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Parking Rules in Washington (2026)

262 rules on the books across Washington, 35 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.

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RV & Boat Parking

Where you can park recreational vehicles and boats on your property, including front yard restrictions, screening requirements, and size limits.

Auburn

Significant Restrictions

Auburn caps unpermitted recreational-vehicle parking in the public right-of-way at 24 hours and bans overnight…

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Kirkland

Significant Restrictions

Kirkland bans parking or storing any vehicle, boat, or trailer over nine feet tall and 22 feet long on residential…

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Lynnwood

Significant Restrictions

Lynnwood Municipal Code Section 11.44.095 bars most towed trailers from residential streets outright, but treats…

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Renton

Significant Restrictions

Renton bans parking or storing recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers on residential lots beyond brief loading and…

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Seattle

Significant Restrictions

Seattle forbids parking a detached trailer or camper, including boat and RV trailers, on any street or alley. SMC…

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Yakima County

Significant Restrictions

Yakima County Code Section 9.44.030 bans recreational vehicles, campers, motor homes, boats, trailers and construction…

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Clark County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Clark County you may keep an RV or boat on your own property, but only one boat/personal-watercraft…

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Edmonds

Some Restrictions

Edmonds caps recreational vehicles, a category defined to include travel trailers, fifth-wheel trailers, folding…

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Everett

Some Restrictions

Everett lets homeowners store RVs, campers, trailers, and boats on a residential lot, but any parked in the front or…

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Federal Way

Some Restrictions

Federal Way lets residents keep one recreational vehicle, utility trailer or boat outside on a residential lot, but…

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Franklin County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Franklin County, boats, motor homes, camp trailers, travel trailers, fifth wheels, pickup campers…

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Grant County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Grant County, GCC Unified Development Code Section 23.08.020(i) sets the rules for parking or storing…

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Kennewick

Some Restrictions

Kennewick lets residents store their own trailers, boats, camper tops, travel trailers, and RVs on residential and…

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Kent

Some Restrictions

Kent bars parking a recreational vehicle, boat or trailer on any street, alley or public right-of-way in a residential…

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Lakewood

Some Restrictions

Lakewood, Washington limits residential properties to storing one recreational, utility or sporting vehicle outdoors…

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Marysville

Some Restrictions

In Marysville, RVs, boats, and trailers on a residential lot must sit on an improved surface or driveway if parked in…

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Pasco

Some Restrictions

Pasco bans storing a boat, motor home, trailer, camper, or snowmobile on any public street or right-of-way, but allows…

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Pierce County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Pierce County, RVs, boats, and trailers may be stored on private residential property, but occupying…

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Port Townsend

Some Restrictions

Port Townsend bans storing a tall RV or boat within 5 feet of a side or rear lot line on single-family residential…

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Puyallup

Some Restrictions

In Puyallup's single-family (RS) zones, a recreational vehicle, defined to include boats and boat trailers, cannot sit…

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Snohomish County

Some Restrictions

As of 2025, RVs may sit on a public road in unincorporated Snohomish County for no more than 72 hours (SCC 11.06). On…

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Spokane County

Some Restrictions

Spokane County sets no numeric cap on RVs, boats or trailers parked at a home, but an inoperable or damaged RV can…

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Spokane Valley

Some Restrictions

Spokane Valley limits how long a recreational vehicle can sit in a residential front yard: SVMC § 19.65.130(J) caps RV…

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Tacoma

Some Restrictions

Tacoma caps vehicle parking on single-family lots: up to 4 vehicles or 60% of the paved area in front or side/rear…

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Thurston County

Some Restrictions

Thurston County lets residents store operable RVs, boats and trailers on their property as long as the vehicles don't…

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Whatcom County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Whatcom County confines recreational vehicle and boat parking or storage to side and rear yards under…

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Yakima

Some Restrictions

Yakima exempts recreational vehicles from its public-camping ban only while parked on a residential street for 24 hours…

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King County

Few Restrictions

Unincorporated King County caps outdoor-stored vehicles at six or eight per lot in R-1 through R-8 zones, but RVs…

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Driveway Rules

Requirements for driveway width, materials, and whether you can park on unpaved surfaces or grass in your front yard.

