Jurisdiction and research scope
Woodbury, Minnesota city limits. Complete newly linked recodified City Code PDF read October 21, 2026, especially §24-255 on PDFpage 404 and §24-3 definitions, with official Common Code Violations guidance. The City notes its printed code is authoritative and later amendments may not be reflected. Today’s listed Chapter 24 proposals are not treated as enacted law. No complete guest-use or utility permission was established.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Woodbury RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Driveway storage | Front lot: one qualifying item up to 24 feet per dwelling unit on concrete/blacktop, at least 15 feet from curb. Length excludes trailer tongue/motor. |
| Side / rear storage | Side/rear: concrete/blacktop and at least five feet from lot line; equipment must be in good condition and currently licensed where applicable. |
| Street parking | §24-255(4) says recreational equipment shall not be parked or stored on a public street; general winter/time rules are not an RV exception. |
| Sleeping / guests | Vehicle-storage permission does not establish RV sleeping or home guest accommodation permission. |
How is the 24-foot limit measured?
Section 24-255 permits residential outdoor recreational equipment up to 24 feet. For this measurement, the tongue of the trailer or motor, where applicable, is excluded. Exactly 24 feet meets this length boundary; 24 feet plus a small fraction does not fit the ordinary outdoor route. Do not transfer that exclusion to a road-travel or another city’s length measurement.
Does a boat and its trailer count as two items?
The rule allows one recreational-equipment item per dwelling unit. Equipment on a trailer counts with its trailer as one. The zoning definition includes travel trailers, chassis-mounted campers, motorhomes, tent/slip-in campers, converted buses, snowmobiles, boats, utility trailers and similar licensed equipment; identify the actual combination before counting.
Can I store it on the front driveway?
In the front lot, use concrete or blacktop and keep the item at least 15 feet from the curb. A front lawn or gravel patch does not satisfy this particular ordinary route. Measure the complete stored footprint and preserve legal access, sightlines, sidewalks and any parcel-specific restrictions.
What applies in side and rear yards?
The side/rear route requires concrete or blacktop and at least five feet from the lot line. The item must remain in good condition and carry current licensing where applicable. A fence does not replace the surface, item count, length and setback conditions.
Can I use the public street instead?
Section 24-255(4) separately prohibits recreational-equipment parking or storage on a public street. The City’s general seasonal 2–6 a.m. winter ban and snow-plowing rules should not be read as permitting RV parking the rest of the day or year. No general RV street-loading exception was established from this provision.
Can someone sleep in the parked RV?
The storage paragraph does not grant guest sleeping, a second dwelling or hookup permission. The cited code also regulates other off-street parking uses, but this review does not reconcile every possible occupied-use approval. Ask Planning about the exact proposal rather than treating 24 feet or a legal pad as permission to host guests.
Which code version should I use?
The City’s Ordinances page links the complete recodified code and warns that the printed edition is authoritative and later changes may follow. Proposed ordinances listed for October 21 are not treated here as adopted changes. Confirm any newly adopted amendment and any special parcel approval before relying on a disputed route.
Who to contact for your setup
For property setbacks, zoning or the exact proposed occupied use, start with Woodbury Planning. The City’s Code Enforcement page directs code questions to the Planning Department at 651-714-3533. Provide the address, equipment type and measured length, item count, surface, parking sketch and intended use. Ask staff to identify any later adopted amendment or parcel-specific approval; a phone inquiry does not waive the street restriction or establish guest-sleeping permission.
Contact routes checked November 8, 2026 only. The October 21, 2026 legal review and its stated source and eligibility limits are unchanged.
Use the Woodbury parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.
Official sources reviewed October 21, 2026
- Woodbury Recodified City Code — §24-255
The complete 490-page official PDF was reviewed through the City’s link. Section 24-255 appears on PDF page 404, with the equipment definition on page 316. The 24-foot storage measurement excludes trailer tongues or motors. Counts, public-street restrictions and yard clearances were reviewed. Later amendments have not been certified.
- Woodbury — Common Code Violations
Official guidance read October 21, 2026. It corroborates one recreational-equipment item up to 24 feet, the 15-foot curb and five-foot side/rear clearances, and concrete or blacktop surfaces. Read with the operative code rather than using the general winter parking summary as RV permission.
- Woodbury — City Ordinances and Proposals
The official landing page links the recodified PDF and identifies the printed edition as authoritative. Ordinances listed for October 21 are proposals, not evidence that a change has already been adopted.
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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