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Home My WebLink About5122 ORDINANCE NO. � l 2 � - AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, amending Chapter 10.10 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Restricted Parking Zones" and Chapter 10.11 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled - "Parking Enforcement." WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the provisions relating to parking in Bremerton's Downtown Core in order to better meet the needs of Bremerton's citizens; NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 10.10.020 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Definitions" is hereby amended to read as follows: 10.10.020 DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this chapter, the words and phrases set forth in this section are defined as follows: (a) "Block" means the area comprised of properties along each side of a street between two (2) intersections. [See Appendix Figure 020.] (b) "Commuter vehicle" means a motor vehicle parked in a residential area by a person not a resident thereof. (c) "Department" means Department of Public Works and Utilities, or designee. (d) "Director" means Director of Public Works and Utilities, or designee. (el "Downtown Core" means that area in downtown Bremerton from and including Park Avenue easf to the waterfront and from and including 6` Street south to the waterfront and the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. (e fl "Downtown No Repark Zone" means ��the Downtown Core where �e � »,,..,:,,,. ,.e�...;,.�;,.,,� „ ��... "�n-street parking is restricted to e�e�one (1), e�-two (2), or three (3) hours as op sted•;-a� _ !7 \ � T L.' 1 e .,� 1. e o.] �.., e/ 1 1,. ,-L;,, n r,�..., o�., ., .,+1, e.. ,,. ,-1�, o Cy � t .�.�.:�b �t. :�.. (€g) "Historically impacted areas" are those areas within the City that have been identified by the City Council as having traditionally suffered severe parking shortages due to commuter parking. (gh) "One (1) Hour Parking Zone" means a prescribed �+�;�a.rea where on-street parking is limited to one (1) hour, except for the residents of the prescribed vicinity, their visitors holding a permit, and clearly marked delivery and service vehicles. (�a "Parking generator" means anything that significantly �increases commuter parking demand. Examples include, but are not limited to: ferry terminals, schools, hospitals, business districts, and the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Parki�g Violations ., t (}j) "Passenger Load Only Zone" means a parking space reserved for passenger loading only. These spaces will be marked with the time restriction applicable to them. (}k) "Peak parking hours" means those hours in a day where a particular vicinity experiences the greatest demand for parking. (�1) "Resident," as used in this chapter, refers to an individual living in a dwelling unit or a business owner operating a business on property owned or leased by the business owner. (�m) "Resident vehicle" means a motor vehicle parked in a prescribed residential area by a resident of the area. (�n) "Residential area" means a contiguous area containing public streets and highways or parts thereof primarily abutted by residential property or residential and non- business property. (�� "Permit Only Zone" means a prescribed area where on-street parking is reserved for the exclusive use of the permit holders in the prescribed vicinity, their visitors holding a permit, and clearly marked delivery and service vehicles. (ep) "Restricted parking permit" means a permit issued by the City that exempts the permit holder, when displayed properly, from the parking restrictions in effect in the permit holder's restricted parking permit area. (� "Restricted parking permit area" or "residential parking permit area" means an area designated as provided in this chapter wherein resident vehicles displaying a valid permit as described in this chapter shall be exempt from posted parking restrictions. (qr) "Restricted parking zone" means an area of the City subject to one of the restrictions contained in this chapter. (s) "Three (3) Hour Parking Zone" means a prescribed area within the Downtown Core where on-street�parking is limited to three (3) hours. (�t) "Two (2) Hour Parking Zone" means a prescribed area where on-street parking is limited to two (2) hours, except for the residents of the prescribed vicinity, their visitors holding a permit, and clearly marked delivery and service vehicles. (su) "Visitor vehicle" means a motor vehicle parked by a person who is visiting a resident within a restricted parking permit area. SECTION 2. Section 10.10.030 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Restricted Parking Zones" is hereby amended to read as follows: 10.10.030 RESTRICTED PARHING ZONES. The Director shall, in a manner consistent with this chapter, establish, locate and post One 1) Hour Parkin�Zones, Two (2) Hour Parking Zones, Three (3) Hour Parking Zones and �e�ts-other restricted parking zones and parking restrictions within the City rights-of-way where required to regulate parking. SECTION 3. Section 10.11.005 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Definitions" is hereby amended to read as follows: 10.11.005 DEFINITIONS. The definitions set forth in BMC 10.10.020 shall applv to this chapter. In addition, the following definitions are applicable in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: Parking Violations (a) "Director" means Director of Public Works or other department director authorized by the Mayor to enforce this chapter, or their designee. (b) "Right-of-way" or "street" means any highway, avenue, lane, road, drive, place, boulevard, alley, right-of-way, way, sidewalk, planting or parking strip, shoulder and every way � or place in the City of Bremerton open as a matter of right to public vehicular travel or parking or other similar public use. (c) "Recreational vehicle" means a travel trailer, motor home, truck camper, or camping trailer that is primarily designed and used as temporary living quarters, is either self- propelled or mounted on or drawn by another vehicle, is transient and is not immobilized or permanently affixed to a mobile home lot. (d) "Vehicle" means truck, vehicle, van, tractor, bus, trailer (including boat trailer with or without a boat situated thereon), recreational vehicle, tractor or semi-trailer, motorcycle, dune buggy, off-road vehicle, or marine vehicle (trailered or nontrailered), whether licensed or unlicensed, or motorized or nonmotorized, unless otherwise defined. SECTION 4. Section 10.11.010 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Parking Violations" is hereby amended to read as follows: 10.11.010 PARKING VIOLATIONS. In addition to those statutes adopted by reference in BMC 10.04.010 restricting standing, stopping and parking of vehicles, it shall be unlawful and punishable as a civil infraction for any person to commit any of the following actions: (a) Parking in Time Limit and No Repark Zones. (1) Downtown Core. Where a time limit and no reparking is established by official signs, no vehicle may be reparked on either side of the same named street�ie. Pacific Avenue or S Street) in the Downtown Core during the same calendar dav after the expiration of the posted time limit. ; ,,,.ae,. +„ e.,�e�a +�,o .,o,,;,.�e�� ,..,,.>>;,,,. �;,,,e �,o..,,,,a +�,o +;,...,o �;,,,;+� �� For purposes of this section, a vehicle shall be deemed to be reparked and in violation of this section even if the vehicle is moved prior to the expiration of the posted time limit and is reparked on either side of the same named street. SECTION 5. Severabilitv. If any one or more sections, subsections, or sentences of this Ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance and the same shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 6 Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force ten (10) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law. PASSED by the City Council the �`�7� day of 5�1��"��'�'�� , 2010 F , Counci resident Parking Violations Approved this ��o � day of �� t'� 2_._ , 2010 � PATTY T, ayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: � CAROL E GEN, City erk RO R A.'LUBOVICH, City Attorney /�_ PUBLISHED the � day of , 2010 EFFECTNE the _ day of , 2010 ORDINANCE NO. R:\LegalU.egal\Ordinances\City Council�Parking Violations.doc Parking Violations