Jurisdiction and research scope
City of Shelton, Washington, ordinary RV storage at an occupied dwelling or licensed temporary street parking. Hosted-yard habitation under Section 20.36.170 excluded.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Shelton RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Storage | Unoccupied RV at occupied dwelling, controlled by lawful occupant, no hazard/nuisance. |
| Public parking or loading | Legally parked, licensed RV on street/alley: 24 hours maximum. |
| Occupancy | 15-day and hosted-yard occupancy provisions require separate city review. |
Unoccupied storage at an occupied dwelling
Section 20.36.150C permits unoccupied RVs on the premises of an occupied dwelling when under the lawful occupant’s control and not creating a public-health hazard or nuisance. This is not permission for vacant land or commercial storage. General zoning and other applicable site rules still apply.
Temporary streets and special placements
Section 20.36.150A allows legally parked, licensed RVs on a street or alley for no more than 24 hours. Legally parked is a condition, not a result of the timer: traffic signs, access and all other restrictions must be satisfied. Subsection D provides city discretion for special and unusual temporary placements and approved storage/sales sites, which this checker cannot grant.
Two occupancy provisions need separate review
Section 20.36.150B describes up to 15 days of occupied RV use at an occupied dwelling with the lawful occupant’s permission and no health hazard or nuisance. Later Section 20.36.170 addresses hosted tents/RVs with a resident host, limits on individuals/family members, screened side/rear-yard location, kitchen, garbage/recycling and indoor restroom/shower access, plus written owner consent for specified tenant hosting. The checker deliberately does not combine these provisions into an automatic occupancy approval.
Who to contact for your setup
Confirm the exact address and proposal with the local planning or police office. This limited administrative screening is not a permit or complete legal approval. No hosted-occupancy, discretionary placement, vacant-lot, sales-lot, hookup or campground approval.
Use the Shelton 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
- Shelton adopted RV provisions
Full official/adopted source 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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