Staff to draft updates to Coventry's RV and vehicle-storage rules after contested variance
Sep 3, 2026
Board members and staff said the town will pursue zoning-code clean-up (including RV height and rear-storage language) after approving a conditional variance for an oversized RV; staff expects to prepare amendments for council consideration around the turn of the year.
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During discussion of the Gilman RV variance the planning staff and board members noted that the town's 10-foot maximum for RV height appears outdated and that the phrase "stored in the rear yard where possible" creates subjective interpretations. Staff told the board it plans to prepare a set of zoning amendments and code clean-ups to modernize vehicle-storage language and to bring those changes to the council near the turn of the year.
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