Jurisdiction and research scope
Village of Bath, New York only, not Bath town. Ordinary outdoor storage of one motorhome or travel trailer in a residential district, without other major recreational equipment. Rear, side and exceptional front placement only. Enclosed storage, imminent-use preparation, streets, camping, business sites, special approvals, overlays and nonconforming claims are outside this screen. No utility or occupancy permission is inferred.
Administrative screening of cited local provisions only. Not a permit, legal opinion, safety assurance or complete land-use approval.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Bath RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Driveway | Front storage needs the physical-impossibility exception and 12-foot public-feature clearance. |
| Yard | Rear first; side only without rear access and 12 feet from adjoining dwellings. |
| Street | Excluded. |
| Loading | Imminent-use preparation excluded. |
| Guest | No occupancy permission; ordinary-storage dwelling restriction applies. |
| Hookups | Ordinary-storage connections restricted. |
| Uncertainty | Village only. Companion equipment and enclosed storage excluded. |
Rear placement is the starting rule
Section 119-28 permits one motorhome or travel trailer under its outdoor placement rules. It also addresses a limited companion utility trailer, which this narrower one-RV screen excludes. Equipment normally belongs behind the structure.
Side and front locations require specific obstacles
Side placement requires no rear access and at least 12 feet from every part of an adjoining dwelling. Front placement requires lot or structure size, shape or character to make both rear and side compliance impossible, and at least 12 feet from the public roadway and any parallel public sidewalk.
Storage is not active use
For ordinary storage, the section bars service connections, listed gas-fuel use, cooking, dwelling and unrelated goods inside; equipment must remain operable. Its imminent-use-preparation qualification and enclosed-building provision are not evaluated here.
Who to contact for your setup
Confirm district, site conditions and current requirements with the relevant municipal zoning or code official before acting. Administrative screening of cited local provisions only. Not a permit, legal opinion, safety assurance or complete land-use approval.
Use the Bath parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.
Official sources reviewed November 7, 2026
- Village code §119-28
Full operative A–C, including placement exceptions and storage conditions.
- Village code index
Index reports legislation through June 15, 2025 and zero new laws.
- Official village website
Current 2026 official village notices; distinguishes the village from the town.
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 local-government determination may still be required. Read our research method.
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