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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3077 Amending PTMC Chapter 10.04 Parking Ordinance 3077 Amending PTMC Chapter 10.04 Parking Page 1 of 2 Ordinance No. 3077 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND AMENDING THE PORT TOWNSEND MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 10.04 PARKING, AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO DESIGNATE NO PARKING AND LIMITED PARKING AREAS AND ESTABLISHING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS RECITALS: A. The City Council detennines it appropriate to update the parking code to provide the Chief of Police, in consultation with the City Manager and Public Works Director, the authority to set parking limits. This approach allows greater flexibility to respond to parking situations. B. Currently, the code sets parking limits by ordinance but also grants the Chief the authority to limit parking in certain situations. The Council determines this dual approach is outmoded and not necessary and does not meet the need for flexibility in responding to parking situations. Other cities (including, Sequim and Poulsbo) do not set parking limits by ordinance but grant the authority to do so to the Chief of Police or Public Works Director. C. The Chief should be able to respond to changing situations without the necessity of a new ordinance designating parking limitations. Flexibility is particularly important where different responses may be tried on a trial basis and then modified as conditions warrant. D. When the Chief of Police makes parking designations under this Ordinance, the Chief shall promptly report to the City Clerk a description and listing of all designations, or change of designations. The Clerk shall maintain a list of such "no parking" areas and limited parking areas, and make the list available for viewing by members of the public, and post and update the list on the City's website. The Clerk shall also promptly transmit such designations and changes to the City Council, which can then determine to take action as appropriate, for example, directing by Resolution that other parking limits should apply. Ordinance 3077 Amending PTMC Chapter 10.04 Parking Page 2 of 2 E. Coincident with the repeal of parking limits set by current code (in connection with the delegation of authority to the Chief to set limits), the Chief will promptly file a description and listing of all current designations with the City Clerk, which the Chief may then thereafter modify consistent with the requirements of the Ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Port Townsend ordains as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 10.04 Parking of the Port Townsend Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows (text in strikeout is deleted, text in underline is added): See Exhibit A (attached) SECTION 2. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances, is not affected. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days after the date of its publication in the manner provided by law. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof, held this 18`h day of June 2012. David King, Mayor Attest. Approved as to Form: Pamela Kolacy, MMC, City Cle John P. Watts, City Attorney Exhibit A to Ordinance 3077 Page 1 of 8 PTMC Chapter 10.04 PARKING Sections: 10.04.10 Parking Code 10.04.020 Authority of Chief of Police 10.04.030 List of Designated "No Parking"Areas and Limited Parking Areas. 10.04.040 Parking prohibited. 10.04..050442 Impoundment-When-Authority. 10.04.14@ Impoundment- Expense borne by owner. 10.04.114a IMr,eUr,rlry eRt N eRl'�vrmabil ity Gf Gity. 10.04.060450 Method of parking. 10:04.170- Taxisebs and bus ZGReS. 10.04.0704-80 Loading and unloading. 10.04.190 Two hour parking limit, 10.04.192 Eight_he r parking 10.0494 FifteeR Minate p 10.04.080200 Twenty-four hour parking. 10.04.202 RestristiORS. 10.04.090205 Violations - Penalties. 10.04.100288 Moving vehicle to avoid time limit. 10.04.11024-9 Current license required. 10.04.220 Program fE): paid PaFkiRg utilizing parkiRg passes. 10.04.22_5 Paid parking utilizing parking passes-Viel-atie-R. 1/ 10.04.010 Parking Code. This Chapter provides rules on parking. It provides: 1. Authority of the Chief of Police to designate no parking and limited parking areas. 2. Impoundment procedures. 