Jurisdiction and research scope
Apple Valley’s published code limits outdoor RV/trailer counts by lot size and class, requires front placement on the established driveway, and sets Class II rear-storage setbacks. Confirm later changes with the City.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Apple Valley RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Count RVs separately from passenger cars | Section 155.373(C) allows at most two outdoor RVs/trailers on a lot smaller than one acre, with no more than one Class II. A lot exactly one acre or larger has a four-item maximum and screening conditions. A carried RV and its trailer count as one RV. The separate four-passenger-vehicle rule is not an RV allowance. |
| Confirm the vehicle class | Chapter 155 defines Class II using eight feet or greater in overall height or twenty-two feet or greater in overall length, with a forty-foot overall-length ceiling. The Class I RV wording needs care; this checker asks for confirmed classification instead of guessing. Longer or disputed vehicles need City review. |
| Front parking and rear storage | All RVs and trailers placed in front of the primary residence must be on the established driveway. For Class II rear-yard storage, check ten feet from an ordinary rear lot line or twenty feet from a street-side lot line. Meeting a distance does not clear other site requirements. |
| Surfaces, streets and sleeping are separate | Motorized and Class II vehicles have paved-surface requirements, with a City-approved pervious alternative stated in the code. This checker does not resolve that approval. Street parking, loading, repairs, utility connections and residence remain outside its result. The code has a separate nonpaying-guest sleeping exception, limited to one additional RV, seven consecutive days and fourteen days per calendar year, subject to placement rules; it is not evaluated here. |
Can I park an RV at home?
The published residential rule is conditional, not a blanket driveway permission. Confirm City of Apple Valley jurisdiction and the current parcel rules first. This checklist excludes planned developments, rezoned or uncertain parcels, special approvals and disputed exceptions.
Count RVs separately from passenger cars
Section 155.373(C) allows at most two outdoor RVs/trailers on a lot smaller than one acre, with no more than one Class II. A lot exactly one acre or larger has a four-item maximum and screening conditions. A carried RV and its trailer count as one RV. The separate four-passenger-vehicle rule is not an RV allowance.
Confirm the vehicle class
Chapter 155 defines Class II using eight feet or greater in overall height or twenty-two feet or greater in overall length, with a forty-foot overall-length ceiling. The Class I RV wording needs care; this checker asks for confirmed classification instead of guessing. Longer or disputed vehicles need City review.
Front parking and rear storage
All RVs and trailers placed in front of the primary residence must be on the established driveway. For Class II rear-yard storage, check ten feet from an ordinary rear lot line or twenty feet from a street-side lot line. Meeting a distance does not clear other site requirements.
Surfaces, streets and sleeping are separate
Motorized and Class II vehicles have paved-surface requirements, with a City-approved pervious alternative stated in the code. This checker does not resolve that approval. Street parking, loading, repairs, utility connections and residence remain outside its result. The code has a separate nonpaying-guest sleeping exception, limited to one additional RV, seven consecutive days and fourteen days per calendar year, subject to placement rules; it is not evaluated here.
Source edition and currentness limit
Reviewed October 31, 2026: the hosted 2025 S-21 edition states legislation through December 26, 2024. The linked later-law register returned ordinances 1141–1152; that is not a complete 2026 amendment audit. Two later planned-development amendments were read, but later-law coverage remains incomplete. Negative findings refer only to selected published rules, not a final legal determination. Ask the City for the current applicable text before relying on them.
Who to contact for your setup
Ask Apple Valley Code Enforcement to confirm the current parcel rules, vehicle classification and any exception. Call (952) 953-2570 or email code.enforcement@applevalleymn.gov. This checklist does not issue an approval.
Use the Apple Valley parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.
Official sources reviewed October 31, 2026
- Residential parking and storage: section 155.373
Selected count and placement restrictions; occupancy has a separate narrow guest exception.
- Zoning definitions: section 155.003
Vehicle classes, legal lot area and yard terminology.
- Apple Valley code edition
2025 S-21 through Ordinance 1140, December 26, 2024; not a complete 2026 currentness certification.
- Municipal code and later ordinances
Official link to hosted code and later-law register.
- Later-law register
Retrieved listing contains 1141–1152; later 2026 coverage not established.
- Apple Valley Code Enforcement
Confirm current zoning, exceptions and vehicle classification.
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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