Jurisdiction and research scope
City of Lake Stevens, Washington only; not neighboring municipalities or unincorporated county territory. Current eCode360 Chapter 9.80, Ordinance 1058 (2019), read November 6, 2026.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Lake Stevens RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Driveway / yard | Guest RVs not owned by the property owner/tenant have a 14-consecutive-day condition in a one-year period; zoning remains separate. The camping chapter does not establish a complete yard-storage route. |
| Street / loading | Qualifying RVs on residential streets for no more than 24 hours are exempt from Chapter 9.80, not from all parking rules. No general loading exception is established by this chapter. |
| Sleeping / utilities | The exempt RV must be transient and not a primary residence or permanently immobilized unit. The camping exemption does not authorize utility connections. |
Residential street exemption
Section 9.80.060 exempts qualifying RVs parked on residential streets for no more than 24 hours from the camping chapter. The RV must be a travel trailer, motorhome, truck camper or camping trailer designed and used as temporary living quarters, self-propelled or mounted on/drawn by another vehicle, transient, not a primary residence and not immobilized or permanently affixed to a mobile-home lot. Other parking restrictions still apply.
Guest RVs on private property
The same section provides that an RV not owned by the property owner or tenant may park on another person’s real property for no more than 14 consecutive days in a one-year period. Do not interpret this as a recurring 14-day reset or a complete residential land-use approval. Confirm all applicable zoning, surface, site and utility requirements.
Public camping and special circumstances
Chapter 9.80 otherwise restricts camping and storage of camp property in parks, public lots, public property and street rights-of-way. Its text contains a shelter-availability enforcement limitation for certain right-of-way areas, not an across-the-board camping permission. Parks have a separate referenced exception. Homelessness, shelter availability, park approval, long-term occupancy and special circumstances need a specific current determination rather than an automated yes or no.
Who to contact for your setup
Ask Lake Stevens 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 Lake Stevens 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
- Lake Stevens Chapter 9.80 camping
Current camping prohibitions, enforcement limitations and parked-RV exemption.
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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