RV parking rules in Clinton Charter Township

Clinton Charter Township RV parking at a glance

Home storage in R and RT districts

Outside a garage, RVs belong in a rear yard or nonrequired side yard, maintaining the required side setback. No more than two may be kept outside an enclosed building; equipment used together, such as a boat on its trailer, counts as one. After 48 hours the vehicle must be owned by and licensed or registered to the property occupant. It must be operable, insured, readily movable, in good repair and display current state-required registration.

Pads and the 48-hour loading exception

A storage pad must support the whole vehicle and prevent vegetation beneath it; concrete, asphalt, patio blocks, stone, gravel or similar materials are listed. Front and required side yards have a maximum 48-hour loading/unloading exception, provided driveway visibility is not obstructed. Public property, planting strips, sidewalks, rights-of-way and streets are generally prohibited storage positions, except loading/unloading as specified in that same clause. Other traffic and access restrictions still need confirmation.

No sleeping or fixed service connections

Stored or parked RVs cannot be used for living, sleeping or housekeeping and cannot have fixed electric, water, gas or sanitary-sewer connections. Temporary service connections are not automatically approved. Garage storage changes the yard rule and enclosed-building storage changes the outdoor count rule, but neither authorizes occupancy. Multiple-family developments may have a separately approved screened RV area, so do not assume the single-property route applies there.

Who to contact for your setup

Ask Clinton Charter Township 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 Clinton Charter Township 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

• Clinton Charter Township 1118.04, open storage of vehicles

  Current codified R/RT recreational-vehicle storage, public-property and loading 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 local-government determination may still be required. Read our research method.