HomeMy WebLinkAbout0469 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE MATING TO THE OPERATING OF ' MOTOR VEHICLES
1`ITHIN TEE CITY OF PASCO, PROVIDING PENALTIES BEFETO, AND
REPEALING OTHER ORDINANCES'
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE: In order to make the ordinances of the city
of Pasco uniform with the laws of the. State of Washington, all
of the provisions of the Washington Motor Vehicle Act (being
Chapter 189 of the Laws of Washington for the year .1937( as
amended or As they hereafter may be amended; all of the pro-
visions of the Washington Highway License Act (being Chapter
188 of the Laws of Washington for the year 1937 ) as amended
or as.they may hereafter be amended; and all the provisions
of the ffashington State Highway.Act (being Chapter 53 of the
Laws of Washington for the year 1937) as amended or as they
may hereafter be amended; are -hereby adopted by the City of
Pasco and by reference made a part of this ordinance.
SECTION TTr`+TO: Any person violating any of the terms of
the laws referred to in Section One of this ordinance within
the limits of the City of Pasco shall be guilty of violation
of this ordinance.
SECTION THREE: Whenever a vehicle is lawfully parked
or stopped in accordance with the ordinances o,f the City of
Pasco upon a public street or alley within the limits of said
city during the hours of darkness when there is sufficient
light to reveal any person or object within a distance of
500 feet upon such street or alley, no lights need be displayed
upon such parked or stopped vehicle.
SECTION FOUR: On days of celebration, holidays and special
occasions which tend to increase traffic, the Chief of Police
shall have power and authority to establish by appropriate
signs and enclosures, districts wherein no parking ofany
vehicle shall be allowed. On streets where building operations
are, being carried on; and for the public safety when traffic
is congested the Chief of Police temporarily may close any
street or portion of a street to all vehicle traffic.
SECTIORT FIVE: The Police Committee of the City Council
of the City of Pasco shall have full power'and authority to
designate portions of any street .with the ,City of Pasco that
shall not be used for parking purposes,,and it shall cause to
be painted yellow the curbing of that portion of that street
where parking is prohibited between the hours of 8:'00 A. M.;
and 6:00 P. M. on each day except Sunday and holidays and it
shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave a motor.
vehicle along that portion of the street so marked yellow, but
such space may be used for the loading and unloading of pass-
engers or personal property, and provided further that it shall
be unlawful to park any vehicle in front of any theater in the
City of Pasco at any time when it is open to the public.
SECTION SIX: It shall be unlawful for any person to
park -any motor vehicle on.any street within the limits of the
City of Pasco when standard signs have been or hereafter may.
be erected and maintained prohibiting parking.
SECTION SEVEN: Motor vehicles on all streets in the
City of Pasco shall be parked parallel to and :within 12 inches
of the right hand curb,
SECTION EIGHT: The Police Committee of the City Council
shall have full power and authority to designate the location
of any traffic signs or standards within the limits of the
City of Pasco,
It shall be unlawful.for any person other than the said
committee or its duly authorized agent to erect, place or
exhibit any traffic signs or standards upon any street of the
City of Pasco or to attempt by signs or written or printed
instructions or inhibitions to regulate traffic or,the pa rj�-
ing of.vehieles.
SECTIONNINE: It shall be unlawful to park.any vehicle
in any alley except for -loading and unloading purposes..
SECTION TEN: It shall be unlawful for any persons,
firm or corporation to park or allow any vehicle to remain
standing for a period longer than two hours.continuously
between the hours of 8:00 A* M. and 6:00 P. M on any of the
following described streets.
1. On Lewis Street between First Street and Fifth Street.
2. On Fourth Street between Columbia Street and Clark
Street.
3. On Third Street Between Columbia Street and Clark
Street.
SECTION ELEVEN: Whan a vehicle is moved out of one park-
ing space in a restricted parking zone into another parking
space in a restricted zone, in the same block, the two or
more continuous parkings in the same block shall be considered
as one continuous parking.
SECTION TWELVE: When any vehicle has been parked on any
public highway of the City of Pasco for a longer time than
allowed.by this ordinance the police of said city may take
said vehicle to a public garage or a private garage or order
the same to taken and the owner of said vehicle shall pair the
towing and storage bill against said vehicle before receiving
it.
SECTION THIRTEEN: The. Chief of Police with the approval
of the Police Committee of the City , Council of the City of
Pasco shall have full power and authority to designate any
street in the City of Pasco as ,en arterial street and shall,
have full power and authority to erect signs so designating
them and to require all persons operating motor vehicles: to
stop before entering said streets.
SECTION° FOURTEEN: No person shall be one of a crowd
congregated in any street within the limits of the City of
Pasco in such a manner as to obstruct traffic, or refuse to
disburse when so congregated upon being requested so to do
by any police officer.
SECTION FIFTEEN: It shall be unlawful for any -pedestrian
-to cross any streets within ,the limits of the city of Pasco
at any place except at street intersections or any pedestrian
safety lane which hereafter may be designated by the police
committee of the City Council. It shall be unlawful for any
pedestrian to cross any street intersection diagonally.
SECTION SIXTEEN: No vehicle shall overtake or pass or
attempt to pass another vehicle going in the same direction
at ,.a highiray intersection except ,by direction of a traffic
officer or an automatic signal device.
SECTION SEVENTEEN: No vehicle that is so closed in,
constructed or loaded so as to prevent .the driver from having
a clear and unobstructed view of traffic at the sides or in
front of the vehicle, shall be driven upon the public highway
of the City of Pasco.
SECTION EIGBTEEN: Any person who shall violate or fail
to comply with any of the provisions of this ordinance or who
shall co cancel, aid, or abet any such violation or -failure to
f comply shall be deemed guilty of a m.isdemeaner. and shall be,
punished by a fine of not exceeding $300.00 or -by imprisonment
not to exceed ninety days or by both such fine and imprison-
ment.
In addition to the above penalties the P61tbe Judge of
the City of Pasco shall have full -'power and authority, in
ordinance tol suspend, revoke, and cancel the motor vehicle
operator's license of any person convicted in any police court
of negligent driving, reckless driving or driving or operating
a.motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor
or of any narcotic drugs.
SECTION NINETEEN: If any of . the provisions of this
ordinance. are held invalid or unconstitutional the remainder
of the ordinance shall not be affected.
SECTION TWENTY:. Ordinances No. 369,'390, 392, .412 and
all' other ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Passed.,and approved this /97 day of , 1941.
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