RV parking rules in Longview

Longview RV parking at a glance

The current public-parking time rules

Ordinance 3580 repeals older Chapters 11.44, 11.50, 11.58, 11.62, 11.63 and 11.65 and establishes Chapter 11.61. The City says the changes took effect October 29, 2026. Section 11.61.030 prohibits keeping a motor vehicle or trailer in one place on a city street for more than 72 consecutive hours, subject to the special-permit provision. Municipal off-street lots have a similar 72-hour default, except for posted restrictions or applicable residential/special permits. The limit is not a right to park for three days: curb colors, signs, downtown limits, access and other traffic rules still apply. Chain parking on the same street does not reset the clock unless the vehicle moves to another block or a differently named street.

Habitation and inoperative vehicles

Section 11.61.030(6) applies to RVs and other vehicles on streets, publicly owned or controlled parking facilities and other public property. It prohibits habitation or occupation for residential purposes. Storage, repair or rehabilitation of an inoperative vehicle is also prohibited, except emergency repairs that can be completed within one 24-hour period. This does not authorize routine roadside maintenance or create a camping allowance. A permit extending parking time is not treated here as permission to live in a vehicle. Brief resting and guest sleeping require confirmation of the actual activity rather than automatically being classified as residential habitation.

Loading, alleys and permit boundaries

Alley exceptions include expeditious goods loading/unloading for no more than 30 minutes, passenger pickup/discharge for no more than five minutes, and qualifying construction or repair service to adjacent property for up to one hour unless necessary written police permission is obtained. Even an excepted vehicle may not block passage more than 30 minutes and must move promptly for an emergency vehicle. Special parking permits under section 11.61.055 relate to another City permit, such as a special event, construction or right-of-way permit. Downtown residential permits have separate eligibility and space restrictions. The public-parking provisions do not decide private-yard RV storage, guest camping or utility connections. The linked ordinance copy has unsigned fields; adoption and effective status are taken from the City’s current administrative notices, not inferred from the blank signature block.

Who to contact for your setup

Confirm the parcel, current amendments and required approvals with the municipal planning or enforcement office. Private covenants and leases remain separate.

Use the Longview 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

• Longview Ordinance 3580 and exhibits

  City-linked copy has blank signature/date fields; City administrative notices expressly report Council approval July 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 effective date. Exhibit C establishes Chapter 11.61. Read 2026-11-06.

• Longview current parking enforcement

  Reports July 28, 2026 approval and links the guide effective October 29, 2026. Read 2026-11-06.

• Longview Community Development parking change notice

  Expressly states effective October 29, 2026 and links Ordinance 3580. Read 2026-11-06.

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.