Auburn

Some Restrictions

Auburn requires every parking area on private property, including driveways, to be paved with concrete, asphalt, grass…

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Bellingham

Some Restrictions

Bellingham prohibits parking any vehicle inside the required front or flanking-side yard of a residentially zoned lot…

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Clark County

Some Restrictions

In urban unincorporated Clark County, parking motor and recreational vehicles in front yards on pervious (unpaved)…

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Edmonds

Some Restrictions

Edmonds allows up to four vehicles parked in a front yard on a driveway or other improved surface, but that improved…

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Everett

Some Restrictions

Everett requires off-street parking areas to use durable, city-approved surface materials, and any parking between a…

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Federal Way

Some Restrictions

Federal Way requires driveways and parking areas to be surfaced with a material comparable to the abutting…

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Franklin County

Some Restrictions

Gravel driveways cannot touch the public street in unincorporated Franklin County. Franklin County Code Section…

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Grant County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Grant County, boats, travel trailers, RVs, and similar recreational equipment over 6 feet tall cannot…

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Kennewick

Some Restrictions

Kennewick requires the driveway to each home's primary parking area be paved with asphalt or concrete, or a Planning…

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King County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated King County requires off-street parking areas, including driveways used for parking, to have dust-free…

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Kirkland

Some Restrictions

Kirkland limits driveways and parking areas in a required front yard to 20 feet wide, set back at least five feet from…

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Kitsap County

Some Restrictions

Kitsap County bars parking and loading spaces from required front, side and rear yard setbacks countywide, with an…

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Lakewood

Some Restrictions

Every residential garage or carport in Lakewood needs a paved apron in front of it, at least 20 feet deep and as wide…

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Lynnwood

Some Restrictions

Residential parking surfaces in Lynnwood must be paved with asphalt, concrete, grasscrete, pavers, bricks or…

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Marysville

Some Restrictions

Marysville bars gravel and other unpaved surfaces on single-family, middle housing, and townhouse driveways and parking…

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Pasco

Some Restrictions

Pasco bars single-family front yards from parking five or more cars and confines vehicle storage there to the area…

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Pierce County

Some Restrictions

Driveway and access standards in unincorporated Pierce County are set by the Title 18A zoning and off-street parking…

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Puyallup

Some Restrictions

Puyallup bars any parking area from taking access off an unpaved alley or street. City code requires off-street parking…

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Renton

Some Restrictions

Renton requires residential vehicles to park on a lawfully established driveway or approved impervious surface, not on…

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Seattle

Some Restrictions

SMC 23.44.160.D bars parking within 20 feet of a front lot line and 5 feet of a side street lot line in Neighborhood…

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Spokane County

Some Restrictions

Front-yard parking for single-family and duplex homes in Spokane County's residential zones is capped at fifty percent…

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Tacoma

Some Restrictions

Tacoma requires front-yard vehicle parking on single-family lots to sit on a prepared all-weather surface like…

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Thurston County

Some Restrictions

Any Thurston County driveway or parking area serving more than four vehicles must be hard-surfaced: asphalt, concrete…

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Whatcom County

Some Restrictions

Driveways and walkways are allowed inside the front-yard building setback county-wide under WCC § 20.80.220(1)(a), and…

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Yakima

Some Restrictions

Yakima bars parking utility, recreational, or motor vehicles and trailers in the front yard unless the vehicle sits on…

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Yakima County

Some Restrictions

Yakima County Code Section 19.22.070 sets the surface a driveway or parking area must have once it serves three or more…

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Spokane Valley

Light Restrictions

Spokane Valley bans most structures from encroaching into a required yard setback, but walkways and driveways…

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Commercial & Oversized Vehicles

Rules about parking work trucks, vans with commercial lettering, and vehicles over a weight or length threshold in residential areas, the thresholds, the exemptions, and the fines.

Auburn

Significant Restrictions

Auburn bans parking any commercial vehicle on residential property zoned R-2, R-3, R-4 or planned unit development…

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Everett

Significant Restrictions

Everett bars trucks, motor homes, and trailer combos over 16,000 pounds, 20 feet, or 8 feet wide from parking on…

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Franklin County

Significant Restrictions

In unincorporated Franklin County, a residential lot can host at most one commercial semi-tractor/trailer over 14,000…

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Kent

Significant Restrictions

KCC 9.38.130 bars parking or storing any truck, van, trailer, or semi-trailer over 14,001 pounds GVWR on any Kent city…

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Kirkland

Significant Restrictions

Kirkland bans parking or storing a truck tractor or any vehicle of 25,000 pounds gross weight or more on any street…

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Lynnwood

Significant Restrictions

Lynnwood Municipal Code Section 11.44.095(A)(2) makes it unlawful to park a commercial vehicle on any street within or…

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Marysville

Significant Restrictions

Marysville prohibits parking, keeping, or storing commercial equipment or vehicles over 6,000 pounds in residential…

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Pasco

Significant Restrictions

Pasco bans parking any vehicle of 14,000 pounds or more, on or off the street, in a residential zone, with a narrow…

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Renton

Significant Restrictions

Renton bans parking any commercially licensed vehicle, or any vehicle over 12,000 pounds gross weight, on a public…

