Yakima, WA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Restricted area
- Between sidewalk and curb/roadway edge
- Violation type
- Parking infraction
- Enforcing agency
- Yakima Police Department
Summary
Yakima prohibits parking between the sidewalk and the curb or paved roadway edge from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., a narrow overnight rule rather than a citywide overnight parking ban.
no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle:
(a) On any part of a sidewalk at any time; or
(b) Within the vision clear view triangle defined in YMC § 15.05.040, at any time; or
(c) Between any sidewalk and the curb or edge of the paved roadway between ten p.m. and seven a.m.; or
(d) Within ten feet of a clearly visible mailbox which is located directly adjacent to a curbside or on a public right-of-way, between the hours of eight a.m. and five p.m., except on Sundays and holidays. (Ord. 97-25 § 1, 1997; Ord. 2015-030 § 1, 2015; Ord. 2018-010 § 1, 2018; Ord. 2023-036 § 1, 2023)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4980636; v1 updated 2026-08-03; through 08-03-2026).
Full Breakdown
YMC § 9.50.085(1)(c) bars stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle between any sidewalk and the curb or edge of the paved roadway between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. This targets vehicles parked off the traveled roadway on the planting strip or shoulder overnight, not general on-street parking; ordinary curbside parking on the paved street itself is not covered by this clause. The rule sits alongside the code's separate 10-foot mailbox clearance and sidewalk-obstruction bans in the same section. Violations are cited as parking infractions enforced by the Yakima Police Department under YMC Chapter 9.60.
Violations & Fines
Parking a vehicle between the sidewalk and curb/roadway edge from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. is a parking infraction, cited by Yakima police under YMC Chapter 9.60 enforcement procedures.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Yakima ban all overnight street parking?
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Sources & Official References
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