HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2962 - Amends Sec. 11.08.070, 11.08.080 and 11.08.250, disabled parking (11.08)CITY OF MARYSVILLE
Marysville, Washington
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,
WASHINGTON AMENDING MARYSVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS
11.08.070, 11.08.080 AND 11.08.250 RELATING TO DISABLED PARKING;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
The City Council of the City of Marysville, WashinJ:,rton do ordain as follows:
Section 1. Marysville Municipal Code Section 11.08.070 entitled "Parking for disabled persons"
is hereby amended to be entitled "Parking for disabled persons/RCW 46.19.050 adopted by
reference" and to read as follows:
11.08.070 Parking for disabled persons/RCW 46.19.050 adopted by reference.
(1) RCW 46.19.050 Restrictions -Prohibitions -Violations -Penalties is hereby
adopted and incorporated by reference.
(2) A person who has received a current and valid special disabled person's card, decal or
license plate from the Washington State Department of Licensing under RCW 46.19.050
shall be allowed to park a vehicle being used to transport such person in parking meter
spaces free of charge and for unlimited periods of time in parking zones or areas which
are otherwise restricted as to the length oftime parking is permitted. This section shall
have no application to those zones or areas in which the stopping, parking or standing of
all vehicles is prohibited or which are reserved for special types of vehicles. Such person
shall not be permitted the foregoing privilege unless the person obtains and displays a
distinguishing card, decal or license plate issued pursuant to RCW Ch.46.19.
(2) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in a parking space reserved for disabled
persons provided on public properly or on private property without charge without a
special license plate, card or decal issued pursuant to RCW Ch. 46.19. In addition to
assessing the penalty identified in MMC l l .08.250, the police department may remove
and impound the offending vehicle.
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(3) A public parking space or stall for a disabled person shall be identified by a vertical
sign, between 36 and 84 inches off the ground, with the international symbol of access,
whose colors are white on a blue background, described under RCW 10.92.120 and the
notice "State disabled parking permit required."
( 4) A parking space or stall for a disabled person shall also be identified by a painted
white line at least four inches in width on the improved surface delineating the perimeter
of the parking space or stall and a legend of the international symbol of access on the
surface of the stall in white per city standards. (Ord. 23 74, 2001; Ord. 1912, 1992).
Section 2. Marysville Municipal Code Section 11.08.080 entitled "Parking for disabled persons
-Private property" is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Parking for disabled persons on private property may be regulated on private property in
accordance with those provisions authorized by law including, but not limited to, RCW
46.19.050. (Ord. 2074 § 3, 1996; Ord. 1912, 1992).
Section 3. Marysville Municipal Code Section 11.08.250 entitled "Penalties" is hereby amended
to read as follows:
11.08.250 Penalties.
(1) Unless specifically set forth elsewhere in this chapter, the penalties for each violation
of the provisions of this chapter shall be:
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(a) Overtime parking: $40.00;
(b) Unauthorized parking in alley: $40.00;
(c) Parking in a disabled space without requisite permit, decal or license:
$250.00 as set forth in RCW Ch 46.19.050 ;
(d) Parking, stopping or standing in fire lane in violation of MMC
1108J 30: $175.00;
( e) Interfering with, concealing, obliterating or erasing marks in violation
MMC l l.08.230(5): $40.00;
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(f) Unattended vehicles in violation ofRCW 46.6l.600(1): $25.00;
(g) Use of streets and alleys: $250.00;
(h) All other violations of this chapter: $40.00.
(2) If no response or payment is made within 15 calendar days from the date of issuance
of the notice of parking violation, the penalty for each violation may be referred to a
collection agency 30 days from the due date, or 15 days after the penalty is due, pursuant
to RCW 3.02.045 and 19.16.500. The violator may be liable for any and all collection
costs.
(3) The penalties set fo1th in subsection (1) of this section will be reduced in half ifthe
parking violation is paid in person to the municipal court clerk's office during the city's
business hours within 24 hours of the time and date of issuance. In the event the
municipal court clerk's office is not open for business the day following the date of
issuance, the violator may make payment on the next city business day following the
issuance of the ticket and still receive the reduced penalty.
( 4) Payment of all parking violations shall be made to the municipal court clerk's office.
All proceeds derived from individuals charged with a violation of any of the provisions of
this chapter shall be paid into the general fund of the city.
(5) Notwithstanding the language set forth in subsection (3) of this section, if a vehicle or
a violator has been cited for five or more violations of this chapter and/or any other
parking ordinance of the city within a six-month period, that vehicle or violator will not
be eligible for reduction in the parking violation penalty set forth in subsection (3) of this
section for a period of 180 days. (Ord. 2074 § 4, 1996; Ord. 1912, 1992).
Section 4. If any section or part of this Ordinance shall be deemed unlawful, the remainder of
this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective: (p { 1 Z, j;y
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PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this JJ lf--_day of ~2014.
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April O'Brien, Deputy City Clerk
Approved as to form:
By /J~<... kf.vcf)
IGI'ant Weed, City Attorney
Date of Publication: lo) J /IL{ --+--, -+-+-1 ~--
Effective Date (5 days after publication):
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