RV parking rules in Town of Huntington

Town of Huntington RV parking at a glance

Where may a long RV be stored?

Section 198-76B prohibits a boat, trailer, house coach or mobile home over 15 feet in overall length in the area between the street right-of-way and the main building’s front line projected to the side lot lines on a residential lot. A front driveway or screening does not remove that positional restriction. Exactly 15 feet does not meet the over-15-foot threshold, but other rules still apply.

Why might a motorhome need authorization?

Section 198-76A requires proper municipal authorization or a Zoning Board grant for commercial vehicles or construction equipment on residential property, and its listed categories expressly include a house coach as defined by state Vehicle and Traffic Law. Subsection D separately requires authorization for a vehicle using six or more wheels unless the Public Safety Director or designee determines that the vehicle is used for noncommercial purposes. Do not assume personal plates or your own statement of recreational use substitutes for that determination. Subsection C bars maintaining a boat, trailer, house coach or mobile home in a manner hazardous to children.

When is a house coach barred on a town road?

Section TC5-2 prohibits parking or leaving the listed vehicles unattended on town roads between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. and all day Sunday. Its list expressly includes a house coach as defined by state Vehicle and Traffic Law §119. The separate delivery and necessary-service exception in TC5-1 applies to its truck route exclusions, not automatically to TC5-2 parking. The overnight prohibition does not grant daytime parking. State §119 covers a vehicle powered internally or through a connected power source that is or can be used as a temporary or permanent abode; it treats self-powered coaches as motor vehicles and towed coaches as trailers.

What remains to confirm?

Get the Town’s classification of the actual unit and any required written authorization, particularly for motorhomes with six wheels. The Town’s short storage FAQ, dated November 17, 2011, mentions the front-line rule but does not replace all four subsections of §198-76. Neither storage placement nor a vehicle classification gives permission to sleep, connect utilities or use a beach or park.

Who to contact for your setup

Ask Town of Huntington 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 Huntington 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

• Huntington §198-76, all subsections

• Huntington TC5-1 and TC5-2

• Huntington traffic definitions

• State house coach definition, VTL §119

• Huntington new laws

• New York Town Law §261: town zoning territory

  Zoning power applies outside incorporated villages and cities; this does not determine every traffic or other town law.

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.