ORD 80-01 ADOPT WASHINGTON TRAFFIC ORDINANCEORDINANCE NO. 80-0 1
Amended by 80-0 7.
Supplment attachments
trans fered to 80-0 7.
An ordinance adopting the Washington Model Traffic Ordinance
and other traffic statutes to regulate traffic on the highways
of the City of Winslow and repealing Ordinances Number 99,125,
127, 133, 153, 65-7, 66-14, 67-9, 67-12, 69-2, 70-20, 71-12, 72-1,
72-13, 74-24, 78-11 and 78-13.
The City Council of the City of Winslow do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: ADOPTION BY REFERENCE. The "Washington Model Traffic Ordinance,"
Chapter 46.90 R G~, hereinafter referred to as the "MTO", and RCW 46.52.088,
46.61.072, 46.61.202, 46.61.215, 46.61.261, 46.61.264, 46.61.266, 46.61.269,
46.61.520, 46.61.540, 46.61.606, 46.61.608, 46.61.614, 46.61.690, 46.64.017,
and 47.36.130 are hereby adopted by reference as and for the traffic ordinance
of this City as if set forth in full herein except as provided in Section 2.
SECTION 2: SECTIONS NOT ADOPTED. The following sections of the MTO are not
adopted' by reference and are expressly deleted:
46.90.142 46.90.525
46.90. 145 46.90.5 30
46.90.148 46.90.535
46.90.172 46.90.540
46.90.250 46.90.600
46.90,255 46.90.610
46.90.500 46.90.620
46.90. 505 46.90.6 30
46.90.510 46.90.640
46.90.515 46.90.650
46.90.520 46.90.660
SECTION 3: PENALTIES. Unless another penalty is expressly provided by law
in the MTO or in the statutes that are adopted by reference therein, any
person who is convicted of violating or failing to comply with any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than
$500.00 or by imprisonment not to exceed ninety days or both.
SECTION 4: DISPOSITION OF TRAFFIC FINES AND FORFEITURES. All fines or
forfeitures collected upon conviction or upon forfeiture of bail of any
person charged with a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter
shall be paid into the general fund of the City.
SECTION 5: OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT. Failure, refusal, or neglect on the part
of any judicial or other officer or employee receiving or having custody
of any such fine or forfeiture of bail, either before or after a deposit in
said general fund, to comply with the provisions of Section 2 shall constitute
misconduct in office and shall be grounds for removal therefrom, provided
appropriate removal action is taken pursuant to State law relating to removal
Of public officials.
SECTION 6: DEFINITION. In 46.20.308 public highway shall be deemed to include
public and private lots, alleys, and the ways around service stations which are
available to the public for vehicular travel or parking.
SECTION 7: FILING OF ORDINANCE. Incident to the adoption of the MTO by reference,
by this ordinance, copies of the text of the adopted MTO and of other adopted
statutes shall be filed as required by RCW 35A.12.140 for use and examination
by the public.
SECTION 8: REPEAL. Ordinances numbered 99,125, 127,133, 153, 65-7, 66-14,
67-9, 67-12, 69-2, 70-20, 71-12, 72-1, 72-13, 74-24, 78-11, and 78-13 are
hereby repealed in their entirety.
SECTION 9: SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any provisions of this ordinance or its
application to any persons or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the
ordinance, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is
not affected.
SECTION 10: EFFECTIVE DATE, This ordinance shall take effect five days after
the posting of this ordinance in a manner provided by law,
Passed by the City Council this
1980,
day of ,_. ~~.~~ ~'Z/z,z~
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
..A.P.~R~ED AS.. TO FORM:
ROBERT MC KISSON, CITY ATTORNEY
MAYOR