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RV and boat parking in El Segundo

Living in a habitable vehicle on private property is limited to 72 hours in any 30-day period, outside authorized mobile home parks.

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Key points

  • Habitable vehicles: Living in a habitable vehicle on private property is limited to 72 hours in any 30-day period, outside authorized mobile home parks.

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

What El Segundo's code says

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Where it may be parked
  • Allowed on any developed residential lot, or on public property or a right-of-way, subject to its parking restrictions.
    Applies: Applies to mobile homes, campers, house trailers and other habitable vehicles.
    § 15-15-8 · code text
    A. Parking of any mobile home, camper, house trailer or other habitable vehicle outside of an authorized mobile home park or licensed recreational vehicle parking facility is prohibited except that such vehicles may be parked on any public property or right-of-way subject to any applicable parking restrictions of this Code, or on any developed residential lot as long as the vehicle, if parked in a front yard, is parked on a nonporous surface pad adequate to accommodate the parked vehicle.
Front-yard parking
  • Allowed in a front yard only on a nonporous surface pad large enough for the vehicle.
    Applies: Applies to habitable vehicles on a developed residential lot.
    § 15-15-8 · code text
    A. Parking of any mobile home, camper, house trailer or other habitable vehicle outside of an authorized mobile home park or licensed recreational vehicle parking facility is prohibited except that such vehicles may be parked on any public property or right-of-way subject to any applicable parking restrictions of this Code, or on any developed residential lot as long as the vehicle, if parked in a front yard, is parked on a nonporous surface pad adequate to accommodate the parked vehicle.
Living in an RV
  • May be lived in for no more than 72 hours in any 30-day period.
    Applies: Applies to a habitable vehicle parked on private property, outside an authorized mobile home park.
    § 15-15-8 · code text
    B. A habitable vehicle parked on private property may be occupied for residential purposes for no longer than seventy two (72) hours (outside of an authorized mobile home park) within any thirty (30) day period.

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

Living in a habitable vehicle on private property is limited to 72 hours in any 30-day period, outside authorized mobile home parks.

General information, not legal advice.

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