Jurisdiction and research scope
Town of Johnston, Rhode Island only; not another municipality or a namesake jurisdiction. Current codified §§340-31–340-34 read November 6, 2026. No amendment date is printed beside §340-34; confirm recent and site-specific changes with the town.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Johnston RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Driveway / yard | Residential storage route covers equipment owned by the legal occupant. No front-yard storage; outdoor equipment must be safe/effective or restorable within six months. |
| Street / loading | This off-street chapter does not authorize public-street parking. No automatic loading exception or six-month parking entitlement follows from the condition rule. |
| Sleeping / utilities | No living, sleeping or housekeeping while parked or stored under the residential rule. Connections need separate review; unoccupied storage is not hookup permission. |
Resident-owned recreational equipment
Section 340-34 applies in residence districts to major recreational equipment owned by the legal occupant. It includes travel trailers, pickup campers or coaches, motorized dwellings, tent trailers, boats and boat trailers, but excludes mobile homes. A visiting friend’s RV should not automatically be treated as resident-owned storage.
No front-yard storage; six-month condition rule
Equipment may not be stored in any front yard. Outdoor storage requires safe and effective condition for its intended function, or the ability to restore that condition within six months. The six-month provision is an equipment-condition standard, not a blanket permission to camp or keep any vehicle anywhere for six months.
Sleeping, parking facilities and services
While parked or stored, the equipment may not be used for living, sleeping or housekeeping. Sections 340-31 and 340-32 contain separate parking-facility surface, screening, lighting and location requirements; establish which apply to the actual lot. Utilities, road parking and any temporary loading position need their own answer.
Who to contact for your setup
Ask Johnston Planning or Code Enforcement to confirm jurisdiction, the actual parcel or road, vehicle classification, position, duration and intended use. Obtain the required road, building, electrical, plumbing or wastewater approvals before relying on a parking exception. Easements, HOA rules and leases remain separate. Start with the official rule or permit guidance.
Use the Johnston 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
- Johnston Code §§340-31–340-34
Legal-occupant ownership, front-yard storage, six-month condition standard and no sleeping.
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 local-government determination may still be required. Read our research method.
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