Jurisdiction and research scope
City of Molalla, Clackamas County, Oregon; ordinary unoccupied RV or towable camper on current city public property. No impoundment, special written authorization, vacated street or private-land use.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Molalla RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Public parking | 24-hour ordinary rule; conditional one-unit residential exception up to 72 hours; 24-hour citywide public-property absence before return. |
| Storage | Private property not determined. |
| Occupancy | Not determined. |
Twenty-four hours is the RV rule
Section 10.72.020B, amended by Ordinance 2025-09 on December 10, 2025, limits RVs, motorhomes, campers, trailers, boats and similar property on public streets, rights-of-way and other public property to 24 consecutive hours without express written authorization. The general 72-hour vehicle provision is not the ordinary RV limit.
Narrow residential exception
Up to 72 consecutive hours is available for one covered unit per residence per invocation. It must belong to the resident or their guest, be legally parked in front of or alongside the resident’s lot or the adjacent lot, and not interfere with traffic or obstruct driver sight lines. The ownership requirement refers to the resident of the property in front of which it is parked; the full placement facts must be confirmed rather than inferred from proximity.
Return clock and detached campers
An RV or similar covered property must leave all public property in Molalla for at least 24 consecutive hours before returning. Repositioning is not a substitute. Section 10.72.020C bars detached, non-towable slide-in/truck-bed/pickup/cabover camping structures from public property while disconnected from a motor vehicle. This guide does not decide private storage, camping or occupancy.
Who to contact for your setup
Confirm the exact proposal with the municipality. This is limited administrative screening, not a permit or complete legal approval. New laws 2026-08 concern home occupations; 2026-10 and 2026-11 are listed as UGB and street-vacation special matters. Their full PDF reads became unavailable and were not retried or bypassed. This packet does not decide private land, special sites, boundaries, occupancy or written authorizations.
Use the Molalla 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
- Molalla §10.72.020
Official/adopted text reviewed 2026-11-07.
- Molalla new-law index
Official/adopted text reviewed 2026-11-07.
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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