RV parking rules in Bristol

Bristol RV parking at a glance

At an existing home

Section 350-25 allows one stored RV at the side or rear of a residential structure. Its residential parking provision has a 120-day calendar-year ceiling, prohibits charging a fee, and bars the dwelling owner/occupant from living in the RV.

Bristol adopted RV provisions

Vacant land is separate

The town permit route covers one tent, RV or pop-up for up to 90 days per calendar year. It is not an automatic right to move onto vacant land.

Bristol adopted RV provisions

Confirm placement

The front-yard rule has a driveway parking exception, but that does not resolve its interaction with the RV side/rear storage requirement. Ask the town about the exact proposal; this screen does not approve driveway storage.

Bristol adopted RV provisions

Who to contact for your setup

Confirm the exact address and proposal with the local planning or police office. This limited administrative screening is not a permit or complete legal approval. No guest-stay, utility, parcel or driveway approval. Code listed zero new laws at retrieval; later changes remain possible.

Use the Bristol 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

• Bristol adopted RV provisions

  Full official/adopted source text reviewed 2026-11-07.

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.