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ORD 82-12 REGULATION OF THE STOPPING AND PARKING OF VEHICLES IN THE CITYOSC/ehk 4/14/82 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 ORDINANCE NO. 82 - 12 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINSLOW PROVIDING FOR TIIE REGULATION OF THE STOPPING AND PARKING OF VEHICLES WITHIN THE CITY OF WINSLOW AND REPEALING ORDINANCES 81-01, 81-03, 81-21, 81-25. FHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WINSLOW DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section I Regulations Applicable to Designated Parking Areas in the City of Winslow 17 18 19 20 21 22 The following regulations regarding the stopping, standing and parking of vehicles shall apply to the areas described below: a. In areas designated "Back in Only," vehicles must be 16 backed into available parking places. b. In areas designated "Loading Zone," no vehicle shall stop, stand or be parked for any purpose or period of time other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers during a period not to exceed three (3) minutes. c. In areas designated "Disabled Loading," no vehicle shall stop, stand or be parked for any purpose or period of time 23 other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of disabled 24 passengers during a reasonable period of time. 25 d. In areas designated "Disabled Parking Only," no vehicle 26 shall be parked unless it bears the decal or other official mark 27 of the State of Washington identifying the vehicle as one driven 28 by or otherwise used for the transportation of a disabled person 29 and unless the vehicle complies with all other parking 30 regulations set forth in this ordinance including the payment of 31 necessary parking fees. 32 Ordinance ~ 82-12 Page 2 1 e. In areas designated "No Parking," the parking of any 2 vehicle is prohibited. f. In areas designated "Restricted Carpool," no vehicle shall be parked before 9:00 A.M. on Monday through Friday, unless: 6 1. A valid carpool permit issued by the City of Winslow is displayed on the inside lower left-hand corner of the windshield in such a manner that the carpool permit 9 number is visible from the outside of the vehicle; 10 2. The car is parked in the space assigned to the 11 carpool permit, and; 3. Three or more individuals are in the car at the 13 time it is parked in the assigned space. 14 4. If the carpool is reduced to less than three 15 individuals the car shall be parked in a non-carpool space 16 and pay the appropriate parking fee for that non-carpool 17 space. 18 g. In the area designated "Monthly Parking," no vehicle 19 shall be parked before 9:00 A.M. on Monday through Friday unless a current, valid monthly parking permit issued by the City of ~qinslow is displayed on the inside lower left hand corner of the windshield in such a manner that the monthly parking permit number is visible from the outside of the vehicle. At all other times during which these parking regulations are in force, no vehicle may park in these "Carpool" or "Monthly 26 Parking" spaces unless there has been deposited in the applicable parking fee collection box, in the appropriate slot, in United States Currency, or by parking token issued by the City, the appropriate parking fee designated by this Ordinance. 30 , h. In areas designated "No Parking 4:30 - 6:30 P.M.," no 31 vehicles shall be parked during the period 4:30 P. M. to 6:30 t 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Ordinance # 82-12 Page 3 i. In areas for which a sign has been posted limiting the hours during which parking is permitted or limiting the duration of time during which cars may park, no vehicles shall be parked for a longer period than the stated duration, provided, however, that motorists wishing to park two or more consecutive 24-hour periods on City streets near the Washington State Ferry Terminal may do so only after making prior arrangements with the City of ~inslow for payment of all applicable parking fees, and provided further that no vehicle may remain in the same numbered space for more than three consecutive 24-hour periods. Failure to comply with this regulation shall constitute "Overtime Parking." j. In areas in which parking fee collection boxes have been installed, no vehicle shall be parked during the hours for which parking fees are charged unless there has been deposited in 15~the applicable parking fee collection box, in the appropriate 16!slot, in United States currency, or parking token issued by the 17 City the appropriate parking fee as designated in this 18i!Ordinance. 19 For purposes of vehicles parked on City street near the 20 Washington State Ferry Terminal, the parking fee collection boxes 21 shall be located at the foot of the hill in each designated 22 parking zone and shall be deemed the applicable parking fee 23 collection box. For purposes of those vehicles parked in the Municipal 25 Parking Lot, the parking fee collection box located at the 26 southern end of the parking lot shall be deemed the applicable 27 parking fee collection box. 28 For purposes of those vehicles parked on Bjune and Brien 29 Drives, the parking fee collection box located at the east 30 intersection of Bjune Drive and Brien Drives shall be deemed to iibe the applicable parking fee collection box. I. Ordinance # 82-12 Page 4 1 5 6 Failure to comply with this regulation shall constitute "Overtime Parking." k. In areas designated "Taxi Zone," no vehicle other than a taxi shall stop, stand or be parked for any purpose or period of time. Taxis may stop, stand, or park in these areas solely for the expeditious loading and unloading of passengers. 71 ~i 1. In areas designated "Bus Zone," no vehicle other than a 8!] bus shall stop, stand or be parked for any purpose or period of 9ii time. Buses may stop, stand, or park in these areas solely for 10 the expeditious loading and unloading of passengers. 