Tigard, OR Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Tigard Municipal Code § 6.02.170 governs where recreational units sit on residential lots in the City of Tigard, Washington County, Oregon. It appears in Chapter 6.02, nuisances affecting public health, safety and peace. The section covers boats, trailers, campers, camper bodies, house trailers, recreation vehicles and commercial vehicles in excess of 3/4 ton capacity, and allows storage in a required front yard in a residential zone subject to three conditions.

First, no unit can be parked in the visual clearance area of a corner lot or of a driveway where it would obstruct vision from an adjacent driveway or street. Section 6.02.120 separately requires all property in the city to meet the visual clearance requirements of TCDC 18.930.030.

Second, no unit can be used for dwelling purposes, with one exception: one camper, house trailer or recreational vehicle can be used for sleeping by friends, relatives or visitors on land entirely owned by or leased to the host person for a period not to exceed 14 days in one calendar year. The unit cannot be connected to any utility other than temporary electricity hookups, and the host cannot receive compensation.

Third, a unit parked in the front yard must have current state license plates or registration and must be kept in mobile condition.

Street parking is a different rule. Under § 10.28.030, a camper, travel trailer or motor home can stay on a public street beyond the 30 minute limit that applies between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m. only if the resident or a guest of the resident owns it, it is parked on the street adjacent to the resident's lot, and it stays no longer than 10 days in any calendar year. It must not interfere with traffic or obstruct drivers' view, and no slide out, canopy or retractable step can create a hazard to pedestrians. A boat or trailer on the street gets no such allowance and is held to the 30 minute overnight limit.