RV and boat parking in Ridgecrest: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Ridgecrest 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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Where it may be parked	In all yard areas except the required front yard setback on any side yard next to a street. Applies: Applies to oversize vehicles, including RVs, campers and trailers, on private property. § 15-462 · code text Oversize vehicles may be parked or stored on private property in all yard areas except the required front yard setback on any side yard abutting a street right-of-way. On the apron between the driveway and the nearest side property line, in front of the setback. Applies: Trailers, campers and house cars; must not cross any property line; paved or graveled area kept free of trash and parts. § 15-462 · code text Semi-trailers, camp trailers, campers and/or house cars may be parked on the apron in front of a yard setback located between the driveway and the side property line closest to the driveway if:
Screening and surface	A paved or graveled surface. Applies: Applies to the apron parking area for trailers, campers and house cars. § 15-462 · code text The parking or storage area has a paved or graveled surface;
Size limit	Over 25 feet long, 7 feet wide or 7 feet high is oversize; buses, trucks, trailers and campers always count. Applies: House cars also count at any size. Oversize vehicles may not park in the required front yard setback on private property. § 15-461 · code text An oversize vehicle is any vehicle, motorized or non-motorized, that exceeds 25 feet in length, or exceeds seven feet in width, and/or exceeds seven feet in height.
Parking on the street	Not allowed on residential streets, except loading, unloading, service work on the block or emergency repairs, up to 72 hours. Applies: Vehicles over 25 feet long, and trailers or trucks over 90 inches wide, on residential streets. § 15-463 · code text or to perform repairs of an emergency nature on the motor vehicle itself, for a maximum of 72 consecutive hours.

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Ridgecrest's code: In all yard areas except the required front yard setback on any side yard next to a street. (Applies to oversize vehicles, including RVs, campers and trailers, on private property.) (§ 15-462); Over 25 feet long, 7 feet wide or 7 feet high is oversize; buses, trucks, trailers and campers always count. (House cars also count at any size. Oversize vehicles may not park in the required front yard setback on private property.) (§ 15-461).

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