Jurisdiction and research scope
Town of East Hampton, Suffolk County, for the precise Town facilities and Otis Road segment in §240-27.7 and Schedule XXIX. Montauk is not a separate municipal code. Do not apply this to Village of East Hampton or Sag Harbor village lots, or to county/state/private campgrounds. §240-27.7 added June 21, 2018 and amended October 15, 2020. Chapter 229 Article I adopted November 19, 1982. Sources read November 6, 2026; two listed 2026 laws awaiting incorporation concern Chapter 255 zoning, not the named-facility traffic branch.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Town of East Hampton RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Private property | Residential placement needs separate zoning and Chapter 174 assessment. |
| Yards | Chapter 229 recreational-trailer exception is not affirmative storage approval. |
| Street / facility | Specified Ditch Plains/Otis locations prohibit trailers; Amagansett lot overnight restriction. |
| Guest occupancy | Parking sticker or trailer-storage exception does not authorize camping. |
Where does the specific trailer prohibition apply?
Section 240-27.7 names Ditch Plains Beach Beach Parking Area, East Ditch Plains parking lot, and Otis Road as specifically described in Schedule XXIX (§240-79). The schedule identifies the former Coast Guard Station Town parking area and East Ditch Plains lot in Montauk; Otis Road covers both sides from the beach-end dead end to Deforest Road. Confirm the particular lot, since nearby lots and similarly named beach access areas are not interchangeable.
Can I leave a trailer in Amagansett overnight?
The same section prohibits overnight trailer parking at Amagansett Municipal Parking Lot. It supplies an exception only when otherwise permitted by a mobile food concession contract. Do not equate a beach, resident or other general parking permit with that contractual permission. Daytime absence from this prohibition does not establish daytime parking eligibility.
Does this specific rule include motorhomes?
For §240-27.7, a trailer is a structure designed for wheels that cannot move under its own power, normally connected to a cab or motorized unit for travel or hauling. Do not automatically treat a self-propelled motorhome as a trailer under this definition. It remains subject to the separate location-specific parking and camping rules.
Is there a separate residential trailer ban?
Chapter 229 generally prohibits residential-district trailer storage and uses 72 stationary hours as a presumption, but §229-3E expressly exempts boat, house, motorcycle, camping and other recreational trailers. That exception defeats a blanket claim that all travel trailers are banned after 72 hours. It does not itself approve residential storage, living, hookups or another land use; Chapter 174 and zoning may matter. This guide’s decisive checker branches address only the named public locations.
Who to contact for your setup
Ask Town of East Hampton staff to confirm the parcel or road authority, the vehicle classification, current approvals and any later laws. Use zoning/building staff for private land and traffic enforcement for roads. Check lease, deed and association restrictions separately. No storage result establishes beach, park, marina or campground permission.
Use the Town of East Hampton 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
- East Hampton §240-27.7
- East Hampton §240-79 Schedule XXIX
- East Hampton Chapter 229 definitions and exceptions
- East Hampton new laws
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.
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