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Snohomish County

Significant Restrictions

Snohomish County bars parking or storing large commercial vehicles, trailers, and construction equipment on public…

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Yakima County

Significant Restrictions

Yakima County bans commercial vehicles from parking in residential zoned areas under Code Section 9.44.040, except…

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Bellevue

Some Restrictions

Bellevue bans large trucks, truck-trailer rigs and semitrailer combinations over 8 feet wide, 30 feet long or 32,000…

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Bellingham

Some Restrictions

Bellingham bars parking any vehicle wider than 80 inches on a public street outside active loading or unloading, unless…

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Clark County

Some Restrictions

Clark County restricts oversized vehicles chiefly through its nuisance code: semi-trucks and truck tractors in urban…

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Edmonds

Some Restrictions

Edmonds bars parking or storing more than one commercial vehicle, or any single commercial vehicle over 10,000 pounds…

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Federal Way

Some Restrictions

Federal Way caps residential-lot commercial vehicle parking under FWRC 19.130.250: one vehicle under 10,000 pounds GVWR…

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Kennewick

Some Restrictions

Kennewick bans parking or storing commercial vehicles overnight or routinely in any residential (R) zoning district…

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King County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated King County, parking a commercial vehicle wider than 80 inches on any county road between midnight…

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Kitsap County

Some Restrictions

Kitsap County caps outdoor heavy equipment storage in rural and village-residential zones to one piece per property…

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Lakewood

Some Restrictions

Lakewood, Washington bars parking any vehicle wider than 80 inches, or any commercial vehicle bigger than a…

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Pierce County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Pierce County regulates oversized and large-vehicle storage through the Title 18A zoning code and the…

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Puyallup

Some Restrictions

Puyallup bars storing an oversized commercial truck, tractor, or trailer, over two axles or wider than 84 inches, on…

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Seattle

Some Restrictions

Seattle bans overnight parking of wide trucks and trailers on residential streets. SMC 11.72.070 forbids parking a…

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Spokane County

Some Restrictions

Spokane County has no ordinance setting a length or weight cap on vehicles parked at a residence. Oversized or…

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Spokane Valley

Some Restrictions

Spokane Valley keeps big trucks out of residential streets through posted 'No Trucks' signs rather than a blanket…

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Tacoma

Some Restrictions

Tacoma bars leaving any vehicle, boat trailer, recreation trailer, or camper on a public street or alley for more than…

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Yakima

Some Restrictions

Yakima caps how long a large truck can sit on a residential street: YMC § 9.50.100 bars parking any vehicle over 20…

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Thurston County

Light Restrictions

Thurston County lets residents keep operable trucks, trailers, and RVs on residential property under TCC 21.57.060, as…

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Street Parking Limits

Time limits for parking on public streets, permit parking zones, and rules about moving your car to avoid tickets.

Auburn

Some Restrictions

On-street parking in Auburn is governed by ACC Title 10 and RCW 46.55, with a 72-hour limit on continuous parking and…

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Bellevue

Some Restrictions

Bellevue bans parking that blocks driveways, intersections, fire hydrants, crosswalks and other clearances under BCC…

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Bellingham

Some Restrictions

Bellingham bars parking in front of a driveway or within five feet of its curb cut, and bars parking facing the wrong…

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Clark County

Some Restrictions

On unincorporated county roads it is unlawful to park an automobile longer than 24 hours, or to park an RV for any…

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Cowlitz County

Some Restrictions

CCC § 11.04.500 lists specific spots where stopping, standing, or parking is banned on unincorporated county roads…

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Edmonds

Some Restrictions

Edmonds bars parking within 30 feet of either side of a private driveway once the traffic engineer marks it with yellow…

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Everett

Some Restrictions

Everett bans stopping or parking within 5 feet of driveways, at crosswalks, near fire hydrants, and in dozens of other…

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Franklin County

Some Restrictions

Franklin County ties on-street parking directly to road width: Franklin County Code § 10.12.050(D) bars any on-street…

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Grant County

Some Restrictions

Grant County Code Section 11.32.020 bars any driver from stopping, parking or leaving a vehicle standing, attended or…

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Kennewick

Some Restrictions

Kennewick's on-street parking code, KMC 11.36.030, bars parking in fire zones, within five feet of a driveway's curb…

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Kent

Some Restrictions

Kent's KCC 9.38.180 bars stopping, standing, or parking on sidewalks, in intersections, on crosswalks, in bike lanes…

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King County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated King County bans parking that blocks a driveway, leaves less than 10 feet of roadway clear, or stops on…

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Kirkland

Some Restrictions

Kirkland's core stopping-and-parking rule, KMC 12.45.320, bars blocking driveways, parking within five feet of a…

