width and length of the RV. Applies: Applies to RVs parked or stored on residential property. § 9.60.130 · code text The area in which the RV is parked or stored, must be paved with concrete, asphalt, gravel, or similar materials, and must extend to the width and length of the RV.
Parking on the street	No more than 72 consecutive hours, and no more than 72 hours in total in any 7-day period. Applies: Applies to any public street location or combination of locations in the city. § 9.60.130 · code text No RV shall be parked, or stored, for more than seventy-two (72) consecutive hours or for a combined total exceeding seventy-two (72) hours during any seven (7)-day period, at any public street location or combination of public street locations within the city.
Living in an RV	Living in a legally parked RV is limited to 72 hours, and 72 hours total in any 7-day period. Applies: Applies at any location or combination of locations in the city. § 9.60.130 · code text Habitation of any RV legally parked or stored, is not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours or for a combined total exceeding seventy-two (72) hours during any seven (7)-day period, at any location or combination of locations within the city.

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