Jurisdiction and research scope
City of Redwood Falls, Minnesota only. This screens one travel trailer or similar RV on an ordinary private residential parcel: unoccupied indoor storage, unoccupied rear-yard storage, or a temporary residence of no more than 14 days per calendar year. Public land, streets, commercial sales/storage, construction offices, approved RV parks, floodplain/shoreland overlays, special approvals and nonconforming claims are excluded. Utility installation and building compliance are not approved here.
Administrative screening of the cited local provisions only. Not a permit, legal opinion, safety assurance or complete land-use approval.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Redwood Falls RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Driveway | No general driveway ruling; the ordinary outdoor storage path is a rear yard. |
| Yard | One unoccupied RV, in the rear yard, at least 3 feet from property lines. |
| Street | Not evaluated. |
| Loading | No separate loading exception is evaluated. |
| Guest | One temporary-residence RV, at most 14 days/calendar year, principal building plus sewer/water access. |
| Hookups | Access to sanitary sewer and water is required for temporary residence; installation permission is separate. |
| Uncertainty | Parks, commercial uses, construction offices, overlays and nonconforming claims require separate review. |
One unoccupied RV may be stored year-round
Section 7.21 permits one unoccupied travel trailer or similar RV year-round inside a building or in a rear yard. The outdoor alternative must be at least 3 feet from the property line. Commercial-district storage and display for sale have a separate permitted-use clause and are not covered by this residential guide.
Temporary residence is limited to 14 days per calendar year
The ordinary private-lot residence exception covers one RV for no more than 14 days per calendar year. The lot must be occupied by a principal building and the RV must have access to sanitary sewer and water facilities. This is an annual limit, not a new 14-day allowance for each visit, and it does not approve a new utility installation.
Other occupancy exceptions do not turn storage into housing
The section otherwise prohibits residential RV use. A construction-office trailer must be removed when construction is complete; it may support round-the-clock on-site security but not residence. Seasonal residential RV use is separately allowed in an approved RV park. Neither exception supplies ordinary homeowners with a longer residential stay, and both require individual review outside this checker.
Who to contact for your setup
Confirm the actual boundary, site conditions, permit dates and current requirements with the relevant municipal official before acting. Administrative screening of the cited local provisions only. Not a permit, legal opinion, safety assurance or complete land-use approval.
Use the Redwood Falls parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.
Official sources reviewed November 7, 2026
- Redwood Falls UDO section 7.21, travel trailers and other recreational vehicles
PDF page 72; all six clauses were read.
- City approved and proposed ordinance index
Separates approved Ordinances 104/105 from proposed 106.
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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