Downtown Enforcement

Parking Enforcement Area

This is the area where our Parking Enforcement Officers may enforce parking regulations:

Downtown Vancouver from the Waterfront north to Fourth Plain

Between King Street and I-5

View the map at the bottom of the page to see if your concern falls within our area.

Report a Downtown Parking Concern

Parking Services can assist with general parking concerns and questions. If your concern involves objects, obstructions, or hazards located in the public right-of-way, please submit it through the City’s Report a Concern page.

To report a concern directly to Parking Services:

Call our parking services line at 360-487-8650 and leave a detailed voicemail message or

Email us at cityparkingservices@cityofvancouver.us

The Parking Services phone number is a voicemail inbox. It does not connect you to a live representative. Messages are checked regularly, and staff will return calls when necessary.

Report a Concern Outside of Downtown

Call 311 to report parking concerns to Vancouver Police Department

Report an abandoned vehicle to CRESA using their Abandoned Vehicle form

Submit an online report to Vancouver Police Department at our Report a Concern page.

Recreational Vehicle (RV) Parking

RVs, trailers, and boats may not be parked or stored on-street in neighborhoods except when actively loading/unloading or with a temporary RV parking permit. Each permit is valid for 7 days (maximum 14 days per year per household).

How to get a permit:

Pick up a form at City Hall – Building Permit Center

Or download and submit the Recreational Vehicle ROW Permit Application

Mail to: Code Compliance, City of Vancouver, P.O. Box 1995, Vancouver, WA 98668

RVs and vehicles towing trailers may park on-street in pay-to-park spaces if:

They do not block driveways, alleys, or traffic lanes
They fit fully within designated parking stalls
Payment is made for each stall the vehicle is occupying. Each parking stall must be paid for in a separate transaction. Extending a single payment to cover multiple spaces or an extended length of time is not permitted.

Resources

Parking Enforcement District – Map

Downtown parking district boundary map shows East Fourth Plain Blvd at the top, West Reserve Street on the right, the Waterfront on the bottom and the train tracks to the left as the boundary edges.

General Parking Rules

These rules apply citywide:

Vehicles may park on city streets for up to 24 hours.
Vehicles must be operable and display current license plate registration tabs.
Vehicles must abide by the posted block signage.

No parking:

Within 5 ft. of a driveway
Within 20 ft. of a crosswalk
Within 30 ft. of a stop sign
Within 15 ft. of a fire hydrant
On sidewalks, planting strips, alleys, or bicycle lanes
Facing against traffic

Failure to abide by the rules and regulations of the area may result in citation(s) and/or vehicle impoundment.

Learn more about Neighborhood Parking and Traffic.