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CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON I '15/7 I
ORDINANCE NO.3177
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON
AMENDING CHAPTER 3,TITLE X (TRAFFIC)OF ORDINANCE
NO.1628 ENTITLED"f','CODE OFI'GENERAl:"ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON"RELATING TO PARKING
REGULATIONS ':
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON,DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I:Existing Chapter 3,Title X (Traffic)of
Ordinance No.1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City
of Renton,Washington"is hereby amended to read as follows:
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CHAPTER 3
PARKING REGULATIONS
DEFINITIONS
METHOD OF PARKING
PARKING RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES
PARKING RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED BY TIME LIMIT
OR DURING CERTAIN HOURS
STOPPING AND PARKING OF TRANSIT COACHES AND TAXI-
CABS REGULATED
SIGNS AND{OR MARKINGS REQUIRED
PENALTIES
AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE PARKING RESTRICTIONS AND
PROHIBITATIONS
SEVERABILITY
EMERGENCY POWERS
EXISTING ORDINANCES REPEALED
DEFINITIONS:The following definitions shall apply in
the interpretation and enforcement of this Chapter.
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Police Officer:Every officer of the Municipal Police
Department or any official authorized by that Department
to direct or regulate traffic or to issue citations for
violations of parking regulations.
Park,Parking,Stop,Stand or Standing:Means the
halting of a vehicle,other than an Emergency Vehicle,
whether occupied or not,except when necessary to avoid
conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the
directions of a police officer or traffic-control sign
or signal.
Vehicle:A machine propelled by power other than human
power designed to travel along the ground or rail,by
use of wheels,treads,runners or slides,and transport
persons or property,or pull machinery,and shall include,
without limitations,automobile,truck,trailer,motor-
cycle,tractor,buggy,wagon and locomotive.
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Transit Coach or Bus:Includes every vehicle designed
for carrying more than ten (10)persons,and licensed
for the commercial transportation of persons.
Taxicab:A "for-hire"vehicle licensed by the City of
Renton·for the carriage of passengers on the hasis of
distance traveled.
Public Carrier Zone or Stop:Means that portion of the
street along the curb,or within a public property,for
loading and unloading transit coaches.
Taxicab Zone:Means that portion of the street along
the curb for loading and unloadirlg City licensed taxicabs.
Street:Every way,lane,road,public highway,boulevard,
or place in the City of Renton,including parkways and
boulevards within or without the limits of parks,open
as a matter of right to public vehicle travel.
Planting Strip:That portion of property lying between
the constructed curb and the property line exclusive of
the sidewalk area.
Curb:The laterial boundaries of that portion of the
street designated or intended for the use of vehicles,
whether marked by curbing construction or not.
Sidewalk:That portion of property adjacent to the
planting strip,or if there be no planting strip,the
curb,designated or intended for the use of pedestrians,
whether marked by sidewalk construction or not.
Alley:A puBlic thoroughfare within the ordinary meaning
of alley not designated for general travel and primarily
used as a means of access to the rear of residences and
business establishments.
Official Time Standard:Hhenever certain hours are sign-
posted they shall mean standard time or daylight saving
time as may be in current use in this City.
Crosswalk:The portion of the roadway between the inter-
section area and the prolongation or connection of the
farthest sidewalk line,or,in the event there are no
sidewalks,then between the intersection area and a line
ten (10)feet therefrom,except as modified by marked
crosswalks.
Intersection:The area embraced within the prolongation
of the lateral curb lines,or,if there he no curbs,then
the lateral roadway boundary lines,of two or more streets
which join one another at an angle,whether or not such
streets cross one another.
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Railroad Crossing:Means the crossing of a street and
a railroad track,one over the other.
Traffic-Control Signs or Signals:All signs,signals,
markings and device'splaced,painted,or erected by
authority of the City Council,the Director of Public
Works,or a city official having jurisdiction for the
purpose of regulating,warning,or guiding traffic.
Driveway:That portion of street area which provides
access to an offstreet vehicular facility through a
depression in the constructed curb or when there is
no constructed curb,that area in front of such vehic-
ular facility as is well defined or as is designated
by authorized signs or markings.Shall also include
that portion of a driveway which curves to meet the
street curb plus that portion extending five (5)feet
beyond.
Loading Zbne!A space adjacent to the curb reserved
for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or
unloading of passengers or materials.
