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System Maintenance Notice: RV and Trailer Online Parking System

Please note that the RV and Trailer Parking Permit System will be unavailable for most of the day on Friday, November 13. Please enter your permit requests ahead of that time. The system will be up and running on Saturday, November 14. Thank you.
Video: RV parking permits and service tips from CityTV
News ImageLakewood's CityTV channel 31 gives a comprehensive look at RVs and parking permits in the City of Lakewood. Reporter Sophie Chap reviews customer service concerns and details parking rules and how to get a parking permit.
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Permit system allows limited RV, truck camper, and trailer parking
News ImagePermit-only parking for recreational vehicles and trailers registered to a Lakewood address is allowed on city streets.

Under the parking plan, Lakewood RV, truck camper, and trailer owners can apply for no-fee permits to park while they fit out their recreational vechile or trailer before a trip and while they prepare their RV or trailer for storage afterward. Click for the online parking permit system
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FAQs, diagrams: RV and trailer parking and permits
News ImageThe city has published detailed parking permit FAQs and drawn up 10 residential plot plan examples to assist residents.

The FAQs explain parking rules and permit system. The plot plans illustrate where RVs and trailers might be legally parked on Lakewood’s most common lot layouts.

Residents can ask questions or arrange a permit by calling 562-866-9771, extension 2140 during city hall business hours. Parking permits may also be requested online at any time.

Click for FAQs: Permits for RV and Trailer parking 

Click for residential parking site plan examples
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Out-of-town RV and trailer ban now in effect
News ImageWith limited exceptions, RVs and trailers (either detached or attached to a towing vehicle) not registered to a Lakewod address cannot be parked on city streets.

To accommodate “short-term needs” when out-of-town family or friends visit, Lakewood residents can request a free, on-street parking permit at city hall during business hours.

Application for RV/Trailer Temporary Parking Permit

 

Restrictions on Non-Resident RV and Trailer Parking: Ordinance 2006-7


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RV and trailer off-street parking standards
News ImageIn general, the “on property” parking ordinance:

 

§ Repeals or relaxes requirements limiting the parking of RVs and trailers on residential property while balancing the rights of neighbors who might object to the storage of these vehicles on adjoining properties.

 

§ Allows parking of at least one RV or trailer in most driveways.
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 FAQs: Permits for RV and trailer on-street parking (34.3 KB)
 Hardship Permit Request Form (141.1 KB)
 RV and trailer parking permit form (61.9 KB)
 RV and trailer storage facilities in the greater Lakewood area (36.6 KB)
 Schematic parking options and restrictions for ten typical Lakewood property types (788.7 KB)
Parking Permit Information
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 Non-Lakewood Registered RVs and Trailers Only: Application for Temporary On-Street Parking Permit (122.2 KB)
Policies
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 RV and trailer permit parking resolution (7.3 KB)
Street Sweeping
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 Street Sweeping Parking Restrictions, Maps (435.1 KB)
 Video Clip: Street sweeper effectiveness and parked vehicles (link)