Jurisdiction and research scope
City of Homer, Alaska, ordinary residential dwelling lots in RR, UR or RO districts. Public streets, RV parks, marine districts, employee housing, rentals, special development approvals and overlays are excluded.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Homer RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Storage | One stored RV, at least five feet from all property lines; RR/UR 36-foot cap, no equivalent cap stated in the cited RO storage clause. |
| Visitors | One RV for visitors to dwelling residents; 90 days per calendar year per lot; owner and any lessee approval. |
| Utilities | No direct municipal water or sewer hookup for visitor RV; other hookups not approved. |
Storage in RR, UR and RO
RR §21.12.020(k) and UR §21.14.020(i) permit accessory private storage of noncommercial equipment, including at most one RV, at least five feet from every property line in a safe and orderly manner. Those two districts limit stored equipment, boats and vehicles to 36 feet in length. RO §21.16.020(l) also limits stored RVs to one and requires five-foot separation, but does not contain that 36-foot cap. This guide restricts RO review to ordinary dwelling lots.
One visitor RV and the annual limit
Section 21.54.320 allows one RV per lot as an accessory to a dwelling for occasional accommodation of people visiting its residents. Total visitor use on the lot may not exceed 90 days per calendar year. The owner must approve it; on leased property, both owner and lessee must approve. Independent housing and commercial lodging are outside this exception.
Safe, self-contained and no direct municipal hookups
The visitor RV must be self-contained with a legally approved receptacle for liquid and semi-solid wastes, operable for its intended vehicle function, and parked without an unsafe condition such as tipping or rolling. Direct municipal water and sewer hookups are prohibited. This does not authorize any other utility installation.
Visitor use is not ordinary storage
An RV actually and lawfully accommodating visitors under §21.54.320 is not considered stored for the three cited district storage provisions. The checker does not impose the stored-RV 36-foot cap on an otherwise qualifying visitor RV. When visitor use stops, ordinary storage must be reviewed separately. Other district and parcel conditions remain applicable.
Who to contact for your setup
Administrative screening only. No RV-park, public-street, employee-housing, rental, overlay, emergency or hookup approval. Current official code and new-law list reviewed. Ordinance 26-37, adopted August 10, 2026, changes traffic-impact-analysis contracting under §21.76.020 and leaves the cited RV rules unchanged. Current zoning and special parcel approvals still require confirmation.
Use the Homer parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.
Official sources reviewed November 7, 2026
- Homer residential visitor RV provisions
Full §21.54.320 reviewed November 7, 2026.
- RR storage provision
§21.12.020(k).
- UR storage provision
§21.14.020(i).
- RO storage provision
§21.16.020(l).
- Current RV definition
Current definition has no obsolete 320-square-foot cap.
- Adopted laws awaiting codification
The title-wide 26-37 flag was resolved by reading the adopted amendment.
- Ordinance 26-37
Changes traffic impact analysis contracting, not the RV rules.
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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