Washington, DC Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

C. Code § 50-2431(16) defines a "safety-sensitive parking violation" as a stopping, standing, or parking violation that poses an immediate risk to public safety, expressly including obstruction of a crosswalk, sidewalk, alley, driveway, or intersection, along with stopping in a fire lane, within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, in a disability space, or in a bus or bicycle lane. Under § 50-2442, the Director of the Department of Public Works must deploy the Parking Enforcement Management Administration (PEMA) to prioritize unidentifiable, abandoned and dangerous vehicles first, vehicles already eligible for immobilization second, and safety-sensitive parking violations like a car blocking a driveway third.

" Points matter directly: § 50-2452(a)(2)(B) makes a vehicle immobilization-eligible once the Mayor has assessed 10 or more points, and § 50-2452(a)(2)(C) creates a separate, faster trigger of just two unpaid, admitted, or hearing-sustained notices of infraction. S. Park Police, or DDOT may boot the car in place or tow it to a District impoundment lot under § 50-2453. Release requires paying every outstanding fee and fine plus the booting fee itself, which § 50-2454(a) sets at not less than $100. Anyone who damages, destroys, or removes the boot without the Mayor's authorization faces a separate civil fine of not less than $900 under § 50-2454(b).

C. Law 25-325 as part of a broader parking-enforcement overhaul; council notes tie some implementing details to later budget and technical-correction acts, so confirm current applicability before relying on a specific deadline.