RV parking rules in Centerville City (Montgomery / Greene)

Centerville City (Montgomery / Greene) RV parking at a glance

Where can a Centerville resident store an RV?

UDO §9.29(B)(2)(c) permits a maximum of one outdoor RV per dwelling unit, at most 8 feet wide, 12 feet high and 30 feet long. The ordinary location is the side yard, at least five feet from a side lot line, on a hard paved surface with required screening. Front and rear yard RV parking are prohibited except as provided in §9.29(B).

Property Maintenance §302.9 describes permanent parking on a hard surface connected to the main driveway at the side of the residence. Gravel and grass do not qualify. The city instructs owners to register RVs with Zoning & Code Enforcement; registration alone does not approve a parking position.

Does a fence satisfy the screening rule?

Table 9.6 specifies a five-foot buffer for side-yard RVs. For each 30 linear feet abutting a single-family use, it lists two understory trees, two shrubs and three evergreens/conifers; the nonresidential-abutment row lists two shrubs and three evergreens/conifers. A resident may apply for a zoning certificate to substitute a fence for any or all required landscaping if its size and mass provide equivalent or greater buffering. Have the city approve the screening design instead of assuming any fence suffices.

Section 3.13(H)(5) restricts nonconforming RV uses, including loss following more than six months of discontinuance, replacement, a complete ownership change or the stated 18-month sunset. Do not assume an old RV pad is permanently grandfathered.

How do loading and visitor time limits differ?

The front-yard exception permits one noncommercial vehicle for loading/unloading no more than three days in any seven-day period beginning on its first day on the property. Separately, a visitor’s RV may be in the driveway for up to seven days in any six-month period beginning on its first day there.

Section 302.9 also states the three-days-per-seven loading limit. Ask the city how the visitor allowance and the general size/screening requirements apply together. A small self-propelled vehicle may have a separate front-yard classification under §9.29(B)(2)(b), with 8-foot height/width and 22-foot length limits; do not silently apply that route to a larger motorhome or towable.

Can guests sleep in the driveway RV?

No vehicle may be used for living, sleeping, housekeeping or commercial purposes when parked on a residential lot, or in any location not approved for that use. The seven-day visitor allowance is for parking, not guest lodging. The cited parking provisions do not establish a utility-connection approval.

Do these limits apply to streets?

The three-day and seven-day exceptions govern residential premises and driveways. They do not establish street-parking permission. Obtain a separate answer for the exact public street and vehicle.

Who to contact for your setup

Ask Centerville zoning staff to confirm the municipal boundary, parcel district, legal yard and right-of-way lines, vehicle classification, approvals and later ordinances. Give the complete vehicle dimensions, position, intended activity and timing. Ask traffic enforcement about a public street. HOA, lease and deed restrictions apply separately.

Use the Centerville City (Montgomery / Greene) 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

• Centerville UDO §9.29

• Screening table 9.6 and §9.25

• Nonconforming RV uses, §3.13(H)(5)

• Property Maintenance §302.9 in §1480.02

• City RV registration guidance

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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.