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Sammamish, WA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified August 2026

Key Facts

Street parking time limit
72 consecutive hours
Overstay penalty
Civil infraction, SMC 46.30.060
Late-response penalty
+$25.00 per infraction after 15 days
Late response also costs
Loss of right to a hearing
Expired tabs
Separate civil infraction, SMC 46.30.050

Summary

Sammamish does not ban overnight street parking outright, but no vehicle may sit on a City street for more than 72 consecutive hours. SMC 46.30.060 makes overstaying a civil infraction, and enhanced penalties kick in if the ticket goes unpaid for 15 days.

No person having charge of any vehicle shall permit such vehicle to stand or to be parked in any street in the City for more than 72 hours consecutively. Violation of this section is a civil infraction.

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Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance O2026-598, and legislation passed through August 18, 2026).

Full Breakdown

060 sets the operative overnight and long-term parking rule for Sammamish: no person having charge of a vehicle may permit it to stand or park on any City street for more than 72 hours consecutively, and a violation is a civil infraction. 020 to include streets, avenues, ways, boulevards, drives, highways and all places open to public vehicle use, except alleys, so the 72-hour clock runs on essentially every public roadway in the City, not just marked residential blocks. 030 clarifies that this and the chapter's other standing and parking prohibitions apply at all times, or at whatever narrower hours are posted on official signs, except when a vehicle must stop to avoid a traffic conflict or on the direction of a police officer, flagger or traffic control device.

00 fine for each separate parking infraction on the notice and forfeits the driver's right to a hearing on the underlying violation. 050, so an abandoned-looking vehicle can draw a citation well before the 72-hour mark if its registration has lapsed.

Violations & Fines

Exceeding the 72-hour limit is a civil infraction under SMC 46.30.060. Miss the 15-day response window and SMC 46.30.085 tacks on an additional $25.00 per infraction and strips the right to a hearing. Parking with expired tabs is a separate civil infraction under SMC 46.30.050.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I park on the street overnight in Sammamish?
Yes. Sammamish has no blanket overnight parking ban; SMC 46.30.060 only prohibits leaving a vehicle standing or parked on any City street for more than 72 consecutive hours, after which it becomes a civil infraction.
What counts as a 'street' for the 72-hour rule?
SMC 46.30.020 defines street broadly to include streets, avenues, ways, boulevards, drives and highways, essentially every public roadway open to vehicle traffic except alleys, so the 72-hour limit applies citywide rather than only along a few specially signed corridors or downtown blocks.
What if I don't pay my parking ticket right away?
SMC 46.30.085 punishes delay: failing to respond to a notice of civil infraction within 15 days adds a $25.00 fine for each separate infraction on the notice and eliminates your right to a hearing on the underlying violation.

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