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Home My WebLink AboutPort of Pasco Res No. 1330 - Amend regulations at airport re parking/traffic controlRESOLUTION NO. 1330 A RESOLUTION of the Port of Pasco amending the regulations relating to parking and traffic control of motor vehicles at the Tri -Cities Airport including the Industrial Park adjacent thereto (hereinafter referred to as the "Airport"), and providing penalties therefore, and superseding prior inconsistent Resolutions, if any. WHEREAS, municipalities including Port Districts may establish, construct, operate and maintain airports and other air navigation facilities pursuant to RCW 14.08 et seq; and WHEREAS, the Port of Pasco has held a public hearing on these proposed matters pursuant to the requirements of 53.08.220 R.C.W.; and WHEREAS, it is necessary that rules and regulations be adopted to provide for the orderly flow of traffic to and from the Airport, the deplaning and enplaning of passengers, the delivery of goods and services to the Airport and the protection of the public health, safety and welfare of the users of the Airport and its facilities; and WHEREAS, the Tri -Cities Airport and the adjacent industrial park set forth in attached plats are within the City of Pasco; and, WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Port of Paseo to modify the rules and regulations governing the parking, standing, stopping, and use of motor vehicles consistent with the laws of the State of Washington and the City of Pasco ordinances; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE PORT OF PASCO that the following provisions shall be applicable to the parking, standing, stopping, driving and use of motor vehicles within the boundaries of the Tri -Cities Airport: Section 1. PARKING RESTRICTIONS. Vehicles shall not be parked in areas within the Airport boundaries (Attachment 1) other than in the places and in accordance with the restrictions and rules set forth in the attached plat (Attachment 2) and designated by posted signs indicating such areas and the applicable restrictions. Section 2. STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING PROHIBITED IN SPECIFIC PLACES. There shall be designated, by proper signs pursuant to the attached plat, those roads within the Airport on which standing or parking would create hazardous conditions or cause a delay to traffic and when official signs are erected, no person shall stop, stand or park a motor vehicle in any such designated place. Section 3. PASSENGER AND PUBLIC CARRIER ZONES. There shall be designated, pursuant to the attached plat, locations for passenger loading zones and public carrier stands and there shall be appropriate signs indicating the same. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in a passenger loading zone other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers or baggage. Vehicles shall not be left unattended in any passenger loading zone. No operator of a private vehicle shall stop, stand or park in a zone designated and posted by proper signs for public carriers or permittees. Section 4. PARKING PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN AREAS. In the interest of minimizing congestion and affording patrons of the Airport convenient use of the terminal facilities, there shall be designated, pursuant to the attached plat, portions of the roadways in the vicinity of the Airport terminal and other terminal buildings on which parking shall be prohibited or limited to specified time periods. Such prohibitions and time limitations shall be clearly indicated by posted signs. Section 5. HANDICAPPED PARKING. There shall be designated certain places within the boundaries of the Airport which may be specifically designated for parking by handicapped persons. Parking in areas so designated and posted by the Airport may be limited to those persons displaying a distinguishing decal as provided by RCW 46.61.581, as adopted or as hereafter amended. Section 6. PARKING SPACES MARKED— MUST PARK IN STALLS. The Airport is authorized to have lines or markings painted or placed upon the curb and/or upon the roadway adjacent to areas for the purpose of indicating the parking space, and each vehicle shall park within the lines or markings so established. It shall be a violation of this Resolution to park any vehicle across any such line or marking, or to park such vehicle in such position that the same shall not be entirely within the area so designated by such lines or markings. Section 7. PARKING TIME LIMIT— MAXIMUM PARKING TIME. (1) The time limit for parking on streets and parking lots and areas of the Airport property designated shall be as determined by the Port. A parking fee shall be paid by ail persons parking a motor vehicle within any parking space in the areas designated in the attached plat and so enumerated as paid parking areas in the amount indicated by a sign or legend installed or posted. A sign or legend shall indicate the fee schedule and the time for which parking is permitted. (2) The fees for parking in the parking area shall be designated by the Port of Pasco. (3) If said vehicle shall remain parked or standing in said parking space beyond the legal time which shall be designated by a sign or signs posted showing limited parking, such vehicle shall be considered parked overtime. The parking of a vehicle overtime shall be a violation of this Resolution and subject the registered owner and/or operator to a penalty as provided herein, or by a City of Pasco ordinance. Section 8. OVERTIME PARKING. It shall be a violation of this Resolution for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in the name of such person to be parked overtime or beyond the period of legal parking time established for any parking space or area. Section 9. REGISTERED OWNER RESPONSIBLE FOR UNLAWFUL PARKING. Every person in whose name a vehicle is registered shall be responsible for any violation of this Resolution caused by the parking, standing or stopping of said vehicle in violation hereof. It shall be no defense that the vehicle was parked, stopped or left unattended or standing by another, unless proof is presented that said vehicle had been stolen and had not been returned to the registered owner by the date of the violation. This Section shall not apply to registered owners transferring vehicle ownership who have complied with RCW 46.52.104, as now or hereafter amended, prior to the date of the violation. Section 10. PARKING. There shall be designated certain places within the boundaries of the Airport which may be specifically designated for parking by employees of the Port, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Port's tenants. Parking in areas so designated and posted by the Airport may be limited to those persons displaying a distinguishing decal as provided by the Port of Pasco, or a decal placed on the vehicle by the car rental agency renting from the Port of Pasco. Section 11. OTHER INFRACTIONS. The Port of Pasco hereby adopts and incorporates herein, as is set forth in full herein, the traffic ordinances of the City of Pasco as set forth in Chapter 10.05 Pasco Municipal Code as the same presently are and as subsequently amended, including its adoption of the Washington Model Traffic Ordinance. Section 12. VIOLATIONS NOT CRIMINAL OFFENSE. Failure to perform any rule or regulation, or the performance of any act prohibited by this Resolution shall be designated as a traffic infraction and may not be classified as a criminal offense unless so classified by the R.C.W. Section 13. REQUEST FOR ORDINANCE. The Port of Pasco hereby requests the City of Pasco to adopt this Resolution and the provisions hereof as part of the ordinances of the City of Pasco. ADOPTED by the Port of Pasco Commission this 25th day of June, 2012. PORT OF P. B. aures T. K in uvorth, !P;:r�esi nt By. Ronald P. Reimann, Secretary it0 CL C) (E / � 6 2 In CD \ . .� U) me @� - L O /ƒ �¥ �U_ �■�■ $� �z QZ O ZQ two Wa.J za Z L) -a O ka � aZU �LU ff W H O 0 �- WEf PO Ud �Q