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Kitsap County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Kitsap County enforces on-street parking through the state Model Traffic Ordinance, adopted by reference…

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Lakewood

Some Restrictions

It's unlawful in Lakewood, Washington to stop, park, or leave any vehicle, attended or not, on the travel portion of a…

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Marysville

Some Restrictions

Stopping or parking in front of a driveway, within 5 feet of a curb radius, or in dozens of other specified street…

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Pasco

Some Restrictions

Pasco enforces the state Model Traffic Ordinance's stopping and standing rules on every City street: parking in front…

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Pierce County

Some Restrictions

Street parking on public roads in unincorporated Pierce County follows Washington state law, RCW 46.61.570, which…

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Port Townsend

Some Restrictions

Port Townsend requires vehicles parked on any street to sit with the right-hand wheels within 12 inches of the curb…

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Puyallup

Some Restrictions

Puyallup requires vehicles to park parallel and within 12 inches of the curb, and bars stopping in intersections…

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Renton

Some Restrictions

Renton's general parking chapter bars parking an unlicensed vehicle on any street, alley or public property, caps…

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Sammamish

Some Restrictions

Sammamish adopts the state's prohibited-parking-places statutes, RCW 46.61.570 and 46.61.575, by reference in SMC…

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Seattle

Some Restrictions

Seattle bars parking in front of driveways and alley entrances and bars parking against the flow of traffic. SMC…

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Skagit County

Some Restrictions

Skagit County bans parking on specific unincorporated road segments named in SCC 10.08.010, including stretches of Old…

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Snohomish County

Some Restrictions

Snohomish County bans parking on ways signed for pedestrian, animal, or nonmotor traffic, and prohibits parking within…

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Spokane County

Some Restrictions

Spokane County bans stopping or parking within intersections, crosswalks, sidewalks, and within five feet of a driveway…

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Spokane Valley

Some Restrictions

Spokane Valley bans stopping, standing, or parking within 15 feet of a USPS mailbox under SVMC § 9.40.040, and lets the…

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Tacoma

Some Restrictions

Tacoma enforces the state Model Traffic Ordinance's on-street parking bans, blocking a driveway, double parking…

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Thurston County

Some Restrictions

Thurston County bars stopping, standing, or parking in intersections, crosswalks, sidewalks, and within five feet of…

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Whatcom County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Whatcom County enforces the state Rules of the Road as its own law: WCC Chapter 10.40, the Whatcom…

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Yakima

Some Restrictions

Yakima bars parking in residential alleys that blocks a driveway entrance or leaves less than ten feet of roadway open…

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Yakima County

Some Restrictions

State law, not a county ordinance, sets Yakima County's on-street parking rules. RCW 46.61.570 bars stopping, standing…

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Overnight Parking

Whether cars can be left on the street overnight, including any permit programs and restrictions during street sweeping hours.

Renton

Significant Restrictions

Renton bans parking trailers, buses and business trucks in residential zones (SR-1, SR-2, R-1 through R-4, T and G)…

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Bellevue

Some Restrictions

Bellevue bans parking a vehicle on the same block of a public street for more than 24 consecutive hours under BCC…

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Bellingham

Some Restrictions

Bellingham bars leaving any vehicle in one city street spot for more than 72 consecutive hours unless a posted sign…

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Clark County

Some Restrictions

Living in a vehicle overnight on a public street or right-of-way in unincorporated Clark County is unlawful without a…

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Cowlitz County

Some Restrictions

On county-owned parking lots, public ways, and property in unincorporated Cowlitz County, CCC § 11.34.020(B) bars…

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Edmonds

Some Restrictions

Edmonds bans leaving trailers and heavy commercial vehicles overnight, between one minute after midnight and 6:00 a.m…

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Everett

Some Restrictions

Everett doesn't ban overnight parking outright, but no vehicle may sit in one spot on a city street or right-of-way for…

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Federal Way

Some Restrictions

Federal Way sets no single citywide overnight parking curfew in its code; instead FWRC 8.50.040 lets the public works…

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Franklin County

Some Restrictions

Franklin County Code § 10.12.060 bans parking at all times, day or night, on the stretches of Argent Road, Court…

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Grant County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Grant County, the Grandview North and Grandview South roadways and culs-de-sac west of SR 17 near…

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Kennewick

Some Restrictions

Kennewick bars leaving a vehicle stationary on any public way for more than 72 consecutive hours, though residents may…

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Kent

Some Restrictions

KCC 9.38.045 bans parking between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on specific signed Kent streets, including stretches of…

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King County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated King County, parking outside the hours posted on time-limit signs is unlawful. There's no blanket…

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Kirkland

Some Restrictions

Kirkland defines overnight parking as leaving a vehicle in one spot for more than six continuous hours between midnight…

