Jurisdiction and research scope
Town of Westport, Connecticut only. Sources read November 6, 2026. The online regulations retain an April 12, 2024 cover date while Appendix C records later amendments through September 30, 2026. The §32-4 amendment listed for September 5, 2002 clarifies commercial-vehicle types; the current operative storage text is retained. The checker covers outdoor consistent residential storage and parking only. It does not determine brief loading, indoor-storage suitability, occupancy or street rules.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Westport RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| driveway | At most two registered RVs/campers/boats consistently kept on residential premises, absent another applicable provision. |
| street | The residential-storage provision is not street-parking permission. |
| guest | Storage permission does not establish sleeping or living permission. |
How many RVs can I keep at a Westport home?
Section 32-4 allows no more than two registered recreational vehicles, campers or boats to be garaged, stored or parked consistently on residential premises, except as otherwise provided in the regulations. This is a combined category, not two motor homes plus two campers plus two boats.
The same section says recreational campers and boats must be owned by the resident or owner of the premises. Confirm how the Town classifies a particular motor home and applies that ownership wording; the checker requires that relationship rather than assuming a visitor’s storage is covered.
Can an RV stay in the front driveway?
The vehicles cannot be located in the front yard area. A driveway’s pavement does not remove it from the legal front yard. The vehicle must be garaged or suitably screened from view on every side in every season.
A summer hedge that loses its screening in winter may not meet the all-season requirement. Establish the legal front-yard boundary and screening plan before relying on an outdoor location.
Does the storage rule allow guest sleeping?
No occupancy permission follows from §32-4. The section regulates consistent storage and parking, not guest camping, ongoing living, repairs or utility installations. Those activities need a separate zoning and health-code answer.
The general recreational-vehicle definition concerns temporary recreational accommodation rather than a permanent dwelling, but a definition is not itself permission to occupy the vehicle at a house.
What about a brief stop or loading?
The provision uses “parked consistently” and gives no number of hours or days that separates a short stop from storage. It also creates no stated front-yard loading grace period. Confirm a brief loading visit rather than assuming a shorter stay avoids the rule.
Public-street parking is a separate question. Check posted restrictions, the exact address and any private covenants. The storage count does not authorize blocking access or leaving a vehicle on the road.
Who to contact for your setup
Ask Westport planning or zoning staff about the exact property, vehicle classification, proposed use, approvals and later amendments. Ask police about street restrictions. Confirm lease, HOA and deed restrictions separately.
Use the Westport 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
- Westport §32-4, Storage of Commercial and Recreational Vehicles
Full residential count, ownership, front-yard and screening provision.
- Westport recreational-vehicle definition
Vehicle classification requires a property-specific answer when uncertain.
- Westport Appendix C, amendment history
Later adopted amendments are listed separately from the older cover date.
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 town determination may still be required. Read our research method.
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