RV parking rules in Claremont

Claremont RV parking at a glance

Which vehicles and storage positions

Section 16.154.070A covers trailers and camper shells, disabled/unlicensed vehicles, motorhomes exceeding nine feet high, eight feet wide or 19 feet long, and pickup campers exceeding nine feet high, eight feet wide or 22 feet long. For more than 24 hours on residential property, use a garage or side/rear yard enclosed with nontransparent fencing, wall or continuous shrubs at least five feet high. The section also bars covered vehicles between the house and street without that screening. Section .050 excludes ordinary outside storage from front/street-side setbacks and requires screening from street view; do not assume front-yard screening alone resolves both sections.

Temporary residential parking

The Community Development Director may issue a temporary residential RV parking permit for no more than 14 days per dwelling unit per calendar year, consecutive or spread out. Do not assume issuance or treat the 24-hour threshold as waiving every other condition. Section .070D separately prohibits vehicles on landscaped or unpaved areas without the specified five-foot screening. Current licensing, safe condition, site approvals and other requirements remain relevant.

Streets, sleeping and special lots

Section 10.32.210 restricts street parking longer than one hour between 2 and 6 a.m. Police may grant an exemption for up to three nights per vehicle within a month per dwelling, or a longer written good-cause request. The general 72-hour cap does not override this. The Metrolink lot separately bars vehicles equipped with sleeping facilities from 2 to 6 a.m., subject to its own written-exemption provision. Neither a storage position nor a parking exemption establishes permission for sleeping or utility hookups.

Who to contact for your setup

Ask Claremont Planning or Code Enforcement to confirm jurisdiction, the actual parcel or road, vehicle classification, position, duration and intended use. Obtain the required road, building, electrical, plumbing or wastewater approvals before relying on a parking exception. Easements, HOA rules and leases remain separate. Start with the official rule or permit guidance.

Use the Claremont 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

• Claremont §16.154.070 and related storage standards

  Vehicle classes, 24-hour threshold, screening and temporary residential permits.

• Claremont Chapter 10.32

  Nighttime street exemption and separate parking-facility rules.

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.