Unincorporated Pierce County has no blanket overnight on-street parking ban; state law RCW 46.61.570 governs where vehicles may stand, and a vehicle left too long may be tagged and impounded under RCW 46.55. Overnight living in an RV on a residential lot requires a Temporary Use Permit. Cities set their
Pierce County does not impose a countywide overnight on-street parking prohibition in unincorporated areas; a properly parked, registered vehicle may generally remain on a public road overnight subject to the placement rules of RCW 46.61.570. However, a vehicle left unattended on a public highway right-of-way can be tagged by a law enforcement officer and impounded 24 hours later under RCW 46.55.085, and vehicles left on private residential property may be impounded immediately at the property owner's direction under RCW 46.55.010. Overnight occupancy of a recreational vehicle used as living quarters on a residential lot is not permitted without a Temporary Use Permit under Title 18A. Cities within Pierce County, including Tacoma and Puyallup, adopt their own overnight parking limits and
A vehicle left on a highway right-of-way and tagged by an officer may be impounded 24 hours later under RCW 46.55.085, and the owner commits the infraction of littering-abandoned vehicle. Unpermitted overnight RV occupancy in unincorporated Pierce County is subject
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