Jurisdiction and research scope
City of Urbana, Ohio, ordinary licensed and roadworthy RV in a residential side or rear yard. Excludes parks, dealers, salvage operations and special rights.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Urbana RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Storage | One licensed RV in side/rear yard; maintained four-to-six-foot screening. |
| Public parking or loading | Street parking not determined. |
| Occupancy | More than 72 calendar-year occupancy hours prohibited outside permitted park spaces. |
One licensed RV and screening
Section 1129.14 allows one boat and one RV in the rear or side yard if currently licensed and sufficiently screened from surrounding residential properties. The screen must be between four and six feet high and maintained in good condition. Separate 30-day provisions address unlicensed, disabled or wrecked vehicles; those are not alternative storage permission in this checker.
Urbana adopted RV provisions Urbana Section 1133.11 Urbana Section 1133.02
Paving and access
Section 1133.11 requires asphalt- or concrete-binder paving meeting Section 1133.02(e), or qualifying existing gravel predating that provision. The general parking standards also cover access, drainage, visibility, maintenance and a four-foot street/alley right-of-way separation. The checker requires those standards to be confirmed, and sends claimed old-gravel or natural-screening exceptions for individual review.
Urbana adopted RV provisions Urbana Section 1133.11 Urbana Section 1133.02
Occupancy cap and park exception
Section 1133.11(d) forbids more than 72 hours of RV occupancy in a calendar year outside permitted RV spaces in a manufactured-home or RV park. That cap is not independent camping approval. A stay within 72 hours still needs all other zoning, health and utility requirements resolved. The April 22, 2025 amendments are included in the current 2026-01 code edition.
Urbana adopted RV provisions Urbana Section 1133.11 Urbana Section 1133.02
Who to contact for your setup
Confirm the exact address and proposal with the local planning or police office. This limited administrative screening is not a permit or complete legal approval. No park, old-gravel, natural-screening, public parking or hookup approval. Under-cap occupancy remains unknown.
Use the Urbana 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
- Urbana adopted RV provisions
Full official/adopted source text reviewed 2026-11-07.
- Urbana Section 1133.11
Reviewed 2026-11-07.
- Urbana Section 1133.02
Reviewed 2026-11-07.
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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