HomeMy WebLinkAbout4012 Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. ,i6
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Pasco, Washington,
Amending Section 10.52.030 "Parking for Certain Purposes
Prohibited" to Prohibit Overtime Parking of Commercial
Tractors and Trailers on City Streets"
WHEREAS, the extended parking of commercial tractors and trailers upon City streets
has created congestion affecting the free-flow of traffic, reduce the availability of short-term
parking, and created a hazard to other drivers and pedestrians of the roadway; and
WHEREAS, restriction of such extended parking is necessary to preserve the public
safety, provide for the unimpeded travel of vehicle traffic, and enhance the circulation of traffic
within the City;NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO,WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 10.52.030 entitled "Parking for Certain Purposes Prohibited"
of the Pasco Municipal Code shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follows:
10.52.030 PARKING FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES PROHIBITED.
(1) No person shall drop or permit to be dropped from any vehicle or the machinery
thereof, any oil, grease or similar substance upon the streets or alleyways of the City;
(2) No vehicle with a maximum gross weight of fourteen thousand (14,000) pounds
or more shall park anywhere on or off the street in a residential zone of the City, except parking
on residential streets may be permitted in the course of making deliveries as provided in Section
10.64.020. A street is in a residential zone for purposes of this Chapter if any property on either
side of the street is in a residential zone: each block of the street will be treated as a separate unit
for purposes of determining whether overnight parking will be permitted. No truck tractor,
trailer, semi-trailer, or vehicle with a maximum gross weight of fourteen thousand (14,000)
pounds or more shall park, stand, or stop on any City street within a commercial or industrial
zone for a period in excess of two (2) hours. "Maximum gross weight" means the scale weight
of any motor vehicle, truck, truck tractor, trailer or semi-trailer to which shall be added the
maximum load to be carried thereon as set by the licensee in his application for a license or as
marked on the vehicle, whichever is greater. " street is in a Fesideatial zone fe- f^eses
will be treated as a sepafate unk fer- pufpeses ef deteFmining whether- evemight par-king %ill
pfd;
(3) No unlicensed vehicle shall be parked upon the streets of the City;
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(4) No boat, motor home, camp trailer, trailer, fifth wheel, pickup camper,
snowmobile, or utility trailer as defined in Title 25 shall be stored or maintained on any public
street, right-of-way, or other public areas; except such items may be parked in public right-of-
way in front of an owner's property for a period of seventy-two 72 hours in any given two-
week period for loading and unloading purposes. Guests of the owner may temporarily park, in
public right-of-way, in front of the owner's property for a period of seventy-two EQ in any
given two-week period only if the boat, motor home, camp trailer, trailer, fifth wheel, pickup,
camper, snowmobile, or utility trailer, as defined by Title 25, of the guests cannot be
accommodated due to size, on the owner's driveway. (Ord. 3171 Sec. 3, 1996; Ord. 3009 Sec. 1,
1994; Ord. 3005, Sec. 2, 1994; Ord. 1678 Sec. 1, 1974; Prior Code Sec. 8-32.12).
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take full force and effect five(5) days after its approval,
passage, and publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, and approved as
provided by law this 5t`day of , 2011.
Matt Watkins
Mayor
ATTEST: APPR uED AS TO FORM:
Debbie Clark Leland B. Kerr
City Clerk City Attorney
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