3. Enforcement procedures. The provisions of this Chapter are in addition to authority and procedures granted by other statutes, ordinance, rules and regulations. For example, the Washington Model Traffic Ordinance, Chapter 308- 330WAC (Washington Administrative Code), which has been adopted by_(PTMC 10.24.010, contains traffic and parking rules. Exhibit A to Ordinance 3077 Page 2 of 8 Nothing herein precludes the City Council from directing the Chief to establish or change no parking and limited parking areas. 10.04.020 Authority of Chief of Police A. In addition to other authority, the Chief of Police, in consultation with the City Manager and the Public Works Director, is authorized to designate "no parking" areas and limited parking areas, for any of the following reasons: traffic control generally and for events (including for parades); construction site safety including street construction; emergencies, safety or hazard conditions; and conditions related to traffic, nuisance, or impacts from parking, street use, use of City-owned or controlled property, or private uses that affect streets rights of way or City-owned or controlled property. B. Any designation: 1. Shall be properly signed with signage or markings indicating the parking limits or"no parking" areas. Except in an emergency, no parking designation by the Chief shall go into effect until at least 24 hours after being properly signed. In addition, except in an emergency, notice of the designation shall be given to adjacent property owners and the City Council at least 14 days prior to the designation going into effect. 2. May occur on streets or alleys or within rights of way, and on City-owned or controlled property. 3. May include prescribed methods of parking (for example, angle parking). 4. Does not include authority to meter or charge for parking on rights of way(except, the Chief in consultation with the CitV Manager may establish charges for parking on City-owned or controlled property, for example, for special events). C. "City-owned or controlled property" means property owned by the City or which the CitV controls through lease, license or other agreement. 10.04.030 List of Designated "No Parking" Areas and Limited Parking Areas. The Chief of Police shall promptly report to the City Clerk a description and listing of all designations, or change of designations, of"no parking" areas and limited parking areas that are in place for more than one week(except for construction site safetV or street construction areas). The Clerk shall maintain a list of such "no parking" areas and limited parking areas, and make the list available for viewing by member of the public, and post and update the list on the City's website. The Clerk shall also promptly transmit such designations and changes to the City Council. 10.04.040 Parking prohibited. Exhibit A to Ordinance 3077 Page 3of8 When signs or markings are erected giving notice of parking limits, it is unlawful for the owner, or other person in possession of any vehicle, to park or stand, or cause or permit to be parked or stood, such vehicle in violation of the parking limitation. 10.04.050 Impoundment A_10.^�4..142 Impoundment—When—Authority. The chief of police, and his or her designated agents, are empowered to impound motor vehicles for violation of parking designations ordinances other than meter vielatiens and further to impound abandoned vehicles, unlicensed vehicles, vehicles obstructing traffic of any kind, vehicles imposing an immediate danger, vehicles parked on parade routes after posted notice of no parking is given on said route for two hours or more or published notice is given in a weekly newspaper of general circulation once at least five days prior to such parade, vehicles left unattended by reason of the arrest of the operator or owner, and vehicles parked in a "no parking, tow-away zone" space, or in a designated handicapped parking zone under state law, and otherwise as prescribed by law. (Ord. 2000 § 1, 1984; Ord. 1753 § 1, 1976). B. 10.04.146 Impoundment—Expense borne by owner. Impoundment of vehicles for the reasons set forth in PTMC 10.04. shall be at the expense of the owner or operator of the impounded vehicle, and shall be paid by him to the towing or garage company having custody of the vehicle. (Ord. 1753§ 2, 1976). C. 10.04.148 Impoundment— Nonliability of city. No liability shall attach to the city or any of its agents for damage arising from towing or storage of vehicles impounded under the terms of the ordinance codified in this section 40-.04446-or any other ordinance of the city. (Ord. 1753§ 3, 1976). 