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ORDINANCE NO. 4 7 5 6
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 10.66 ENTITLED "CRUISING" TO
TITLE 10 ENTITLED "VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC".
WHEREAS, the Washington state legislature has provided
authority to municipalities for enforcement of ordinances
relating to the regulation of traffic and penalties for the
violation of such regulations; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary to take steps to reduce
traffic congestion, obstruction of streets, sidewalks or
parking lots, impediments of access to shopping centers or
other buildings open to the public, or interference with use
of property or conduct of business in the area adjacent
thereto; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the city that the
Chief of Police or his designee have authority to direct that
cruising be prohibited in identified areas when the Chief of
Police or his designee determines an area has become so
congested by traffic as to present a danger of traffic
congestion, obstruction of streets, sidewalks or parking lots,
impediment of access to shopping centers or other buildings
open to the public, or interference with the use of property
or conduct of business in the area adjacent thereto or that
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· emergency vehicles cannot respond in an area within a
reasonable time.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is
as follows:
To add
a new chapter 10.66 entitled "Cruising"
Title 10 entitled "Vehicles and Traffic".
to
Section 2. ADD A NEW CHAPTER Z0.66 ENTITL~h
"CRUISING" TO TITLE 10 OF THE ~UBURN CITY CODE ENTIT~n
"VEHICLES ~ND TRAFFIC". A new Chapter 10.66 entitled
"Cruising" is hereby added to Title 10 entitled "Vehicles and
Traffic" as adopted and set forth in Exhibit "A" attached
hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 3. Constitutionality or Invalid~t¥. If any
section, subsection, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for
any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the
validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of
this Ordinance, as it being hereby expressly declared that
this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause
and phrase hereof would have been prepared, proposed, adopted
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and approved and ratified irrespective of the fact that any
one or more section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase be
declared invalid or unconstitutional.
8eotion 4~ The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement
such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry
out the directions of this legislation.
8eotlon 6. This Ordinance shall be in force and take
effect from and after five (5) days from and after its
passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
INTRODUCED:
PASSED:
APPROVED:
July 17, 1995
July 17, 1995
July 17, 1995
MAYOR
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
/Michael J. Reynolds,
City Attorney
PUBLISHED:
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EXHTBTT
Title 10
VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapter 10.66
CRUIBINQ
seotions~
10.66.010 Cruising Prohibited.
10.66.020 Exemptions
10.66.030 Penalty
10.66.010 Cruising Prohibited.
A. No person shall drive or permit a motor vehicle
under his/her care, custody or control to be driven past a
traffic control point two (2) times in the same direction of
travel within a two (2) hour period in or around a posted no
cruising area so as to contribute to traffic congestion,
obstruction of streets, sidewalks or parking lots, impediment
of access to shopping centers or other buildings open to the
public, or interference with the use of property or conduct of
business in the area adjacent thereto.
B. The Police Chief or his designee shall determine
when an area has become so congested by traffic congestion,
obstruction of streets, sidewalks or parking lots, impediment
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of access to shopping centers or other buildings open to the
public, or interference with the use of property or conduct of
business in the area adjacent thereto or that emergency
vehicles cannot respond in that area within a reasonable
period of time. The Police Chief or his designee shall then
direct that the erected or
no cruising
installed and maintained until
an acceptable degree.
C. At every point where a
becomes or provides ingress to a no
be posted a sign which designates
definition of a "no cruising"
signs shall be
the congestion has lessened to
public street or alley
cruising area there shall
"no cruising" areas. The
area is as follows:
No Cruising. No person shall drive or permit a
motor vehicle under his/her care, custody or control
to be driven past a TRAFFIC control point two (2)
times in the same direction of travel within a two
(2) hour period in or around this area so as to
contribute to traffic congestion, obstruction of
streets, sidewalks, or parking lots, impediment of
access to shopping centers or other buildings open
to the public, or interference with the use Of
property or the conduct of business in the adjacent
area.
D. A traffic control point as used in this chapter means any
point or points within the no cruising area established by the
Police Department for the purpose of monitoring cruising.
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E. No violation shall
passage by the same traffic
direction of travel within the
period.
10.66.020 Exemptions.
occur except upon the second
control point in the same
aforementioned two (2) hour
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
A. Any publicly owned vehicle of any city, county,
public district, state or federal agency;
B. Any vehicle licensed for public transportation,
including but not limited to, buses and taxi cabs;
C. Any in-service emergency vehicle;
D. Any vehicle driven by a resident of the designated
no cruising area or any vehicle being driven within the no
cruising area for necessary commercial or medical purposes.
10.66.030 Penalty.
Violation of this chapter shall constitute a traffic
infraction, subjecting any violator to a civil penalty of not
less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for
a first offense, and not less than one hundred dollars nor
more than two hundred fifty dollars for subsequent offenses.
Ordinance No. 4683 Exhibit "A"
June 16, 1994
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