RV parking rules in Pembroke Pines

Pembroke Pines RV parking at a glance

Is it one RV total or one of each equipment class?

The code separately permits one RV, one boat and one utility trailer. A boat joined to its trailer is one unit; do not collapse the three classes or count the boat trailer twice. Read the official source.

What is the height limit?

An RV or utility trailer may be at most 10 feet from grade. A boat inclusive of its trailer may be at most 14 feet. Special-purpose vehicles and detached truck-mounted units need their own provisions. Read the official source.

When must I use a side or rear location?

Side/rear placement is required whenever possible. The stated impossibility test is encroachment on adjacent owners’ property, rather than personal preference or convenience. Read the official source.

When can I use the driveway?

Where side/rear parking is impossible under that test, the driveway fallback requires at least 7 feet from the front property line. The boundary is different from the curb or pavement edge. Read the official source.

Is there another front-setback fallback?

The further fallback calls for inability to use the compliant driveway route, parallel placement to the main structure and the entire equipment footprint on paving. Its internal cross-reference is imperfect, so get City confirmation. The swale remains excluded. Read the official source.

Can someone sleep in it or leave utilities connected?

Section155.615(J) groups accessory-building use, occupancy and utility connections in one sentence followed by a repair/maintenance necessity exception. Its precise scope needs City interpretation. With no such necessity claimed, ordinary sleeping or dwelling is prohibited. A claimed or uncertain exception stays unresolved; this guide grants no affirmative occupied-use exception. Read the official source.

What condition and paving rules remain?

Keep valid registration attached, wheels/tires mounted and the equipment movable. Confirm the general required-surface rule and the actual approved site conditions; do not infer that gravel automatically qualifies. Read the official source.

Who to contact for your setup

Ask the governing planning/code office to confirm the exact parcel, vehicle class, approved use and applicable exceptions. Official source and contact route.

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

Official sources reviewed October 20, 2026

• Current Section155.615 recreational equipment parking

  Full 2026S-61 current text read A-J;10/14ft classes,one each RV/boat/utility,sequential side/rear-driveway-front routes,7ftdriveway,no swale,registration/movable,no occupancy and utility necessity exception. History June18,2024.

• Current Section155.604 surface standards

  Full 2026S-61 text read; hard dustless smooth well-graded required parking/drive aisle/driveway surface. Additional definition/exception and exact site conditions separate.

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.