HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2017-005 Amending Arlington Municipal Code Chapter 10.54 Regarding Parking ORDINANCE NO. 2017--005
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON
AMENDING ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 10.54
REGARDING PARKING
WHEREAS, the City of Arlington, Washington has the authority to enact laws to promote
the efficient administration of business within the City; and
WHEREAS, provisions of the Arlington Municipal Code relating to parking infractions
require amendment due to an ordinance which abolished the City's traffic violations bureau;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that fines relating to parking activities can be more
efficiently handled by the City's Finance Department;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arlington do hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Arlington Municipal Code Chapter 10.54.060 shall be and hereby is amended
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 City of Arlington Finance
Department at city hall, 238 N. Olympic Avenue, Arlington 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 Finance
Department within fifteen days of issuance and requesting a hearing.
(e) Requests to contest infractions must be made in writing and signed
by the owner of the vehicle.
(f) When a request for a contested hearing is made, the finance
department will forward a notice of infraction to the municipal court for a
hearing.
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(g) The fine for parking infractions that are neither contested nor paid
within fifteen days of issuance shall be doubled.
(h) Failure to remit the fine within fifteen 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 fifteen 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 thirty days from the due date, or
fifteen 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
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 subsections (g) through (i).
Section 2. Severability. If any provision, section, or part of this ordinance shall be
adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the
ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective five days from its adoption
and publication as required by law.
PASSED BY the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this 3rd day of July, 2017.
CITY OF ARLINGTON
Barbara Tolbert, Mayor
Attest:
Kristin anfield, Gty Clerc
Approved as to f rm:
Steve J eiffib
City Attorney
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CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE
I, 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.
2017-005 was approved at the July 3, 2017 City Council meeting.
ORDINANCE NO. 2017-005
"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 July, 2017.
Kristi Banfield
City Cler c for the City of Arlington