RV and boat parking in San Clemente: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the San Clemente 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 a garage, carport or legal enclosure, or behind a fence or wall that fully hides it from the street. Applies: Boats, trailers and oversized vehicles on residential property; these spots are exempt from the 20-foot setback from the curb. § 17.64.080 · code text The boat, trailer, or oversized vehicle is parked in any area within a garage or carport or within a legal enclosure or behind a fence or wall which totally shields such boat, trailer, or oversized vehicle from view from the adjacent street; In the required driveway. Applies: Only self-powered, operable oversized vehicles; boats and trailers cannot park in required driveways. § 17.64.080 · code text The only oversized vehicles that shall be allowed to be parked in required driveways shall be oversized vehicles that are self-powered and operable. Boats and trailers shall not be parked in required driveways.
Screening and surface	A 6-foot-high fence, wall or hedge between the vehicle and the street-side property line. Applies: Boats, trailers and oversized vehicles outside the required driveway and visible from the street; the Director may allow 42 inches in some cases. § 17.64.080 · code text Fences, walls, and hedges provided for partial screening shall be six feet in height, unless granted an exception by the Community Development Director, as provided for in Subsection (G)(3) of this section. At least 50% opaque. Applies: Fences, walls or hedges used for partial screening. § 17.64.080 · code text Fences, walls, or hedges must be at least 50 percent opaque, as viewed from a line perpendicular to the fence, wall, or hedge. An all-weather surface. Applies: All parking spaces for boats, trailers and oversized vehicles. § 17.64.080 · code text Covered with an all-weather surface, as deemed appropriate by the City Planner; Keep the space clean, free of dust, mud and trash, and in good repair at all times. Applies: All parking spaces for boats, trailers and oversized vehicles. § 17.64.080 · code text Kept clean and free of dust, mud, and trash. Surfacing shall be maintained in a continuous state of good repair, as determined by the City Planner.

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San Clemente's code: In a garage, carport or legal enclosure, or behind a fence or wall that fully hides it from the street. (Boats, trailers and oversized vehicles on residential property; these spots are exempt from the 20-foot setback from the curb.) (§ 17.64.080); A 6-foot-high fence, wall or hedge between the vehicle and the street-side property line. (Boats, trailers and oversized vehicles outside the required driveway and visible from the street; the Director may allow 42 inches in some cases.) (§ 17.64.080).

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