Lakewood, WA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

160 governs outdoor storage of recreational, utility and sporting vehicles accessory to a residential use. Subsection A bars storing such a vehicle on a lot where no residential use exists at all. 190. Subsection C bars occupying a stored RV, boat or utility vehicle for continuous periods, with one exception: a friend or relative can use it for short-term temporary lodging for up to 21 days in any 90-day period, and only with the Director's prior written authorization; occupancy outside those authorized dates is conclusive evidence of a violation, and electrical hookups are allowed only during that occupancy window or for humidity control.

Subsection D requires the vehicle to sit on a parking pad or in the driveway, never within the public right-of-way, even where the driveway itself extends into the right-of-way. Subsection E requires that pad to have an all-weather surface such as asphalt, concrete, pavers, grasscrete or at least 3 inches of gravel, maintained in that condition. Subsections F and G require the pad to sit at the side or rear of the dwelling where feasible, screened from the street and neighboring properties by fencing or landscaping to the maximum extent feasible.