10 rules for unincorporated Clackamas County, Oregon.
Verified from official government sources
On unincorporated residential property the county allows an RV to be stored/used up to 30 days per calendar year; longer use needs land-use approval. Trailers and boats may not be left standing on a county road unless attached to a towing vehicle.
Clackamas County Code 7.01.020(C)
No trailer shall be parked upon any County highway unless it is attached to a motor vehicle by which it may be propelled or drawn.
Clackamas County has no ordinance dictating how residents use their own driveway day to day, but the Zoning & Development Ordinance (ZDO) Section 1015 sets minimum off-street parking that must be provided, and new driveways/approaches onto a county road need a DTD entry permit.
In unincorporated Clackamas County residential zones, parking a large truck over 11,000 pounds GVW requires county approval. On county roads, commercial vehicles follow the same Code 7.01 rules as other vehicles, including the 18-foot clearance and 72-hour limits.
On unincorporated county roads, parking is governed by Code Ch. 7.01. Vehicles must park parallel and facing traffic, stay clear of yellow curbs and no-parking signs, keep at least 18 feet of roadway open, and never block traffic or fire-access.
Clackamas County Code 7.01.020(F)
No vehicle shall be parked upon any County roadway in a manner such that less than 18 feet of unobstructed roadway width is left available for the passage of other vehicles.
Clackamas County has no blanket overnight-parking ban, but Code 7.01.020(I) prohibits leaving a vehicle on a county road more than 72 hours without moving it at least three vehicle lengths, and 7.01.020(L) bans camping or living in a vehicle parked on a county road in residential areas.
Clackamas County Code 7.01.020(I)
No vehicle shall be parked on any County highway for more than 72 hours without moving at least three vehicle lengths away.
Clackamas County has no parking ordinance specifically regulating home EV charging; residential charging equipment is handled through the Oregon-adopted electrical/building code and permits. Public EV-charging spaces on county roads follow the same general Code 7.01 parking rules.
Under Oregon ORS 819.100 it is a Class B traffic violation to abandon a vehicle on any highway or public/private property. Clackamas County treats an unlicensed or inoperable vehicle on residential property as a code violation, and vehicles left on a county road over 72 hours may be towed.
Residents cannot paint their own curb to create parking restrictions. Yellow-curb and no-parking markings on county roads are valid only where authorized by the Department of Transportation and Development, and parking against an authorized yellow curb violates Code 7.01.020(E).
Clackamas County Code 7.01.020(E)
No vehicle shall be parked upon any County roadway adjacent to any yellow curb, where the Director of the Clackamas County Department of Transportation and Development, or designee, authorizes such curb.
Clackamas County requires off-street loading berths for qualifying developments under ZDO Section 1015. On county roads, on-street loading is governed by Code 7.01 and posted DTD signs; there is no residential curbside loading-zone program.
On county roads, an oversized vehicle must still leave at least 18 feet of unobstructed roadway and cannot block traffic or fire access (Code 7.01.020). In residential zones, a truck over 11,000 pounds GVW requires county approval.
Clackamas County Code 7.01.020(J)
No vehicle shall be parked where it is impeding or likely to impede the normal flow of vehicular, bicycle, or pedestrian traffic; where it is a hazard or is likely to be a hazard... or where it is obstructing the required width of a fire apparatus access road.
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