HomeMy WebLinkAbout2828 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO calc,8
\AN ORDINANCE relating to traffic and adding a new section to Chapter
044 of the Pasco Municipal Code
THE
ORDAIN AS
17'Y COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DO
LLOWS:
Section 1. There is hereby added a new §1044 080, to Chapter 10 44 of
the Pasco Murucipal s de to read as follows
10.44.080 'UISING. (a) No person may cruise, or permit a
motor vehicle in his care, custody or control to be used for
cruising in or around posted "No Cruising" area
(b) The Police ef or his designee shall determme when an
area has become so co ,gested by traffic as to present a danger of
traffic congestion, obst ction of streets, sidewalks or parking
lots, impediment of acces to shopping centers or other buildings
open to the public, or in rference with the use of property or
conduct of business in the ea adjacent thereto or that emergency
vehicles cannot respond in tha area within a reasonable penod of
time The Police Chief or his designee shall then direct that the
no cruising signs shall be erecte • or installed and maintained until
the congestion has lessened to an accep bible degree
(c) At reasonable points along a
a no cruising area there shall be p
Cruising" areas
ublic street to be designated
ted signs which say "No
(d) A traffic control point as used m is section means any
point or points within the no cruising ar established by the
Police Department for the purpose of morutonng crui ing
(e) No area shall be permanently designated • posted as a no
cruising area except upon the passage of a r olution by the
Council
(f) In determining whether a person is cruising, court may
consider not only the conduct of the driver and his pas ngers, but
the traffic conditions at the time and the conduct of o r dnvers
and passengers as well as pedestrians on or adjacent to th public
way The court shall consider such factors as whether or ot the
vehicle has passed a traffic control point in the same direction
within a two-hour period, whether or not the vehicle has stoppe in
the roadway or slowed to a speed of five miles an hour below e
speed limit for any appreciable time, whether or not the driver
passengers m the vehicle have conversed with others outside the
vehicle, whether or not the vehicle has entered upon pnvate
property solely for the purpose of turning around to proceed m the
opposite direction, and the intended destination and purpose of the
driver and passengers
(g) This section shall not apply to government vehicles, in
service emergency vehicles, taxicabs for lure, buses and other
vehicles bemg dnver for business purposes
Section 2. There is hereby created a new §1044 090, to Chapter 10 44
of the Pasco Municipal Code to read as follows
10.44.090 CRUISING - PENALTIES. Any person found to be in
violation of § 080 of this Chapter shall be guilty of committing a
civil infraction and be fined a civil penalty in the amount of
$150 00 plus court costs and statutory assessments
Sectwn 3. This Ordinance shall take effect five (5) days after passage
and publication
PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this /5 —
day of July, 1991
ATTEST APPROVED AS TO FORM
CATHERINE D SEAMAN GREG A RUB STELLO
Deputy City Clerk City Attorney
Ordinance No. 2828 failed by the following roll call vote: Ye S --Jaasoni
Kilbury, No - DeFelice, Garrison, Lathim,0Jensen. Council Meeting of 7/15/91.
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