RV parking rules in Caldwell

Caldwell RV parking at a glance

Short visits on private property

The accessory-use provision allows camping trailers, tents and RVs for visitors or guests of the property owner for no more than 14 days within a six-month period. The unit must be on private property outside any right-of-way. Treat the time allowance as cumulative within the period, not a new allowance every visit.

Ongoing housing and construction

The section generally bars permanent dwelling use of accessory structures and RVs outside the specified routes. A property owner constructing the primary dwelling may receive Planning and Zoning permission to use an RV until the dwelling can be occupied, for no more than one year. Separate temporary-use standards and the actual approval remain relevant.

Setbacks, ADUs and storage

Accessory uses generally maintain ten feet from property lines in residential zones and five feet in nonresidential or mixed-use zones unless another rule applies. The code expressly prohibits using an RV as an ADU. These dwelling exceptions do not independently resolve unoccupied storage placement or public-street parking; confirm those uses and any historic-district conditions.

Who to contact for your setup

Ask Caldwell Planning, Zoning or Code Enforcement about the exact parcel, vehicle class, position, duration, intended use and any later amendments. Ask the road authority about public parking and the building, utility or health authority about connections and sanitation. HOA rules, leases, easements, private access and other applicable land authority remain separate.

Use the Caldwell 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

• Caldwell accessory uses and dwellings

  14 days in six months for guests; private-property/right-of-way condition; construction approval up to one year; general accessory-use setbacks; RVs not ADUs.

• Caldwell temporary-use standards

  Separate temporary housing and temporary-use provisions must be considered for construction/remodeling applications.

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.