Commercial trucks over 10,000 pounds GVWR generally cannot park on Federal Way residential streets except for active loading. Industrial areas and truck routes have separate rules.
Under FWRC Title 8, commercial vehicles with a gross weight over 10,000 pounds are prohibited from parking on public streets in residential zones except for a short active loading, unloading, or service window. This includes semi tractors, trailers, tow trucks, dump trucks, and stake-body work trucks. Parking is permitted on designated truck routes along Pacific Highway South (SR 99) and in commercial enterprise zones west of Interstate 5. Inside residential areas, a contractor or landscaping truck making a service call is allowed to park while the work is being performed but must not be stored overnight. Food delivery step-vans and plumber service vehicles under 10,000 pounds are generally treated like passenger vehicles for parking purposes. Owner-operators who live in Federal Way should arrange truck storage at an industrial yard rather than on a neighborhood street to avoid repeated citations.
Contact your local code enforcement office for specific penalty information.
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