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RV and boat parking in Rancho Palos Verdes

Rancho Palos Verdes'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 Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Rancho Palos Verdes's code says

Rancho Palos Verdes code What Rancho Palos Verdes's code adds
Size limit
  • Vehicles over 22 feet long, 8 feet high, 7 feet wide, or 10,000+ pounds need a permit for street parking.
    Applies: Applies to oversized vehicles and trailers, including RVs, on any street or alley.
    § 10.36.020 · code text
    NO PARKING OF OVERSIZED VEHICLES/TRAILERS (EXCEEDING 22 FEET IN LENGTH; EIGHT FEET IN HEIGHT, OR SEVEN FEET IN WIDTH, OR HAVING A MANUFACTURER'S GROSS WEIGHT OF 10,000 POUNDS OR MORE) ON ANY STREET OR ALLEY WITHIN THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES WITHOUT A PERMIT.
Parking on the street
  • No more than 72 hours in a row.
    Applies: Applies to a permitted oversized vehicle at the location named in the permit.
    § 10.36.020 · code text
    Permitted oversized vehicles shall not remain parked at the location specified in the permit for longer than 72 consecutive hours.
  • No more than 6 nights in a calendar month.
    Applies: Applies to a permitted oversized vehicle parked overnight at the permit location.
    § 10.36.020 · code text
    No oversized vehicle shall be parked overnight at the location specified on the permit more than six nights during any calendar month.
  • It must be gone for 24 hours before parking overnight there again.
    Applies: Applies after 72 hours at the permit location.
    § 10.36.020 · code text
    the oversized vehicle shall have been absent from the location for a minimum period of 24 hours from the expiration of the last registration.
  • May stay on a street or alley for emergency repairs, such as a flat tire, if done within 6 hours.
    Applies: Any oversized vehicle; not for routine maintenance or major repairs.
    § 10.36.020 · code text
    provided all repairs are completed within six hours.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I park an RV or boat at my home in Rancho Palos Verdes?

Rancho Palos Verdes's code: Vehicles over 22 feet long, 8 feet high, 7 feet wide, or 10,000+ pounds need a permit for street parking. (Applies to oversized vehicles and trailers, including RVs, on any street or alley.) (§ 10.36.020).

General information, not legal advice.

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