11~ For purposes of this section, the term bus shall mean: 12 13 lz~ 15 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 (1) any motor vehicle used for the purpose of carrying passengers together with incidental baggage or freight or either, on a regular schedule of time and rates; or (2) any motor vehicle designed for the purpose of carrying passengers (having a seating capacity for eleven or more persons) used regularly to transport persons in furtherance of any organized agricultural, religious, or charitable purpose; or (3) any school bus. m. In areas designated "Bicycle Parking," only bicycles shall be permitted to stop, stand or park in such areas. For purposes of this section, "bicycle" means any device capable of being propelled solely by human power upon which any person may ride, having two tandem wheels either of which is more than twenty inches in diameter. n. In areas designated "Motorcycle Parking," only motorcycles and mopeds shall stop, stand or park in such area. For purposes of this section, "Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of the ride and designed to ,r Ordinance # 82-12 Page 5 1 travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, 2 but excluding a farm tractor and a moped. For purposes of this section, "Moped" means any two-wheeled or three-wheeled device 4 having fully operative pedals for propulsion by human power and a 5 motor with a cylinder displacement not exceeding fifty cubic 6 centimeters which produces no more than two gross brake horsepower (developed by a prime mover, as measured by a brake 8 applied to the driving shaft) and is capable of propelling the 9 device at a maximum speed of not more than thirty miles per hour 10 on level ground, and the wheels of which are at least sixteen 11 inches in diameter. Failure to comply with the regulations k-n shall constitute 13 "Illegal Parking." 14 15 II. REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO STOPPING AND PARKING IN ALL AREAS 16~ OF THE CITY OF ~INSLOW 17~ 1. No vehicle shall stop, stand or park in such a manner as 18 to impede traffic. Impede traffic shall be defined as the 19 stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle in such a manner as to ~0i~interfere with, obstruct or stop the lawful passage of ~1 !pedestrians or other vehicles. 2. No vehicle shall stop, stand or park in any parking area ~3 designated by lines or marks in any manner that the vehicle 34 extends over or across any such line or mark or in such manner 25 that the vehicle is not within the area so designated by such 26~lines or marks. Failure to comply with this regulation shall 27 constitute "Improper Parking." 3. No vehicle shall stop, stand or park in any designated 29 or undesignated parking space in such a manner that the vehicle 30 faces on-coming traffic. Failure to comply with this regulation 31 shall constitute "Wrong Way" parking. Ordinance # 82-12 Page 6 4. No vehicle shall stop, stand or park on any City owned property except in areas which have been clearly identified by the City by sign, painted lines or other marking as parking spaces. 5 6 ? 8~ ,., 10. 11 14 15 16 17 18 19 ~l ~[ ZV. III. ADDITIONAL GENERAL REGULATIONS a. No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking fee collection box any slug, button, foreign currency, money order or any other device or substance as a substitute for currency of the United States or parking token issued by the City. Failure to comply with this regulation shall constitute "Illegal Use," and any items so deposited will not be credited toward payment of the applicable parking fee. b. No person shall duplicate or falsify any carpool parking permit or monthly parking permit issued by the City of Winslow. c. Compliance with the provisions of this ordinance shall not relieve any person from compliance with the provisions of any other Winslow Ordinances prohibiting or regulating the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles. ADMINISTRATION a. The City of Winslow shall set up administrative 23~procedures for the administration of parking pursuant to the 24~iprovisions of this Ordinance, including, but not limited to, 25iprocedures for the issuance of carpool and monthly parking 26 !permits. 27L b. In addition, the Mayor shall appoint and swear in one or 28 more persons as parking enforcement officers who shall be under 29 !the supervision of the Police Department. The parking 30 enforcement officers shall have authority to issue notices of 31 :pedestrian infractions and traffic infractions relating to the T Ordinance # 82-12 Page 7 parking, standing or stopping of vehicles, but shall not be considered Uniformed Police Officers for purposes of LEOFF and Civil Service Statutes. V. PARKING FEES a. The following parking fees shall apply to parking within the designated areas of the City of Winslow during the times set forth below. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 26 29 Fees and Hours Applicable to Parking in the Numbered Parking Spaces Near the Washington State Ferry Terminal Spaces 501-541: (1) 6:00am - 9:00am - Limited to "Carpool" designated automobiles parking during these hours in their assigned spaces. Carpool automobiles may park all day Monday through Friday for the sum of $35.00 each two calendar month period (not to be pro-rated). (2) 9:00am - 6:00pm - Available to all automobiles. $2.00 per vehicle per incident of parking per day. Spaces 542-629 and 669-685: (1) 6:00am - 6:00pm. (2) $2.00 per vehicle per incident of parking per day. Spaces 630-668: (1) 6:00am - 4:30pm. (2) Commuter pick-up zone 4:30-6:30pm. (3) $2.00 per vehicle per incident of parking per day. Fees and Hours Applicable to Parking in the Numbered Parking Spaces in the Municipal Parking Lot Adjoining the Winslow City Hall 