Grant County, WA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Height trigger
- over 6 feet average height
- Setback rule
- no front/side yard, except driveways
- Utility hookups
- prohibited except freeze protection
- Occupancy in place
- not allowed on residential lots
- Citation fine
- $500 per occurrence
Summary
In unincorporated Grant County, boats, travel trailers, RVs, and similar recreational equipment over 6 feet tall cannot sit in a required front or side yard setback unless they are in a driveway, under Unified Development Code Section 23.08.020(i).
(i)Parking and Storage of Major Recreational Equipment: Parking or storage of major recreational equipment, including, but not limited to, travel trailers, boats, boat trailers, motorized dwellings, recreational vehicles, tent trailers, houseboats, and horse trailers and similar recreational equipment shall be subject to the following requirements: ... (2)Such equipment over six (6) feet in average height, when not parked in a garage, carport or other similar structure, shall not be located in any required front or side yard reserved for building setback, except for driveways;
Full Breakdown
020(i) covers major recreational equipment broadly: travel trailers, boats and boat trailers, motorized dwellings, recreational vehicles, tent trailers, houseboats, and horse trailers. Any of that equipment standing taller than 6 feet in average height, when it is not parked inside a garage, carport, or similar enclosed structure, cannot be located in the required front or side yard setback area, with one specific carve-out: the equipment is allowed if it is parked in a driveway. That driveway exception is what lets most residents legally park a travel trailer or boat trailer next to the house rather than only in a rear yard.
120; it cannot be hooked up to sewage, septic, or water service (though an electrical connection to prevent freeze damage is allowed); and it cannot be physically attached to a deck, porch, roof, addition, foundation, carport, storage unit, wall, fence, or other structure. Travel trailers and RVs can be occupied for up to six months only if they are in a licensed recreational vehicle park and connected to utilities, sewage, and water there, not on a residential lot in unincorporated Grant County.
Violations & Fines
Parking oversized recreational equipment in a front or side setback outside a driveway is a Title 23 violation, treated as a public nuisance under GCC Section 1.32.040(a) and enforced by Development Services. The standard escalation applies: a warning notice, then a citation with a $500 fine per occurrence under Section 1.32.140, with each day the equipment remains improperly parked chargeable as a new violation while the matter is pending before Grant County District Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I park my boat trailer in my driveway in unincorporated Grant County?
Can I live in my RV while it's parked at my house?
Can I hook my parked travel trailer up to my house's sewer line?
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