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Lakewood

Some Restrictions

Lakewood, Washington does not set a fixed overnight curfew for street parking, but LMC 10.16.015 lets police tag any…

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Marysville

Some Restrictions

Marysville caps recreational vehicle parking on any city street or alley at four hours, effectively barring overnight…

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Pasco

Some Restrictions

Pasco caps overnight parking to two hours between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. in three named downtown City lots under PMC…

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Port Townsend

Some Restrictions

Port Townsend bans parking any vehicle on a street or public right-of-way for more than 24 consecutive hours, absent a…

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Puyallup

Some Restrictions

Puyallup has no single citywide overnight parking ban, but it caps how long a vehicle may sit on any public street at…

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Sammamish

Some Restrictions

Sammamish does not ban overnight street parking outright, but no vehicle may sit on a City street for more than 72…

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Seattle

Some Restrictions

No vehicle may sit on a Seattle street or municipal property for more than 72 hours. SMC 11.72.440 sets the citywide…

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Snohomish County

Some Restrictions

Snohomish County has no blanket overnight parking ban for passenger cars in unincorporated areas. The real limits are…

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Spokane County

Some Restrictions

The unincorporated county has no blanket overnight on-street parking ban, but a 2018 chronic-nuisance code and a…

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Whatcom County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Whatcom County has no blanket overnight parking curfew; instead, the county council designates specific…

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Yakima

Some Restrictions

Yakima prohibits parking between the sidewalk and the curb or paved roadway edge from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., a narrow…

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Yakima County

Some Restrictions

Yakima County limits on-street parking to a strict 24 hours under Code Section 9.44.020, and only on the specific…

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Pierce County

Few Restrictions

Unincorporated Pierce County has no blanket overnight on-street parking ban; state law RCW 46.61.570 governs where…

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Tacoma

Few Restrictions

Tacoma has no blanket overnight parking ban. The City Traffic Engineer designates restrictions street by street under…

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EV Charging

Rules about installing home EV chargers, running cables across sidewalks, and any incentives or permits required for charging stations.

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StatewideSome Restrictions

Washington prohibits homeowner and condominium associations from banning EV charging stations and requires EV-ready…

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Auburn

Some Restrictions

Auburn allows electric vehicle charging stations by right in every zoning district under ACC 18.47.020, from the PUD…

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Bellingham

Some Restrictions

Bellingham's public electric vehicle charging stations are open to any driver who pays the posted rate, but a vehicle…

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Cowlitz County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Cowlitz County, CCC § 18.10.543 sets where electric vehicle charging equipment can go by zoning…

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Edmonds

Some Restrictions

Chapter 17.115 ECDC allows Level I, II and III electric vehicle charging stations as an accessory use in every Edmonds…

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Federal Way

Some Restrictions

Federal Way regulates electric vehicle charging infrastructure under FWRC Chapter 19.295, covering principal-use…

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Grant County

Some Restrictions

Grant County treats EV charging stations as an accessory use tied to an already-permitted use across the Unified…

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Kent

Some Restrictions

KCC 9.38.035 reserves designated electric-vehicle parking spaces for EVs actually connected to charging equipment…

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King County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated King County requires electric-vehicle charging infrastructure in new off-street parking: EV-ready spaces…

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Kirkland

Some Restrictions

Kirkland allows Level I and Level II electric vehicle charging stations as an accessory use in every use zone in the…

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Kitsap County

Some Restrictions

New construction and major redevelopment in unincorporated Kitsap County must provide one Level 2 electric vehicle…

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Marysville

Some Restrictions

Marysville requires electric vehicle charging capability for all new buildings that include on-site parking, applying…

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Pasco

Some Restrictions

Pasco allows electric vehicle charging stations as an accessory use in any zone under PMC 25.165.205, but only a…

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Pierce County

Some Restrictions

Pierce County requires new development in unincorporated areas to provide electric vehicle charging infrastructure…

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Puyallup

Some Restrictions

Puyallup Municipal Code Chapter 20.56 sets standards for electric vehicle charging stations in parking lots and…

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Seattle

Some Restrictions

Seattle Municipal Code § 23.54.034 requires new parking built with new multifamily construction to be EV-ready. Surface…

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Skagit County

Some Restrictions

SCC 14.18.790 defines a vehicle charging station, including a battery exchange station, as a distinct land use. In the…

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Thurston County

Some Restrictions

Thurston County allows electric vehicle charging stations as an accessory use in every zoning district, from…

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Yakima

Some Restrictions

Yakima Municipal Code § 15.06.035 allows electric vehicle charging stations as an accessory use to an approved…

