Kennewick, WA Short-Term Rentals: Parking Rules (2026)

Because Kennewick has not adopted a dedicated short-term rental chapter, no STR-specific guest-parking minimum is codified. Two layers control STR parking. First, KMC Title 18 (Zoning), accessible through the Code Publishing portal, establishes off-street parking standards by use and base zone; a single-family or duplex dwelling used as an STR is treated as a dwelling for parking-standard purposes, with the standard residential off-street parking spaces required at the time the unit was permitted. There is no codified additional space-per-bedroom requirement for STR use. Second, KMC Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) controls on-street parking inside Kennewick city limits. Standard Title 10 rules apply: vehicles must be parked with the right wheels parallel to and within 12 inches of the curb in the direction of traffic flow, may not block driveways or fire hydrants, and may not park in posted no-parking zones. Recreational vehicles, trailers, and oversize vehicles are limited under KMC Title 10's RV and oversize-vehicle parking provisions. There is no STR-specific posted-parking-plan requirement, no codified maximum number of guest vehicles per STR, and no STR-specific permit-parking program. Where the STR is in a neighborhood with permit-parking or posted time limits, those rules apply to STR guests on the same terms as any other visitor.