Edmonds, WA Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)
Key Facts
- Annual permit fee
- $25 per vehicle, up to 3 per household
- Visitor permits
- 2 per household, $60-$120 each
- Zones
- Red, Blue and Yellow downtown zones
- Max stay
- 72 consecutive hours in one location
- Violation penalty
- Misdemeanor under ECC 5.50.020
- Vehicle size limit
- Under 10,000 lbs or 22 feet
Summary
Edmonds designates three residential parking zones, Red, Blue and Yellow, under ECC Chapter 8.52. Residents lacking sufficient off-street parking can buy an annual permit for $25 per vehicle, up to three per household, exempting them from posted time limits within their own zone. Visitor permits cost $60 to $120 and violations are misdemeanors.
When properly issued and displayed, a residential parking permit (permit) shall exempt a specified vehicle, while parked within a specific limited parking zone for which the permit was issued, from citation for parking longer than the posted time limit for that particular zone and no other; provided, that the permit shall not authorize parking for more than 72 consecutive hours in any one location or as specified specifically in this chapter. ... The limited parking zone for which the permit is valid shall be the designated zone in which the permit holder resides ... Three zones have been created and are as follows: Red Zone – Caspers Street to Edmonds Street and Sunset Avenue to Sixth Avenue; Blue Zone – Edmonds Street to Dayton Street and Railroad Avenue to Sixth Avenue; Yellow Zone – Dayton Street to Pine Street and SR 104 to Sixth Avenue.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4444, passed August 3, 2026).
Full Breakdown
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Violations & Fines
Falsifying a permit application, transferring a permit to another vehicle or person, altering a permit, misdisplaying it, or using a revoked permit are each unlawful acts under ECC 8.52.070. Any violation of Chapter 8.52 is a misdemeanor, punishable as set out in ECC 5.50.020, and the city clerk can revoke the permit outright, barring reissuance for one year from the revocation date.
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