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

Lynnwood regulates parking through LMC Chapter 21.18 (Off-Street Parking) rather than a separate STR rule. LMC 21.18.800 (Capacity Requirements) sets the residential minimum at two on-site parking stalls per single-family dwelling unit, calculated using the stall dimensions in LMC 21.18.700, with any fractional requirement rounded up to the next whole stall. LMC 21.18.300 (Location of Parking) requires off-street parking to be located on the same lot or an adjoining lot to the use it serves. LMC 21.18.820 allows an administrative adjustment in some cases, but no published Lynnwood code section creates a higher per-bedroom STR ratio. Because Lynnwood has not enacted a dedicated short-term rental ordinance, the practical expectation is that STR guests use the dwelling's required off-street spaces first; the property owner cannot use those spaces for storage or commercial vehicles in a way that displaces guests onto the street. On-street parking in residential neighborhoods follows the Lynnwood Municipal Code parking provisions enforced by the Lynnwood Police Department, including prohibitions on blocking driveways, fire hydrants, mailboxes, and crosswalks. Repeated overflow problems at an STR can be reported to Code Compliance and to the Business Licensing office under the operator's Title 5 general business license. Confirm any project-specific parking conditions with Lynnwood Development & Business Services at 425-670-5400.