Jurisdiction and research scope
City of Austin, Minnesota only; not neighboring municipalities or unincorporated county territory. Current publisher 2025 S-21 §10.33 read November 6, 2026; section amended by Ordinance 695, September 7, 2021.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Austin RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Driveway / yard | One RV may use a side-yard parking area or driveway only when no reasonable rear-yard access exists. Up to two RVs may be temporarily stored in the rear yard for seven months of a calendar year, with required setbacks, registration and occupied principal residence. |
| Street / loading | This residential outside-parking section does not establish street parking permission. The storage definition is not an RV street-loading allowance; the separate two-hour pickup/delivery provision is not a camping exception. |
| Sleeping / utilities | Parked RVs may not be occupied. Separate utility hookups are prohibited for parked RVs. |
Rear-yard priority and seven months
Temporary storage covers unoccupied recreational vehicles for seven months in a calendar year and requires zoning setbacks. Up to two RVs may be temporarily stored in a rear yard. Where rear access is not reasonable, one may instead use a side-yard parking area or driveway. An alley serving the rear, or a parcel served by a street, road or alley at two locations, establishes reasonable access.
Residential site and surface conditions
Outside parking must be accessory to a permitted primary use, and the principal residential structure must be occupied. Vehicles generally belong to a licensed resident, with specified visitor, student, service and delivery exceptions. Registration is required where applicable. Surfaces normally are concrete, durable asphalt, brick or equally permanent load-bearing material. Grass or granular material may be used in a rear yard. Front-yard parking must be on a driveway or directly adjoining hard surface, retain required green space and comply with site-plan approval requirements; that general rule does not erase RV rear-access priority. A vehicle on a trailer counts as one.
No occupancy or hookups
A parked RV may not be occupied or have separate utility hookups. Storage permission therefore does not allow a guest to sleep inside or establish a residence. Boulevard parking is separately restricted. This guide does not turn the two-hour pickup/delivery exception into RV loading permission or authorize commercial storage, vacant-lot parking or enclosed-building uses.
Who to contact for your setup
Ask Austin Planning or Code Enforcement to confirm jurisdiction, the actual parcel or road, vehicle classification, position, duration and intended use. Obtain the required road, building, electrical, plumbing or wastewater approvals before relying on a parking exception. Easements, HOA rules and leases remain separate. Start with the official rule or permit guidance.
Use the Austin parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.
Official sources reviewed November 6, 2026
- Austin Code §10.33
Residential outside parking, temporary storage and occupancy.
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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