Kent does not ban routine overnight street parking in residential zones, but the 72-hour limit, street-sweep days, and posted time-limit areas all apply. Park-and-ride lots prohibit overnight stays.
Most Kent residential streets allow overnight parking so long as no vehicle stays longer than 72 consecutive hours, which triggers the abandoned-vehicle rule in RCW 46.55.010. Downtown blocks near Kent Station, the Kent Regional Library, and the ShoWare Center have posted time-limit zones (1 to 3 hours) that can be enforced overnight, so look for signs. Oversize-vehicle and commercial-truck restrictions still apply at night. Sound Transit and Metro park-and-ride lots in Kent are posted as daytime commuter use only, with overnight parking prohibited and vehicles subject to tow. Private lots (apartments, shopping centers) set their own overnight rules and can tow violators with notice posted at the entrance per RCW 46.55.070. During snow or flood events, parking can be temporarily banned on posted arterial streets to allow plow or pump equipment access.
Contact your local code enforcement office for specific penalty information.
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