Jurisdiction and research scope
City of White Plains, New York only. Official zoning PDF cover states amendments through August 3, 2026, despite the older date in its URL. This is a zoning parking/storage review, not public-street or dwelling permission.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
White Plains RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| driveway | Defined motor homes, travel trailers and pickup coaches cannot rely on driveway storage. |
| yard | Camper trailers cannot be stored outdoors. |
| street | Separate traffic and street-parking review needed. |
Vehicle definitions matter
Section 4.4.18.2 prohibits parking or storage of the code-defined mobile home, motor home, travel trailer or pickup coach in any district, with a narrow temporary construction-office exception. A motor home is defined as a self-propelled temporary abode at least 227 inches long, 85 inches high and 80 inches wide. A travel trailer has a body no more than eight feet wide and 32 feet long. A pickup coach is a device mounted on a truck chassis for temporary travel or vacation occupancy. Vehicles outside these definitions need a city classification, not an assumption that they are permitted.
Small camper trailers and buildings
The separate camper-trailer definition requires a collapsible top, body width no more than eight feet, body length no more than ten feet, and collapsed height from the ground no more than four feet. Section 4.4.18.3 bars their outdoor parking/storage but provides for a completely enclosed building with its doors kept closed while the unit is there. An open carport or an open garage door does not meet that condition. This narrow provision does not convert the prohibition for other defined RV classes into a general garage exception.
Construction offices and occupied use
The temporary-office exception concerns highway or municipal construction, or construction with an issued building permit. It is not an ordinary guest-sleeping or residential-use permit. Public-street stopping, trip loading, sleeping, ongoing dwelling use, utility connections, legal nonconforming rights and other approvals must be considered separately. General off-street parking standards and a property owner’s consent do not override the RV-specific zoning restrictions.
Who to contact for your setup
Ask the responsible local planning or road authority to confirm the exact boundary, vehicle classification, applicable approvals and any later amendments before relying on a parking plan.
Use the White Plains 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
- White Plains zoning ordinance, amendments through August 3, 2026
Definitions §2.4 and storage §§4.4.18.1–.3. Actual cover date controls the edition description, not the URL filename.
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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