Salem, OR Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Habitation cap
- 72 hours per 30-day period (SRC 30.655(b)(1))
- Private property overnight
- Owner consent required, 10 p.m.-7 a.m. (SRC 30.655(b)(3))
- Public street rule
- No sleeping occupants allowed (SRC 30.655(b)(4))
- Longer stays
- Director-issued license required (SRC 30.655(c))
- Violation class
- Infraction (SRC 30.655(d))
Summary
Salem bars using a recreational vehicle as temporary or permanent housing outside a licensed tourist park unless the stay is capped at 72 hours in any 30-day period, the RV isn't on private property between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. without the owner's consent, and no occupant sleeps in it while parked on a public street.
(a)Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to use any motor vehicle or recreational vehicle as a place of temporary or permanent habitation except in a licensed tourist park.(b)A recreational vehicle may be used as a place of temporary habitation outside of a tourist park if:(1)The aggregate of time such vehicle is so used in any 30-day period does not exceed 72 hours;...(3)Such vehicle is not parked upon private property between the hours of 10:00 p.m. of any day and 7:00 a.m. of the following day without the express consent of the owner or person in control of such property; and(4)Such vehicle is not parked upon a public street at any time while any of the occupants therein are asleep.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 26 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
655(a) makes it unlawful to use any motor vehicle or recreational vehicle as a place of temporary or permanent habitation except in a licensed tourist park, unless one of two exceptions in subsections (b) or (c) applies. without the express consent of the property owner, and it is never parked on a public street while any occupant inside is asleep. 655(c) lets the Director issue a license allowing habitation beyond 72 hours if the same overnight-consent and no-sleeping-on-a-public-street conditions are met, the RV will not sit in a commercial or industrial zone unless it is on residential-use property in that zone, and the Director has inspected the vehicle to confirm adequate health and safety arrangements for occupants and the public.
660 makes it unlawful to run an electric, water, sewer, gas, or telephone line to a recreational vehicle if the line crosses over, across, or under any public street, sidewalk, alley, park, or right-of-way. 660), which also requires licensed tourist parks to meet siting, roadway, and registration standards for RVs housed there long-term.
Violations & Fines
Using an RV as habitation outside a tourist park beyond the 72-hour/30-day limit, without owner consent for overnight parking, or with an occupant asleep on a public street is an infraction under SRC 30.655(d). Running a utility line across a public right-of-way to a parked RV is a separate infraction under SRC 30.660.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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