Jurisdiction and research scope
Colby allows unoccupied residential RV storage on the vehicle owner’s own lot, subject to other ordinances. Front and side-yard storage must stay at least ten feet from a street right-of-way or sidewalk; the alley exception is narrow. This selected-rule checker does not replace property-specific zoning, traffic or permit review.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Colby RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Start with an unoccupied RV | Section 21-102(43) defines an RV as a portable dwelling designed for short-term occupancy, including travel trailers, campers and converted buses. Its residential storage provision applies to an unoccupied RV. It is not permission to sleep in a stored camper or turn it into a permanent dwelling. Confirm the vehicle’s legal category rather than borrowing mobile-home rules. |
| Use the vehicle owner’s own property | The storage provision requires the owner to store the RV on the owner’s own property. An invitation to use another person’s driveway does not establish that this owner-lot provision applies. The checker leaves ownership questions and other arrangements unresolved rather than treating a friendly invitation as zoning approval. |
| Measure the front and side yard carefully | An RV parked or stored in a front or side yard may not be within ten feet of any street right-of-way or sidewalk. Measure from the relevant boundaries, not simply from the paved travel lane. Exactly ten feet is not within ten feet, but meeting this distance alone does not satisfy every applicable ordinance. Ask the city to identify the right-of-way and the legal yard classification if either is uncertain. |
| Do not extend the alley exception | Section 21-102(43) says the ten-foot limitation does not apply to alleys. This does not erase a nearby street right-of-way or sidewalk boundary, and it is not permission to obstruct or park in an alley. A rear-yard location is not subject to the selected front/side-yard distance sentence, but still needs the remaining zoning and site checks. |
Start with an unoccupied RV
Section 21-102(43) defines an RV as a portable dwelling designed for short-term occupancy, including travel trailers, campers and converted buses. Its residential storage provision applies to an unoccupied RV. It is not permission to sleep in a stored camper or turn it into a permanent dwelling. Confirm the vehicle’s legal category rather than borrowing mobile-home rules.
Use the vehicle owner’s own property
The storage provision requires the owner to store the RV on the owner’s own property. An invitation to use another person’s driveway does not establish that this owner-lot provision applies. The checker leaves ownership questions and other arrangements unresolved rather than treating a friendly invitation as zoning approval.
Measure the front and side yard carefully
An RV parked or stored in a front or side yard may not be within ten feet of any street right-of-way or sidewalk. Measure from the relevant boundaries, not simply from the paved travel lane. Exactly ten feet is not within ten feet, but meeting this distance alone does not satisfy every applicable ordinance. Ask the city to identify the right-of-way and the legal yard classification if either is uncertain.
Do not extend the alley exception
Section 21-102(43) says the ten-foot limitation does not apply to alleys. This does not erase a nearby street right-of-way or sidewalk boundary, and it is not permission to obstruct or park in an alley. A rear-yard location is not subject to the selected front/side-yard distance sentence, but still needs the remaining zoning and site checks.
Street stops and loading are separate
The owner-lot storage language is not a public-street parking rule or a loading exemption. Public traffic restrictions, signs and the currently adopted traffic ordinance require separate review. Selecting loading, parking on the street or an uncertain location does not produce an approval in this checker.
Sleeping, utilities and later approvals
The selected provision is for unoccupied storage and does not grant sleeping, residence or utility-connection permission. Section 21-106 separately regulates mobile and tiny homes; its emergency-parking language is not automatically an RV exception. Confirm zoning, any applicable variance or site approval, private restrictions and utility requirements with the city before relying on a storage location.
Who to contact for your setup
Ask Colby city staff to verify city limits, parcel zoning, permits, actual site conditions and later amendments. Do not infer permission from an unknown result.
Use the Colby parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.
Official sources reviewed October 27, 2026
- RV storage and definitions
Ordinance 1691, adopted May 20, 2025, replaces 21-102; paragraph 43 retains the RV owner-lot and ten-foot rules.
- City-published zoning regulations
Section 21-102(43) corroborates the same selected RV storage wording; later amendments must be read separately.
- Current ordinance archive
Reviewed posted entries 1692–1710 for later scope; parcel rezonings and traffic adoption do not constitute blanket lot approval.
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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