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Lake Forest staff outlines recreational-vehicle parking rules: 72-hour limit in residence districts; no overnight sleeping
Summary
Traffic engineering staff presented the City of Lake Forest's rules for recreational vehicles (RVs) at the Oct. 6 Traffic and Parking Commission meeting, saying RVs may park on qualifying public residential streets for up to 72 hours but that overnight sleeping and unhitching are prohibited.
Traffic engineering staff presented the City of Lake Forest's rules for recreational vehicles (RVs) at the Traffic and Parking Commission's specially scheduled meeting on Oct. 6, 2025. Tran Tran, the city's traffic engineering manager, reviewed how the municipal code defines an RV, where such vehicles may park on public streets and the limits on their use.
Tran said the Lake Forest Municipal Code (LFMC) defines "recreational vehicle" as "motor homes, travel trailers, campers, or similar vehicles used for recreation or temporary lodging" and notes that RVs also fall under the city's oversized‑vehicle rules. He said the oversized‑vehicle criteria include vehicles longer than 22 feet, taller than 7 feet, wider than 90 inches (excluding mirrors), weighing more than 10,000 pounds, or…
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