10.04.060450 Method of parking. On all streets of the city no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any designated public parking space so that any part of such vehicle protrudes beyond the markings designating such space. On all streets of the city no motor vehicle shall be permitted to stand or park unless the same has been placed with the right-hand wheels parallel with the curb and within 12 inches thereof, unless otherwise designated and marked for a different method of parking. e_xneptinn that an that PE)FtiGR ef Taylor Street side,betbAleelp.%A/ater and Frent Street, on the east side, Tyler Street between Washington Street and Vvate Street, Washington StFeet between QUiRGY Street and- Ad-a.m.s; Street OR the north side, Wash'RgtE)R Stree between QuinGy Street and Me­nree Street E)R the south side, Madlc-;A-.P 2-trp-tat betweeR Water Street and Washington Street on the east side, Tyler Street between Lawrence Street and Clay StFeet GR the wes Filimere Street hGtWGeR Water Street and WashingteR Street en the seuthwest Street between WashingtGR StF88t and Jefferson Street on the west and HarrisGR o norm itted to side, ��.T-„rc«v-co I. Exhibit A to Ordinance 3077 Page 4 of 8 Stand or park unless the same has GheenR plaGed with the lengitudiRal line A-f its r--hassis at aR aRgle of 45 degrees +e the ni irh and with its If designated and marked for angle parking, then the vehicle's right front wheel shall be within six inches of the curb_; and exse;ling that en that pertien of Tyle,�eet�e#�aeen Water Street and FreRt Street, Polk Street betweer) Water Street and WashingteR Street, Tyler Street between %NatR-F Street and Washington Street en the Rerth eRd, Tyler Street inteFseGting with WashiRgten Street that abuts the bh6iff, and Fillmore Street beb.vee.n�.N_Ate­r Street and Washirlgterl Street -on the- Rertheast side, no vehiGie will be permitted to stand or park unless the same has beer) plaGed with the 'C)RgitUdirlal "Re Of its, Ghassis at an aRgle of 90 degrees to the G61rb with itS frORt wheels within Six ORGhes Af thp. r,--rb; provided, however, that Re standing or parking what-se-ever Af metor vehides will be permitted to be painted yellew eF red, or with the vie.rds "Ne ,,, elrer--ted- fer the purpose; and further provided, that parking GRIY f9F SpeGial purposes will be permitted reading "No Rark'Rg" eXGept fer purposes designated eR the signs, as, for example arld Rot OR , "No Parking - Perry Traffic;." (Ord. 2813 § 1, 2002; Ord. 2802 § 1, 2002; Ord. 2000 § 2, 1984; Ord. 1777 § 1, 1976; Ord. 1639 § 1, 1972; Ord. 1531 § 1, 1968; Ord. 1490 § 1, 1966). 40 04 470 Taxicabs and bus zoned limit,%Allith the GeRsent of the 9WReFS ef property abutting en any parts ef Streets MentiGn8d 'R PTIVIIG 10.04.150, the Gity manager, publ;G WeFkS d'FeGteF and chief of PG''Ge, aGt'Rg tegether, are hereby graRted parts of streets meRt'GRed in PTIVIG 1 Q.Q�j§Q, SUGh designat'OR to be OR WF'tiRg and filed with the Git Glerk; provided, hewever, that Such taXiGabs and autebuses shall Rot be subjeGt te the hours ef standing PhYSiGi@Rs be allowed to park their autos at all hours.witheut time and alse graRting the nhif f c-vrne�-r oo. fremsaid =ones.. (Ord. 2811 § 9, 2002;Ord. 2000§3, 1984; Ord. 1024§ 2, 19-14. 10.04.070480 Loading and unloading. It is unlawful for any person to stand or park any motor or other vehicle used in the delivery of goods, wares and merchandise, on any of the parts of streets in the C-III (Historic DistrlCt)named in DTMC a9 0455 for any longer period than sufficient time to load or unload such goods, wares and merchandise. (Ord. 1024 § 3, 1933). 