Palo Alto to expand overnight RV parking ban to more residential areas

While RVs are not allowed to park overnight in most residential areas of Palo Alto, the city is gearing up to address a potential loophole for streets that fall outside of residential zoning. The expanded policy, which the City Council will consider on Oct. 19, would prohibit overnight RV parking on streets within 100 feet of any residential use, which includes planned home zoning (PHZ) areas and mixed-use developments. While the restrictions previously ran from 2 to 6 a.m., the policy will expand the hours from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., which staff said is to help facilitate enforcement. Staff did not provide information as to how many streets fall under the expanded restrictions, but described the policy as tackling a “limited number of residential properties.” The language comes from a council direction to staff in August, when the city approved a permit parking pilot program for RVs on sections of Embarcadero Road and Coyote Hill Road. Part of that discussion was the idea of an “alternativ