Jurisdiction and research scope
Andover’s home-storage rule keeps stored vehicles out of required front and corner side-street yards. Staying in one place longer than 48 hours normally requires a paved side or rear yard; vehicle-based ADUs are not allowed. This selected-rule checker does not replace property-specific zoning, traffic or permit review.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Andover RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Start with the residential storage route | Zoning Section 7-100C17 identifies motor vehicles, boats, trailers, unoccupied RVs and tiny houses on wheels as accessory uses when they belong to the occupant of a dwelling on the same zoning lot. This is not a general approval for a commercial storage yard, vacant lot or guest campsite. Confirm the actual zoning lot, dwelling, ownership and any site-specific approval before using this route. |
| Required front and corner side-street yards | Stored vehicles under this rule cannot occupy any part of a required front yard or the side-street yard of a corner lot. A paved driveway is not automatically outside the required yard. Locate the surveyed lot line, required setback and actual parking footprint rather than judging solely from the garage or curb. |
| More than 48 hours in the same place | When parked in the same location for longer than 48 hours at one time, the vehicle must be on a paved surface in the side or rear yard. Exactly 48 hours does not exceed that stated threshold, but the ownership and required-yard conditions still apply. The text does not establish that briefly moving a vehicle resets every applicable restriction. |
| The inoperable-vehicle exception is narrow | Section 7-100C17(c)(1) identifies an exception for a resident’s inoperable vehicle in a zoning lot’s driveway for up to 30 consecutive days. It is not a general 30-day RV-storage allowance, and other nuisance or property-maintenance rules can apply. The checker leaves a claimed exception unresolved for city review rather than granting clearance or ignoring it. |
Start with the residential storage route
Zoning Section 7-100C17 identifies motor vehicles, boats, trailers, unoccupied RVs and tiny houses on wheels as accessory uses when they belong to the occupant of a dwelling on the same zoning lot. This is not a general approval for a commercial storage yard, vacant lot or guest campsite. Confirm the actual zoning lot, dwelling, ownership and any site-specific approval before using this route.
Required front and corner side-street yards
Stored vehicles under this rule cannot occupy any part of a required front yard or the side-street yard of a corner lot. A paved driveway is not automatically outside the required yard. Locate the surveyed lot line, required setback and actual parking footprint rather than judging solely from the garage or curb.
More than 48 hours in the same place
When parked in the same location for longer than 48 hours at one time, the vehicle must be on a paved surface in the side or rear yard. Exactly 48 hours does not exceed that stated threshold, but the ownership and required-yard conditions still apply. The text does not establish that briefly moving a vehicle resets every applicable restriction.
The inoperable-vehicle exception is narrow
Section 7-100C17(c)(1) identifies an exception for a resident’s inoperable vehicle in a zoning lot’s driveway for up to 30 consecutive days. It is not a general 30-day RV-storage allowance, and other nuisance or property-maintenance rules can apply. The checker leaves a claimed exception unresolved for city review rather than granting clearance or ignoring it.
An RV is not an accessory dwelling unit
Section 7-101B expressly excludes vehicles of any type from use as ADUs. A plan to use an RV as an approved backyard ADU therefore conflicts with that selected provision. This does not by itself decide every temporary sleeping situation; the unoccupied storage route cannot be used as occupied-camping permission.
Disaster permissions need an actual decision
Under 7-102A2, during a disaster the Zoning Administrator may permit manufactured homes and RV campers temporarily in any zoning district for a stated period with appropriate conditions. This is discretionary, not an automatic emergency camping entitlement. An issued disaster or other site-specific approval must be checked against its actual location, dates, conditions and utility arrangements.
Street parking and hookups need separate checks
The selected home-storage rule does not authorize street parking, obstructions, occupied stays or water, electrical and sewer connections. The city’s traffic and property-maintenance rules remain separate. Use the city-linked UDM text for the storage questions and confirm any later amendments or property-specific approval.
Official text and scope
The official city UDM page links the manual containing these selected provisions. The city identifies its adoption on December 18, 2018, effective January 1, 2019, through Ordinance 1693. The current municipal-code site is a separate codification through Ordinance 1994, May 26, 2026; later official listed ordinances were checked for relevant changes. Parcel zoning and later amendments still need confirmation. This guide is limited to Andover, Kansas city limits, not another Andover or an outside-city mailing address.
Who to contact for your setup
Ask Andover city staff to verify city limits, parcel zoning, permits, actual site conditions and later amendments. Do not infer permission from an unknown result.
Use the Andover parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.
Official sources reviewed October 28, 2026
- Andover UDM: stored vehicles
Zoning 7-100C17: occupant ownership, required yards, more than 48 hours paved side/rear; inoperable driveway exception.
- Andover UDM: ADUs
7-101B: vehicles of any type excluded as ADUs.
- Andover UDM: temporary disaster use
7-102A2: discretionary stated-period disaster permission.
- Official Unified Development Manual page
Official link to operative manual.
- Official UDM adoption information
Adoption December 18, 2018; effective January 1, 2019.
- Andover later ordinance archive
Later official ordinances distinct from municipal code edition 1994.
A review date records when we checked these sources. The notes above explain any use of older code editions or limits on access to the full source; an address-specific city determination may still be required. Read our research method.
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