Parking Rules in Portland, OR (2026)

Portland City Code § 33.266.150(E)

Utility trailers and accessory recreational vehicles. Utility trailers and accessory recreational vehicles may be parked in other allowed parking areas, except they may not be parked or stored between the front lot line and the building line. F. Inoperable vehicles. The outdoor accumulation and storage of inoperable, neglected, or discarded vehicles is regulated by Section 29.20.010 of Title 2...

Portland City Code § 33.266.120

No more than 40 percent of the land area between the front lot line and the front building line may be paved or used for vehicle areas. ... The minimum driveway width on private property is 9 feet. ... All driveways and parking areas must be paved. Gravel surfaces may be approved by PP&D when the abutting street or alley is not paved, and the applicant executes a covenant agreeing to pave the a...

Portland City Code § 16.20.120.H

When the vehicle is: a truck, a truck trailer, a motor bus, a recreational vehicle, a utility trailer, a drop box or storage container, or has two or more rear axles in the public right-of-way adjacent to or directly across from residential, public park, church, or school property, except: 1. When loading/unloading property belonging to the occupants of or performing a service on the adjacent r...

Portland City Code § 16.20.130(V)

Except when specifically directed by authority of this Title or when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, it is unlawful to park or stop a vehicle in any of the following places: ... V. In front of any portion of a driveway ingress/egress to the public right-of-way.

Portland City Code 16.20.170 — Storing Property on Street Prohibited

16.20.170 Storing Property on Street Prohibited. A. No person may store, or permit to be stored, a vehicle or other personal property on public right-of-way or other public property in excess of 24 hours without permission of the City Administrator. B. Failure to operate and move a vehicle or move nonvehicular property off of the block face within a 24-hour period constitutes prima facie eviden...

Portland City Code § 33.266.110.C

C. Required electric vehicle charging spaces. For Commercial Parking uses and for sites with 5 or more dwelling units, the following standards must be met: 1. Commercial Parking. For Commercial Parking uses, at least 20 percent of the total number of parking spaces must include electrical conduit adjacent to the spaces that will allow for the installation of at least a Level 2 electric vehicle ...

Portland City Code §§ 16.90.005, 16.30.225

16.90.005 Abandoned Vehicle. A vehicle that remains in violation for more than 24 hours and one or more of the following conditions exist: A. The vehicle does not have a lawfully affixed, unexpired registration plate, or fails to display current registration. B. The vehicle appears to be inoperative or disabled. C. The vehicle appears to be wrecked, partially dismantled or junked. ... 16.30.225...

Portland City Code § 16.20.120(G)

Adjacent to a curb painted or taped yellow if the paint or tape is authorized by the City Administrator. H. When the vehicle is: a truck, a truck trailer, a motor bus, a recreational vehicle, a utility trailer, a drop box or storage container, or has two or more rear axles in the public right-of-way adjacent to or directly across from residential, public park, church, or school property, exce...

Portland City Code § 16.20.220

A. Truck loading zones are established to prevent double parking and other illegal parking by designating a supply of parking spaces dedicated to the delivery of merchandise by trucks to commercial properties. B. Only the following vehicles, while being actively loaded or unloaded, may park in a truck loading zone for no more than 30 minutes: 1. A truck as defined by this Title; 2. A veh...

Portland City Code § 16.20.830

There must exist at some time during the day an occupancy rate of 75 percent or more of the existing on street parking spaces. 25 percent of the vehicles occupying the on-street spaces must be other than area vehicles. This occupancy rate must occur at least four days per week... The requesting area must consist of a minimum of 40 block faces or 8,000 lineal feet of curb space.

Portland City Code §§ 16.30.410, 16.30.520, 16.30.550

16.30.410 Request for Tow Hearing. ... 1. In the case of a vehicle towed pursuant to Section 16.30.220 or 16.30.225, such application must be filed with and received by the Tow Hearings Officer not later than 10 days after the vehicle was towed. ... D. The Tow Hearings Officer will set and conduct an administrative hearing on the matter within 14 days of receipt of a proper request filed pursua...