Published July 1 2024
Until the warm weather rolls in for good, many of us keep our outdoor toys like boats, motorhomes, and travel/utility trailers – collectively known as recreational vehicles (RVs) - in storage. Bringing them out for use sometimes results in neighborhood concerns about RV storage on residential property throughout Bellevue. Did you know that the City of Bellevue has Land Use Codes for parking and storing RVs? RVs can be stored on residential properties if they are outside property line setbacks, under a certain length, and properly screened from view when required.
Proper storage examples include housing RVs within a garage or carport with proper screening, parking them on concrete, asphalt, or other impervious surfaces along the side or rear of a home (outside of property line setbacks) and screened by a solid board fence or dense vegetation at least six feet high. One RV may be stored in a front driveway if there is no reasonable access to the side or rear of the home, but it must meet additional screening requirements.
For residents needing to temporarily prepare for use or storage, the loading and unloading of RVs is exempt from these requirements if completed within three days and limit to once every two weeks.
For more information on RV storage, including detailed examples, visit BellevueWA.gov/rv-boat-storage. For additional questions of concerns, contact the Code Compliance team.