Jurisdiction and research scope
Incorporated City of Cody, Wyoming only, not all Park County, Yellowstone National Park, or every Cody mailing address. This screen identifies selected restrictions and unresolved facts, not complete parking permission.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Cody RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Public street or alley | Generally 24 consecutive hours unless signs or a qualifying exception apply. Living has separate restrictions. |
| Specified downtown streets | Vehicles over 18 feet overall may not stand or park on the named segments. |
| Family visit on a city street | Vacation/temporary-living exception: at most two weeks per year, visiting family on abutting private property, with all other requirements. |
| Driveway or yard | No general storage approval established. Covered residential ADU standards exclude RVs; construction occupancy has its own permit route. |
| Construction RV on a residential lot | Owner/household permit route up to 12 months while building permit and construction remain active. |
How long can an unoccupied RV stay on a city street?
Section 6-4-1 generally prohibits a vehicle or trailer remaining on a public street or alley for more than 24 consecutive hours unless posted signs provide otherwise. It lists exceptions involving fully operative, licensed and registered vehicles belonging to the immediately abutting property owner, and vehicles with the express consent of the immediately abutting owner or occupant. The wording joins the numbered exceptions with “and”; ask the City how it applies to your circumstances rather than treating either fact as automatic permission. Signed two-hour areas operate 8:30 am–5:30 pm except Sundays and public holidays. Other signs can impose additional limits.
Can family visitors live or sleep in an RV on the street?
Section 6-3-1(A)(15) prohibits living in vehicles on public streets, alleys and municipal parking areas. Its narrow exception is for a licensed or registered vehicle used for vacation or temporary living on a city street, for no more than two weeks per year, while the occupants visit family living on the abutting private property. The exception is not stated for alleys or municipal lots. It also requires compliance with A1–A14, and it does not waive separate parking limits. The text says “per year” without defining a calendar or rolling year here; confirm the counting period. A short nap is not automatically classified as living by this guide.
Where are vehicles longer than 18 feet prohibited?
Section 6-3-2 prohibits standing or parking vehicles measuring more than 18 feet overall, with or without load, at any time on Sheridan Avenue between 11th and 15th Streets, and on 12th or 13th Streets between Beck and Sheridan Avenues. An exactly 18-foot vehicle does not exceed this particular threshold, but must satisfy all other applicable rules. This is a named-street restriction, not a citywide 18-foot size ban.
How much intersection and roadway clearance is needed?
Section 6-3-1(A)(14) bars RVs, trailers, buses and the other listed vehicles within 55 feet of an intersection or crosswalk, measured along the curbside from the streets’ projected intersection. The checker flags less than 55 feet and leaves the exact 55-foot boundary for City confirmation. Section 6-3-1(B) also requires every part of a vehicle and its load to stay at least 8 feet from the street centerline, preserving a 16-foot central travel space. Sidewalks, driveways, hydrants, crosswalks, painted red/yellow curbs and posted restrictions remain separate checks. The A-series provisions contain exceptions for avoiding traffic conflict and following law, police or traffic-control directions.
Can I store an RV in my driveway or yard?
The street provisions do not answer whether a particular driveway or yard may be used for RV storage. Confirm zoning, approved parking areas, access, any site-specific conditions and private covenants. This guide does not invent a general home-storage setback, duration or permission. For residential ADU uses subject to Chapter 8, §10-8-2(A) expressly excludes recreational vehicles from use as accessory dwelling units; storing an empty RV and creating another dwelling are different uses.
Can I live in an RV while building or remodeling?
For a residential use subject to Chapter 8, under §10-8-2(R), Community Development may authorize a residential lot owner and their household to live in an on-site RV while constructing or remodeling a residence on that property. The permit can last up to 12 months, only while a valid building permit remains in effect and construction is ongoing. Appropriate sewer, power and water provisions are required during occupancy. This is discretionary approval, not permission created by owning land or having a building permit. Section 10-8-1 applies the chapter to starred uses in the Residential Land Use Table and recognizes authorized variance modifications. Confirm applicability, any modification, the issued term, placement and approved utility arrangements before moving in.
Does registration, loading or an old draft change the answer?
On streets, alleys and municipal parking areas, §6-3-1(A)(13) bars vehicles that are unlicensed for operation or towing, inoperable, or unsafe to operate or tow. Calling a stay “loading” does not establish a blanket exception. A 2017 agenda proposed additional named-street restrictions in Ordinance 2017-15, but official proceedings removed that first-reading agenda item; the current §6-3-2 does not contain that proposal. Do not apply its draft 72-hour or 12-hour loading language as current law. The code consulted is 2026 S-13, through August 4, 2026; later legislation and exact-address conditions still need confirmation.
Who to contact for your setup
Contact Cody Administrative Services at (307) 527-7511 about the exact address, current ordinances and parking exceptions. Ask Community Development about construction RV approval and utilities.
Use the Cody parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.
Official sources reviewed October 25, 2026
- City of Cody: official municipal code
The City links American Legal Publishing as its currently codified code. Read October 25, 2026; contact Administrative Services about later legislation.
- Cody code edition and current-through date
2026 S-13, current through Ordinance 2026-15, passed August 4, 2026. Read October 25, 2026; this is not a guarantee that no later uncodified ordinance exists.
- §6-3-1: parking prohibitions and family visits
2026 S-13. Includes RV sight clearance, roadworthiness, public living and the city-street visiting-family exception; amendment history through Ordinance 2016-04, April 5, 2016.
- §6-3-2: long vehicles on downtown streets
2026 S-13. More-than-18-foot rule on the specified Sheridan Avenue, 12th Street and 13th Street segments. This section does not contain the historical proposed 2017-15 amendment.
- §6-4-1: street and alley parking time limits
2026 S-13; Ordinance 2014-22, January 20, 2015. Posted signs and abutting-property exceptions require separate attention; this is not RV living permission.
- §10-8-2: ADUs and temporary construction RVs
2026 S-13. Subsection A excludes RVs from ADUs; subsection R provides a discretionary construction/remodeling RV permit for the residential owner and household, up to 12 months.
- July 18, 2017 council agenda
Historical agenda only. Conduct-of-business item e proposed first reading of Ordinance 2017-15; the unsigned draft is not treated as adopted law.
- July 18, 2017 council proceedings
Historical official minutes state that conduct-of-business item e was deleted from the agenda unanimously. This reconciles the draft with the current section; it does not prove that every later proposal was never enacted.
- §10-8-1: residential standards applicability
2026 S-13; Ordinance 2017-02, March 7, 2017. Chapter 8 applies to starred Residential Land Use Table uses; variance/authorized modifications must be reviewed separately.
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.
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