Pasco, WA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Zone marking
- Yellow curb paint plus posted sign
- Permitted use hours
- Loading/unloading only, 24 hours a day
- Private zone permit fee
- $50.00 per year
- Violation fine
- Up to $40.00, Class One infraction
- Theater rule
- No parking when theater open to public
- Approving official
- City Engineer (Police Dept. for theaters)
Summary
Pasco's City Engineer designates curb loading zones for passengers and freight, marking each with a 'LOADING ZONE - NO PARKING' sign and yellow curb paint. PMC 10.75.010 reserves that space for loading and unloading around the clock, and a permit plus a $50.00 annual fee is required for a privately requested zone.
The City Engineer is authorized to determine the location of passenger and freight curb loading zones. These loading zones shall be marked by one sign which shall read, "LOADING ZONE – NO PARKING," and the curb area shall be painted yellow for the entire length of the designated loading zone. Any area marked in the manner prescribed in this section shall be used for no other purpose than loading or unloading during the entire 24 hours of each day. No person shall be granted the right, use, or franchise for vehicle parking of any portion of the surface area of any public highway to the exclusion of any other like person.
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
010 authorizes the City Engineer to determine where passenger and freight curb loading zones go, and requires each to carry a single 'LOADING ZONE – NO PARKING' sign with the curb painted yellow for the zone's full length. The space may be used for no purpose other than loading or unloading 'during the entire 24 hours of each day,' meaning there is no exemption for evenings or weekends: a vehicle simply parked there without active loading or unloading is out of compliance. No individual can obtain an exclusive franchise over the space.
00 annual service fee (or fraction of a year) paid to the City Treasury and expires after one year. Theater loading zones get their own rule: a permit for curb space in front of a theater needs Police Department sign-off in addition to the City Engineer's, and it is 'unlawful to park any vehicle in front of any theater in the City at any time when the theater is open to the public,' regardless of loading activity. 00 penalty if a citation goes unanswered for 15 days.
Violations & Fines
Parking in a marked, yellow-painted loading zone for anything other than active loading or unloading is a Class One civil infraction under PMC 10.20.080, punishable by up to $40.00 plus court costs. Parking in front of an open theater is separately unlawful regardless of loading activity. A citation unanswered after 15 days adds a $25.00 penalty, and each day of a continuing violation counts separately.
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