10 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Marion County, Oregon.
Verified from official government sources
In Salem, a motorized RV over 20 feet long or 8 feet wide may not park on a residential street between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Marion County's rural roads have no specific RV rule beyond the 3-day right-of-way limit; check your city.
SRC 102.040(h)
Any motorized recreational vehicle: (1) On a street within any district zoned residential between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., if the motorized recreational vehicle is in excess of 20 feet in overall length, or in excess of eight feet in overall width
You may cross a curb, sidewalk, or planting strip only at an authorized driveway, and you are liable for any damage you cause. Salem also bans parking within the landscape strip. New rural driveway approaches need a county access permit.
MCC 10.10.060(B)
No person shall drive any vehicle on a curb, sidewalk or roadside planting strip except to cross at an authorized permanent or temporary driveway. A person who causes damage shall be responsible for the cost of repair.
Marion County treats trucks over 25 feet long, over 8.5 feet wide, or over the axle weight table as "large vehicles" that cannot park within 200 feet of an intersection, near homes at night, or on narrow streets. Salem limits oversized vehicles on residential streets.
MCC 10.10.040
"Large vehicle" means any vehicle that exceeds 25 feet in overall length, or exceeds eight and one-half feet in overall width, or exceeds the allowable gross vehicle weight as assigned in the following table
On unincorporated Marion County roads no vehicle may be parked for three consecutive days or longer. Within cities like Salem, streets follow municipal code plus adopted Oregon Vehicle Code parking offenses. Farm and rural driveways are common alternatives.
MCC 10.10.150(A)
No person shall park any motor vehicle or nonmotorized vehicle in public roads for three consecutive days or longer.
There is no blanket overnight ban, but Salem prohibits leaving a vehicle in one spot for more than five days, and large vehicles cannot park by homes 9 p.m.-7 a.m. On county roads, no vehicle may stay three consecutive days or longer.
MCC 10.10.060(A)(3)
Any large vehicle in front of or adjacent to a residence, motel, apartment house, hotel, or other sleeping accommodation in a residential zone between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Marion County and Salem set no dedicated parking ordinance reserving spaces for electric-vehicle charging on public streets. EV-readiness is handled through Oregon's statewide building code for new construction, not local street-parking rules. Private lots may post their own EV-only signs.
Oregon law (ORS 819.100) makes abandoning a vehicle a Class B traffic violation. A vehicle left on a public way over 24 hours may be towed and impounded. Report abandoned vehicles to the Marion County Sheriff or your city police.
ORS 819.100
A person commits the offense of abandoning a vehicle if the person abandons a vehicle upon a highway or upon any public or private property. ... The offense described in this section, abandoning a vehicle, is a Class B traffic violation.
Only the City of Salem may paint curbs to control parking; residents cannot paint or mark curbs themselves. Parking against a City-painted red or yellow curb is unlawful. Report needed no-parking zones to your city or county public works.
SRC 102.110
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, erect, paint, inscribe, or otherwise establish any parking control device which purports to restrict or control parking, except such parking control devices as are authorized by this chapter, any other provision of the Salem Revised Code, or the laws of the State.
In Salem, parking in a public alley is allowed only for loading or unloading and only up to 30 minutes. Oversized vehicles may stop on restricted streets solely while actively loading. County parking rules likewise exempt vehicles briefly engaged in loading.
SRC 102.040(e)
Any vehicle in any public alley, except for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or cargo, and then only for a period of time not to exceed 30 minutes
Salem bars vehicles or trailer combinations over 23 feet long or 8 feet wide from residential streets except while loading. Marion County treats vehicles over 25 feet long or 8.5 feet wide as "large vehicles" restricted on rural roads.
SRC 102.040(g)
Any vehicle, or a combination of vehicles and trailers in excess of 23 feet in overall length or eight feet in overall width: (1) On a street within any district zoned residential, except while actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading passengers or cargo or providing services in the district
1 cities in Marion County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
See every category we cover for Marion County — parking, noise, fences, fires, animals, pools, and more.
Marion County Ordinance Hub →