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

Hollister's code: Beside or behind the home. (One boat of 30 feet or less; not at a duplex, apartment, motel or hotel.) (§ 10.20.080); One boat only, 30 feet or less in length. (Applies to a boat kept beside or behind a home, not a duplex, apartment, motel or hotel.) (§ 10.20.080).

RV and boat parking in Hollister: the local rules

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Where it may be parked	Beside or behind the home. Applies: One boat of 30 feet or less; not at a duplex, apartment, motel or hotel. § 10.20.080 · code text except one boat, 30 feet or less in length, may be parked, stored, left, kept or maintained in the rear or to the side of any residential unit, other than a duplex, apartment, motel or hotel, provided: Fully inside a garage that belongs to the home. Applies: One boat; not at a duplex, apartment, motel or hotel. § 10.20.080 · code text This section shall not be construed to prohibit parking, storing, leaving, keeping or maintaining of one boat completely within any garage appurtenant to any residential unit, other than a duplex, apartment, motel or hotel At least 18 inches from property lines and 3 feet from occupied buildings or buildings attached to them. Applies: Applies to a boat without an enclosed cabin kept beside or behind a home. § 10.20.080 · code text If such boat does not have an enclosed cabin, it is located at least 18 inches from any property line, at least three feet from any building used for human occupancy and at least three feet from any building attached to a building used for human occupancy; At least 4 feet from property lines and 5 feet from occupied buildings or buildings attached to them. Applies: Applies to a boat with an enclosed cabin kept beside or behind a home. § 10.20.080 · code text If such boat has an enclosed cabin, it is located at least four feet from any property line, at least five feet from any building used for human occupancy and at least five feet from any building attached to a building used for human occupancy.
Front-yard parking	Up to 7 days in the driveway. Applies: Temporary parking of a boat 30 feet or less; not at a duplex, apartment, motel or hotel. § 10.20.080 · code text nor to prohibit the temporary parking, storing, leaving, keeping or maintaining, for a period not in excess of seven days, any boat 30 feet or less in length in the driveway of any residential unit, other than a duplex, apartment, motel or hotel.
Size limit	One boat only, 30 feet or less in length. Applies: Applies to a boat kept beside or behind a home, not a duplex, apartment, motel or hotel. § 10.20.080 · code text except one boat, 30 feet or less in length, may be parked, stored, left, kept or maintained in the rear or to the side of any residential unit
Parking on the street	RVs and boats may not be parked or stored on any public right-of-way. Applies: Subject to another part of the city code. § 10.10.020 · code text No habitation or occupancy of the recreational vehicle or boat shall be allowed at any time that the recreational vehicle or boat is located on the public right-of-way except when a person is actively loading or unloading the recreational vehicle or boat.
Living in an RV	Not allowed: no living in or occupying the RV or boat. Applies: Applies on a public right-of-way, except while actively loading or unloading. § 10.10.020 · code text No habitation or occupancy of the recreational vehicle or boat shall be allowed at any time that the recreational vehicle or boat is located on the public right-of-way except when a person is actively loading or unloading the recreational vehicle or boat.

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