RV parking rules in Lindstrom

Lindstrom RV parking at a glance

How long can the RV stay on a public street?

The code prohibits RVs and recreational equipment in a street or public right-of-way for more than 24 consecutive hours. Winter restrictions apply separately through §71.04(A)(2), and a 24-hour ceiling is not a permit to camp or ignore a posted curb restriction.

Can I use the front driveway or street yard?

One ordinary RV/equipment item may occupy the street yard entirely on the equipment owner’s property, at least ten feet from roadway edge and five feet from the side lot line, without entering a pedestrian walkway. Measure the whole item, not only the wheels. A driveway label does not determine legal yard boundaries.

What changes in a side, corner or rear yard?

An interior side yard normally allows one item at least five feet from its side property line. Corner-side storage needs at least 30 feet from right-of-way. Rear storage needs five feet from side and rear lines and must avoid drainage/utility easements, alleys and other right-of-way. Riparian lots have an express alternative for a total of three items in the street or side yard meeting those setbacks.

Does my lot allow three or four pieces of equipment?

The code’s count text gives three for non-riparian lots and lots below half an acre, and four for riparian lots and lots above half an acre. Those formulations can overlap for some parcels and do not expressly settle every exactly-half-acre case. The checker uses the unambiguous small non-riparian route only; ask Planning to classify other lots. Indoor storage can exceed the outdoor count. Hand-carried and nonmotorized equipment such as canoes, kayaks and bicycles is exempted from these regulations.

Must the RV be operable and licensed?

An RV or equipment item lacking current legal license plates or inoperable must be in a completely enclosed building under paragraph(A). Do not assume a disabled trailer can use the ordinary outdoor route. The source’s equipment exemptions and any special approval still need the actual classification.

Can one extra RV visit while I load it?

One additional RV/equipment item may be on an improved driveway for loading, unloading or cleaning for no more than 72 hours. It must remain at least ten feet from roadway edge and not encroach on a pedestrian walkway. That is a specific additional-item/activity route, not a universal 72-hour storage or sleeping allowance.

Can I plug in water and electricity?

Paragraph(C)(7) provides an administrative permit from the Zoning Administrator for a water-and-electric connection for up to seven days, renewable once in a 12-month period. A proposed application is not an issued permit, and the paragraph does not itself establish sewage connection, guest sleeping or permanent living permission. Confirm exact dates and use before connecting.

Who to contact for your setup

Ask the responsible city authority to confirm the address, exact vehicle, parcel layout and any claimed permit. Start with the cited official source.

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

Official sources reviewed October 21, 2026

• Lindstrom §151.05.63 — Outdoor RV Parking and Storage

  Full section read in the 2025 S-34 publication, including amendments adopted January 20, 2022 and May 15, 2024. Equipment exemptions, riparian alternatives, yard placement, loading and the water/electric permit route were reviewed. Overlapping lot-count wording remains unresolved.

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.