Fire Zone:That area within any public right of way,
easement,or private property designated for the purpose
of permitting fire trucks and other fire fighting or
prevention equipment to use,travel upon and park.
School Zone:That area upon either or both sides of
any street adjacent to any school property on which
the parking of a vehicle is prohibited or restricted.
School Bus Zone or Stop:Means that portion of the
street along the curb reserved for loading and unloading
school buses.
Restricted Parking Zone or Area:That portion of the
street or public property on which the stopping,stand-
ing or parking of a vehicle is limited to a specified
period of time or for a specified purpose.
Prohibited Parking Zone or Area:That portion of the
street or public property on which the stopping,stand-
ing or parking of a vehicle is prohibited during certain
hours,or on certain days,or at all times.
Public Property:Includes all real property owned or
under the control of the City of Renton and maintained
for the public's use.
Licensed Vehicle:Means any vehicle which in accordance
with State of Washington Department of Licenses Rules
and Regula~ions,must bear one or more vehicle license
plates while traveling upon a street or highway.
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Commercial Vehicle:Means any truck,or any passenger-
type vehicle which is properly licensed as a truck and
marked and/or modified in accordance with State of Wash-
ington Department of Licenses Rules and Regulations,
the principal use of which is the transportation of
commodities,merchandise,produce,freight or animals.
Travel or Moving Lane:Means that portion of the street,
divided by markings and/or devices into two or more lanes,
or in the absence of such markings and/or devices that
portion of the street located five (5)feet both to the
left and to the right of the center of the street,and
intended for the movement of vehicular traffic.
Cross-Hashed Barrier Area:Means that portion of the
street or public property designated by white painted
diagonal lines and bordered by a solid white line.
Central Business District:Means that area within the
district bounded as follows:Beginning at the northeast
corner of South Second Street and Mill Avenue South,
thence westerly along the north margin of South Second
Street to the west margin of Rainier Avenue,thence
southerly along the west margin of Rainier Avenue to the
south margin of South Fourth Place,thence easterly
along the south margin of South FourthPlace to the east
margin of Shattuck Avenue South,thence northerly along
the east margin of Shattuck Avenue South to the south
margin of South Fourth Street,thence easterly along
the south margin of South Fourth Street to the east
margin of Main Avenue South,thence northerly along the
east-margin of Main Avenue South to the south margin of
Houser Way South,thence easterly along the south margin
of Houser Wa~South to the south margin of South Third
Street,thence easterly along the south margin of South
Third to the east margin of Mill Avenue South to the
northeast margin of South Second Street,the place of
beginning.
METHOD OF PARKING:
(A)Standing or Parking Close to Curb:No person shall
stand or park a vehicle in a roadway other than
parallel with the edge of the roadway headed in the
direction of lawful traffic movement and with the
wheels of the vehicle on that side which is nearest
to the edge of the roadway within twelve (12)inches
of the curb or edge of the roadway,except as other-
wise provided in this chapter.
(B)Angle Parking:Upon those streets or public prop-
erties which have been signed or marked for angle
parking,no person shall park or stand a vehicle
other than at the angle to the curb or edge of road-
way indicated by such signs or markings.
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(C)Parking Stalls Or Spaces:Where parking stalls
or spaces are marked or painted upon the curb and/
or pavement of the street or on public property,
it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle
to park so that any part of such vehicle occupies
more than one (1)such space or protrudes beyond
the markings designating such space.
(D)Permits for Loading or Unloading at an Angle to the
Curb:Special permits may be issued to permit the
backing of a vehicle to the curb for the purpose of
loading or unloading merchandise or materials subject
to the terms and conditions of such permits.Such
permits may be issued either to the owner or lessee
of real property or to the owner of the vehicle and
shall grant to such person the privilege as herein
stated and authorized and it shall be unlawful for
any permittee or other person to violate any of the
special terms or conditions of any such permit,
provided,however,that no permit issued hereunder
shall be exclusive.
(E)Permits for Loading Zones:No loading zone shall
be designated upon special request of any person
unless such person make application for a permit
for such zone and for two (2)signs to indicate the
ends of each such zone,provided,however,that no
permit issued hereunder shall be exclusive.The
Director of Public Works,upon granting a permit and
is suing such signs,.shall collect from the applicant
and deposit in the City Treasury a service fee of
twenty-five dollars ($25.00)per year or fraction
thereof ~nd may by general regulations impose condi-
tions upon the use of such signs and for reimburse-
ment to the City for the value thereof in the event
of their loss or damage and their return in the
event of misuse or upon expiration of permit which
shall expire at the end of one year.
