HomeMy WebLinkAbout4282 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. _SLZD!/
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Pasco, Washington, adding a new Section
10.48.015 "Parking Across Designated Parking Lines" and adding a new Section
10.52.035 "Prohibiting Extended Unauthorized Parking" to the Pasco Municipal Code
WHEREAS, Title 10 of the Pasco Municipal Code regulates parking on public streets; and
WHEREAS, Title 10 of the Pasco Municipal Code does not contain a provision for regulation of
parking on public streets otherwise functioning and licensed vehicles for extended periods of time; and
WHEREAS, Parking of vehicles for extended periods of time on public streets or other
municipal property causes build - up of debris under vehicles and invites acts of vandalism or other crime;
and
WHEREAS, Parking of vehicles for extended periods of time and storage of other personal
effects on public streets or other municipal property has adverse effects on the ability of the street or
property to effectively serve its main purpose of providing a safe and efficient mode of transportation or
location for public services; NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That a new Section of the Pasco Municipal Code, shall be and hereby is added and
shall read as follows:
10.48.015 PARKING ACROSS DESIGNATED LINES PROHIBITED Parkina across
designated parking space lines is prohibited on public streets as identified in 10.48.020.
10.48.020 MARKINGS INDICATING ANGLE PARKING.
ANGLE PARKING PERMITTED
NAME OF STREET
FROM
TO
S. 2nd Avenue, west side
Lewis
Columbia
N. 2nd Avenue, west side
Clark
Bonneville
N. 2nd Avenue, west side
Yakima
Shoshone
S. 3rd Avenue, west side
Lewis
Columbia
S. 4th Avenue, west side
Columbia
South Street
S. 4th Lane
"A" Street
"C" Street
N. 4th Avenue
Clark
Columbia
S. 5th Avenue, west side
"A" Street
'B" Street
N. 5th Avenue, east side
Jan
Bypass
S. 6th Avenue
Columbia, south
170 ft.
N. 6th Avenue
Shoshone
North to alley
S. 7th Lane, west side
"A" Street
'B" Street
ANGLE PARKING PERMITTED (continued)
S. 7th Avenue Lewis Columbia
N. 8th Avenue
Clark
Lewis
9th Avenue, east side
`B" Street, north
300 ft (head -in)
9th Avenue
Clark
Lewis
10th Avenue, west side
Nixon
Sylvester (head -in)
N. 11th Avenue
Bonneville
Shoshone
N. 12th Avenue, west side
Sylvester, south
Irving
N. 12th Avenue, west side
Sylvester, north
Nixon
Ainsworth
1 Ith Avenue, east
130 ft.
Columbia, south side
Tacoma
1st Avenue
Columbia, north side
2nd Avenue
5th Avenue
Columbia
5th Avenue
7th Avenue
Columbia, north side
7th Avenue, west
560 ft.
Clark, south side
2nd Avenue
5th Avenue
Bonneville, north side
1 st Avenue
2nd Avenue
2nd Avenue
5th Avenue
(except west of 4th Avenue for 150 ft.)
Bonneville, south side
14th Avenue, east
230 ft
Bonneville, north side
14th Avenue
15th Avenue
Bonneville, north side
14th Avenue, east
300 ft
Hopkins, south side
14th Avenue,
180 ft.
Hopkins, north side
14th Avenue, east
250 ft.
Hassalo, north side
14th Avenue
15th Avenue
Shoshone, south side
14th Avenue, east
130 ft.
Shoshone, south side
15th Avenue
16th Avenue
Shoshone, north side
6th Avenue, west
200 ft.
Shoshone, north side
10th Avenue, west
315 ft.
Yakima, south side
10th Avenue, west
245 ft.
Sylvester, north side
10th Avenue
12th Avenue
Irving, south side
10th Avenue
15th Avenue
Irving, south side
14th Avenue
15th Avenue (head -in)
Irving, north side
10th Avenue
12th Avenue
Nixon, south side
10th Avenue
12th Avenue
Nixon, south side
7th Avenue, east
5th Avenue
Nixon
3rd Avenue, east
One-half block
Margaret, north side
12th Avenue, west
200 ft.
Henry, north side
14th Avenue, east
One-half block
Henry, north side
10th Avenue, west
One-half block
and east
200 ft.
Court, north side
7th Avenue, west
300 ft.
Section 2. That a new Section of the Pasco Municipal Code, shall be and hereby is added and
shall read as follows:
10.52.035 EXTENDED UNAUTHORIZED PARKING PROHIBITED 0) No person shall
park a vehicle on any street or other municipal property for a period of time longer than 14 days unless
an official posted sign provides a shorter period of time or unless otherwise provided by law.
(2) Authorized vehicles on municipal property are excluded from the provisions of this Section
as are vehicles displaying valid proof of payment when parked in spaces controlled by a parking payment
device.
(3) Penalties: Any vehicle found to be in violation of this Section is declared to be a public
nuisance, and shall be subject to a Class IV Civil Infraction as defined by PMC 1.02.080. Any vehicle
cited under this section two or more times in any 180 day period or that remains in violation of this
Section 30 or more days after citation may be impounded if no operator is present who will immediatelv
comply with this Section.
(4) Notice to Owner:
a) A law enforcement officer discovering a previously cited and unauthorized vehicle as
described in Section 10.52.035 (3) left within a street right-of-way or other municipal property shall
attach to the vehicle a readily visible notification. The notification shall contain the following
information:
b) The date and time the notification was attached:
c) The identity of the officer:
d) A statement that if the vehicle is not removed within 72 hours from the time the notification
may be declared an abandoned vehicle and sold according to the terms of RCW 46.55.130•
fl The address and telephone number where additional information may be obtained
(5) Relocation of a vehicle for purposes of avoiding impound or citation is prohibited Vehicles
must be relocated a minimum of 20 feet for a minimum duration of 48 hours from the location where the
vehicle was noticed or the citation issued.
(6) Unauthorized storage of personal effects, in conjunction with use of a vehicle or not on anv
public street or municipal property is prohibited.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days after passage and publication as
required by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, at its regular meeting of J
2016.
Matt Watkins, Mayor
A EST:
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Debra Clark, City Clerk
APPROVED
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Leland B. Kerr, City Attorney