RV parking rules in Centerville

Centerville RV parking at a glance

Can I park an RV on a Centerville street?

Camping vehicles, hauling trailers and boats may not remain on a highway for more than 24 continuous hours. The general vehicle ceiling is 48 hours, but it is not the relevant allowance for an RV. Section 14.06.040 also lists buses, trucks over 10,000 lb and similar conveyances under the shorter rule. A short stop must still meet the size, winter and curb restrictions below.

Does a motorhome or attached trailer get a longer street allowance?

A motorhome does not get the longer period merely because it is self-propelled. Nor does attaching a travel trailer create a new allowance. Record arrival and intended departure, measure the complete configuration and check the signs at the actual location. This review establishes no automatic reset from moving around the block.

Source: CMC 14.06.040.

When do the 18,000-pound or 40-foot thresholds restrict parking?

Section 14.06.040 prohibits parking a vehicle over 18,000 lb gross weight or over 40 ft total length within a residential zone or along a collector or arterial street, except while actually loading or unloading cargo. Either size threshold is enough; either location category is enough. It is not a two-hour grace period.

Include attached and tandem trailers and the load when measuring the configuration. Exactly 18,000 lb and exactly 40 ft do not exceed these particular thresholds, but the 24-hour camping-vehicle rule still applies. A 38-ft RV weighing 20,000 lb can trigger the restriction through weight. A lighter 42-ft towing combination can trigger it through length.

The exception requires actual loading or unloading. Preparing for a trip while the unit sits idle is not automatically the same activity. The separate winter and 24-hour rules remain. Confirm applicable truck-route restrictions as well; a parking answer does not approve the driving route.

The wording also says “within any residential zone.” Because its application to a private oversized RV setup needs City interpretation, do not treat the street discussion as an exemption for a driveway.

Should I use actual gross weight or GVWR for Centerville’s large-vehicle test?

The inspected §14.06.040 wording is total gross weight, loaded or unloaded; it does not say manufacturer's GVWR. Give the City the complete loaded configuration and ask what evidence establishes its weight. Do not substitute an empty-weight figure or a different city's rating-based test.

For example, being less than 40 feet long does not resolve the restriction if the complete setup weighs over 18,000 pounds. A short stay also does not create a grace period where the large-vehicle rule applies. The traffic chapter retains the actual-cargo-loading exception and separate winter and time controls.

What are the December 1–March 31 overnight limits?

From December 1 through March 31, midnight–6 a.m., vehicles may not be parked on streets or in the public right-of-way, subject to the stated emergency and authorization exceptions. This restriction applies during the stated hours even without snow. It differs from neighboring cities’ dates.

A Centerville resident may apply for exceptional all-night authorization where an emergency or unusual circumstances require it. The Police Chief decides whether to authorize it, for up to 72 hours. An application is not approval, and a winter authorization is not a blanket waiver of other parking rules or a new 72-hour RV storage allowance. Have Police confirm the exact vehicle, location, dates and scope.

Source: CMC 14.06.010–.020, amended by Ordinance 2023-07.

Can I keep an RV in my driveway or front yard?

In a residential zone, a boat, off-highway vehicle, trailer, snowmobile or recreational vehicle may not be parked in a front yard for longer than seven consecutive days. A driveway is a surface and access route; its front portion can still be in the legal front yard. Check the entire unit’s position rather than only where its wheels sit.

The seven-day provision is a ceiling, not a guarantee that every front-yard location is lawful for seven days. It does not approve parking over the sidewalk, removing required car spaces, converting landscaping to a pad, sleeping or hookups. The reviewed clause supplies no general reset procedure or annual guest allowance. The checker identifies a reported stay over seven days and otherwise sends the private layout for confirmation.

Source: CZC 12.52.070(f).

Can I use a side yard, backyard or gravel surface?

The inspected RV-specific clause is a front-yard time limit. It does not by itself establish unrestricted side-yard or backyard storage. Ask Planning to identify your zoning, any overlay or approved development plan, the legal yard, parking footprint, applicable screening and access conditions, and the rules for the proposed surface.