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Yakima County

Some Restrictions

Level 1 and Level 2 home electric vehicle chargers are an allowed accessory use in every zoning district under YCC §…

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Lakewood

Light Restrictions

Lakewood, Washington rewards developers who install electric vehicle charging stations with a parking-count credit…

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Lynnwood

Light Restrictions

Lynnwood does not require any electric vehicle charging stations, but where a site installs them, Lynnwood Municipal…

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Snohomish County

Light Restrictions

Unincorporated Snohomish County lets EV charging equipment go into any off-street lot, but SCC 30.26.065(13) bars the…

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Spokane Valley

Light Restrictions

Spokane Valley sets no fixed count of electric vehicle charging stalls in its own parking code. SVMC § 22.50.020(H)…

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Whatcom County

Light Restrictions

Unincorporated Whatcom County treats electric vehicle charging stations as an outright accessory use in its commercial…

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Benton County

Few Restrictions

Benton County classifies an electric vehicle charging station as a permitted, stand-alone land use, allowed outright…

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Everett

Few Restrictions

Everett's off-street parking code lets electric vehicle spaces count toward a project's required parking total, but it…

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Port Townsend

Few Restrictions

Port Townsend allows battery charging stations and rapid EV chargers as a permitted accessory use in its commercial…

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Spokane County

Few Restrictions

Spokane County's zoning code defines EV charging equipment as "electric vehicle infrastructure" and lists it as an…

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Abandoned Vehicles

How cities define and handle abandoned or inoperable vehicles on private property and public streets, including removal timelines.

Washington: statewide

StatewideSome Restrictions

Washington's RCW 46.55 governs how abandoned vehicles are impounded, noticed, redeemed, and auctioned, providing a…

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Pierce County

Heavy Restrictions

Pierce County runs a junk-vehicle removal program in unincorporated areas under the Chapter 8.08 nuisance code, and…

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Bellingham

Significant Restrictions

Bellingham bans visibly storing a dismantled, wrecked, junked or otherwise inoperable vehicle outdoors on any property…

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Kent

Significant Restrictions

A junk vehicle, one that's three years or older and meets at least three statutory conditions like extensive damage…

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Kitsap County

Significant Restrictions

A vehicle meeting at least three junk-vehicle criteria (three-plus years old, extensively damaged, inoperable, or worth…

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Lakewood

Significant Restrictions

Lakewood, Washington bans storing junk, wrecked, or apparently inoperable vehicles, plus stray vehicle parts and body…

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Lynnwood

Significant Restrictions

Lynnwood Municipal Code §§ 10.08.090 and 10.08.100 declare junk vehicles or their parts on private property a public…

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Pasco

Significant Restrictions

Pasco treats a vehicle held by a tow operator for 96 consecutive hours as legally abandoned, and any junk motor vehicle…

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Puyallup

Significant Restrictions

Puyallup makes it unlawful to keep an abandoned vehicle or automobile hulk on public or private property in the city. A…

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Renton

Significant Restrictions

Renton bans storing a junk, wrecked, dismantled or inoperable vehicle on private property under RMC 6-1-3, and treats…

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Seattle

Significant Restrictions

Seattle Municipal Code 11.72.500 bans parking a junk motor vehicle on any street, alley, or public property, backed by…

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Tacoma

Significant Restrictions

Tacoma treats damaged, inoperable, or abandoned vehicles on public or private property as a public nuisance, with…

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Yakima

Significant Restrictions

Yakima treats any junk vehicle on public or private property as a public nuisance: YMC § 9.47.030 lets the code…

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Auburn

Some Restrictions

Vehicles left over 72 hours on Auburn streets, or with expired tabs and flat tires, can be tagged and towed as…

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Bellevue

Some Restrictions

Bellevue's code compliance officers can order junk vehicles removed from private property under BCC 9.09.040. A junk…

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Benton County

Some Restrictions

Benton County treats wrecked, inoperable, or unlicensed vehicles left in public view as a junk-vehicle nuisance…

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Clark County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Clark County, three or more inoperable vehicles in a rural yard, or any inoperable vehicle in an…

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Cowlitz County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Cowlitz County, keeping three or more junk vehicles visible from a street, road, or other property…

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Edmonds

Some Restrictions

Edmonds bars leaving an abandoned junk vehicle on private property for more than 24 hours without the owner's…

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Everett

Some Restrictions

Everett prohibits leaving a junk motor vehicle on private property over 24 hours without the owner's permission, or on…

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Federal Way

Some Restrictions

Federal Way treats junk and junked vehicles as a public nuisance under FWRC 7.20.020, letting code enforcement or…

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Franklin County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Franklin County, only one inoperable vehicle may sit outside on a residential lot unless it's inside…

