Pasco, WA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- City lot overnight limit
- 2 hours, 11 p.m.-5 a.m.
- Lots covered
- 3 named downtown lots incl. Farmers' Market
- Street/municipal property limit
- 14 days max without shorter posted sign
- Tow trigger
- 72 hrs after tow notice affixed
- Fine
- $40.00 Class One civil infraction
Summary
Pasco caps overnight parking to two hours between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. in three named downtown City lots under PMC 10.65.070, including the lot at the Pasco Farmers' Market. Separately, no vehicle may sit in any street right-of-way for more than 14 days under PMC 10.65.030.
Parking in the following City parking lots shall be limited to two hours in duration between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.: The City parking lot located south of the alley between Bonneville and Clark Streets and north of Clark Street and lying approximately mid-block of Fourth Avenue and west of Third Avenue... The City parking lot located at the northeast corner of the intersection of South Fourth Avenue and West Columbia Street, also commonly known as the Pasco Farmers’ Market and/or Peanuts Park.
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
: the lot south of the alley between Bonneville and Clark Streets near Fourth Avenue, the lot south of Clark Street and north of the alley between Lewis and Clark Streets near Fourth Avenue, and the lot at the northeast corner of South Fourth Avenue and West Columbia Street, commonly known as the Pasco Farmers' Market and Peanuts Park. 030 imposes a citywide rule that no person may park a vehicle on any street or other municipal property for longer than 14 days unless a posted sign sets a shorter limit, and any vehicle meeting the definition of 'abandoned' cannot sit for more than 24 hours.
The 14-day clock starts when a Pasco police officer personally observes the vehicle, and relocating a vehicle less than 20 feet or for less than 48 hours does not restart the clock, it is treated as evasion. A tow notice must be affixed giving the date, the officer's identity, and a warning that the vehicle may be impounded if not moved within 72 hours. 020(2), with each block treated as its own unit for determining whether overnight parking is allowed there.
Violations & Fines
Illegal overnight parking in a City lot under PMC 10.65.070 is a Class One civil infraction under PMC 10.20.080(1)(a)(xxii), carrying a maximum $40.00 penalty plus court costs, with an extra $25.00 if the citation is not answered within 15 days. A vehicle cited twice or more within 180 days under the 14-day rule, or one that stays in violation for 72 hours after a tow notice is posted, may be impounded by the Pasco Police Department.
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