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Home My WebLink About6082ORDINANCE NO. 6 0 8 2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION 10.36.270 OF THE AUBURN CITY CODE AND REPEALING SECTIONS 10.36.280 THROUGH 10.36.347 OF THE AUBURN CITY CODE RELATING TO PROHIBITED PARKING PLACES WHEREAS, a review of the current parking restrictions in certain areas of the City revealed a need to clarify certain provisions of the code sections relating to prohibited parking areas. NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. AMENDMENT TO CITY CODE. That Section 10.36.270, entitled "Prohibited Parking Places," is amended to read as follows: 10.36.270 Prohibited parking places. A. It is unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to stop, stand, park or angle park such vehicle in or on any of the following places except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to comply with other provisions of this code or with the direction of a police officer ortraffic-control sign or signal: 1. Within an intersection area; 2. Within 20 feet of an uncontrolled intersection; 3 Within 30 feet of an intersection controlled by a stop sign, yield sign, or traffic-control sitlnal; 24. On a crosswalk or ;within 20 feet of a crosswalk whether marked or unmarked; /'ono" mnnn 7 marls e~r~ nrnc c_1nf}+IL firr~ Inns firs nr amo ~QTiV 1~I14 U-"~i. 1~V~Ti7-VYLiiIT ~TI71.r TGTi-1 c~trnot into rc r~nfinnc inch ca4hor m~rlsor^) nr r+nt• . .it cr ~c.>t t f 7 t ~5. In front of or within 50 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire or police station or within any marked area contiguous to such driveway, when properly sig~estedsic~ned; Ordinance No. 6082 February 27, 2007 Page 1 6. In front of or within a fire or emergency service access or an area signed for other safety access purposes; 7. In front of or within 15 feet of a fire hydrant; 8. Within any space marked as a fire lane; 89. In front of a public or private driveway, or within five feet of the end of the curb radius leading thereto; g10. On a sidewalk or ~~-landscape strip; x-911. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such stopping, parking or angle parking would obstruct traffic; ~-1-12. In any alley, except that trucks or delivery vehicles may park or angle park in alleys for such time, not in excess of 30 minutes, as may be necessary for the expeditious loading or unloading of such vehicles or the delivery or pickup of articles or materials, unless otherwise restricted by this chapter; X13. Upon any bridge, overpass, underpass, trestle, or approaches thereto; 14. On that portion of any street contiguous to and opposite any outside court, corridor, passage, fire escape, exit or entrance door or any other place adjacent to, or any door opening in any outer wall of any building containing, in whole or in part, any theater, public auditorium, church, dance hall or other place of public assembly through which the public must pass to leave such building, while such building is being utilized for public gatherings; and it shall be incumbent upon and the duty of the owner or agent of the property used for the purpose herein specified to designate such prohibited areas by the placement of stanchions or signs or curb markings of the form and type satisfactory to the city engineer; 15. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street; 16. At any place where official traffic signs have been erected at the direction of the City Engineer prohibiting parking and/or angle parking either at all times or at such times as are indicated upon signage ig ving notice thereof; 17. Outside of the limits of the individual parking spaces (stalls) designated for vehicular ^^^""°~°''°~' on-street parking-b~t",ti-~mee~rdTv;~;^^ ^f +ho ni1~~r~ 18. Within 30 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing; 19. At any place where all official signs prohibit stopping; 20. Within traffic lanes that are less than 18 feet wide on arterial and collector roadways, as cer~d designated in the cu-rre-nt--comprehensive transportation plan, except when authorized by sign; 21. Within median lanes in the traveled way; 22. Within roadway shoulders that are less than eight feet wide; 23. Within marked bicycle lanes. B. No person shall move a vehicle not owned by him into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful. C. If any person wishes a different parking restriction sign placement or a different time parameter for any parking restrictions under this Section, said person may forward such request to the City Engineer the Mayor, the City Council Public Works Ordinance No. 6082 February 27, 2007 Page 2 Committee, or the full City Council; Provided that the opportunity to request such change does nat create a right to such chancie, and the ultimate decision on such request shall be with the City Engineer, then the Mayors then the City Council Public Works Committee, and then the full City Council. (Ord. 5684 § 1, 2002; Ord. 5212 § 1 (Exh. F), 1999; 1957 code § 9.22.140.) Section 2. REPEAL OF SECTION TO CITY CODE. That Section 10.36.280, entitled "Prohibited Parking Places -Generally," is repealed. Section 3. REPEAL OF SECTION TO CITY CODE. That Section 10.36.290, entitled "Prohibited Parking Places -Northeast Auburn," is repealed. Section 4. REPEAL OF SECTION TO CITY CODE. That Section 10.36.300, entitled "Prohibited Parking Places -Northwest Auburn," is repealed. Section 5. REPEAL OF SECTION TO CITY CODE. That Section 10.36.310, entitled "Prohibited Parking Places -Southeast Auburn," is repealed. Section 6. REPEAL OF SECTION TO CITY CODE. That Section 10.36.320, entitled "Prohibited Parking Places -Southwest Auburn," is repealed. Section 7. REPEAL OF SECTION TO CITY CODE. That Section 10.36.330, entitled "No parking between 4:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays," is repealed. Section 8. REPEAL OF SECTION TO CITY CODE. That Section 10.36.340, entitled "No parking between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m," is repealed. Section 9. REPEAL OF SECTION TO CITY CODE. That Section 10.36.343, entitled "No parking between 4:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.," is repealed. Section 10. REPEAL OF SECTION TO CITY CODE. That Section 10.36.345, entitled "No parking between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.," is repealed. Section 11. REPEAL OF SECTION TO CITY CODE. That Section 10.36.346, Ordinance No. 6082 February 27, 2007 Page 3 entitled "No parking between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m," is repealed. Section 12. REPEAL OF SECTION TO CITY CODE. That Section 10.36.347, entitled "No parking between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.," is repealed. Section 13. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directives of this legislation. Section 14. 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 shall not be affected. Section 15. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days from and after its passage and publication as required by law. INTRODUCED: MAR 5 2007 PASSED: MAR 5 2007 AP D: 5 2007 PETER B. LEWIS, MAYOR ATTEST: r ~ '~ ~~,~ `~D ielle Daskam, City Clerk APP6~OV~D ACS~Q FO ~rSiel B. Heid, City Attorney PUBLISHED: /G %~~~L ~!, ,:emu ~' Ordinance No. 6082 February 27, 2007 Page 4