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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2015-018 AMC re Parking ORDINANCE NO. 2015-018 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON AMENDING ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 10.54 REGARDING PARKING WHEREAS, the City of Arlington, Washington, the legal authority to regulate parking within the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to amend and clarify the provisions relating to parking infractions and fines for the same and to add certain provisions relating thereto; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arlington, Washington, does ordain as follows: Section 1. Arlington Municipal Code Section 10.54.060 shall be and hereby is modified to read as follows: 10.54.060 - Violation—Infraction. A person violating any provision of this chapter commits an infraction, for the violation of which they shall pay a civil penalty in a sum to be set by city resolution,plus court fees, where applicable. A. Parking infractions shall be paid at the Arlington Violations Bureau at City Hall in person or by mail within fifteen(15) days of issuance. B. The fine for all parking infractions paid on the City's next full business day after the citation is given shall be reduced by one half the fine amount. C. For payments made by mail, a postmark shall serve as the date the payment is made. D. A parking infraction may be contested by notifying the Violations Bureau within fifteen (15) days of issuance and requesting a hearing. E. Requests must be made in writing and signed by the owner of the vehicle. F. When a request for a contested hearing is made, the Police ORDINANCE NO. 2015-018 1 Department will forward a Notice of Infraction to the Municipal Court for a hearing. G. The fine for parking infractions that are neither contested nor paid within fifteen(15) days of issuance shall be doubled. H. Failure to remit the fine within fifteen (15) days of receiving a reminder notice from the Municipal Court that the fine is due will result in the inability to renew the vehicle registration without remitting the fine. I. If no response or payment is made within 15 calendar days from the date of issuance of the notice of parking violation, the penalty for each violation may be referred to a collection agency 30 days from the due date, or 15 days after the penalty is due, pursuant to RCW 3.02.045 and 19.16.500. The violator may be liable for any and all collection costs J. For all infractions that are neither contested nor paid within fifteen (15) days of issuance, the Municipal Court shall send the vehicle owner a reminder notice stating that payment has not been made and describing the consequences of non-payment set forth in Parts G through I above. Section 2. A new Arlington Municipal Code Section 10.54.055 shall be and hereby is added to read as follows: 10.54.055 Reserved Disabled Parkine. (a) A parking space or stall for a disabled person shall be indicated by a vertical sign, between 36 and 84 inches off the ground, with the international symbol of access, whose colors are white on a blue background as described under RCW 70.92.120 and the notice "State disabled parking permit required." (b) The person,partnership, firm or corporation owning or controlling the property where required parking spaces are located shall ensure the parking spaces are properly marked, not blocked or made inaccessible. (c) It is unlawful to park in a space or area reserved and properly marked for disabled parking without State-recognized identifiers on or in the vehicle. (d) Violation of this provision shall result in the issuance of a Notice of Infraction and/or the vehicle may be towed by the property owner. ORDINANCE NO. 2015-018 2 Section 3. A new Arlington Municipal Code Section 10.54.070 shall be and hereby is added to read as follows: 10.54.070 Impounding Vehicles. The City may tow any vehicle that violates this chapter in a manner that obstructs the travel portion of any roadway, sidewalk, or walkway. Section 4. A new Arlington Municipal Code Section 10.54.080 shall be and hereby is added to read as follows: 10.54.080 Registered owner responsible—Presumption. (1) Every person in whose name a vehicle is registered shall be responsible for any violation of this chapter caused by the parking, standing or stopping of said vehicle in violation hereof. It shall be no defense that the vehicle was parked illegally 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 prior to the date of the violation. (2) In any parking violation case involving a violation of this chapter relating to the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle, proof that the particular vehicle described in the notice of parking violation was stopping, standing or parking in violation of any such provision of this chapter, together with proof of registered ownership of the vehicle at the time of the violation, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of the vehicle was the person who parked or placed the vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which, the violation occurred provided the procedure for issuing a parking violation set forth in this chapter has been followed. Section 5. Effective Date. The title of this ordinance which summarizes the contents shall be published in the official newspaper of the City. The ordinance shall take effect and be in full force five (5) days after the date of publication. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL at a Regular Meeting thereof on the 3rd day of August, 2015. CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON op- ILLZ� Barbara Tolbert, Mayor ORDINANCE NO. 2015-018 3 ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED: Kristin anfield, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Ste n eiffle, t y Attorney ORDINANCE NO. 2015-018 4 SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION You are hereby notified that on August 3, 2015, the City Council of the City of Arlington, Washington, did adopt Ordinance No. 2015-018 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON AMENDING ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 10.54 REGARDING PARKING" This ordinance is effective five days from passage and publication, except as otherwise specified in the ordinance. The full text of the ordinances is available to interested persons and will be mailed upon request. Jut- Kristi anfield City Clerk City of Arlington V f I CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE 1, Kristin Banfield, being the duly appointed and acting Clerk of the City of Arlington, Washington, a municipal corporation, do hereby certify that the following Ordinance No. 2015- 018 was approved at the August 3, 2015 City Council meeting. ORDINANCE NO. 2015-018 "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 10.54 REGARDING PARKING" A true and correct copy of the original ordinance is attached. Dated this 5th day of August, 2015. Kristi'hlpanfield City Clerk for the City of Arlington