Can I park my RV on the street in front of my house in Texas? Here are the rules
Anyone can park their car on the street in front of a home in Texas because it’s a public road, but it gets a little complicated when it’s an RV or a trailer that one parks in front of their house.
Texas is second only to California in spending on buying and maintaining RVs. The Lone Star State doles out $424.2 million a year on recreational vehicles and related service, according to TitleMax.com, which is $15 per year for each of the 30 million residents.
There are no state laws in Texas forbidding an RV to be parked on the streets, but neither is there a state law allowing this, according to Legal Beagle. Because each city makes its own local laws pertaining to RVs and they vary widely, it is important to find out the municipal rule before parking your RV on the street.
In The Colony, for one, regulations state that no recreational vehicle can be parked upon any public street or alley within the city in accordance with section 19-24 of the Code of Ordinances; and recreational vehicles should not block public sidewalks, streets or alleys.
As for Heath, the city’s parking regulations say that RVs, boat trailers, stock trailers and other non-motorized vehicles should be parked or stored on an improved surface in a side yard, not beside a street, behind the front building line and in the rear yard of residential and agricultural properties.
The question remains: why do neither of these cities allow for RVs to be parked on public streets? In one Reddit thread discussing the idea of parking your RV in front of your home, one responder gave several reasons why not to do so:
The neighbors will find it trashy.
There may be laws/rules against it.
It’s a target for getting hit.
It’s a target for vandalism.
It’s a huge sign that says, “HEY MY HOUSE IS EMPTY” when it isn’t there.
