Parking Rules in Chelan County, WA (2026)
8 rules for unincorporated Chelan County, Washington.
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RV & Boat Parking
Outside a municipal urban growth area, unincorporated Chelan County caps outdoor vehicle storage at a combined five cars, boats, trucks or RVs per dwelling unit, with no more than three of those inoperable, under Chelan County Code Section 11.88.170(10)(E). Operable farm equipment is exempt, and a recreational vehicle can only be lived in temporarily for up to ten days in any sixty-day stretch.
RV, Boat and Vehicle Parking Limits in Chelan County
Some RestrictionsChelan County Code § 11.88.170
§ 11.88.170. Accessory uses and structures. ... (10) Vehicle and Other Storage. (A) Outside storage shall be maintained in an orderly manner and shall create no fire, safety, health or sanitary hazard; (B) Required front yard areas shall not be used for storage; ... (E) Vehicles. Unless addressed within a municipal urban growth area, no more than a combined total of five cars, boats, trucks or ...
Driveway Rules
Chelan County's Peshastin Urban Growth Area multifamily standards, Code § 11.22.040(12)(A)(ii), flatly bar parking in the front yard of any multifamily housing development in unincorporated Chelan County's Peshastin area. The same subsection requires all parking to be screened from public streets and adjacent residential uses with landscaping or architectural screening, and bars solid board fencing as that screening.
No Front-Yard Parking for Peshastin Multifamily Housing
Some RestrictionsChelan County Code § 11.22.040(12)(A)(ii)
Multifamily Development. The following regulations shall apply to all multifamily housing developments that may be authorized by this chapter: ... Parking and Storage. ... Parking may not be located in the front yard.
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Unincorporated Chelan County requires a permitted 'highway low impact business' to screen its commercial vehicle parking from adjacent residentially zoned land under Chelan County Code Section 11.93.193(14). The rule applies to small businesses conditionally permitted on lots fronting U.S. 2, U.S. 97, SR 97A, SR 207 or SR 971.
Commercial Vehicle Screening in Chelan County
Some RestrictionsChelan County Code § 11.93.193(14)
§ 11.93.193. Highway low impact business activity. Development standards: ... (5) The property shall be adjacent to a U.S. or State Route (US2, US97, US97A, SR207, SR971) and have two hundred feet of continuous frontage on said U.S. or State Route. ... (14) Parking of commercial vehicles in use for the business shall be reasonably screened from all adjacent residentially zoned properties.
Street Parking Limits
In unincorporated Chelan County, the Board of Chelan County Commissioners may by resolution designate no-parking zones on any county road right-of-way that poses a public health or safety concern, marking them with posted signs under Chelan County Code § 9.12.020. Parking in a marked zone is a traffic infraction.
On-Street Parking Rules in Chelan County
Some RestrictionsChelan County Code §§ 9.12.020, 9.12.030
§ 9.12.020. Authority to establish no-parking zones on right-of-way. The board of Chelan County commissioners may, by resolution, establish no-parking zones on any portion of the right-of-way of any county road where such parking would constitute a public health and safety concern to the public. Such zones shall be marked by properly erected and maintained “NO PARKING” signs. ... § 9.12.030. Pe...
EV Charging
Unincorporated Chelan County allows electric vehicle charging stations as a permitted use when the site sits within one thousand feet of an urban or rural collector road or a state highway. Chelan County Code Section 11.88.110 sets the parking-stall size, signage and pavement-marking standards, and lets a charging stall count toward a project's off-street parking minimum.
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Chelan County
Light RestrictionsChelan County Code § 11.88.110
§ 11.88.110. Electric vehicle charging stations. (1) Electric vehicle charging stations and related infrastructure are permitted if located within one thousand feet of urban or rural collector roads, as defined in Section 15.30.220, or a state highway and in compliance with the following: (A) Electric charging stations shall provide a parking stall using the size requirements defined in Table 1...
Abandoned Vehicles
A vehicle left on a Chelan County road right-of-way or public property for 24 hours or longer counts as abandoned under Chelan County Code § 9.32.010, and the Sheriff impounds it, disposing of unclaimed vehicles after 15 days under § 9.32.030.
Abandoned Vehicle Rules, Chelan County
Significant RestrictionsChelan County Code §§ 9.32.010, 9.32.020, 9.32.030, 9.32.040
“Abandoned vehicle” means any vehicle left upon the right-of-way of any county road or public property for a period of twenty-four hours or longer ... § 9.32.020. Abandonment prohibited. No person shall abandon any vehicle or vehicle hulk, or leave any vehicle or vehicle hulk on any public property or county road right-of-way of Chelan County for such time and under such circumstances as to cau...
Loading Zones
Chelan County designates specific loading and unloading areas on county roads with short time limits, such as a 20-minute allowance near the Sleepy Hollow Bridge and a 15-minute allowance on Wapato Way, set out in the Chelan County Code § 9.12.010 parking table.
Loading Zone Time Limits, Chelan County Roads
Some RestrictionsChelan County Code § 9.12.010
32. On both sides of Sleepy Hollow Road in the vicinity of Sleepy Hollow Bridge, from Lower Sunnyslope Road to the Burlington Northern Railroad crossing, located in Section 19, Township 23 North, Range 20 East, W.M., except in designated loading/unloading areas. Loading/unloading areas: 20-minute parking. No parking areas: no parking 24 hours per day. ... 59. North side of Wapato Way, one parki...
Snow Removal Parking Rules
Several county roads in unincorporated Chelan County carry seasonal winter parking bans written directly into the Chelan County Code parking table, including Entiat River Road and South Wenatchee Avenue, so plows can clear the roadway during winter months.
Winter Snow-Removal Parking Bans, Chelan County
Some RestrictionsChelan County Code § 9.12.010
6. Entiat River Road from Ardenvoir to Brief. Prohibited during winter snow removal months except for emergency reasons. 7. South Wenatchee Avenue from Marr Street to Terminal Avenue. Prohibited during winter snow removal season as specified by signs. ... 58. State Road from Nason Road intersection to dead end, located in Section 3, Township 26, Range 17 East, W.M. Parking prohibited on both si...
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