Eugene, OR Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Fine
- Up to $500 per violation (EC 5.990(6))
- Hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. (EC 5.225(3)(e))
- Vehicles covered
- Buses, motor trucks, RVs, PUC trailers
- Tow trigger
- 4+ violations in 90 days
- Location
- Street fronting/adjacent to sleeping accommodations
Summary
Eugene bars parking a motorbus, motor truck, recreational vehicle, or PUC-licensed trailer on the street in front of or next to a residence, motel, apartment house, hotel, or other sleeping-accommodation use between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., under EC 5.225(3)(e). A citation is up to $500, and four or more violations within 90 days lets the city tow and impound the vehicle at the owner's expense.
(3) No operator shall park and no owner shall allow a vehicle to be parked: ... (e) On either side of the street in front of or adjacent to a residence, motel, apartment house, hotel or other place with sleeping accommodations between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day if the vehicle is a motorbus or motor truck as defined in ORS 801.355, a recreational vehicle as defined in ORS 801.409, or a trailer bearing a PUC license;
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 20739, passed June 8, 2026).
Full Breakdown
" The rule targets the class of large vehicles that residents complain block sightlines and take up scarce street width overnight: buses, box or dump-style trucks, RVs, and PUC-registered trailers. It does not reach an ordinary passenger car, pickup, or a trailer without a PUC license. " That escalation clause exists nowhere else in the parking chapter's other subsections, marking this out as a rule the city enforces with repeat offenders specifically in mind.
Violations & Fines
A first violation of EC 5.225(3)(e) draws a citation up to $500 under EC 5.990(6). Because each subsequent violation constitutes a separate violation, fines can stack, and once a vehicle accumulates four or more violations of this paragraph within any 90-day period, the city may tow and impound it at the owner's expense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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