Parking Rules in Franklin County, WA (2026)
7 rules for unincorporated Franklin County, Washington.
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RV & Boat Parking
In unincorporated Franklin County, boats, motor homes, camp trailers, travel trailers, fifth wheels, pickup campers, snowmobiles, and utility trailers cannot be stored on any public road or right-of-way. Franklin County Code § 10.12.050(C) allows only a 72-hour parking window in front of the owner's property every two weeks for loading and unloading.
Franklin County RV, Boat, Trailer Parking Limits
Some RestrictionsFranklin County Code § 10.12.050(C)
C.No boat, motor home, camp trailer, travel trailer, fifth wheel, pickup camper, snowmobile, or utility trailer, as defined in this chapter, shall be stored or maintained on any public road, right-of-way, or other public area; except such items may be parked in public right-of-way in front of an owner's property for a period of seventy-two (72) hours in any given two-week period for loading and...
Driveway Rules
Gravel driveways cannot touch the public street in unincorporated Franklin County. Franklin County Code Section 17.78.090(A) requires the first five feet on each side of a driveway opening, out to twenty feet from the right-of-way line, to be paved with asphalt or portland cement concrete, even on lots where the rest of the parking area is allowed to stay gravel.
Franklin County Driveway and Parking Surface Rules
Some RestrictionsFranklin County Code § 17.78.090(A)
A.Surfacing.1.Parking lots designated for customer/client parking and all parking areas located between the right-of-way line and the face of buildings shall be surfaced with asphalt or portland cement concrete. Those areas out of direct public view utilized for employee parking, and service vehicle parking and storage, they are located behind the front yard setback or front of the building, ar...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
In unincorporated Franklin County, a residential lot can host at most one commercial semi-tractor/trailer over 14,000 pounds GVW, and only if the lot is at least 2.5 acres, the vehicle belongs to the property owner, and Planning and Public Works approve the site plan and access.
Franklin County Commercial Vehicle Parking Limits
Significant RestrictionsFranklin County Code § 17.66.260(D)
D.The parking and/or storage of no more than one commercial vehicle (semi-tractor/trailer) exceeding fourteen thousand (14,000) GVW may be permitted within all residential zoning districts (including AP-20 and AP-40) provided the following:1.The minimum acreage of the lot, tract, or parcel of land that would allow for this use to occur would have to be 2.5 acres in size.2.The commercial vehicle...
Street Parking Limits
Franklin County ties on-street parking directly to road width: Franklin County Code § 10.12.050(D) bars any on-street parking on county roads narrower than 32 feet, allows one side on roads 32 to 36 feet wide, and both sides once a road reaches 36 feet, while loading and no-parking zones are separately off-limits under subsections E and F.
Franklin County On-Street Parking Road-Width Rule
Some RestrictionsFranklin County Code § 10.12.050(D)-(F)
D.No on-street parking is permitted on any county road with a width of less than thirty-two (32) feet. On-street parking is permitted on one side of county roads with a width of between thirty-two (32) and thirty-six (36) feet. On-street parking is permitted on both sides of County roads with a width of thirty-six (36) feet or greater. For the purposes of this section, road width is the sum of ...
Overnight Parking
Franklin County Code § 10.12.060 bans parking at all times, day or night, on the stretches of Argent Road, Court Street, and Road 68 within unincorporated Franklin County wherever official no-parking signs are posted, on top of the general state-law parking restrictions in RCW 46.61.560 and .570.
No Parking on Argent, Court St, Road 68
Some RestrictionsFranklin County Code § 10.12.060
A.Parking in the rural, unincorporated portions of Franklin County shall be governed in accordance with RCW 46.61.560.B.In addition to those provisions defined in RCW 46.61.570, when official signs are posted, no parking shall be permitted at any time along those portions of Argent Road, Court Street, and Road 68 that are within the unincorporated county.
Abandoned Vehicles
In unincorporated Franklin County, only one inoperable vehicle may sit outside on a residential lot unless it's inside a fully enclosed building or behind a six-foot site-obscuring fence. It can't be parked in the front yard or in the public right-of-way, and its trunk must stay locked.
Franklin County Inoperable Vehicle Storage Rules
Some RestrictionsFranklin County Code § 17.66.260(B)
B.Inoperable vehicles, as defined, are permitted within the agricultural production (A-P) zoning districts and rural residential, rural community, residential suburban, and residential zoning districts and on all nonconforming residential uses in other districts subject to the following conditions:1.Only one inoperable vehicle may be stored outside of a fully enclosed building and/or site-obscu...
Loading Zones
In unincorporated Franklin County, heavy trucks are barred from residential-zone roads and limited to two hours in commercial or industrial zones. Vehicles may stop in a marked loading zone only to load or unload, and an unattended vehicle left in a loading zone is a traffic infraction under Franklin County Code Chapter 10.12.
Franklin County Loading Zone and Truck Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsFranklin County Code § 10.12.050
A.No vehicle with a maximum gross weight of fourteen thousand (14,000) pounds or more shall park anywhere on or off a county road in a residential zone, except parking on residential roads may be permitted in the course of making deliveries. ... No truck tractor, trailer, semi-trailer, or vehicle with a maximum gross weight of fourteen thousand (14,000) pounds or more shall park, stand, or stop...
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