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ORDINANCE NO. 4 7 6 9
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER 10.36 ENTITLED "STOPPING,
STANDING A/~D PAR/lING# BY AMENDING SECTION 10.36.268 ENTITLED
"DISABLED PARKING - VIOLATION." CONTAINED IN AUBURN CITY CODE
TITLE 10 ENTITLED "VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC" TO INCREASE FINE FROM
FIFTY DOLLARS TO ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS.
WHEREAS, the Washington State legislature has provided
that the penalty applying to the parking infraction imposed on
any person parking a vehicle in a vehicle parking place
reserved for physically disabled persons without a special
license or placard be increased; and
WHEREAS, that the Washington State legislature has
provided that enforcement ordinances relating to and
regulating municipal affairs that are the same as the state
statutes, must contain the same punishment as the state
statute.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
as follows:
To amend
AND PARKING" by amending section
PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is
Chapter 10.36 entitled "STOPPING,
10.36.268 entitled
STANDING
"DISABLED
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PARKING - VIOLATION." contained in Auburn City Code Title 10
entitled "VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC".
Section 2. Section 10.36.268 is adopted as set forth
in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference.
Section 3, Constit~tional~t¥ or Invalidity. 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
and approved and ratified irrespective of the fact that any
one or more section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase be
declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement
such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry
out the directions of this legislation.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force five days from and after its passage, approval, and
publication as provided by law.
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Ordinance No. 4769
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INTRODUCED: July 17, 1995
PASSED:
July 17, 1995
APPROVED: July 17, 1995
MAYOR
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ATTEST:
~i9% :';chl.h~e4~r,Danielle E. Daskam, Deputy
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
PUBLXSH~D: 7-~3-~
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EXHiBiT "A"
T~TLE 10
VEHICLES ~ TRAFFIC
CHAPTER ~0.36
STOPPIN~ STAND~N~ ~ND P~R~IN~
SECTION 10.36.268
DISABLED PARKING - V~O~TZON
Section:
10.36.268 Disabled parking - Violation.
10.36.268 Disabled parking - Violation.
A. A parking space or stall for a physically disabled
person shall be indicated by:
pavement situated in the center of
designating handicap parking for public
parking; and
A painted state-approved handicap symbol on the
the parking stall
and private property
2. A vertical sign, between 48 and 60 inches off
the ground, with the international symbol of access described
under RCW 70.92.120 displaying the notice "State disabled
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parking permit required" and a warning that other vehicles
without permits will be impounded.
B. Any person who meets the criteria for special
parking privileges under Chapter 46.16 RCW shall be allowed
free of charge to park a vehicle being used to transport that
person for unlimited periods of time
which are otherwise restricted as to
permitted. This section does not
in parking zones or areas
length of time parking is
apply to those zones or
areas in which the stopping, parking or standing of all
vehicles is prohibited or which are reserved for special types
of vehicles. The person shall obtain and disp].ay a special
card, decal, or license plate under Chapter 46.16 RCW to be
eligible for the privileges set forth in this section.
C. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in a
properly posted and marked parking space or stall indicated
for a physically disabled person as provided in subsection A
for any purpose or length of time unless such vehicle displays
a special license plate, card or decal
vehicle is being used to transport a
defined under Chapter 46.16 RCW.
D. A vehicle may be impounded with
and giving prior notice to its owner when
indicating that the
disabled person as
a parking citation
a vehicle without a
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special license plate, card, or decal indicating that the
vehicle is being used to transport a disabled person as
defined under Chapter 46.16 RCW is parked in a stall or space
clearly and conspicuously marked therefor whether the space is
provided on private property without charge or on public
property, as signed and marked as set forth in subsection A of
this section. The issuance of a previous parking citation to
said vehicle for violation of the terms of this ~section shall
constitute said prior notice.
E. Any violation of this section shall be .an infraction
and punishable by a monetary penalty of(($$e=ee)) $175.00.
OrdinanceNo. 4769F_.xhibit'A'
June 7, 1994
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