Parking and Storage of Oversized Vehicles (Commercial Vehicles, RVs, Boats)
Contents
- About Parking and Storage of Oversized Vehicles
- Ordinance Provisions
- Related MRSC Pages
About Parking and Storage of Oversized Vehicles
Restrictions on on-street and off-street parking of oversized vehicles and recreational vehicles vary from community to community. The definition of "oversized vehicle" varies, as does the length of time such vehicles are allowed to park, if at all. Some jurisdictions define oversized and commercial vehicles by gross weight, such as 12,000 pounds, or 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating. Others may define them in terms of length and height, for example 12 feet long, or, in the case of Seattle, 80 inches wide. Even more specific are combinations of height and weight, such as a commercial vehicle not more than nine feet in height and 22 feet long, or, in the North Bend code provisions, a truck-tractor, truck and/or trailer, truck-tractor and/or semitrailer combination over 32,000 pounds licensed gross weight, over 80 inches in width, or over 30 feet in length.
Most communities prohibit overnight parking of trucks in residential areas. A few, such as Edmonds, provide for off-street parking in a residential zone by permit. Vehicles, such as campers and RVs, are allowed in residential areas under various zoning requirements. A few cities allow temporary on-street parking, such as Burlington, which limits the parking to two consecutive days or no more than two days in any seven-day period. Tacoma allows a maximum of seven calendar days for a vehicle, boat trailer, recreation trailer, camper, or other licensed or unlicensed vehicle or device on the street. Most cities require boats to be stored off-street and to be sight-screened. Some allow temporary on-street parking of a short duration.
Ordinance Provisions
- Battle Ground Municipal Code Ch. 10.12 - Truck and Trailer Parking on Residential Streets
- Bellevue Land Use Code Sec. 20.20.720 - Recreational Vehicles, Watercraft, and Utility Trailers
- Burlington Municipal Code Sec. 10.12.170 - Parking Restrictions for Commercial and Recreational Vehicles
- Clark County Code Ch. 10.10 - Truck and Trailer Parking on Residential Streets
- Des Moines Municipal Code Sec.18.44.110 - Parking and Storage of Recreational, Utility, and Commercial Vehicles in Residential Neighborhoods
- Edmonds Municipal Code Sec. 17.50.100 - Commercial Vehicle Regulations - Storage in R zoned districts
- Issaquah Land Use Code Sec. 18.07.210 - Parking and Storage of Vehicles and Boats
- Lake Forest Park Ordinance No. 960 - Regulates parking of commercial truck, trailer, or any type of construction equipment in residential zone except for loading or unloading, passed 8/07.
- North Bend Municipal Code Ch. 10.06 - Parking (Trucks in Multi-family Zones, Time Limits for Large Commercial Vehicles)
- Olympia Unified Development Code Sec. 18.40.060(F) - Pleasure Boat Storage
- Pullman Municipal Code Ch. 17.105 (
) - See Sec. 17.105.035 Recreational Vehicle and Trailer Parking and Storage Regulations, and Sec. 17.105.037, Camper and Canopy Storage Regulations
- Puyallup Municipal Code Sec. 20.20.040(3) - Performance Standards – RS Zones - Outdoor Storage of Vehicles
- Redmond Zoning Code Sec. 21.40.010(G) - Parking and Storage of Recreational, Utility and Commercial Vehicles in Residential Neighborhoods
- Renton Municipal Code Title X, Sec. 10-10-13 - Parking of Certain Commercial Vehicles or Vehicles over Twelve Thousand Pounds Gross Vehicle Weight Regulations
- Seattle Municipal Code Sec. 11.72.070 - Commercial and Large Size Vehicles
- Sequim Municipal Code
- Sec. 10.12.017 - Recreational Vehicles, Boats and Trailers - parked on street
- Ch. 10.14 - Commercial Vehicle Parking Regulations
- Sec. 18.48.100 - Parking and Storage of Recreational Vehicles, Boats and Trailers on Residential Property
- Tacoma Municipal Code Sec. 11.05.200 through 11.05.230 () - MTO - Covers commercial vehicles and time restrictions on recreational vehicles (scroll down)
- Woodland Ordinance No. 1212 (), passed 06/11