Jurisdiction and research scope
Incorporated Parkersburg, West Virginia only. §1363.03(e) in the published 2025-01, complete through June 6, 2025 code was read October 22, 2026. This targeted source review does not certify subsequent amendments or unrelated zoning and traffic rules.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Parkersburg RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Driveway | Resident unoccupied RVs: one per use, at most two differing uses. |
| Yard | As far from street line as the site design allows. |
| Street | Only named exception purposes, not routine public storage. |
| Loading | Up to 72 hours in any one-week period for the recreation-vehicle route. |
| Guest sleeping | No occupancy outside an approved mobile-home park. |
Can I store an RV at home?
A resident may keep unoccupied recreation vehicles on the premises: one for a particular use, with no more than two of different uses. The unit must not contain maintained living quarters or host a business while stored.
Where must it sit?
On the owner’s premises, place it as far from the street line as the site design allows. This is a site-specific standard, not a universal number of feet or permission to occupy required spaces.
Can I leave it on a public street?
The default prohibition covers streets, alleys, highways and other public places. A recreation vehicle has a limited exception for loading or trip preparation, visiting residents, commerce with local people or businesses, and emergency repairs, subject to traffic rules.
How does the 72-hour rule work?
The recreation-vehicle exception is capped at 72 hours within any one-week period. It is not a fresh allowance for each move or a general week of storage. The separate emergency-stopping clause for mobile homes, house trailers and other trailers is capped at 24 hours.
Can visitors sleep in the RV?
Outside an approved mobile-home park, the section prohibits occupancy of a mobile home, house trailer or recreation vehicle. A street visit or unoccupied home-storage exception does not authorize sleeping or housekeeping.
What about work trailers and construction?
Construction-office use and specified business or goods-transport situations have separate exceptions with exact terms. Other undefined trailer types may be kept only in a garage or rear lot. The ordinary recreation-vehicle checker does not clear these different classes or uses.
Who to contact for your setup
For the home-storage use count and site-specific street setback, contact Parkersburg Planning & Development through its listed Development Director contact at 304-424-8519. Provide the address, each unit and its intended use, and a sketch showing the street line and available placement areas. Ask which current land-use provisions apply to the actual setup. This inquiry does not approve a storage position or authorize public parking, sleeping or utilities.
Ask Parkersburg planning or parking staff about the exact site, vehicle design, actual activity, cited exception and changes after the published edition. Private restrictions remain separate.
Use the Parkersburg parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.
Official sources reviewed October 22, 2026
- Parkersburg §1363.03(e)
Full operative section read; published 2025-01, complete through June 6, 2025 edition. Retain its exceptions and scope; later legislation requires City confirmation.
- Parkersburg code edition
Overview read: complete to June6,2025. Later legislation is not exhaustively certified.
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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