(F)Unattended Vehicles:No person driving or in charge
of a vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended on
any street,highway,alley,or public or private
property without first stopping the engine,locking
the ignition,removing the key,and effectively
setting the brake thereon and,when standing upon
any perceptible grade,turning the front wheels to
the curb or side of the street or property.
(G)Parking of Commercial Vehicles Within the Central
Business District:Commercial vehicles,as defined
herein,may park within a single travel or moving
lane within the boundaries of the Central Business
District,for the expressed purpose of expeditiously
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loading or unloading materials or freight,for
a period of time not to exceed thirty (30)minutes;
provided,that at least nine (9)feet of the width
of the street,excluding that portion of the street
designated for parking if indicated by painted
stalls,is left available for the free movement of
vehicular traffic;further,provided,that such
parking shall not be permitted between the daily
hours of 6:30 a.m.to 8:30 a.m.and 3:30 p.m.to
5:30 p.m;further,provided,that such parking shall
not be permitted on Sunday or on any "Public Holiday".
No person shall park such a vehicle in a travel or
moving lane in violation of this sub-section,or
fail to immediately remove such vehicle upon the
order of a police officer.
STOPPING,STANDING,OR PARKING RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED
AT ALL TIMES:
(A)Application of Chapter:The provisions of this
Chapter prohibitIng or restricting the standing or
parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or as
indicated on official signs except when it is neces-
sary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other
traffic or in compliance with the directions of a
police officer or official traffic-control device.
(B)Non~Conformance with Posted Signs or Markings:Non-
conformance with official posted signs or markings
shall be prima-facie presumption that a violation
of this Chapter has been committed.
(C)Parking Not to Obstruct Traffic:No person shall
park a vehicle upon a street or public property in
such a manner or under such conditions as to obstruct
the free movement of vehicular traffic in any travel
or moving lane,except as otherwise provided in this
Chapter.
(D)Parking in Alleys:No person shall park a vehicle
within an alley in such a manner or under such condi-
tions as to leave available less than eight (8)feet
of the width of the roadway for the free movement of
vehicular traffic,and no person shall stop,stand,
or park a vehicle within an alley in such a position
as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting
property.
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(E)Parkin~r Certain Purposes Prohibited:No
person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway
or public property for the purpose of:
1.Displaying such vehicle for sale or for
advertising services for vehicles~
2.Washing,greasing,or repairing such
vehicle except repairs necessitated by
an emergency.
(F)Parking an Unlicensed Vehicle Prohibited:No
person driving or in charge of a vehicle shall
park or permit it to stand on a street,highway,
alley,or public property unless said vehicle
possesses a proper and current vehicle license
plate or plates,and such plate or plates are
properly mounted thereon in accordance with the
State of Washington Department of Licenses Rules
and Regulations,except as provided in this Chapter.
(G)Parking Near C~swalkR~ulated:No person shall
stop,stand or park a vehicle within twenty (20)
feet of a crosswalk except as provided in this
Chapter.
(H)Parking Near Trafficc..Control Signs or Signals
Regulated:No person shall stop,stand or park a
vehicle within thirty (30)feet upon the approach
to any flashing signal,stop sign,yield sign,or
traffic-control signal located on the side of a
roadway except as provided in this Chapter.
(1)Parking \Nearor Within an Intersection Regulated:
No person shall stop,stand or park a vehicle on
or within twenty (20)feet of the boundaries of
an intersection except as provided in this Chapter.
(J)Parking Near Railroad Crossing Regulated:No person
shall stop,stand or park a vehicle within fifty
(50)feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing
except as provided in this Chapter.Provided,how-
ever~that this provision shall not apply to the
stopping of a vehicle for the purpose of compliance
with Section 46.61.350 R.C.W.
(K)Parking Near Railroad Tracks Regulated:No person
shall stop~stand~park a vehicle in such a manner
as to block a railroad track or the movement of a
train.
(L)Parking Near Driveway Regulated:No person shall
stop,stand or park a vehicle in such a manner as
to block a driveway except as provided in this
,Chapter.
