Island County, WA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Location
- Ferry Dock Road, Road Log No. 04250
- Loading zone limit
- 20 minutes, MP 0.000 to 0.043
- Beyond zone
- Parking prohibited, MP 0.043 to 0.090
- Road direction
- One-way southbound in Orr's Addition
- Adopted
- Ord. R-78-83 (1983), amended Ord. C-91-11 (2011)
- Enforcement
- Island County Sheriff's deputies
Summary
Unincorporated Island County limits parking on the west side of Ferry Dock Road near the Clinton ferry terminal on Whidbey Island to a posted 20-minute loading zone. The zone runs from State Route 525 south 225 feet, covering mile posts 0.000 to 0.043; parking is barred entirely from there to the road's end at MP 0.090.
G.Road restriction—Ferry Dock Road, Road Log No. 04250, located in Section 30, Township 29 North, Range 4 East, W.M.:1.In the Plat of Orr's Addition shall be declared a one-way road southbound from SR 525 to the north line of Lot 46 of the Plat of Orr's Addition to Columbia Beach.2.Parking shall be restricted to a "20 Minute Loading Zone" on the west side of the roadway starting at SR 525 southerly 225 feet south of SR 525, MP 0.000 to MP 0.043.3.Parking shall be prohibited on the west side of the roadway starting 225 [feet] south of SR 525 southerly to the end of the road, MP 0.043 to MP 0.090.
Full Breakdown
010(G) singles out Ferry Dock Road, Road Log No. , the short county road serving the Clinton ferry dock on Whidbey Island (Columbia Beach, Orr's Addition plat). The Board of County Commissioners adopted the restriction by Ordinance R-78-83 in 1983 and amended it by Ordinance C-91-11, effective October 26, 2011. 090. In practice, drivers dropping off or picking up ferry passengers get twenty minutes at the curb closest to the terminal before they must move on, and anyone parking further down that side of the road toward the water cannot leave a vehicle there at all.
010 lists them individually. Island County Public Works posts and maintains the signs marking the start and end of the zone, and the restriction stays in force until the Board repeals or amends it by further ordinance.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 10.06.020 adopts the Washington Model Traffic Ordinance (WAC 308-330) as Island County's traffic code, so overstaying the 20-minute limit or parking where it is prohibited on Ferry Dock Road is enforced as a parking infraction by Island County Sheriff's deputies, the same as any posted parking restriction on a county road. Chapter 10.02 itself prints no separate fine schedule; enforcement rides on the adopted traffic ordinance and the posted signage Public Works installs under this section.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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