10.04 i90Two-hour narking limif It Shall Ghe URIaWfUl for aRy PGFSeR to stand or park any meter veNGIe r}ti.n.uouslny_at the came nlaGe far more thaR two heurs betweeR thp h.A--Fs of 9�00 a.m. and 5:00 P.M. eR aRy day, eXGept SURdays and holidays, E)R the fGIIeWiRg ed streets of the pity: A. On Water Street from Harrison Street to N4_;4d_iq.A_.A Street, and from MadiseR Street to Menree Street, on the street ides ao °"eRt+o d 'n front of City Hall; side 7a�nZ ��,,front�,-o„�-,-,�, Exhibit A to Ordinance 3077 Page 5 of 8 B. OR Taylor Street from Front Street to Washington Street; G. OR Adams Skeet from Skeeter aehNgtky otreet1 D. OR Wa,h•no+nn c+root from Tyler c+root to n„•n ” C+root• E. On I awrenoe Street from Polk Street to Tailor Ctroot• F. OR Tyler Street from WmhNgton Street to Front Skeet and from LAGAn Skeet to Chy Shrmeett" G On Q ,'nGy Street from Wa,hiRgten Street to Water C+root• H. On Polk Street from Water Street to Wash ington-Street-,- I OR Mar7i,en C+root between Front Street and Washington Street-; I On the 100 bAN of rl , ny C+root between Front Street and 1A/ester C+roo+• K. On "Waterfront Place," in the area adjaGeRt to QuinGy Skeet and F4eRt StreeQ to the and adjaGent to, the QuinGy Street dGGk, and behind the N.D. Hill , Building; L. On ter b5d; of Menrno Street from 00%ater__St�eet to Washington Street, M. Calhoun Street between Water Street and Front Street on the northeast side of the Street, N. On F=*Ilmere Street between Water Street and Washington Skeet-; 0. OR the easterly side of Grant Street between 7th Street and the driveway entranGe to the ; P On the westerly Ode of Sheridan Street from 9th Street to 18th C+roo+• and (l On the northerly,irle of 9th Street from Sheridan Street to ('_rant C+roe+• R. Penalty. A violad% of Ms seGtien shall be as preSGribed in PTMC 49-.94:29:5, Violations Pe a, neon,or hereafter amended. 3016 §§ 1 2 200Y Ord. 2931 § 1, 2006;Ord. § 2 2002;O;� as iivvv vi i,c,caicci aiiici,aca� �� , , , -s- �-i 2767 § 2, 2001; Ord. 2692§1, 1999; ON. 2646 § 11 1668; nod. 1995 § 1, 1984; Ord. 1829 §1, 4-( Ord. 1812 § 1, 1978; Ord 1109 § 1, 19-3%, 10 !1A 4Q9 CinH4_hnur r»rbirtn it shall be UR!a�Agul for any person to stand er park any motor vehiGle Gont'Rueusly at the same-pla-ce-fef mere than Eight [hours GR the erl ,#root• A. Calhoun Street between Water Street and Front Street en the soubwest side of the street. (Ord. 2767 .Y� Exhibit A to Ordinance 3077 Page 6 of 8 10 nn 104 frifteen_minute parking It us 61RIaMUI fer any peFsGR te stand or park aRy metor vehiGle GORt'Ruously at the same PIaGe fer mere than 15 MiRutes betweeR the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. 9R aRy day eXGept SURdays and hol*day&-, en the fellnWiRg streets of the c•fir A. Harrisen 2-trp-p-t between WashiRgteR Street and Jefferse-In street, OR the west side. R Van Rr r n Street between Wash'ngtap Street ace# the alley, the east 'el eR G. The two parkiRg spaGes immediately in freRt ef the entry door iRtG the WatermaR and Katz BLAildiRg, eR the 100 bI9Gk 9f QU'RGY Street. D. ORe parkiRg spaGe OR Water Street, betWeeR Madison Street and the parl('Rg area berdering the west side of the pelice station (d're Gtly in front of the PE)IiGe tatinn\ E. The first parkiRg SpaGe er; the west side 9f Taylor Street Glesest te and north ef Water Street (at the ner-thwes# corner of Taylor Q+roe+ aped Water Street\ F. The.141-eGend parkiRg spaGe en the east side of Tayler Street, adjaGent te and north ef the paFkiRg plaGe earner of Taylor Street ane•I Water Street) G. The SeGGRd parking SpaGe OR the west side ef Adams Street, Glesest to and Rerth of the parkiRg plaGe reserved for physically disabled erseRS which is clesest to and nor th of\A/a+er Street(at the nerthwest corner of Adams Street and Water Street) H. The first parking spaGG en the east side ef AdaMS Street GIOSeSt te and north of Water Street (at the northeast corner of Tayler Street" d Water Street) • fourth, fifth, pr one\wi,thin u greu N of 12 head in spaGes OR the soluith side Aef INashingteR Street, east Of MORree Street. (Ord. 2836 § 1, 2003; . 2743§1, 2009; 9rd. 2692 §2, 1999; Ord. n § ^ 1984). 10.04.0802-00 Twenty-four hour parking. In the absence of other time limitation, it is unlawful for the owner, or other person in possession of any vehicle, to park or stand, or cause or permit to be parked or stood, such vehicle on any street or public right-of-way in the city for a period of more than 24 consecutive hours, and provided that this section shall apply to city-owned off-street parking areas established as such., and further provided that n.,th;,rg he,eiR shall PFeVeRt the limiting Of PaFkiRg to a lesser period of time, either by ordiRaRGe or by order of the r_,hief of pelise.(Ord. 1812 § 2, 1978; Ord. 1509 § 1, 1967). 