Jurisdiction and research scope
Independent City of Colonial Heights, Virginia only, not Chesterfield County. Reviewed November 6, 2026. Publisher code edition dated May 14, 2026. Section 286-518.05 was added August 1, 2017 by Ordinance 16-29. The separately listed new laws reviewed concern other subjects.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Colonial Heights RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Driveway and yard | Front-yard RV placement prohibited. Three total; side/rear behind front line. |
| Street and loading | Separate §273-27 applies. No general loading period established here. |
| Sleeping and utilities | Dwelling prohibited; guest sleeping not affirmatively cleared. Not authorized by the storage rule. |
How many can be parked at home?
Section 286-518.05(C) counts recreational vehicles, recreational/utility trailers, boats and campers together: no more than three total in a residential district. The stated location is the side or rear yard behind the front line of the principal structure.
Is a front driveway different?
The section prohibits these vehicles in the front yard. It does not give a front-driveway storage exception or a general RV-loading period. The same section expressly adds to, rather than replaces, the public-street rules in §273-27; private-yard compliance is not street permission.
May the RV be a dwelling or office?
Section 286-518.04(A) prohibits RV dwelling or business use, with a specific temporary-office provision for qualifying itinerant merchants under the referenced sections. Ordinary residential storage is not that commercial approval. Brief guest sleeping and utility connections need separate determination.
Who to contact for your setup
Ask Colonial Heights zoning staff to confirm the parcel, district, vehicle class, planned duration and use, and any later ordinance or special approval. For public streets, ask the local traffic or police authority. HOA covenants, easements, leases, utility and health requirements remain separate.
Use the Colonial Heights 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
- Colonial Heights §§286-518.04–286-518.05
Publisher edition May 14, 2026; three-item cap, placement and dwelling/business rules.
- Colonial Heights new laws
Separate listed laws concern franchise, tax, personnel, salaries, solid waste and school-resource-officer funding.
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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