Pasco, WA Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Weight threshold
- 14,000 pounds gross vehicle weight
- Residential-zone rule
- No parking on or off street
- Delivery exception
- Allowed only while actively delivering
- Commercial/industrial zone limit
- Two-hour maximum
- Violation fine
- Up to $40.00, Class One infraction
- Truck routes
- 11 designated routes for through trucks
Summary
Pasco bans parking any vehicle of 14,000 pounds or more, on or off the street, in a residential zone, with a narrow exception for deliveries. In commercial or industrial zones, trucks and trailers over that weight cannot park, stand, or stop for more than two hours. PMC 10.65.020(2) carries a $40.00 civil fine.
(2) No vehicle with a maximum gross weight of 14,000 pounds or more shall park anywhere on or off the street in a residential zone of the City, except parking on residential streets may be permitted in the course of making deliveries as provided in PMC 10.80.020. A street is in a residential zone for purposes of this chapter if any property on either side of the street is in a residential zone; each block of the street will be treated as a separate unit for the purposes of determining whether overnight parking will be permitted. No truck tractor, trailer, semi-trailer, or vehicle with a maximum gross weight of 14,000 pounds or more shall park, stand, or stop on any City street within a commercial or industrial zone for a period in excess of two hours.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4837, passed May 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
020, which lets a commercial vehicle over 14,000 pounds enter a restricted street at the nearest intersection to its destination, deliver, and leave by the nearest intersection afterward. The ordinance defines a residential zone broadly: a street counts if property on either side is zoned residential, and each block is evaluated separately for whether overnight parking is allowed. 010 lets the City post gross-weight limits under Schedule VII on specific streets. 00.
Violations & Fines
Parking a vehicle over 14,000 pounds in a residential zone, or leaving a truck tractor, trailer, or semi-trailer parked more than two hours in a commercial or industrial zone, is a Class One civil infraction under PMC 10.20.080, with a maximum $40.00 fine plus court costs. Each day the violation continues counts as a separate offense, and an unanswered citation adds $25.00 after 15 days.
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Sources & Official References
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