Jurisdiction and research scope
For incorporated Draper, Utah. Official sources reviewed October 15, 2026. Ordinary residential parking is separate from campgrounds, approved special uses and private agreements.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Draper RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Street | Unhitched trailers prohibited in right-of-way; other motorhome/hitched-trailer street controls need confirmation; winter limits apply. |
| Driveway | Personal RVs must be behind the primary structure’s front wall plane; a paved front driveway alone is insufficient. |
| Yard | Compliant asphalt, concrete, brick, rock or permeable-paver area; designated development RV areas control where applicable. |
| Guest sleeping | Up to 20 days per calendar quarter in a maintained RV; greater time requires an issued extension. |
| Loading | Loading does not automatically bypass trailer restrictions; repairs and utility connections need separate review. |
For an address in Sandy, use Sandy’s guide rather than Draper’s front-wall or quarterly occupancy rules.
Can I leave an RV or trailer on a Draper street?
The published §9-25-050 prohibits trailers of any size in the right-of-way when they are not hitched to a pulling vehicle. It also prohibits parking on or over sidewalks and park strips. The residential standards do not allow permanent street parking. A hitched trailer or motorhome still needs the actual street and time restrictions checked; the checker does not manufacture a general 72-hour allowance.
Can an RV stay on my front driveway?
Under §9-25-050(G), personal RVs, motorhomes, boats and trailers in residential zones must be behind the primary structure’s front wall plane. A paved front driveway does not overcome that location requirement. Where a development has an approved common RV parking area, RV parking is limited to that designated area.
Can I use my own Draper RV pad if the development has common RV parking?
The published residential provision limits RV parking to the designated common RV area where the development has that approved arrangement. A private side pad should not be assumed to qualify just because it sits behind the home's front wall plane.
Ask Planning for the approved development plan and the condition governing RV placement. Identify whether your proposed space is part of the designated area, then check its construction and access separately. §9-25-050 and a private HOA rule are different sources of requirements; obtaining only an HOA answer does not establish the City-approved layout.
What surface and layout are required?
Section 9-25-080 allows the residential RV area to use asphalt, concrete, brick, rock or permeable pavers. Keep it free of weeds, loose dust and mud, and drain it to City standards. The section also has site-plan, access and a ten-foot right-of-way setback provision. Confirm how the complete standards and any approved site plan apply before building or enlarging a pad.
How long may someone occupy an RV on private property?
Section 9-27-035 allows up to 20 days per calendar quarter outside designated manufactured-housing or RV communities. The RV must be in good repair and regularly maintained. Count all occupancy in that calendar quarter; a different visitor does not make the vehicle’s prior days disappear.
The Community Development Director or designee may issue extra time for good cause, in increments no longer than 30 days. An application is not an issued extension. This checker uses the ordinary 20-day route and leaves extensions for individual review.
Do winter rules, loading or hookups change the answer?
The City’s winter guidance restricts highway vehicle and trailer parking from midnight to 6 a.m., or while snow is on the street, November 1–April 30. It states a residential-street exception where one side has full-length no-parking signage. Confirm the actual block before applying that exception. Loading does not automatically bypass the unhitched-trailer rule. Repairs and utility connections need separate approval checks.
What should I bring to Draper Planning?
Confirm incorporated Draper; a postal address or county boundary alone does not decide the municipal rule. Bring the parcel address, front wall plane, pad surface and drainage sketch, and any development RV-parking plan. For occupancy, list the entire quarter’s days and any issued extension. Use City Code and Enforcement for the governing sections. Status clarification, November 5, 2026: the October 6 minutes in the October 20 Council packet describe a resident’s public-comment request to allow driveway RV/trailer parking, not an established formal ordinance proposal. The October 20 recap reports approval of those minutes; the recap is not final minutes. No adopted RV placement change was verified. The published front-wall-plane requirement remains the basis of this guide.
Draper RV examples: a front driveway and the quarterly guest total
The RV fits on a paved front driveway
Paving does not remove the requirement to park behind the primary structure’s front wall plane. A development’s approved common RV area can also control where the unit belongs. Check the location rule before treating a large front drive as storage space.
Fourteen occupancy days have already been used this quarter
A further seven days would total 21, above the ordinary 20-day calendar-quarter route. A new visitor does not erase earlier occupancy, and extra time requires an actual issued extension. Read the occupancy and extension provisions. For a public street, hitching the trailer does not independently settle every parking restriction; an unhitched trailer has its own prohibition.
Who to contact for your setup
Bring the exact address, vehicle dimensions, parking sketch and dates to Draper Planning or Code Enforcement. Ask Parking Enforcement about the specific street block.
Use the Draper parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.
Official sources reviewed October 15, 2026
- Draper §9-25-050: residential parking location
Official 2026 S-15 full text; section includes Ordinance 1704 of February 17, 2026. Reviewed October 15, 2026.
- Draper §9-25-080: RV parking construction
Official City or municipal-code text reviewed October 15, 2026.
- Draper §9-27-035: occupied RVs
Official City or municipal-code text reviewed October 15, 2026.
- Draper City Snow Removal: winter parking
Current official City guidance reviewed October 15, 2026; includes an exception for residential streets with full-length no-parking signage on one side.
- Draper City Code and Enforcement
Official City or municipal-code text reviewed October 15, 2026.
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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