Issaquah, WA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

Section 10.28.020 of the Issaquah Municipal Code protects firefighting access in two ways. Subsection A bars stopping, standing or parking in an area marked by a red or yellow painted curb or a red or yellow painted striped fire lane when the vehicle would obstruct fire control equipment access, with a fine not to exceed $250.00. Subsection B, quoted above, sets a flat 15 feet of clearance around any fire hydrant, whether the hydrant stands on public or private property, and caps that fine at $26.00. The only carve-outs are compliance with the law or the direction of a police or fire officer. Subsection C says that, as permitted by the Mayor, regular and reserve members of the Police Department are authorized to act as code enforcement officers, including issuing civil infractions, to ensure compliance on private property.

Other rules in Chapter 10.28 shape everyday curbside use. Section 10.28.070 bars parking that obstructs or interferes with vehicular, bicycle or pedestrian traffic. Section 10.28.072 requires at least 8 feet of alley roadway width to stay open and bars stopping, standing or parking in an alley so as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property; the driveway sentence in the chapter sits in that alley section. Section 10.28.074 bars parking on a highway or publicly owned parking lot for the principal purpose of displaying the vehicle for sale, washing, greasing or repairing it (except emergency repairs), displaying advertising, or selling merchandise from it. Section 10.28.080 restricts trucks and vehicle combinations over 30 feet in total length to 6 hours on streets in residential areas.

Under IMC 10.34.010, an officer who elects to tow and impound a vehicle shall not also issue an infraction for a civil violation that relates solely to how the vehicle was parked. The online code marks several Chapter 10.28 sections as amended by Ordinance 3149 with a pending effective date of 11/18/2026, so the live text should be compared after that date.