Tacoma, WA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- $35 fine
- Blocking driveway, hydrant, crosswalk
- $25 fine
- Blocking alley, loading zone
- $30 fine
- Unattended running vehicle
- Basis
- State Model Traffic Ordinance, RCW 46.61
Summary
Tacoma enforces the state Model Traffic Ordinance's on-street parking bans, blocking a driveway, double parking, stopping near a hydrant or crosswalk, with a local $35 fine schedule set in TMC § 11.05.605.
§ 11.05.605. Parking penalties. The following tabular list of penalties shall be provided for each violation of the Model Traffic Ordinance sections under RCW 46.61 and WAC 308.330: ... Blocking a driveway $35 RCW 46.61.570(1)(b)(i.2) ... Parked in roadway not parallel to curb $35 RCW 46.61.575(1.2)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4946110; v22 updated 2026-07-28).
Full Breakdown
TMC § 11.05.605 is Tacoma's local penalty table for on-street parking violations adopted from the state's Model Traffic Ordinance (RCW 46.61 and WAC 308.330). It sets a $35 fine for blocking a driveway (RCW 46.61.570(1)(b)(i.2)), parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a crosswalk, within 30 feet of a stop sign, double parking, parking on a sidewalk or planting strip, and parking in the roadway other than parallel to the curb (RCW 46.61.575). Standing in a passenger loading zone or blocking an alley carries a lower $25 fine, while an unattended running vehicle draws $30.
Violations & Fines
Blocking a driveway, double parking, stopping near a hydrant, crosswalk, or stop sign, or parking away from the curb each carry a $35 fine under TMC § 11.05.605.
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