Jurisdiction and research scope
City of Shelton, Connecticut residential lots only. Not Shelton, Washington. Ordinary outdoor RV or camping-trailer parking and storage under section 24.15; special developments, nonconforming rights and commercial sites require individual review.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Shelton RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Residential storage | One resident- or owner-owned RV, ten-foot side/rear clearance, required street setback and year-round screening. |
| Placement | Reasonable repair and complete concealment from adjacent properties and streets. |
| Living use | No living purposes in the parked or stored RV. |
One RV with setbacks and screening
Section 24.15 limits consistent parking or storage on a residential lot to one RV or camping trailer, owned by a resident or the lot owner. Keep it at least ten feet from every side and rear property line and outside the required street setback. The street setback depends on the parcel and district; ten feet is not a universal street setback.
The vehicle must remain in reasonable repair. Its location or screening must conceal it from adjacent properties and streets in every season, using buildings, walls, fences, landscaping or other suitable screening. A fence alone does not establish that the complete visual screen is adequate.
Private storage does not authorize the street
This is a residential-lot storage rule, not street-parking permission. A general abandoned-vehicle threshold, registration or a short stop does not replace street-specific restrictions. Loading, repairs, unusual temporary arrangements and public land need a separate city answer.
The city currently links its April 2024 zoning recodification and later amendments separately. Ask zoning about parcel-specific development approvals, required street setbacks and lawful parking areas. An enclosed structure is not treated here as an automatic exception to the one-RV rule.
Living in the stored RV is prohibited
Section 24.15 bars living purposes at any time while the RV or trailer is parked or stored on a lot. The checker treats sleeping as living use; a short guest visit is not an established exception. The resident-ownership rule does not make an occupied RV lawful.
The cited provision does not establish an independent right to connect electricity, water or sewer. A hookup requires separate review even where unoccupied storage otherwise satisfies the listed conditions. A garage, screening and an owner invitation do not supply dwelling approval.
Who to contact for your setup
Ask the city planning or zoning department to confirm the parcel, approvals and any rule not resolved here. Private covenants remain separate.
Use the Shelton 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
- Shelton zoning regulations, section 24.15
Current city-linked recodification reprinted April 16, 2024. Cover identifies original adoption January 3, 1977 and amendment effective March 11, 2016; these are not a claimed 2026 enactment. Section 24.15 appears on printed page II-15.
- Shelton Planning and Zoning current regulations index
Read November 6, 2026. Links the April 2024 recodification and separate amendments to definitions, use tables, Section 35 and signs; none listed as a section 24.15 amendment.
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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