RV parking rules in Perinton

Perinton RV parking at a glance

Does the Town rule govern this Fairport-area address?

Confirm the actual government and code with the Town’s Building and Codes Department. The Village of Fairport has its own storage and zoning provisions, including a 2026 update directing RV storage to its zoning code. This guide does not transfer Town Chapter 201 to a village address merely because it is in the same postal area.

Chapter 201’s RV definition includes trailers used to haul listed recreational equipment. That does not place every ordinary cargo or business trailer in the recreational category; confirm the actual use before applying the RV route.

What can be stored on the ordinary driveway?

Section 201-4(B) permits one RV less than nine feet in height and less than 20 feet in length on the driveway, no closer than 20 feet from the public street. Exactly nine feet high or exactly 20 feet long does not satisfy those strict size comparisons. Other front-yard storage is excluded from this ordinary route. The driveway definition requires the identified hard-surface access/parking area.

Use the code’s actual measurements: height runs from the ground to the top as stored. A camper/RV is measured bumper to bumper; a camper or utility trailer is measured front to rear excluding its tongue. A boat is measured bow to stern, and its trailer from the rear to the bow support, excluding the tongue. Do not silently substitute the complete towing combination or a manufacturer’s nominal size.

What changes in a side or rear yard?

The unit must be parallel to and adjacent to the structure. Length may not exceed the adjacent structure’s dimension plus six feet, or 35 feet, whichever is less. Screening is either a six-foot solid fence or evergreen planting installed at least four feet high and allowed to grow and be maintained at a minimum eight feet. Side storage needs at least four feet from the property line; rear storage must meet applicable setbacks.

How do the two-unit count and larger-lot options work?

The ordinary outdoor maximum on a lot with a dwelling is two recreational vehicles. Only one may be at least nine feet high or 20 feet long, and ordinary stored units must be owned or leased by the owner or tenant. Lots of five acres or more have a separately worded rear-yard option affecting two larger units and nonowner equipment. This checker sends that larger-lot route to the Town instead of silently applying the small-lot conditions.

Does the nine-day storage definition grant interim parking?

No. The definition treats licensed-vehicle parking for more than nine consecutive days as storage, without resetting for incidental moves; unlicensed parking has its own treatment. That definition is not a universal free nine-day stay. Section 201-4(F) has a limited unlicensed-storage exception of no more than six months under the placement/count provisions. No vehicle may be parked or stored on privately owned vacant residential property.

Section 201-4(A) separately prohibits outdoor RV storage on public property and outdoor public parking beyond 24 hours. The ordinary traffic and access provisions remain separate; neither the private storage definition nor this public clock approves guest accommodation.

Can a visitor sleep in the RV?

Section 201-4(G) ordinarily prohibits residential use of a camper/RV, camper trailer or boat, but permits visitors with such vehicles to sleep in them for no more than nine days. The Town may issue a visitor permit for a period not exceeding 16 days. Review the actual permit and lawful parking arrangement; do not convert the storage definition or a permit application into automatic visitor approval.

Can a permit or hookup change the answer?

The Zoning Board of Appeals may grant specific placement/count relief under 201-4(H), and the Director’s visitor permit has a different occupied-stay scope. Their actual issued conditions matter. The storage and visitor provisions do not independently authorize water, sewer or electrical work, and they do not preempt existing tract restrictions or restrictive covenants.

Who to contact for your setup

For Town-code applicability, storage placement or the visitor-permit question, contact Perinton’s Building and Codes Department at 585-223-0770. Give the actual parcel location rather than only its Fairport mailing address, RV measurements, storage sketch and visitor dates. Ask which government and approval route apply; this inquiry does not extend a stay or authorize utility connections.

Use the official source links to ask the governing municipality about the exact address, vehicle classification, complete stay times and lawful footprint. Bring a sketch, measurements and any issued approvals; retain the written answer.

Use the Perinton 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

• Perinton Chapter 201 — definitions, storage, visitors and vacant lots

  Full current official publisher Chapter 201 read October 21, 2026. Section 201-4 includes 2019/2020 history and March 24, 2021 screening amendment; distinct 9-day storage definition, 24-hour public clock, larger-lot options and visitor permits reviewed. Town-code applicability must be confirmed.

• Fairport Chapter 347 — separate village storage legislation

  Current village publisher text read October 21, 2026; 347-7 amended February 9, 2026 directs RV storage to the village zoning code. This is scope evidence against silently transferring Perinton Town rules to a village postal address, not a completed Fairport RV guide.

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.