10 nn 202 Re striGtione A. Motor vehiGle parking is prohibited a'E)Rg the east side Af Walnut Street between V Street and VV Street Ale parking shall he permitted 'n this area of Walnut rt Q#re t at a time. Exhibit A to Ordinance 3077 Page 7 of 8 B. No parking shall be per.m.itted- behveeR 11:00 P.M. and 6-:00 -A.M. OR all days, A-f thte i.yietek along the west side A-f I.A.1alnut Street between the interseGtiens of V Street and W Street. G. No parking shall be permitted betWeGR 11�00 P.M. aAd_ &'00 a.m. eR all days ef the week along the north portion of%N Street between Chestnut Street and Walnut Stroot D. No PaFkiRg shall be permitted at aRY time GR SR2-C-) frA-.rn thke feFFY teFFniRaI te Kearney Street, 61RIeSS E. in aGGerdaRGe with PTMG 10.04.15g, the department of publir__�Afe­rks; is hereby diFeGted te post all ReGeSsary SigRS tG Garry eut the requirements of this section. if feasible, the sigRs shall state the e�nr nn^ nn5 -t-0.0 4 10.04.090205 Violations- Penalties. Unless otherwise provided (for example, violations of handicapped parking), tThe following penalties are established for violations of this chapter: A. Penalty for violations if paid within 15 days: $15.00; B. Penalty for violations if paid after 15 days: $30.00. (Ord. 2733§ 1, 1999; Ord. 2354 § 2, 1993). 10.04.110208 Moving vehicle to avoid time limit. No person shall move and repark a vehicle on either side of a street within the same block in order to avoid a parking time limit regulation specified for either side of the street in that particular block. (Ord. 2354 § 2, 1993). 10.04.11021-0 Current license required. It is unlawful to park or stand upon any street or public right-of-way in the city any vehicle not bearing the proper license plate or tag currently required for any such vehicle. Violations of this provision shall be subject to such penalties as are imposed under the monetary schedule for traffic infractions established by the Infraction Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (IRLJ)or as may be established by state statute for such an infraction. (Ord. 2354 § 3, 1993; Ord. 1509 § 2, 1967). 110.0-41.2-20 Program for paid parking utilizing parking passes The publiG werks depaFtmeRt iR GeRjunGtion with the PG"Ge department Is autherized te implement a paid paFkIRg progran; utilizing parkiRg passes, with the fGII9WiRg terms and • A.TThe pare-ern irr_, inr rId he sold by the pity for$5.00 Per noon Exhibit A to Ordinance 3077 Page 8 of 8 B. A pass, preperly issued and displayed on the dashboard, would extend parking fer two he- G. The pass weuld GRly be available fer use in spaGes marked two hour parking-. D. The parking pass, in beeks A-f-20- A-r(Aherwise, as determined by the publiG works direGter, weuld be made available for purGhase by memhapts fAr their distrib,itien and use, by re sale er other i determiner) by the mernhont E. Individual er beeks of passes would also be available fer purr--h-a-se from the Gity finanGe department. F. Net prOGeeds (afteF pFiRtiRg GGStS)from sale ef parking passes shall be used for paFkiRg apd streetonope 'mrIreyementn in the h'sterin nemmerGial d'ctrint G. Parking passes shal! not be altered eXGGpt as provided by rules and regulatiens approved by the The publiG werks direGter is autherized to adept rules and regulations th-at A-.rP- GeRSIStent With the above tP-.FMS a3nd GeRditieRs and whiGh otherwise implement the program for paid parking utilizing parking passes. A GGPY of any rules and regulatieRS shall be kept for pub!'G inspeGtiGR and GGPY'Rg by the p6ib!iG- works department and- the G't„elerk' ffir.e (Ord 2894 § 1 20051 10.0425 Pte. parking utilizing parking passes-Violation. Any persGR whe, fer purposes of extending parking timpc; A.r A)vAmd;Rg paFking vielatlen(s), (l) alters a- parking pass (eXGept as previded by rules and regulations approved by the publiGwerks direGt()F), er(2) forges a parking Pass, er(3) GGMMits, authorizes, aids or abets er attempts to defraud the Gi�� GenneGt'OR with the pFegram fer paid parking utilizing parking passes shall be guilty of a misdemeaRG and upon GORViGtOOR shall be punished by a fine not to exGeed $250.00. (Ord. 2994 § 2, 2005), 10.0-4.23-0- Limitations. Nothing hert-DiR -.-;ha;;" ;-;ff,--Gt the provisiEms fer metered parking GGRtrel, pursuant to PTMG 10.04.1§Q, Rei: shall it limit the power of the Gity pe"Ge department to provide for"ne parking" areas, limited parking . 1 509 § 4, 1967).