Showing ordinances that apply to Lake Holm, WA
Lake Holm is an unincorporated community (population 3,430) in King County, Washington. Because Lake Holm is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, King County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The parking rules rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Unincorporated King County has no STR-specific parking rule. Standard residential parking in KCC 21A.18 applies, generally requiring two on-site spaces per dwelling. Vehicles cannot block roads, driveways, or fire lanes.
King County has no dedicated short-term rental parking ordinance for unincorporated areas. Short-term rentals are treated as residential uses, subject to the baseline parking standards in KCC 21A.18, which typically require two off-street parking spaces for a single-family dwelling. Accessory dwelling units generally require one additional off-street space. Hosts are responsible for ensuring that guests park in the driveway or designated on-site parking, and do not block driveways, mailboxes, fire hydrants, or emergency access lanes. On-street parking in most unincorporated residential neighborhoods is available subject to general traffic rules. Rural areas with narrow roads may have posted no-parking signage, particularly on fire access roads in wildland-urban interface areas such as the Cascade foothills. Short-term rentals near SeaTac airport or other high-demand tourist areas may see neighborhood congestion concerns, and complaints about guest parking can trigger code enforcement review under general nuisance provisions. Cities within King County, including Seattle and Bellevue, have their own parking rules for short-term rentals that differ from county standards. For unincorporated properties, best practice is to provide clear parking instructions to guests, cap the number of vehicles, and verify on-site capacity.
Violations of general parking rules can result in Sheriff's Office citations, towing of vehicles blocking fire lanes or emergency access, and civil penalties if code enforcement determines the STR is generating persistent parking issues amounting to a nuisance.
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