Pasco, WA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Storage on public streets
- prohibited by name for boats/RVs/trailers
- Owner exception
- 72 hrs per 2-week period, front of own property
- Guest exception
- same 72 hrs, only if driveway can't fit it
- Heavy vehicle ban
- 14,000+ lb vehicles barred in residential zones
- Fine
- up to $40.00 Class One civil infraction
Summary
Pasco bans storing a boat, motor home, trailer, camper, or snowmobile on any public street or right-of-way, but allows an owner to park one in front of their own property for up to 72 hours in any two-week period for loading or unloading under PMC 10.65.020(4).
No boat, motor home, camp trailer, trailer, fifth wheel, pickup camper, snowmobile, or utility trailer as defined in PMC Title 25 shall be stored or maintained on any public street, right-of-way, or other public areas; except such items may be parked in public right-of-way in front of an owner’s property for a period of 72 hours in any given two-week period for loading and unloading purposes. Guests of the owner may temporarily park, in public right-of-way, in front of the owner’s property for a period of 72 hours in any given two-week period only if the boat, motor home, camp trailer, trailer, fifth wheel, pickup, camper, snowmobile, or utility trailer, as defined by PMC Title 25, of the guests cannot be accommodated, due to size, on the owner’s driveway.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4837, passed May 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
020(4) lists the covered items by name: boat, motor home, camp trailer, trailer, fifth wheel, pickup camper, snowmobile, or utility trailer as defined in PMC Title 25. None of these may be stored or maintained on a public street, right-of-way, or other public area as a general rule. The code carves out a narrow exception: the owner may park one of these vehicles in the public right-of-way directly in front of their own property for up to 72 hours within any given two-week period, and only for loading and unloading purposes, not open-ended storage.
A guest of the property owner gets the same 72-hour, two-week allowance in front of that property, but only if the guest's boat, motor home, trailer, or similar vehicle cannot fit on the owner's driveway due to its size. 020(2), and caps commercial or industrial zone parking for such heavy vehicles at two hours. 030, which separately allows the Pasco Police Department to tag and, after 72 hours from the tag, tow a vehicle left in the right-of-way, and treats moving a vehicle less than 20 feet or for less than 48 hours as an evasion rather than a cure.
Violations & Fines
A violation of PMC 10.65.020(4) is a Class One civil infraction under PMC 10.20.080(1)(a)(xix), carrying a maximum penalty of $40.00 plus court costs and statutory assessments. Failure to respond to the citation within 15 days adds a $25.00 penalty. If the vehicle is also tagged as an unauthorized vehicle under PMC 10.65.030, it may be towed by the Pasco Police Department after a 72-hour notice period and the class-one civil penalty structure of PMC 10.20.080 applies to repeat citations within any 180-day period.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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