Tigard, OR Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

In the City of Tigard, Oregon (Washington County), two parts of the code control what sits in a front yard and how parking areas are built. Section 6.02.170, in the nuisance title, allows boats, trailers, campers, camper bodies, house trailers, recreation vehicles and commercial vehicles over 3/4 ton capacity to be stored in a required front yard in a residential zone only on conditions. No unit can sit in the visual clearance area of a corner lot, or in the visual clearance area of a driveway where it would block the view from an adjacent driveway or street.

No unit can be lived in, with one narrow exception: one camper, house trailer or recreational vehicle can house friends, relatives or visitors for sleeping for no more than 14 days in one calendar year, with no utility connection other than temporary electricity hookups and no compensation to the host. Any unit parked in the front yard needs current state license plates or registration and has to be kept in mobile condition. Parking surfaces fall under Community Development Code § 18.410.030(E): off-street parking areas must be paved with asphalt, concrete or a pervious paving surface, with two exceptions, parking tied to a temporary use application where the approval authority determines unpaved parking will not create adverse conditions, and overflow parking in the Parks and Recreation zone.

Chapter 18.410 applies to all new development and all modifications to existing development, including changes of use (§ 18.410.020). Driveway approaches are regulated separately in Chapter 15.10. Except for shared driveways, no driveway approach or access can be less than six feet from the side property line without written permission of the City Engineer, none can sit closer than thirty feet to an intersecting street right-of-way line, and each residential driveway cannot exceed thirty feet in width including end slopes. Section 15.10.050 bars a permit for a new driveway approach unless the property has the minimum parking required by the Community Development Code.