Chapter 12.52 requires continuing provision of required parking. Its parking-lot design rules call for asphalt, concrete or another all-weather surfacing material meeting City standards, dust and mud control, and drainage that does not cross a public sidewalk. Because the code has a specific parking-lot definition and development scope, this guide does not convert those provisions into a universal gravel ban or universal gravel permission for every single-home RV pad.

For a new or altered parking area, submit the actual layout to Planning before building it. Preserve required car parking, safe access and applicable landscaping. No whole-property RV count or universal private RV setback was established in this review.

What changes for condos and planned developments?

CZC 12.52.080(g) requires adequate accessible RV storage areas in multifamily and planned residential projects unless restrictive covenants or other means limit such parking. This is a project requirement, not a right to park an RV in any apartment space or common driveway.

Check the approved site plan, designated storage area and association or landlord rules. Covenants may limit RV parking even where municipal requirements are satisfied. The checker’s ordinary street route does not approve common-area storage.

What clearance, registration and repair rules remain?

At least 20 ft of roadway width must remain available for vehicle movement; do not block an abutting driveway. Hazardous or congested locations identified by signs or markings are restricted, and parking must not interfere with traffic flow. Designated fire lanes prohibit parking on public and private property.

Vehicles parked on streets or public property must be currently registered in accordance with State law. Street parking principally for greasing or repairs is prohibited except emergency repairs. The checker does not decide whether a particular breakdown qualifies for that exception. Ordinary maintenance should not be disguised as loading.

Source: CMC 14.06.030 and .060–.100.

Can guests sleep in the RV or connect utilities?

The 24-hour street and seven-day front-yard parking limits do not establish an overnight sleeping entitlement. This review has not verified an ordinary private RV guest-stay allowance, permission to live in a parked RV, or a general hookup approval. The checker returns a confirmation-needed result for these uses.

Explain the exact proposed use to Planning: who will stay, how many nights, whether it is paid, and the electricity, water and wastewater arrangements. The code distinguishes an RV from a dwelling and contains separate temporary-use and housing provisions; a definition alone is not authorization. An unoccupied storage result cannot be reused as a residential-use approval.

How do I check the actual address?

1. Confirm incorporated Centerville, Utah, rather than Bountiful, Farmington or another place named Centerville.
2. Use City Planning and Zoning to confirm the parcel’s zone, overlay and approved parking layout.
3. For a street stop, establish whether the road is in a residential zone or is a collector/arterial, and measure the full vehicle and trailer.
4. Provide dates, winter-hour overlap, intended loading, registration and remaining road width to Code Enforcement or Police.
5. For home parking, show the front/side/rear footprint, consecutive days, surface, access, required spaces and any occupied use. Ask about amendments after this review.

If a home or curb location cannot meet the requirements, use an appropriately approved storage facility and confirm its contract and access rules. A storage listing is not permission to camp there.

Who to contact for your setup

Contact Centerville Planning and Zoning for home-parking layouts, zoning and occupied use. Use Municipal Code Enforcement for parking enforcement questions and ask for Police regarding exceptional winter authorization. Supply the address, complete vehicle dimensions and weight, exact times, legal yard and intended use.

Use the Centerville parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.

Official sources reviewed October 13, 2026

• Centerville Traffic Code, chapter 14.06

  Official published text reviewed October 13, 2026; 24-hour camping-vehicle limit, size restrictions, winter amendment 2023-07 and roadway clearance.

• Centerville Zoning Code, chapter 12.52

  Official published text reviewed October 13, 2026; seven-day front-yard limit, required parking and project storage. Code includes 2026 amendments elsewhere; an exhaustive later-enactment check is not claimed.

• Centerville Planning and Zoning

  City contact route for parcel zoning, approved parking layout and unresolved private-property questions.

• Centerville Municipal Code Enforcement

  City enforcement contact route for local parking questions.

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.