Sammamish, WA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Sammamish does not maintain a stand-alone loading-zone ordinance with posted time limits the way larger cities do. Loading is addressed primarily in the Sammamish Development Code (Title 21, Section 21.07.080, Development Standards - Parking and Circulation), which requires that all dedicated truck loading zones and service areas for commercial businesses, except on-street loading zones and businesses under 20,000 square feet that use parking spaces for incidental deliveries, be located at the back of the building and not face a pedestrian or residential street. This pushes commercial loading off the street and away from residential frontages. For loading that does occur on a public street, the controlling rules are the state statutes adopted by reference in SMC 46.30.070 - RCW 46.61.570 and 46.61.575 - which allow brief stopping to load or unload passengers or property in certain restricted spots and govern where vehicles may stop, stand or park. Posted on-street loading zones, where they exist, are signed and enforced under those provisions and any city public-works traffic designations. Off-street loading-area dimensions and placement are enforced through the development-permit process rather than parking citations.