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RV and boat parking in Atwater

Atwater's own rules on RV and boat parking, with the code text for every value.

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

What Atwater's code says

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Where it may be parked
  • Fully inside a lawfully existing structure.
    Applies: Applies to trailers, campers and RVs in residential zones; otherwise only in a mobile home or travel trailer park.
    § 17.12.170 · code text
    Such facilities may be placed, kept or maintained wholly within a structure lawfully existing on the premises;
  • In the rear or side yard setbacks.
    Applies: Applies to trailers, campers and RVs in residential zones; corner-lot vision clearance still applies.
    § 17.12.170 · code text
    Such facilities may be placed within the rear or side yard setbacks.
  • In the front yard.
    Applies: Applies in residential zones; the vehicle may not overhang the sidewalk or extend into the City right-of-way or corner lot clearance area.
    § 17.12.170 · code text
    Such facilities may be placed within the front yard, provided the vehicle does not overhang the sidewalk or extend into the City right-of-way or the corner lot clearance area as specified in Section 17.12.120.
Size limit
  • Vans and pickups with camper shells no taller than 84 inches do not count as RVs.
    Applies: Applies to the RV parking rules in residential zones.
    § 17.12.170 · code text
    Vans or pickups with camper shells which do not exceed an overall height of 84 inches, or pickups without camper shells are not considered to be recreational vehicles.
Parking on the street
  • Up to 72 hours on the street.
    Applies: Applies only for loading, unloading, cleaning, or mowing the lawn.
    § 17.12.170 · code text
    Any recreational vehicle mentioned in this section may be parked in the street for a period of 72 hours for loading, unloading, cleaning, or mowing the lawn.
  • Visitors who do not live in Atwater are exempt from the RV rules for 72 hours.
    § 17.12.170 · code text
    Visitors who are not residents of the City of Atwater are exempt from the above for a period of 72 hours.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Atwater's code: Fully inside a lawfully existing structure. (Applies to trailers, campers and RVs in residential zones; otherwise only in a mobile home or travel trailer park.) (§ 17.12.170); Vans and pickups with camper shells no taller than 84 inches do not count as RVs. (Applies to the RV parking rules in residential zones.) (§ 17.12.170).

General information, not legal advice.

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