RV parking rules in Clinton

Clinton RV parking at a glance

Where can I store a personal camper or travel trailer?

Section 28.1.4(i) permits by right storage of travel trailers, campers, boats and trailered recreational vehicles for personal recreational use, not commercial use. Storage is not permitted in any front yard or within 5 feet of another lot line. The accessory use must serve an established permitted use and be on the same lot.

This is a specific storage provision. The separate as-of-right allowance for up to two trailers with beds under 12 feet in §28.1.4(b) is not a universal two-RV rule and should not be substituted for the camper provision.

Does the camper definition include a motorized camper?

Yes. Section 3.4.2 defines camper and camp trailer as a recreational vehicle equipped, designed or converted for temporary camping, recreational or vacation dwelling use and eligible for highway registration, licensing and insurance. It includes travel trailers, pickup campers, motorized campers and tent trailers. Confirm the classification of a unit no longer eligible for highway use.

Use legal lot lines and the Town’s determination of every front yard. A driveway or a fence is not an automatic exemption from the placement restriction.

Can guests occupy the camper for 14 days?

Section 28.1.4(i)(1) says a travel trailer/camper vehicle may not be occupied as an accessory use for more than 14 days in one calendar year. Count prior occupancy during the year, not only the current visit. The wording supplies a ceiling; it does not establish that every shorter stay, rental, hookup or site is lawful.

Confirm the accessory-use arrangement, other applicable regulations and required approvals before occupancy. The storage rule cannot be used to establish an ongoing dwelling.

Are construction or mobile-home permits a different route?

Section 29.6 governs mobile-home/trailer use separately. Its temporary permit for owner-and-immediate-family living quarters requires a valid building permit for residence construction and excludes mapped 100- and 500-year floodplains. The unit must be removed within 30 days after construction completion, upon issuance of the residence’s certificate of occupancy, or six months after the temporary permit, whichever occurs first.

The Zoning Enforcement Officer may extend the temporary permit once for no more than six months; further extensions go to the Commission, and continuous construction is required. The construction office/tool-shop/storage-shed permit does not allow sleeping. Existing lawful trailer parks have their own certificate and health conditions. None of these is an automatic exception for an ordinary guest camper.

Who to contact for your setup

Ask Town of Clinton land-use staff about the exact parcel, vehicle classification, current amendments and required approvals. Ask police about street restrictions. Check lease, HOA and deed restrictions separately.

Use the Clinton 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 §28 accessory uses

  Personal camper storage and the annual accessory-occupancy ceiling.

• Clinton current definitions

  Camper, accessory use, lot lines and mobile/trailer distinctions.

• Clinton §29 mobile homes and trailers

  Separate existing-park and temporary-construction permit conditions.

• Clinton amendment list through July 10, 2026

  Edition and subsequent amendment context.

• Clinton official regulations entry

  Official current section links.

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 town determination may still be required. Read our research method.