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

Yakima's on-street parking framework lives in YMC Chapter 9.50 (Parking and Rules of the Road), administered by the Yakima Police Department under Chapter 9.60 (Enforcement). The current downtown program, updated in 2024, applies a two-hour on-street limit from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays in the downtown core. Parking is free before 8 a.m., after 5 p.m., and on weekends. Parking in a City of Yakima lot is free for three hours under the same program. The fine for violating a parking time limit in the city is twenty dollars per violation under YMC Chapter 9.50. If no response is made to a notice of parking infraction within seven days from the date it is issued, an additional five-dollar penalty is added to the underlying fine, and the response penalty is further increased to fifteen dollars if the infraction remains unpaid for a period of thirty days. General violations of the article carry a maximum monetary penalty of two hundred fifty dollars, exclusive of statutory assessments. State law RCW 46.61.570 (Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in specified places) applies citywide regardless of vehicle type and prohibits parking within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant, within twenty feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, in any intersection, on a sidewalk, in front of a public or private driveway, or in any space where official signs prohibit stopping. Residential Parking Permits ($50 per year) are available for downtown residents who need extended parking in two-hour zones; eligible vehicles must be a passenger motor vehicle or pickup truck not exceeding eight thousand pounds gross weight. Enforcement: Yakima Police Department non-emergency (509) 575-6200.