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Grant County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Grant County caps unlicensed or inoperable vehicle storage at two per lot and bans storing vehicles or…

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Kennewick

Some Restrictions

Abandoning a vehicle on Kennewick city streets is prohibited, and the City can dispose of it under the vehicle-storage…

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King County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated King County bars parking, storing or abandoning a wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle on private…

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Kirkland

Some Restrictions

A vehicle or hulk left in a Kirkland public right-of-way for 24 hours counts as abandoned under KMC 12.40.010. Police…

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Marysville

Some Restrictions

Marysville treats an unauthorized or junk vehicle left on private property as a public nuisance the city can remove…

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Port Townsend

Some Restrictions

Port Townsend bans storing worn-out, wrecked, junked, inoperable, or abandoned vehicles on private property as a…

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Sammamish

Some Restrictions

Sammamish code compliance treats inoperable, wrecked, or disassembled vehicles left on public or private property as a…

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Skagit County

Some Restrictions

Skagit County Code Chapter 10.20 lets the Sheriff impound a vehicle or "automobile hulk" left on a highway or another's…

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Snohomish County

Some Restrictions

A vehicle left on a Snohomish County highway or public property for 24 hours or longer is 'abandoned' (SCC 10.36.020)…

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Spokane County

Some Restrictions

A vehicle a tow operator holds for 120 hours is legally abandoned under state law, and a certified junk vehicle can be…

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Spokane Valley

Some Restrictions

Spokane Valley bans junk vehicles on public rights-of-way under SVMC § 9.40.040(A)(1) and treats them as a nuisance on…

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Thurston County

Some Restrictions

Thurston County limits how long a junk vehicle can sit outside on residential property. Zoning Code Section…

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Whatcom County

Some Restrictions

Whatcom County treats junk, wrecked, or inoperable vehicles stored in public view as a public nuisance. Washington…

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Yakima County

Some Restrictions

Yakima County treats junk and abandoned vehicles as a nuisance under county code and RCW 46.55. An inoperable, wrecked…

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Curb Color Rules

What red, yellow, white, green, and blue painted curbs mean in your city, who can paint them, and how parking restrictions are enforced.

Seattle

Significant Restrictions

Seattle fixes the meaning of curb colors citywide: red is a tow-away zone. Stop, stand, or park in a space signed or…

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Clark County

Some Restrictions

Clark County Code does not authorize residents to paint or mark public curbs; official curb markings and signage are…

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Federal Way

Some Restrictions

Federal Way requires every designated fire lane to be marked with a yellow-painted six-inch curb or stripe and 18-inch…

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King County

Some Restrictions

The county traffic engineer picks where loading zones, passenger-loading zones, and tow-away zones go on county roads…

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Kirkland

Some Restrictions

Kirkland uses curb color to mark no-parking zones under KMC 12.45.220: a red curb means no parking at any time, and a…

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Marysville

Some Restrictions

Marysville bans stopping, standing, or parking in any city-approved fire lane, the marked no-stopping zones typically…

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Pierce County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Pierce County, curb colors and no-parking markings are established by the County, not private…

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Renton

Some Restrictions

Renton's parking code color-codes curb paint by zone: fire zone curbs must be painted red, prohibited-parking curbs and…

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Snohomish County

Some Restrictions

Only the airport manager may paint or mark curbs at Snohomish County Airport: SCC 15.08.652(3) makes it unlawful for…

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Yakima

Some Restrictions

Yakima's city traffic engineer, not property owners or businesses, decides where curbs get painted and what the color…

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Edmonds

Light Restrictions

Edmonds's traffic engineer can mark a no-parking zone by painting the curb yellow instead of, or in addition to…

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Loading Zones

Yellow and white loading zone rules, time limits for commercial and passenger loading, and which vehicles qualify as commercial loaders.

Port Townsend

Significant Restrictions

Port Townsend lets businesses apply to the police department for a reserved curbside loading zone, sized to one…

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Snohomish County

Significant Restrictions

Placing a loading zone, bus stop, or shelter pad in a Snohomish County road right-of-way takes a Type C1 permit under…

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Auburn

Some Restrictions

Auburn limits vehicles in marked loading zones to expeditious loading or unloading only, capping the stop at 15 minutes…

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Bellevue

Some Restrictions

Bellevue requires a special permit from the traffic engineer before any vehicle can load or unload merchandise at a…

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Bellingham

Some Restrictions

Commercial vehicles may stop in a marked Bellingham loading zone only to load or unload property, and never for more…

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Clark County

Some Restrictions

Clark County requires off-street truck loading spaces for larger commercial and institutional buildings. Commercial and…

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Everett

Some Restrictions

Everett manages downtown on-street parking under an 85 percent occupancy rule, tightening restrictions in the central…

