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

Vallejo's code: In the driveway, an exterior or interior side yard, or the rear yard. (Residential property; side or rear yard only behind an opaque fence at least 6 feet tall; at most 2 RVs per lot.) (§ 16.508.11); Not allowed if over 2.5 tons dry weight, 36 feet long or 14 feet high, not counting rooftop equipment. (RVs, boats and trailers parked, stored or loaded in a residential zone.) (§ 16.508.11).

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Where it may be parked	In the driveway, an exterior or interior side yard, or the rear yard. Applies: Residential property; side or rear yard only behind an opaque fence at least 6 feet tall; at most 2 RVs per lot. § 16.508.11 · code text Permitted recreational vehicles may be parked, stored, or loaded on a residential property in a driveway, exterior or interior side yard, or rear yard in compliance with the following requirements:
Front-yard parking	Only short stays: loading or unloading up to 72 hours, or traveling visitors up to 1 week per 6 months. Applies: Residential property, outside the fenced side or rear yard; the vehicle may not block the driveway or garage. § 16.508.11 · code text Permitted recreational vehicles may be parked, stored, or loaded on a residential property in a driveway, exterior or interior side yard, or rear yard in compliance with the following requirements: Left side facing the home, at least 5 feet behind the sidewalk, or 10 feet from pavement if none. Applies: Applies to an RV in the driveway, for sight distance. § 16.508.11 · code text For sight distance purposes, in the driveway, a recreational vehicle shall be parked on the left side (facing the property) at a minimum distance of five feet from the back of the sidewalk, or if there is no sidewalk, no closer than ten feet from the edge of the pavement. At least 10 feet behind the sidewalk, or 15 feet from the pavement edge if there is no sidewalk. Applies: Applies to an RV on a parking pad next to the driveway. § 16.508.11 · code text On the parking pad adjacent to the driveway, a recreational vehicle may not be parked closer than ten feet from the back of the sidewalk or, if there is no sidewalk, fifteen feet from the edge of the pavement.
Screening and surface	An opaque fence at least 6 feet tall; optional lattice up to 1 foot high may be added on top. Applies: Applies to storage in a side or rear yard. § 16.508.11 · code text Within the exterior or interior side yard behind a legally constructed opaque fence not less than six feet tall. At the option of the property owner or occupant of the property, lattice not exceeding one foot in height may be affixed to the top of the fence; Use grass-crete, turf-block, a ribbon driveway or similar; not a standard slab driveway. Applies: Applies to new secondary driveways or parking pads. § 16.508.11 · code text Installation of new secondary driveways or parking pads shall be grass-crete, turf-block, a ribbon driveway, or other similar treatment, and shall not be a standard slab driveway.
Size limit	Not allowed if over 2.5 tons dry weight, 36 feet long or 14 feet high, not counting rooftop equipment. Applies: RVs, boats and trailers parked, stored or loaded in a residential zone. § 16.508.11 · code text No recreational vehicle, boat or trailer that exceeds 2.5 tons in dry weight, thirty-six feet in length or fourteen feet in height, not including rooftop equipment, shall be parked, stored or loaded in a residential zoning district.
Living in an RV	RVs may not be used as extra living space. Applies: Except as temporary living quarters during construction, with an approved temporary use permit. § 16.508.11 · code text Recreational vehicles shall not be used as additional living space except as temporary living quarters during construction subject to the approval of a temporary use permit pursuant to Chapter 16.339, Temporary Uses.

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