Bellevue, WA Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Size threshold
- 8 ft wide / 30 ft long / 32,000 lbs
- Permit required
- Type B or Type D permit
- Standard fine
- $50.00 traffic infraction
- Exempt vehicles
- Authorized buses, solid waste trucks
Summary
Bellevue bans large trucks, truck-trailer rigs and semitrailer combinations over 8 feet wide, 30 feet long or 32,000 pounds from operating in residential areas between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. without a Type B or D permit. The same size threshold also needs a permit just to park on any public right-of-way.
No person shall operate a truck, truck tractor, truck and trailer, or truck tractor and semitrailer combination over eight feet in width, over 30 feet in length or over 32,000 pounds licensed gross weight, except authorized buses and solid waste disposal vehicles, within a residential area between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. without a Type B or Type D permit for such operation as provided in BCC 14.30.080 of the Right-of-Way Use Code, except on those streets designated as authorized truck routes in BCC 11.70.060.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 6929, passed July 14, 2026).
Full Breakdown
060. Authorized buses and solid waste disposal vehicles are exempt from the nighttime residential restriction. 100 requires that same class of oversized vehicle, over 8 feet wide, 30 feet long or 32,000 pounds, to hold a Type B or D permit before parking on any public right-of-way at all, not just overnight in residential areas. 130 requires proof of either permit to be shown as a decal issued by the public works department and displayed prominently on the lower windshield. 080.
Violations & Fines
Unless BCC Chapter 11.70 specifies otherwise, a violation of any provision in the chapter, including parking or operating an oversized truck in a residential area without the required Type B or D permit, is a traffic infraction under BCC 11.70.170 punishable by a $50.00 penalty. The violator is also civilly liable to the city for any damage the oversized vehicle causes to a city street as a result of the violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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