Jurisdiction and research scope
Town of Randolph, Massachusetts, the same municipality Census labels Randolph Town city. Ordinary unoccupied RV storage on residential lots; not street parking, disaster replacement housing, construction uses, temporary shelters or special approvals.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Randolph RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Private property | At most one stored listed vehicle per lot; front, side and rear yard compliance required. |
| Street parking | Street parking is outside this residential zoning checker. |
| Loading | No separate loading exception established. |
| Sleeping / utilities | Residence/business use excluded from ordinary storage; guest sleeping and utilities unresolved. |
One stored vehicle is the ordinary exception
Chapter 200 Section 4.3 generally prohibits trailer camps and trailer/mobile-home residential, business and accessory uses, but expressly exempts parked or stored RVs, travel trailers, tent trailers, boat trailers and mobile homes that are not used as a residence or place of business or for business. No more than one such vehicle may be on a lot. This is not a permission to use the RV as a shed or to operate a business from it. Section 4.4(D) expressly includes travel trailers, camping trailers, truck campers, motorhomes, fifth-wheel trailers and boats in residential RV storage.
Source: Official Randolph provisions.
Apply the actual yard requirements
Section 4.3(A)(1) requires compliance with front, side and rear yard rules; Section 4.4(D) additionally points to Section 5.3 for the front yard. Article 5 has district and parcel-specific distinctions. Residential front yards generally use 25 feet from the street side line, but narrow streets, specified portions of Main Street, adjoining historic structures, abutting-building averages and multifamily districts can change the result. The general side-yard text distinguishes single-family and two-family dwellings and location relative to the street; the rear-yard text also has exceptions. A generic driveway distance cannot resolve those conditions. The checker therefore requires confirmed applicable setbacks rather than guessing one citywide distance.
Source: Official Randolph provisions.
Separate ordinary storage from exceptional use
Section 4.3(B) allows qualifying owners or occupiers displaced by fire or other natural disaster to place a mobile home or trailer while rebuilding for no more than 12 months, subject to the State Sanitary Code. This is not a general guest-stay exception and is outside this checker. Section 4.4(E) separately addresses temporary vehicle shelters with a building permit, one per lot and at most 180 days. Street parking, sleeping that is not established residence, utilities and loading privileges are not decided by this storage model. Special permits, disaster use, shelters and other approvals need individual review.
Source: Official Randolph provisions.
Who to contact for your setup
Confirm your exact address, vehicle class and proposed use with the municipal zoning or police office. Other laws and private restrictions remain applicable.
Use the Randolph 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
- Randolph official RV rules
Current codified Chapter 200 Articles 4 and 5. Flagged September 14, 2026 Orders 2026-061 and 2026-067 read: data-center and planned-development changes, not an RV-storage amendment. Reviewed 2026-11-06.
- Article 5 dimensional requirements
Parcel-specific front, side, rear and district standards. Reviewed 2026-11-06
- Order 2026-067
Planned residential development amendments; not ordinary RV storage. Reviewed 2026-11-06
- Order 2026-061
Data center prohibition; not ordinary RV storage. Reviewed 2026-11-06
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.
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