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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SECTION 10.36.360 OF THE AUBURN CITY CODE
AND CREATING NEW SECTIONS 10.36.215 AND
10.36;216 OF THE AUBURN CITY CODE,
RELATING TO PARKING
WHEREAS, The City of Auburn is responsible for regulating the use of its
roadways, including parking on city roadways; and
WHEREAS, the Aubum City Code contains parking regulations
enforceable within the City, and
WHEREAS, The Aubum Police Deparfinent has received complaints that
some drivers have been parking their vehicles in a manner that blocks other
vehicles in their 'parking spots, or have willfully blocked their own vehicles in as a
means to. frustrate the impounding of vehicles that are illegally parked; and
WHEREAS, in order to address this behavior it is in the public interest to adopt new sections of the Auburn City Code to expressly prohibit blocking in of
parked cars on city roadways.
NOW, TFIEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. New Section. That a new section; 10.36.215 of the Aubum
City Code, is hereby enacted to readas follows:
"10.36.215 Parked vehicle obstructing other vehicles. -
It is unlawFul, for any person to stop, park, or angle park any'vehicle
upon a roadway in such a manner or under such conditions as to block
another vehicle in or prevent access to or movement of another vehicle. Evidence that a tlriver of a vehicle has parked or positioned his or her
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vehicle within two feet of a previously parked vehicle is prima facie
evidence of a violation of this section." It is provided however, that before .
a citation is issued or a vehicle is towed for violation of this Section of the
City Code, the City shall receive a complaint from the owner or operator of
a vehicle whose access or movement is prevented.
Section 2. New Section. That a new section, 10.36.216 of the Auburn
City Code, is hereby enacted to read as follows:
"10.36.216 Parked vehicle obsfructing enforcement.
It is unlawful for any person to stop, park, or angle park any vehicle
upon a roadway in such a manner or under such conditions as to prevent,
hinder, obstruct, or delay law enforcement officers from taking or being
- able to take any lawFul action to enforce. any traffic or parking laws or
regulations of the State of Washington, or fhe City of Auburn."
, Section 3. Amendment to Citv Code. That section 10.36.360 of the
Aubum City Code be and the same hereby is amended to read as follows:
10.36.360 Violation - Penalty.
Any vehicle parked in violation of ACC 10.36.190 through
10.36.520 may be impounded by the chief of police-e#the--s+#y or designee,
and the cost of such impounding shall be paid by the owner or operator of
such vehicle before the same is released. Any motor vehicle owner or
operator who violates any of the terms of ACC 10.36.250 through
10.36.350, except ACC 10.36.205 and 10.36.265, has committed an
infraction and shall pay a fne of $30.00 within 15 days from the date of
issuance of such notice, or in the sum of $40.00 if paid after the fifteenth
' day from the issuance of such notice. Fines shall be paid directly to the
- Auburn municipal court.
Section 4. Implementation. The Mayor is hereby authorized to
implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the
directions of this legislation. .
Section 5. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are declared
to be separate and severable. The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph,
subdivision, section or portion of this ordinance, or the invalidity of the application
thereof to any :person or circumstance shall not affect the validity of the
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remainder of this ordinance, or the yalidity of its application to other persons or
' circumstances. Section 6. Effective date. This Ordinanoe shall take effect and be in
_ force five days from its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law.
INTRODUCED: J~N 2 0 2011
PASSED: JUN 2 02011 -
APPROVED: JUN 2. @ 2011
f "k't
TER B. LEWIS, MAYOR
ATTEST: .
Dan elle E. Daskam, Cify Clerk
APPRP-V AS TO FORM-
f
iel . i , ity Attorney
Published: JUN 2.3 2011 Z:;~~
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