Can't Park Your RV in Your Yard? Try An RV Parking Condo

It's just the answer that all those municipalities who want to ban residential area RV parking are looking for: An RV parking condo. Metro Phoenix developers have their number--buy yourself a deeded RV garage to house your motorhome for as little as $90 a square foot.

Sid White and Harrison Gentry built their first RV parking condo in 2003 in Peoria--it's sold out. So they're aiming for a couple more: One in Chandler called "Sun Lakes Big Boys Toys," goes before a planning commission meeting in February; another in Apache Junction goes before a final vote of the city council in January.

They're nothing fancy, mind you: Just a place to lock up your RV with an electric hookup. While there are dump stations and wash bays on site, but don't think you can "fulltime" there. These 350 to 1,600 square foot garages are strictly for parking. At anywhere from $35,000 to $190,000 each, they can add substantially to the price of RVing for the 'big city set.'