Skagit County, WA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Enforcing agency
- Skagit County Sheriff's Office
- Maximum fine
- $100 civil penalty per SCC 10.08.020
- Governing chapter
- SCC Chapter 10.08, County Parking Restrictions
- Example restricted road
- Bayview Edison Road, MP 0.80-1.00, No Parking Anytime
- Restriction basis
- Named road segments by ordinance, not county-wide
Summary
Skagit County bans parking on specific unincorporated road segments named in SCC 10.08.010, including stretches of Old 99 North, Bayview Edison Road and Cook Road marked "No Parking Anytime." The Board of County Commissioners designates each restricted stretch by ordinance or resolution, and parking in a posted zone is a civil violation under SCC 10.08.020 punishable by a fine of up to $100.
It is unlawful to park or leave unattended any motor vehicle in any of the following areas in the county, to wit: ... (e) Old 99 North, #5051: From M.P. 8.24 running North 100 ft. to M.P. 8.25, East side of road, “No Parking Anytime.” ... Any person who shall violate an established `no parking’ area shall be guilty of a civil violation punishable by a fine of up to one hundred dollars ($100.00).
Full Breakdown
010 lists each restriction by road name and milepost. 625. Older restrictions cover a stretch of the Blue Heron Road cul-de-sac (Ord. 7244, 1977) and the west side of the LaConner-Samish Extension Road near Bayview (Ord. 2315, 1957). Physical signs posted at each location control on the ground; the milepost descriptions in the code define the legal boundary of each zone. 020. Anyone who parks or leaves a vehicle unattended in one of the posted areas commits a civil violation and faces a fine of up to $100 under that section.
The restrictions apply only outside the corporate limits of Mount Vernon, Anacortes, Burlington, Sedro-Woolley, La Conner, Concrete, Hamilton and Lyman, each of which enforces its own street-parking rules; in the unincorporated area the Skagit County Sheriff's Office and Public Works Department patrol and enforce the posted zones.
Violations & Fines
Parking in one of the posted "No Parking Anytime" or emergency-only zones on Old 99 North, Bayview Edison Road, Cook Road, Cedardale Road or the other locations listed in SCC 10.08.010 is a civil violation. SCC 10.08.020 sets the fine at up to $100 per violation, and the Skagit County Sheriff's Office or Public Works can cite a vehicle found parked in a posted zone regardless of how long it has been there.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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