1 2 3 Ordinance # 82 -12 Page 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14i 15, 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ~3 24 25 26 All Spaces: (1) 6:00am - 9:00am - Limited to "Monthly" designated automobiles parking during these hours. Automobiles displaying current, valid monthly permits may park all day Monday through Saturday for the sum of $26.00 for each calendar month (not to be pro-rated). (2) 9:00am - 6:00pm - Available to all automobiles. $1.00 per vehicle per incident of parking per day. Fees and Hours Applicable to Parking in the Numbered Parking Spaces on Brien and Bjune Drive All Spaces: (1) 6:00am - 6:00pm. (2) $1.00 per vehicle per incident of parking per day. b. No Hourly Rates The fee of $1.00/$2.00 per vehicle per incident of parking per day is a flat rate. No provision is made for hourly rates. Parking Tokens $1.00 parking tokens shall be issued by the City in 27 lots of 10 tokens minimum. Tokens shall be sold at City Hall for 28 a 10% discount at the rate of $0.90 per token. Tokens shall be 29 nonrefundable. 30 31 32 d. Incident of Parking Defined Incident of parking means 'the single act of parking a single automobile in a single space within the parking area. The Ordinance # 82-12 Page 9 $2.00 and $1.00 parking fees set forth above entitle to the payor to a single incident of parking. The payor may not substitute vehicles within a given space, may not leave and return to a given space, and may not move to another space within the parking area unless he pays an additional full day's parking fee for each such change. streets: 8 e. 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 VI. 17 18 19 21 28 No Charge for Parking During Certain Hours No fee shall be charged for parking a vehicle on City 1. On Sundays; 2. On legal holidays; 3. After 6:00 pm; 4. Before 6:00am. PENALTIES a. It shall be a traffic infraction for any person to permit or allow a motor vehicle to stop, stand or to be parked in violation of any of the provisions of this Ordinance. The monetary penalty for violation of any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be $10.00 for each such violation. Notice of traffic infractions shall be affixed in a conspicuous place to the motor vehicle stopped, standing, or parking in violation of the provisions of this Ordinance and shall be in the form approved by the Administrator for the Courts. All monetary penalties shall be paid to the Municipal Court of the City of Winslow. b. The procedures governing cases alleging a parking, standing or stopping traffic infraction pursuant to this ordinance shall be as prescribed by the Washington Supreme Court in its Justice Court Traffic Infraction Rules, (hereinafter JTIR). Ordinance ~ 82-12 Page 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 c. In the event that response to the Notice of Traffic Infraction is not made in accordance with the provisions of paragraph VI. b. above, the following additional sanctions will apply. 1. An additional monetary penalty will be imposed pursuant to JTIR 2.5 for failure to respond. The City of ~inslow may refer the case to the City Attorney for criminal prosecution. VII. REVOCATION OF CARPOOL PERMITS a. The City of Winslow shall revoke the carpool parking privileges of any carpool parking permit holder determined to have duplicated or falsified a carpool parking permit. b. The City of Winslow shall revoke for a period of one year the carpool parking privileges of any carpool parking permit holder who is determined to have violated the provisions of Section I.f. above on two or more occasions. c. If, as a result of the revocations described in paragraphs VII. a. and VII. b. above, the number of members in a carpool group falls below three, the carpool group will be responsible for substituting a new carpool member. This new carpool member must be registered in the manner required by the City of Winslow prior to the further exercise by the carpool group members of their carpool permit privileges. VIII. REVOCATION OF MONTHLY PARKING PERMITS a. The City of Winslow shall revoke the monthly parking privileges of any permit holder determined to have duplicated or falsified a monthly parking permit. b. The City of Winslow shall revoke for a period of one year the monthly parking privileges of any permit holder who is t 2 3 Ordinance # 82-12 Page 11 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 !1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 determined to have violated the provisions of Section I. g. above on two or more occasions. IX. REGISTERED OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY The registration or licensing of a vehicle in the name of a person, persons, entity or entities shall raise a prima facie presumption that the person, persons, entity or entities is responsible for all traffic infractions set forth in this ordinance which are attributable to the vehicle. The prima facie presumption may be rebutted by a showing by the party or parties charged with the traffic infraction that they are not in fact responsible for the traffic infractions. X. REPEALER Winslow Ordinances 81-01, 81-03, 81-21, 81-25 are hereby repealed. XI. SEVERABILITY Should any provisions of this ordinance be held invalid, the remaining provisions of this ordinance shall continue in full force and effect. XII. EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days after posting in the manner provided by law. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Winslow and approved by the Mayor on this 6th day of May , 1982. Alice~awrese~V Mayor Ordinance ~ 82-12 Page 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 1 ATTEST: 2 4 Ye;~"~uxton / ' Clerk/TrC~Surer 5 APPROVED AS TO FORM: 6 Thomas M. Walsh City Attorney ~f ~ x/ ~-//,~/1982, at the Ferry Terminal, Chamber of _. ,, *, ~ · Clerk/Tq~asurer