RV and boat parking in Kerman: the local rules

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Where it may be parked	Required rear or side yard, at least 5 feet from rear line; not a corner lot's street side yard. Applies: RVs on residential lots; screened by a solid fence or hedge at least 7 feet high. § 17.28.080 · code text Recreational vehicles may be stored within a required rear or side yard subject to the following conditions:
Front-yard parking	No. Applies: Applies to the required front yard of any parcel in a residential zone. § 17.28.080 · code text Recreational vehicles, boats, and boat trailers shall not be stored within the required front yard of any parcel within a residential zone.
Screening and surface	A solid fence or hedge at least 7 feet high. Applies: Applies to RV storage areas in a required side or rear yard. § 17.28.080 · code text A solid fence or hedge at least seven feet in height shall be constructed to screen recreational vehicle storage areas located within a required side or rear yard.
Size limit	RVs over 12 feet high may not be parked or stored. Applies: Applies to residentially zoned parcels. § 17.28.080 · code text Recreational vehicles exceeding twelve feet in height shall not be parked or stored on a residentially zoned parcel.
Parking on the street	Vehicles may stay parked for less than 72 hours. Applies: Any vehicle, including RVs, boats and trailers, on public streets or lots; no one may stay inside between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. § 10.12.087 · code text No person who owns or has possession or control of a vehicle, including but not limited to a recreational vehicle, camper, fifth-wheel trailer, boat or trailer, shall park or leave the vehicle standing on a public street, way or any public parking facility within the city for a period of seventy-two hours or more Once moved, it may not be parked again within 1/2 mile for 48 hours. Applies: Applies to RVs, campers, boats and trailers on a public street. § 10.12.087 · code text shall not be reparked or returned to any location within one-half mile of the location where such recreational vehicle, camper, fifth-wheel trailer, boat or trailer was first parked sooner than forty-eight hours following the time that the recreational vehicle, boat or trailer is first moved.
Living in an RV	No. Applies: Unless a planning permit explicitly allows it; RVs may not be hooked to utilities for living or sleeping. § 17.28.080 · code text Recreational vehicles shall not be connected, either on a permanent or temporary basis, to any utility services, such as electrical (including extension cords), water, or sewer connections for the purposes of living or sleeping for any period of time, unless explicitly permitted by a planning permit.

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Kerman's code: Required rear or side yard, at least 5 feet from rear line; not a corner lot's street side yard. (RVs on residential lots; screened by a solid fence or hedge at least 7 feet high.) (§ 17.28.080); RVs over 12 feet high may not be parked or stored. (Applies to residentially zoned parcels.) (§ 17.28.080).

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