Edmonds, WA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Driveway clearance
- 30 feet on each side, ECC 8.48.125
- Minimum lane width
- 10 feet after parked car, ECC 8.48.190
- Cul-de-sac radius
- Must stay above 35 feet
- First-offense fine
- $40.00 civil penalty
- Repeat fines
- $80 (3rd), $160 (4th+) within a year
Summary
Edmonds bars parking within 30 feet of either side of a private driveway once the traffic engineer marks it with yellow curb paint, under ECC 8.48.125. On curbed streets, parking also can't shrink a travel lane below 10 feet, block a bike lane, or cut a cul-de-sac's turning radius below 35 feet, per ECC 8.48.190.
The traffic engineer is authorized to prohibit parking within 30 feet on either side of private driveways entering onto any street, except that residential property owners may park, or allow another to park, across the point of ingress or egress of the driveway entering onto their residential property in accordance with RCW 46.61.570. The “no parking zone” shall be designated by appropriate yellow markings on the curb on either side of the driveway. ... ... B. Except as otherwise permitted by the Edmonds City Code, no person may stop, stand or park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon any paved portion of a curbed street in the following manner: 1. Upon street lanes, when such action reduces the street lane width to less than 10 feet for vehicles traveling in the same direction; 2. Upon cul-de-sacs, when such action reduces the radius of the cul-de-sac to less than 35 feet; or 3. Upon designated bike lanes.
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
125 authorizes the city traffic engineer to prohibit parking within 30 feet on either side of a private driveway entering onto any street, so a parked car can't block a resident's line of sight pulling out. The no-parking zone is marked with yellow curb paint on both sides of the driveway. 570: they, or someone they allow, may park across their own driveway's entrance without violating this section. 190, separately restricts parking on paved but uncurbed streets outright, and on curbed streets whenever parking would narrow a same-direction travel lane to less than 10 feet, shrink a cul-de-sac's usable turning radius below 35 feet, or put a vehicle in a designated bike lane.
170, which also requires 'Tow Away Zone' language on signs wherever impoundment is authorized. 00 late fee if unpaid within 30 days. 220, based on proof the vehicle was the one parked illegally.
Violations & Fines
Parking within 30 feet of a driveway or in a restricted lane, cul-de-sac, or bike lane under ECC 8.48.125 and 8.48.190 draws a $40.00 civil penalty for a first offense under ECC 8.48.215, climbing to $80.00 for a third violation in a year and $160.00 for each one after that, plus a $20.00 late fee after 30 days.
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