10 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Clark County, Washington.
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In unincorporated Clark County you may keep an RV or boat on your own property, but only one boat/personal-watercraft trailer may sit in a front or side setback in urban residential districts; a second must go in the rear yard or a fully enclosed building.
CCC 9.24.010(2)(e)
Not more than one (1) boat or one (1) trailer containing personal watercraft ... may be parked or stored within the required front or side yard zoning setback ... In all urban residential districts, the parking or storage of the second or subsequent boat or trailer ... is limited to the rear yard only.
In urban unincorporated Clark County, parking motor and recreational vehicles in front yards on pervious (unpaved) surfaces is a declared nuisance. Required off-street parking areas must be paved and maintained under Title 40, with limited rural exemptions.
CCC 9.24.010(2)(g)
Motor and recreational vehicles parked in front yards on pervious surfaces.
In urban-zoned unincorporated Clark County it is a nuisance to park or store truck tractors and semi-trucks in residential front yards outside the driveway. Required off-street parking spaces also may not be used to store business trucks.
CCC 9.24.010(2)(h)
Truck tractors and semi-trucks as defined by RCW 46.04.655 or 46.04.530 parked or stored in residentially zoned areas in front yards outside the driveway, connecting the street.
On unincorporated county roads it is unlawful to park an automobile longer than 24 hours, or to park an RV for any length of time (except loading/unloading up to 24 hours) without a permit. Blocking road-maintenance machinery or creating a hazard is also prohibited.
CCC 10.04.020(2)
It is unlawful to: (a) Park any automobile on a county road for longer period of time than twenty-four (24) hours; or to (b) Park any recreational vehicle on a county road for any amount of time, unless a permit has been issued ... or the recreational vehicle is parked for loading and unloading purposes only, for a maximum of twenty-four (24) hours.
Living in a vehicle overnight on a public street or right-of-way in unincorporated Clark County is unlawful without a permit. Residents can buy a $10 permit letting an adjacent RV be used for habitation up to 7 days, renewable once, capped at 14 days per calendar year.
CCC 10.04.020(3)-(4)
It is unlawful for any vehicle to be used for human habitation purposes on a public street or public right-of-way within unincorporated Clark County, unless a permit has been issued ... Recreational vehicles (RVs) may be permitted to be used for human habitation for a period of up to seven (7) days, ... renewable for a period up to seven (7) additional days, in any one (1) calendar year.
Clark County Code does not set a dedicated residential EV-charger parking ordinance; EV chargers are treated as ordinary electrical work needing a state electrical permit. New development parking is governed by Title 40, and Washington's building code (WAC 51-50) sets statewide EV-ready requirements.
In unincorporated Clark County, three or more inoperable vehicles in a rural yard, or any inoperable vehicle in an urban yard, that sit 30+ days visible from the road are a public nuisance. Statewide, a certified junk vehicle can be inspected and disposed of under RCW 46.55.230.
CCC 9.24.010(2)(d)
The presence of any unattached vehicle or boat parts or abandoned or inoperable vehicles ... that: (i) Have remained in the same location ... for more than thirty (30) consecutive days; (ii) Are within the front, side or rear yard; that are visible from an adjacent property or roadway; and (iii) ... The vehicle is missing a major component ... or cannot be started and set into motion both forwa...
Clark County Code does not authorize residents to paint or mark public curbs; official curb markings and signage are county functions. The code does prohibit re-parking on the same curb face within a block to evade posted time limits, with impoundment as a remedy.
CCC 10.04.020(9)
It is unlawful for any person to repark a vehicle on the same curb face within the same block (street between two (2) consecutive intersections) to avoid the maximum time limit for parking in that particular block, and such act shall be punishable by a penalty of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00), and the vehicle is subject to immediate impoundment.
Clark County requires off-street truck loading spaces for larger commercial and institutional buildings. Commercial and industrial buildings 5,000+ square feet need one or more berths; loading areas must be separated from parking and may not project into the public right-of-way.
CCC 40.340.010(D)
Commercial, industrial and public utility buildings that have a gross floor area of five thousand (5,000) square feet or more shall provide truck loading or unloading spaces ... Loading spaces shall be located so that trucks shall not obstruct pedestrian or vehicle traffic movement or project into any public right-of-way.
Clark County restricts oversized vehicles chiefly through its nuisance code: semi-trucks and truck tractors in urban residential front yards are prohibited, RVs may not be parked on county roads without a permit, and front-yard RV parking on unpaved surfaces is a nuisance.
CCC 10.04.020(2)(b)
Park any recreational vehicle on a county road for any amount of time, unless a permit has been issued in accordance with subsections (4) and (5) of this section, or the recreational vehicle is parked for loading and unloading purposes only, for a maximum of twenty-four (24) hours.
1 cities in Clark County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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