Jurisdiction and research scope
City of Bremerton, Washington only, not surrounding unincorporated Kitsap County or another municipality. Current official online code and guidance retrieved November 6, 2026; section histories are preserved in the source captures.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Bremerton RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Driveway / yard | Accessory private-lot use subject to the title’s parking requirements. Required front setback: maximum 15 consecutive and 30 cumulative days per 12 months. |
| Street / loading | 24 hours normally; residential RV permit has 45-day annual, five-day-location and two-block conditions. Loading does not itself waive the street or front-yard limits. |
| Sleeping / utilities | City permit required; ordinary occupancy maximum 30 days in 12 months, one occupied RV per lot. Occupied RV must be self-contained with city-approved sanitation; hookups separately approved. |
Street parking and the residential RV permit
BMC 10.10.070 limits unpermitted RV street parking to 24 hours. Reparking on the same street within the same block after violating the limit does not cure it within the stated 24-hour period. Residential RV permits under 10.10.050(d) may cover no more than 45 days in a calendar year, no more than five consecutive days in one location, and parking within two blocks of the permitted dwelling. Other temporary permits require their own issued terms.
Private lots and front-yard duration
An RV, occupied or not, may be parked on a private lot only as an accessory use and subject to the title’s parking provisions. Required front-yard setbacks may hold an RV for no more than 15 consecutive days and no more than 30 cumulative days in any 12 consecutive months. Moving elsewhere on the lot does not erase the cumulative count.
Occupancy needs its own permit
The property owner must obtain a city permit identifying occupancy dates. Ordinary occupancy is capped at 30 cumulative days in any 12 consecutive months, only one RV may be occupied on the lot, and an occupied RV must be self-contained with city-approved garbage and sanitation disposal. Owner housing during new-house construction has a separate one-year route. A street permit is not the private-lot occupancy permit.
Who to contact for your setup
Ask Bremerton Planning or Code Enforcement to confirm jurisdiction, the actual parcel or road, vehicle classification, position, duration and intended use. Obtain the required road, building, electrical, plumbing or wastewater approvals before relying on a parking exception. Easements, HOA rules and leases remain separate. Start with the official rule or permit guidance.
Use the Bremerton parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.
Official sources reviewed November 6, 2026
- Bremerton 10.10.050 and .070
Street 24-hour rule, residential RV permits and anti-reparking provisions.
- Bremerton 20.46.050
Private-lot accessory RV use, occupancy permit, time limits and sanitation.
A review date records when we checked these sources. The notes above explain any use of older code editions or limits on access to the full source; an address-specific city determination may still be required. Read our research method.
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