What Tempe requires
Tempe keeps RVs over 21 feet, and all boats and trailers, out of the required front yard and street-side setbacks, with a 48-hour allowance within any seven days for loading, unloading and cleaning. Parking areas have to be improved surfaces, and gravel counts only at a minimum 3-inch depth inside a permanent border.
Tempe also limits how much of the visible front and side yard can be given over to parking, so the answer is rarely to pave the whole front yard.
| Rule | What it says | What it means for the pad |
|---|---|---|
| RVs over 21 ft, boats and trailers | Not in the required front yard or street-side setback, except up to 48 hours within 7 days for loading, unloading and cleaning | The pad goes beside or behind the house |
| Parking surface | Parking on improved surfaces; gravel areas at least 3 in deep with a permanent border | Concrete meets it; gravel needs depth and a border |
| Front and side yard coverage | Parking areas limited in how much of the visible front and side yard they cover | Do not pave the whole front yard |
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City of Tempe Code Compliance, RVs and Boats, and the Tempe Zoning and Development Code. Confirm the current rules for your lot.
What that means for a Tempe pad
Many Tempe neighborhoods are older, with narrower side yards and carports rather than RV gates. The first question is whether there is a legal spot outside the setbacks wide enough for the rig, then how to reach it.
Where there is, a reinforced concrete pad sized to the rig and sloped away from the house is the cleanest answer. Where there is not, a smaller pad for a utility trailer, shed or equipment is often the realistic project.
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