Walla Walla County, WA Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

On property zoned in an urban classification under Title 17, Section 8.24.010(B)(4) makes it a nuisance to keep unattached vehicle or boat parts, or more than one abandoned or inoperable vehicle or boat, in the same spot on the same contiguously owned property for more than 60 consecutive days within the front, side or rear yard, visible from an adjacent property or roadway. A vehicle qualifies if it is missing a major component such as the engine, transmission, battery, a tire, the u-joint, differential or front suspension, or if it cannot be driven both forward and reverse for 100 feet.

On rural-zoned lots larger than one acre, Section 8.24.010(A)(4) raises the trigger to six or more such vehicles. Both subsections exempt vehicles held as litigation evidence under a tarp or cover, one vehicle worth over $500 currently being restored, vehicles moved into an enclosed structure or out of view from adjacent roads, and farm machinery. Under Section 8.24.020(A), a violation that a county fire marshal or fire district chief declares a fire hazard, or that is injurious to public health, becomes a misdemeanor punishable under RCW 9A.20.021, with each day counted as a separate violation.

Section 8.24.020(C) lets the Community Development Department instead pursue the enforcement procedures in Chapter 14.13 against repeat or large-scale violators, and ignoring a notice of violation and order is a gross misdemeanor under Section 14.13.100.