Auburn, WA Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)

010 lets the city engineer establish or remove a restricted parking zone whenever, in the engineer's professional judgment, doing so will reduce or eliminate a documented parking problem and serve the public interest, reporting any changes to the mayor and city council. Zones may reserve on-street space for abutting property owners or residents in a defined vicinity, their visitors, and service vehicles on business there, either around the clock or only during posted hours. Residents apply on a city-provided form and must show proof of residency; the address on the vehicle registration and driver's license must match the residential address of the applicant.

020, each property within a zone is allowed a maximum of three resident parking permits plus one visitor permit, and the permit placard must hang from the rearview mirror, or sit on the dashboard on the driver's side if there is no mirror, with the permit number and expiration date visible through the windshield. 00 after 15 days. 040 bars selling or transferring permit privileges for money: doing so, or allowing someone else to do so, is grounds for revocation, and a person who violates that abuse-of-privileges rule cannot get a new permit for one year.