Beaverton, OR Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- BC 6.02.300
- Curb distance
- Within 12 inches
- Direction
- Must face traffic flow
- Max fine
- $75 (BC 6.02.900.B)
Summary
Beaverton requires vehicles parked on streets to sit parallel with the curb, facing the direction of traffic, with curbside wheels within 12 inches of the curb.
No person shall stand or park a vehicle in a street other than parallel with the edge of the roadway, headed in the direction of lawful traffic movement, and with the curbside wheels of the vehicle within 12 inches of the edge of the curb, except where the street is marked or signed for angle parking.
B. Where parking space markings are placed on a street, no person shall stand or park a vehicle other than in the indicated direction of the nearest lane of travel and, unless the size or shape of the vehicle makes compliance impossible, within a single marked space.
C. The operator who first begins maneuvering a motor vehicle into a vacant parking space on a street shall have priority to park in that space, and no other vehicle operator shall attempt to deprive the operator of that priority or block the access.
D. Whenever the operator of a vehicle is knowingly parked close to a building to which the fire department has been summoned, the operator shall immediately remove the vehicle from the area, unless otherwise directed by police or fire officers.
Full Breakdown
BC 6.02.300 sets the basic method of on-street parking in the City of Beaverton: a vehicle must stand or park parallel with the roadway edge, headed in the direction of lawful traffic movement (no facing the wrong way), with its curbside wheels within 12 inches of the curb, except where angle parking is marked or signed. Where space markings exist, a vehicle must park within a single marked space and in the indicated direction. The operator who first begins maneuvering into a vacant space has priority over others attempting to take it.
Violations & Fines
Violation of BC 6.02.300 is punishable by a fine up to $75 under BC 6.02.900.B.
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