Bellevue, WA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- General restrictions section
- BCC 11.23.007
- Blocking traffic flow section
- BCC 11.23.025
- Enforcement
- Cited as parking infraction, BCC 11.23.040
- Late-response penalty
- $25.00 default penalty added
- Response window
- 30 days (33 if mailed)
Summary
Bellevue bans parking that blocks driveways, intersections, fire hydrants, crosswalks and other clearances under BCC 11.23.007, and separately makes it unlawful to leave any vehicle on the traveled roadway in a way that blocks or obstructs traffic flow under BCC 11.23.025. Both are enforced as parking infractions.
General parking restrictions are adopted to regulate parking with respect to common concerns found on city streets and ways and are generally applied. General parking restrictions include, but are not limited to, parking setback distances from driveways, intersections, fire hydrants, crosswalks, stop signs, yield signs, signals, and railroad crossings. General parking restrictions also prohibit the parking of any vehicle on a sidewalk, crosswalk, within an intersection, on a bridge, within a tunnel, on railroad tracks, or in roadway medians. ... In addition to provisions of the Washington Model Traffic Ordinance adopted by Chapters 11.80 or 11.82 BCC, no person may park or leave any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the traveled portion of the roadway in such a manner as to block or obstruct the flow of vehicular traffic.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 6929, passed July 14, 2026).
Full Breakdown
007 adopts general parking restrictions covering the everyday problem spots on Bellevue streets: parking setback distances from driveways, intersections, fire hydrants, crosswalks, stop signs, yield signs, signals and railroad crossings. The same section separately bars parking on a sidewalk, crosswalk, within an intersection, on a bridge, in a tunnel, on railroad tracks or in roadway medians. 23 itself. 025 targets vehicles left in the travel lane: no person may park or leave any vehicle, attended or unattended, upon the traveled portion of the roadway in a manner that blocks or obstructs vehicular traffic flow.
That section carves out a disabled-vehicle exception (the driver must still arrange prompt removal) and an exception for transit vehicles and city solid-waste, recycling or yard-waste collection vehicles actually engaged in loading or unloading, so long as they are not left longer than reasonably necessary. 040, the chapter's unified penalty section, which sets a response window and escalating consequences described below.
Violations & Fines
A violation of BCC 11.23.007 or 11.23.025 is a parking infraction under BCC 11.23.040. The recipient has 30 days from issuance (33 days if mailed) to pay the posted penalty or request a hearing; missing that window adds a $25.00 default penalty, forfeits the right to a hearing, can trigger a Department of Licensing hold on vehicle registration renewal, and allows referral to a collection agency.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I park in front of a driveway in Bellevue?
Is it illegal to leave a car blocking a travel lane in Bellevue?
What happens if I ignore a Bellevue parking ticket?
Sources & Official References
Other rules in Bellevue
Compare Bellevue to another location·View the Washington parking rules overview
See something wrong?
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.
Street Parking Limits in Nearby Cities
How other cities in King County handle street parking limits.