Jurisdiction and research scope
City of Buckhannon, West Virginia only. This screens resident-owned RV storage on the owner’s premises, a permit-free short visit by residents or visiting family/friends on developed private property, and using an RV as a residence on a city street. General street parking, construction-related residence, issued permits, business premises, RV/mobile-home parks, commercial trailers, public events, utility work, generators and special approvals are excluded. The visitor screen is limited to one RV and does not authorize permanent housing.
Administrative screening of the cited local provisions only. Not a permit, legal opinion, safety assurance or complete land-use approval.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Buckhannon RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Driveway | Resident-owner storage only; place as far from the street line as the site design permits. |
| Yard | At most one RV per particular use and three different-use RVs; no living quarters or business while stored. |
| Street | RV use as a residence is prohibited for any duration; ordinary parking is not evaluated. |
| Loading | Commercial/loading exceptions are outside this screen. |
| Guest | Residents or visiting family/friends on developed property: at most 7 days without a permit and 28 days/person/calendar year. |
| Hookups | No approval for utilities, generators or habitability; separate current ordinances remain applicable. |
| Uncertainty | Use classifications, issued permits, construction housing, RV parks, public events and unpublished changes need official review. |
Storage limits depend on the RV’s particular use
Ordinance 395.04 permits no more than one RV of a particular use and three RVs of different uses on a resident’s premises. It is not a blanket allowance for three identical-use campers. No living quarters may be maintained and no business practiced while stored. On the owner’s premises the vehicles must be as far from the street line as the site design allows.
The short-visit exception has two separate limits
Under 395.06(b), residents and visiting family or friends may temporarily occupy an RV on developed property for at most 7 days without a permit. Every person using that exception is limited to 28 total occupancy days in a calendar year. A stay longer than 7 days needs permit review; moving the same person between RVs does not create a new personal annual allowance.
Street residence is prohibited; other exceptions are narrow
Section 395.03 prohibits RV residence on a city street for any duration. On private land, construction-related residence has a separate permit-based exception for owners building, rebuilding or improving their residence; park occupancy and construction offices also have separate rules. Council-approved public-event parking is not an exception to the street-residence ban. Those permitted and special-use cases are outside this checker.
A short visit does not waive current noise or habitability rules
The city’s later Ordinances 471 and 472 separately clarify generator-noise treatment and essential utilities for habitable structures. They do not replace the RV visit numbers in Ordinance 395. This screen does not authorize generator operation, utility connections, occupation of an uninhabitable property or any work requiring another permit.
Who to contact for your setup
Confirm the actual boundary, site conditions, permit dates and current requirements with the relevant municipal official before acting. Administrative screening of the cited local provisions only. Not a permit, legal opinion, safety assurance or complete land-use approval.
Use the Buckhannon parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.
Official sources reviewed November 7, 2026
- Buckhannon Ordinance 395, adopted RV regulations
Complete four-page text and enactment certification.
- City selected ordinance index
Current municipal link to Ordinance 395 and subsequent adopted ordinances.
- Ordinance 462, parking enforcement
Does not amend the screened private storage or visitor limits.
- Ordinance 471, generator noise
Generator use is not approved by this screen.
- Ordinance 472, housing habitability
Habitability and utility requirements remain separate.
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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