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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-3025 - Related to Parking RestrictionsCITY OF MARYSVILLE Marysville, Washington / ORDfNANCE NO. 3 U '"),, 5 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER 11.08 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND IMPOSING TIME LIMITS ON PARKING OF VEHICLE AND VEHICLES WITH A DISABLED PARKING PRIVILEGE. WHEREAS, the City's streets and rights-of-way are for the public convenience and use; and WHEREAS, public streets are not designed for long-term or permanent parking of vehicles, trailers, boats, or similar devices; and WHEREAS, parking of vehicles, trailers, boats, or other devices for lengthy periods of time interferes with the availability of parking and access to private property; and WHEREAS, in areas where there are no on-street parking spaces the municipal code currently allows vehicles, trailers, boats, and other devices to park without any time restriction; and WHEREAS, public welfare would be enhanced by limiting parking in city rights-of-way where there are no on-street parking spaces to seven consecutive days; and WHEREAS, on-street parking spaces should be available for public use; and WHEREAS, RCW 46.19.050 authorizes the City to set time restrictions on parking in on-street parking spaces for those with disabled parking privileges of no less than four hours. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Amendment of Municipal Code. Sections 11.08.030 and 11.08.070 of the municipal code are amended as set forth in Exhibit A. SECTION 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court ofcompetentjurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance. SECTION 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective five days after the date of its publication by summary. PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this J 7 day of :lLtN\.J.... '2016. CITY OF MARYSVILLE APRIL O'BRIEN, DEPUTY CITY CLERK Approved as to from: WALKER, CITY ATTORNEY Date of publication: J -d -\ LP Effective Date (5 days after publication): __ 7..__·_7J___-~l ~le~-- EXHIBIT A 11 '.0.~'.~~9 ~t()ppi~g~ ~!~f1~i~g C>~P~~~if1g er.e>~i-~i!~~ if1 ~P~C:ifi~~ pl~C:~~'. . (1) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with the law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device, no person shall : (a) Stop, stand or park a vehicle: (i) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street, (ii) On a sidewalk or street planting strip, (iii) Within an intersection, (iv) On a crosswalk, (v) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless official signs or markings indicate a different no-parking area opposite the ends of a safety zone, (vi) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic, (vii) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel, (viii) On any railroad tracks, (ix) In the area between roadways of a divided highway, including cross-overs, (x) At any place where official signs prohibit stopping, or (xi) Within any fire zone or fire exit; (b) Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passengerorpassengeffi: (i) In front of a public or private driveway or within five feet of the end of the curb radius leading thereto, (ii) Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, (iii) Within 20 feet of a crosswalk, (iv) Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway, (v) Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of said entrance when properly signed, (vi) At any place where official signs prohibit standing, or (vii) At any place where city barricades are placed; (c) Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers; (i) Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing, or (ii) At any place where official signs prohibit parking; (d) Reserve or attempt to reserve any portion of a street or alley for the purpose of stopping, standing, or parking to the exclusion of any other like person, nor shall any person be granted such right. (2) Parking or standing shall be permitted in the manner provided by law at all other places except where a time limitation or parking restriction has been imposed. (3) No one shall leave a vehicle. boat trailer. recreation trailer. camper. or other licensed or unlicensed vehicle or device parked for a period of time longer than three consecutive days on any public street or alley right-of-way. (J1) No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his or her control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such a distance as is prohibited. 11 '.Q~'.Q.?9 e<i r~ir::igf~r. (ji~Ci~l~ci p~r.~~r::i~ = R9V'f 46.19.050 Cici~pt~cii?Y r~f~r~.'.1.~.~.'. .... (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 timeup to 24 hours in parking zones or areas which are otherwise restricted as to the length of time parking is permitted and up to three consecutive days in areas where there is no posted time limitation. 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 Chapter 46.19 RCW. 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. SloieR ~erseR slclall Ret Be ~ermitte€J tlcle forn~eiR~ ~RG\·V. (3) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in a parking space reserved for disabled persons provided on public property or on private property without charge without a special license plate, card or decal issued pursuant to Chapter 46.19 RCW. In addition to assessing the penalty identified in MMC 11 .08.250, the police department may remove and impound the offending vehicle. (4) 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 70.92.120 and the notice "State disabled parking permit required." (5) 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.