RV parking rules in Goddard

Goddard RV parking at a glance

Residential storage and trip preparation

Goddard generally keeps stored RVs out of front yards, requires six-foot side and rear setbacks, and limits outside storage to two RVs. Front-driveway and adjacent-street trip work have separate limits.

Side and rear yards

Section 6-100(B)(5) applies to storage on a residential lot by the occupant who owns the RV. Keep at least six feet from both side and rear lot lines. Any RVs beyond two must be enclosed. Side and front storage areas need paving or gravel; the RV clause does not impose that surface requirement on the rear yard.

Front-driveway exception

Loading, unloading or servicing can use the front driveway for no more than 15 days, at least six feet back from the property line. That is not permission for ordinary front-yard storage. Traffic hazards, public health, safety and aesthetics remain conditions.

Two street clocks—not one

The zoning clause allows servicing/loading/unloading on the adjacent public street for up to 48 hours, expressly referencing traffic rules. Section 14-302 separately restricts specified trucks, buses, tractor-trailers, trailers and semitrailers beyond two hours, with an active merchandise/goods-loading exception and traffic-control exceptions. Generic servicing does not automatically meet that loading exception; confirm the vehicle class and signs.

Storage is not camping

Public right-of-way RV storage is prohibited and cannot be waived through a legal nonconforming-use certificate. The residential living-use exception is temporary lodging only, no more than 15 days at one time. It does not approve ongoing residence or utility connections.

Vehicle and site checks

Confirm the local definition rather than assuming every camper or pickup is treated alike. The code includes recreational equipment but excludes conventional vans and pickups with or without slide-in campers/toppers and certain hauling trailers. Other accessory-use rules, district standards and private covenants can also restrict the site.

Current sources

Current through Ordinance 1055, adopted September 21, 2026; current zoning and traffic articles include the published amendments. Full operative zoning, definition, traffic and ordinance-history pages were read October 26, 2026. A checker result is not an individual City approval.

Who to contact for your setup

Ask Goddard to confirm the actual address, vehicle classification, applicable setbacks and approvals before relying on a limited storage or temporary-lodging route.

Use the Goddard parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.

Official sources reviewed October 26, 2026

• Goddard accessory-use rules §6-100

  Complete current residential RV clause and surrounding accessory-use conditions.

• Goddard current City Code

  Current through Ordinance 1055, adopted September 21, 2026; current zoning and traffic articles include the published amendments.

• Goddard ordinance history

  Publisher history checked with the current code snapshot.

• Goddard RV definitions

  Vehicle classification and exclusions; uncertain pickup/camper classifications require City confirmation.

• Goddard parking §14-302

  Separate two-hour street restriction for specified vehicle classes with active goods-loading and traffic-control exceptions.

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.