Puyallup, WA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Citywide long-term cap
- 72 consecutive hours
- Library lot closure
- 1:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
- East Main lot closure
- 2:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
- City Hall surface lot hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
- Exempt vehicles
- City vehicles and permit holders
Summary
Puyallup has no single citywide overnight parking ban, but it caps how long a vehicle may sit on any public street at 72 consecutive hours, and it separately closes specific downtown lots overnight, such as 2:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., for everyone except city vehicles or permit holders.
It is unlawful to park upon the public streets of the city for more than 72 consecutive hours any vehicle or motor vehicle. ... Parking is prohibited in the parking lot located ... east of 2nd Street S.E., north of East Meeker, west of 3rd Street S.E., and south of East Main Avenue between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. except for city vehicles or other vehicles with a city-issued parking permit displayed in the manner as required in PMC § 10.40.012 ... It is unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in the name of, or operated by such person to be parked in any public parking lot and/or established parking zone for a period longer than that designated for such established zones.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4985225; v6 updated 2026-07-21; through 07-21-2026).
Full Breakdown
110 sets the city's general long-term parking limit: it is unlawful to park on the public streets of the city for more than 72 consecutive hours, and, outside industrial zones, trucks, trailers or other conveyances over 84 inches wide cannot be parked on any street or alley at any time except while actively loading or unloading. 026. 012. , with permit-only access outside those hours. 030 makes it unlawful to leave a vehicle parked beyond the time shown on the posted sign, which functions as the overnight restriction for any zone with a shorter daytime limit.
Signs marking these restrictions must specify the time of day and days of the week when limits are not in effect at all hours, and must be placed close to the restricted area.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the 72-hour limit under PMC § 10.36.110 or parking beyond a posted time limit under PMC § 10.40.030 is enforced as a parking infraction subject to the Chapter 10.36 or 10.40 fine schedule; a vehicle left in violation of the 72-hour rule can also be impounded. Parking in a lot-specific overnight closure zone under PMC § 10.40.026 without a valid permit is likewise treated as an infraction.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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