RV parking rules in Yonkers

Yonkers RV parking at a glance

How many may be stored and who must own it?

Section 43-41(N)(1) allows only one stored recreational vehicle, camper, boat, boat trailer or motor-vehicle trailer on an improved lot. It must belong to the resident of the dwelling or lot. A sufficient garage must be provided. A visitor’s vehicle, vacant lot or second stored unit cannot be assumed to fit this ordinary route.

Where must the storage garage sit?

Under subsection N(3), the storage garage must be in a side or rear yard and no closer than five feet to a property line. Exactly five feet meets that numerical minimum. The measurement concerns the garage and legal property line, not merely the distance between the RV and a fence.

Can I store it outside if I also have a garage?

Section 43-40(B)(1) separately prohibits outdoor accessory-residential storage, except temporary construction equipment. The requirement to provide a sufficiently large garage does not independently approve a stored RV on an outdoor driveway. Short parking is a separate use whose complete route is not established here.

Can it become guest accommodation?

Subsection N(2) literally connects keeping the wheels attached and not using the vehicle for permanent or transient habitation with the word “or.” That drafting wording should be referred to the City, together with all other accommodation provisions. This guide neither silently replaces the conjunction nor treats it as a stand-alone sleeping approval.

Can the garage hold business vehicles?

Subsection N(4) says the storage garage may not be used for commercial trucks, vans, tractors, trailers or other vehicles connected with a business. The recreational-storage route should not be borrowed for a business fleet or equipment use. Other limited commercial parking provisions have their own conditions.

What else needs a separate check?

A garage count and setback do not establish a public-street clock, trip-loading permission, repair route or utility service. Principal-use, structure and access approvals still apply. Obtain a written City interpretation for the proposed storage use, the actual garage footprint and any occupied use.

Who to contact for your setup

Use the official source links to ask the governing municipality about the exact address, vehicle classification, complete stay times and lawful footprint. Bring a sketch, measurements and any issued approvals; retain the written answer.

Use the Yonkers 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

• Yonkers §§ 43-40 and 43-41(N) — accessory-residential storage

  Full operative accessory-residential sections and surrounding Article VI read October 21, 2026. Garage location, one-unit count, resident ownership and outdoor-storage restriction reviewed. N(2) literally uses “or”; no rewritten habitation rule or complete later-amendment certification.

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.