Compare RV parking rules in Tennessee

Current ROW large-vehicle rule is not a complete private home storage answer.

Exact zoning, placement, site/private conditions remain to confirm.

Full ordinary home-storage route remains to confirm.

Public street RV limits do not establish private yard permission.

Camping trailer beyond 72 hours must be behind the front building line; motorhomes/boat/hauling trailers not same automatic rule.

Camping trailer behind front building line fits stated longer storage placement condition, subject to other site conditions.

AG/ER/R1/R2 approved pad, 10 ft behind front facade, 10 ft all lot lines, 6 ft opaque screen.

Same zoned placement; RC4/6/12 limited to approved self storage facilities.

One RV/camping trailer per dwelling; no required front yard.

Same no-required-front-yard placement and one-unit allowance.

Not established by the street time provision; confirm current zoning and parcel requirements.

Full current private RV placement and occupied-use routes remain unresolved.

Ordinary front-yard RV storage prohibited, including front-driveway plans.

Side exception requires approved driveway/paved surface; rear site conditions separate.

Front drive is restricted when between facade and street.

Side/rear route subject to other conditions.

Private driveway rules not resolved by public-facility provisions.

Ask planning about private storage; not a municipal-lot answer.

Driveway excepted from stated three-day required-yard limit, not one-item count.

Required front/corner yards: no more than 3 days/month outside driveway.

Detailed front small-equipment/legacy routes; no blanket driveway permission.

Vented-garage or screened carport/side/rear route; surface and ownership conditions.

Private driveway included in longer-than-24-hour prohibition.

Side/back yard; terrain exception requires town-manager determination.

Behind the front plane of the home, approved surface.

Backyard approved surface; no grass or dirt.

Ordinary storage behind front building line.

One covered unit/household; max 40 feet long and 10 feet wide; dwelling required.

Private-yard placement needs its own zoning confirmation.

Occupancy exceptions do not approve every storage location.

Improved, city-approved hard dustless surface outside the front yard.

One camping trailer/RV per household; general four-vehicle dwelling cap also applies.

Private-property RV placement requires a separate zoning determination.

The street exception does not authorize yard storage.

Carport, enclosed building or behind-building placement; current plates outdoors.

Carport, enclosed building or behind-building placement; current plates outdoors.

Private storage not evaluated.

Private storage not evaluated.

Confirmed covered large vehicle: NDOT permit required for ordinary ROW parking; overnight prohibition and narrow daylight service conditions.

Check the exact loading activity and location separately; no generic trip-loading exception is assumed.

Covered ordinary RV route: 2 hours daily 6 a.m.–midnight, no midnight–6 a.m.; special police permit route separate.

Check the exact loading activity and location separately; no generic trip-loading exception is assumed.

Private-lot 72 hour rule is not curbside permission.

Check the exact loading activity and location separately; no generic trip-loading exception is assumed.

No complete ordinary RV street route verified by these accessory provisions.

Check the exact loading activity and location separately; no generic trip-loading exception is assumed.

Private-lot accessory rules do not establish street/curb permission.

Check the exact loading activity and location separately; no generic trip-loading exception is assumed.

Published oversized motorized threshold: over 2 consecutive hours absentactual exception; nonmotorized equipment: over 8 hours. Current applicability confirmation required.

Published motorized oversized exception covers active loading/unloading or immediate-area work/service; it is not automatically an exception for nonmotorized equipment.

Nonmotorized equipment prohibited on residential streets.

Actual loading/unloading up to 24 hours on residential premises.

Street parking separately reviewed.

Actual loading/unloading no more than 24 hours.

City-lot trailer/nonmotorized ban; street rules separate.

Only specified authorized event/vendor/construction exceptions, no general RV loading permit.

Separate street rules.

No distinct general loading grace period stated.

RVs and covered equipment prohibited at any time.

Up to 48 hours on qualifying driveway/impervious front area.

24-hour RV restriction plus other overnight/sign/weight rules.

No general extra loading window.

Street parking listed as a violation.

Front yard: loading/unloading only, no more than 48 hours.

No public-street permission established.

No independent front-yard loading grace period established.

No public-street permission established.

No loading grace period established.

Covered RV parking or storage on residential streets is prohibited.

No residential-street loading exception is established by the city guide.

City streets and pedestrian ways prohibit parking unless the approved PDR exception applies.

No general RV loading grace period is established by this guidance.

Not determined

Up to 48 hours only for actual loading/unloading placement exception.

One hour in public right-of-way or trailer-court drive.

Only expressly described loading routes are evaluated.

Street permission does not approve sleeping, residence or hookups; ordinary occupied route unresolved.

Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, only where Metro’s rules govern; separate incorporated municipality or road authority must be confirmed. Second Substitute BL2025-956 passed third reading December 4, 2025 and mayor approved December 8, 2025 read October 21, 2026. Operative text without strikeouts replaces § 12.40.180 and deletes § 12.40.190. Historical version 219301 and the deleted 24 foot night text not used as current rules. Exact permit/service interpretation, local classification and later amendments remain to confirm.

Parking and 72 hour permit do not independently authorize occupancy or hookups.

City of Spring Hill, Tennessee only. Full official publisher current 2025 S-6 §§ 15-601, 15-602 and 15-608 read October 21, 2026. Later uncodified changes are not fully cleared. The ordinary checker route is limited to confirmed residential public streets, an expressly covered recreational class with no commercial-class overlap or emergency/public-utility exception, and no claimed special permit. Ordinary home-storage rules remain unverified.

Camping trailer occupancy requires separate authorization; RV park 180 day route is not a home allowance.

City of Clarksville, Tennessee only, not all Montgomery County. Official City Zoning Ordinance amended through October 1, 2026 reviewed October 21, 2026. Section 6.2 on printed page 190 addresses the private-lot camping-trailer route. The separate RV-park provisions on pages 113–114 do not provide a home-driveway guest allowance. Confirm later amendments and site approvals with Planning.

Storage conditions do not establish sleeping, residence or hookups.

City of Franklin, Tennessee only, not Franklin County or a namesake city. Official City 2026 Zoning Ordinance effective January 13, 2026, § 5.2.7(U) printed p. 111 and accessory-use matrix p. 105 read October 21, 2026. Earlier 2016/2020/2024 editions were identified and excluded as current authority. Later amendments and parcel-specific approvals remain to confirm.

Only bona fide temporary visiting relatives/family; total at most 14 days per calendar year; site/utility rules separate.

City of Murfreesboro, Tennessee only, not unincorporated Rutherford County. City Appendix A PDF last revised September 3, 2026 read October 21, 2026. Accessory-use provisions on printed pages 193–198 reviewed October 21, 2026.. The City describes the PDF as a reference copy and asks users to verify later amendments with Planning.

Street time limits do not authorize sleeping, residence, campground use or utility connections.

Johnson City, Tennessee city limits and public streets only; not Johnson City, Texas or the village in New York. University of Tennessee MTAS official municipal code, Change 16 dated June 5, 2025, section 15-1123 read October 21, 2026 and corroborated against City-hosted revised 2023 Title 15. Later amendment completeness was not established: confirm the current street provision with the City before relying on a checker result. Full current home-storage, zoning occupancy and campground routes were not cleared.

Specific approved emergency accommodation route, not ordinary guest sleeping.

Adopted 24-14 replaces older city PDF wording; namesake cities excluded.

Residential living, sleeping and housekeeping prohibited under this clause.

RVs are covered regardless of size; measured thresholds also capture other vehicles.

No camping or temporary residence in city parks.

Identify city ownership/control and park status; never infer a 24-hour camping allowance.

Visitors only, no more than 2 weeks/calendar year.

Tennessee only; use annual visitor total and all covered front-area items.

Residential accessory use prohibited.

Source edition August 15, 2024; special legacy and farming exclusions need exact review.

Habitation requires separate answer.

MTAS edition June 28, 2021; later ordinances and overlapping ≥10,000-pound rule unresolved.

Living in equipment prohibited; short sleeping requires confirmation.

Confirm approved surface, house plane and exact occupied use.

Ordinary stored RV cannot be occupied; qualifying construction permit is separate.

Verify zoning, subdivision status, permit validity and all issued conditions.

Bona fide visiting relatives/invited guests: at most 14 days/calendar year.

Current FAQ is occupancy-focused; permits and private-yard placement need confirmation.

Storage guidance does not authorize sleeping or living in an RV.

City of Memphis, Tennessee only; not neighboring municipalities or unincorporated county territory. Official Memphis Clean City Guide, 2025 edition, pages 11–13; read November 6, 2026. This administrative guide does not reproduce every zoning or occupied-use requirement. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

The parking exception does not authorize sleeping or residence.

City of La Vergne, Tennessee only; not neighboring municipalities or unincorporated county territory. Current city Parking guidance quoting Municipal Code §§15-604 and 15-608; read November 6, 2026. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

No living, sleeping or housekeeping on residential lots.

Published PDF is currently linked by the city but not a guarantee that every later amendment is consolidated. Limited R-1/R-2/R-3 route; no citywide inference or motorhome weight exemption. Enclosed storage and other districts remain unknown.

Licensed court or authorized temporary-permit location required.

February 23, 2026 municipal-code supplement reviewed. Separate zoning document is image-only; this narrow packet makes no affirmative zoning approval. Vehicle classification and any longer-term stay require local review.