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Franklin County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Franklin County, heavy trucks are barred from residential-zone roads and limited to two hours in…

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Grant County

Some Restrictions

Grant County requires one off-street loading space for any non-residential building of 10,000 square feet or more, with…

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Kennewick

Some Restrictions

Kennewick limits standing in a marked loading zone to the time needed to load or unload property, capped at 30 minutes…

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Kent

Some Restrictions

KCC 9.38.025 lets Kent's traffic engineer designate loading zones and passenger loading zones under WAC 308-330-265…

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King County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated King County, drivers may stop in a marked passenger loading zone only to load or unload passengers…

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Kirkland

Some Restrictions

Kirkland bars parking in marked loading zones between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., though a bona fide delivery vehicle may…

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Kitsap County

Some Restrictions

Kitsap County requires off-street loading spaces for commercial, industrial, and multifamily buildings over 4,000…

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Lakewood

Some Restrictions

Lakewood, Washington requires any building that is erected, enlarged, or converted to a new use to provide at least one…

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Marysville

Some Restrictions

Only truck-licensed commercial vehicles may use a Marysville truck loading zone, and even then just for up to 30…

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Pasco

Some Restrictions

Pasco's City Engineer designates curb loading zones for passengers and freight, marking each with a 'LOADING ZONE - NO…

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Pierce County

Some Restrictions

Loading and unloading on public roads in unincorporated Pierce County follows Washington's RCW 46.61.570, which allows…

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Puyallup

Some Restrictions

Puyallup limits curb loading zones to their designated purpose: three minutes for passenger loading and 30 minutes for…

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Renton

Some Restrictions

Renton requires permanent off-street loading space for any building whose deliveries or shipments make it necessary…

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Seattle

Some Restrictions

Curb space in Seattle isn't first-come, first-served once the City wants to allocate it: SMC 11.23.420 lets the…

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Spokane County

Some Restrictions

In the Spokane County Courthouse Complex parking area and other county-owned lots, SCC 46.48A.040 reserves marked…

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Spokane Valley

Some Restrictions

Spokane Valley requires on-site loading spaces for retail, service, wholesale, manufacturing, storage, warehousing…

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Tacoma

Some Restrictions

Tacoma caps use of a marked loading zone at 30 minutes for freight loading and 3 minutes for passenger pickup or…

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Thurston County

Some Restrictions

In Thurston County's Neighborhood Commercial zoning district, County Code Section 21.36.070 lets a business double up…

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Whatcom County

Some Restrictions

Every commercial, manufacturing or institutional building in unincorporated Whatcom County that generates delivery…

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Yakima

Some Restrictions

Yakima requires businesses with frequent truck loading to provide off-street loading docks at least 12 feet wide and 25…

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Yakima County

Some Restrictions

Yakima County Code § 19.22.060(3) requires off-street loading and truck-queuing spaces for commercial, industrial, and…

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Preferential Parking Districts

Permit-only residential parking districts, how they're established, who qualifies for permits, and how visitor passes work.

Kent

Significant Restrictions

Kent runs a residential parking zone (RPZ) program under KCC 9.38.175 that reserves street parking for neighborhood…

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Puyallup

Significant Restrictions

Puyallup issues parking permits under PMC § 10.40.028 to allow parking in specific restricted zones otherwise closed by…

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Tacoma

Significant Restrictions

Tacoma lets residents petition for a 'Residential Parking Zone' restricting on-street parking to permit holders, their…

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Auburn

Some Restrictions

Auburn's city engineer creates Restricted Parking Zones (RPZs) under ACC Chapter 10.41 to reserve on-street parking for…

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Bellevue

Some Restrictions

Bellevue's city council may establish residential permit parking zones restricting on-street parking to permit holders…

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Bellingham

Some Restrictions

Bellingham operates two permit-only Residential Parking Zones near Sehome Hill and downtown, restricting weekday street…

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Edmonds

Some Restrictions

Edmonds designates three residential parking zones, Red, Blue and Yellow, under ECC Chapter 8.52. Residents lacking…

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Everett

Some Restrictions

Everett lets neighborhoods petition for a Residential Parking Zone (RPZ), letting resident permit-holders park beyond…

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Yakima

Some Restrictions

Yakima issues residential parking permits for a defined central business district zone, letting qualifying residents…

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Kirkland

Light Restrictions

Kirkland's zoning code lets developers set aside certain off-street parking stalls as preferential parking. Under KZC…

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Towing & Impound Rights

What a towing company may charge and must do when a vehicle is taken without the owner consenting: capped hookup, mileage and storage rates, the drop fee owed if the driver returns before the tow leaves, signage required at private lots, retrieval of belongings left inside, and how a tow gets contested.