On-street parking in Kennewick is regulated by KMC Title 11 (Vehicles and Traffic), with Chapter 11.90 (Model Traffic Ordinance) adopting RCW 46.61 (Rules of the Road) and related statutes by reference. The City of Kennewick caps any vehicle at 72 hours in a single location on a public street, enforced by the Kennewick Police Department. Boats, campers and trailers are subject to the same 72-hour rule. State law at RCW 46.55 (Towing and Impoundment) authorizes tow and impound for vehicles in violation.
Kennewick's on-street parking framework combines a Model Traffic Ordinance with City-administered enforcement. KMC Title 11 (Vehicles and Traffic) governs streets and traffic, and Chapter 11.90 (Model Traffic Ordinance) adopts numerous RCW sections by reference - including the RCW 46.61 Rules of the Road framework that sets the statewide stopping, standing and parking prohibitions (no parking within 5 feet of a fire hydrant, on a crosswalk, in front of a public or private driveway, within an intersection, on a sidewalk, in front of a fire station driveway, and other locations). The City of Kennewick layers a 72-hour rule on top: any vehicle - passenger car, boat, camper, trailer or recreational vehicle - is limited to 72 hours in the same location on a public street, and vehicles in violation may be tagged, ticketed and towed by the Kennewick Police Department under RCW 46.55 (Towing and Impoundment). RCW 35A.63 confirms the City's underlying planning and code-city authority to regulate streets and parking. KMC 18.36.067 separately credits adjacent on-street parking toward off-street parking minimums in the UMU (Urban Mixed Use) zoning district, and KMC 18.36.065 does the same for the CBD (Central Business District). Snow and weather-emergency restrictions, posted no-parking and tow-away zones, and signed time-limit zones are enforced at any hour. Report long-term parked vehicles through Kennewick's online reporting form or call Kennewick Police at 509-585-4208.
Parking citations are processed under the City's parking-fine schedule and the Model Traffic Ordinance adopted at KMC Chapter 11.90. Vehicles in violation of the 72-hour rule or signed no-parking / tow-away zones are subject to tow and impound under RCW 46.55 (Towing and Impoundment). Contested citations are heard in Benton County District Court. State-law parking violations of RCW 46.61 (Rules of the Road) - fire-hydrant setback, crosswalk, driveway block, intersection, sidewalk - are independently enforceable by Kennewick Police and the Washington State Patrol.
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