Richland, WA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing sections
- RMC §§ 11.40.040, 11.40.060
- Loading zone limits
- 5, 15 or 30 minutes
- Key locations
- Jadwin Ave, Stevens Dr, Uptown Shopping Center
- First/second offense
- Civil infraction under RMC § 11.01.030
- Third offense penalty
- Misdemeanor, up to $1,000 / 90 days
- Enforcing agency
- Richland Police Department
Summary
Richland designates specific loading zones on Jadwin Avenue, Stevens Drive and at the Uptown Shopping Center under Richland Municipal Code § 11.40.040, each posted with a maximum stay of five, 15 or 30 minutes. Parking beyond the posted limit is a civil infraction, and a repeat violator at the same location faces escalating penalties, including a misdemeanor charge on a third offense.
§ 11.40.040. Schedule IV – Parking restrictions – Prohibited during certain hours on certain streets – Time limits – Special zones. ... no person shall park a vehicle between the hours, or in excess of the periods of time, or except for the purposes specified upon any of the places, streets or parts of streets as follows: ... Jadwin Avenue West side from 35 feet south of Knight Street to 85 feet south of Knight Street No parking – 30-minute loading zone ... Stevens Drive East side from 430 feet north of Swift Boulevard to 525 feet north of Swift Boulevard 15-minute loading zone Uptown Shopping Center The four interior sidewalk cut-outs, each approximately 124 feet in length, located at the east and west ends of the two breezeway pedestrian areas of the Uptown Shopping Center and the interior sidewalk cut-out, approximately 143 feet in length, located to the west of 1300 Jadwin No parking – 30-minute loading zone
Full Breakdown
Under RMC § 11.40.040, Schedule IV lists every street segment in the City of Richland, Washington, where parking is restricted to specific hours or time periods once signs are erected, pursuant to the general sign authority in RMC § 11.30.030. Several of these designated locations are loading zones: the west side of Jadwin Avenue from 35 to 85 feet south of Knight Street is a 30-minute loading zone, the east side of Stevens Drive from 430 to 525 feet north of Swift Boulevard carries a 15-minute loading zone, and the west side of Stevens Drive near Mansfield Street is a five-minute loading zone.
The Uptown Shopping Center's four interior sidewalk cut-outs at the breezeway pedestrian areas, plus the cut-out west of 1300 Jadwin, are each posted no parking except for a 30-minute loading zone. These limits apply only where the city has actually erected signage; an unposted curb is not restricted under this schedule. The Richland Police Department enforces the schedule and may cite any vehicle that exceeds the posted loading window or parks in the space for a purpose other than active loading and unloading. Richland City Council amended Schedule IV most recently by Ordinance 2025-11 § 3.
Violations & Fines
A first or second loading zone overstay is a civil infraction under RMC § 11.40.060, carrying a civil penalty set under RMC § 11.01.030. If the same violator is cited for the same or similar conduct at the same location a third time, RMC § 11.40.060 elevates the offense to a misdemeanor, punishable under RMC § 1.30.010 by up to 90 days in the Benton County jail, a fine of up to $1,000, or both.
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