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(M)Parking on Sidewalk or Planting Strip Prohibited:
No person shall stop,stand or~park a vehicle or
any part thereof on a sidewalk or planting strip
except as provided in this Chapter.
(N)Parking in Violation of an Official Posted Sign:
No person shall stop,stand or park a vehicle in
violation of an official posted sign except as
provided in this Chapter.
(0)Parking Near Fire Hydrant Regulated:No person
shall stand or park a vehicle within fifteen (15)
feet of a fire hydrant except as provided in'this
Chapter.
(P)Parking in Specified Places Prohibited:No person
shall park ~hicle in a Public Carrier Zone or
Stop,or in a Taxicab Zone,or in a School Zone
or School Bus Zone,except as provided in this
Chapter.
(Q)Parking on Bridge or in Tunnel Prohibited:No
person shall stop,stand or park a vehicle on a
bridge or within a tunnel,except as provided in
this Chapter.
(R)Parking in Fire Zone Prohibited:No person shall
stop,stand or parr-a vehicle in a fire zone,except
as provided in this Chapter.
PARKING PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY TIME LIMIT OR DURING
CERTAIN HOURS:
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(D)
Overtim~:No person shall park a vehicle upon a
street or public property for a longer period of
time that the limit that is sign posted except as
provided in this Chapter.
Overtime-Repeated:Each subsequent period of time,
as sign posted,lapsing following affixation to a
vehicle of a notice of overtime parking shall consti-
tute a separate offense except as provided in this
Chapter.
Moving Vehicle in Same Block:No person shall move
and r~park a vehICle withIilthe same block or public
property~o avoid a time limit regulation specified
in that particular area except as provided in this
Chapter.
Parking Prohibited During Certain Hours:When offi-
cial signs are erected in each block giving notice
thereof,no person shall park a vehicle between the
hours specified.
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(E)Standing in Loading Zone:No person shall stop,
stand,or park a vehicle in a designated Loading
Zone for any purpose,or period of time,other than
for the expeditious loading or unloading of passen-
gers,not to exceed three (3)minutes;or the loading
or unloading of materials,not to exceed thirty (30)
minutes.
(F)Parking Exceptions:Unless otherwise posted by
appropriate signs,such parking shall not be pro-
hibited on Sundays and Public Holidays."Public
Holidays"'within the meaning of this Chapter embrace
only those days for the observance of New Year's
Day;Abraham Lincoln's birthday;George Washington's
birthday;Memorial Day;Independence Day;Labor Day'
Veteran's DaYi Thanksgiving DaYi and Christmas Day,
on the dates so fixed by the City of Renton for the
observance thereof.
STOPPING,STANDING,AND PARKING OF TRANSIT COACHES AND
TAXICABS REGULATED:
(A)The operator of a transit coach shall not stand or
park same upon any street or public property at any
place other than a Public Carrier Zone or Stop so
designated as pr0vided herein.
(B)The operator of a transit coach shall not stop same
upon any street or public property at any place for
the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or
baggage other than that at a Public Carrier Zone or
Stop so designated as provided herein,except in
case of emergency.
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(C)The operator of a transit coach shall enter a Public
Carrier Zone or Stop on a street,in such a manner
that the transit coach when stopped to load or unload
passengers or'baggage,shall be in a position with
the right front wheel of such vehicle not further than
eighteen (18)inches from the curb and the transit
coach approximately parallel to the curb so as not
to impede unduly the movement of other vehicular
traffic.
(D)The operator of a taxicab shall not stand or park
such vehicle upon any street or public property at
any place other than in a taxicab zone so designated
as provided herein.This provision shall not prevent
the operator of.a taxicab from temporarily stopping
in accordance with other stopping or parking regula-
tions at any place for the purpose of and while
actually engaged in the expeditious loading or un-
loading of passengers or their baggage.
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SIGNS AND/OR MARKINGS REQUIRED:Whenever by this
Chapter or any Amendments thereto,or by order of the
Director of Public Works,any parking time limit,or
parking restriction or prohibitation on any designated
street or public property is imposed,it shall be the
duty of the Director of Public Works to erect appropri-
ate signs and/or markings giving notice thereof,and nQ
regulation shall be effective unless said signs are
erected and in place at the time of any alleged offense.
Provided,however,that this provision shall not require
the sign posting of a fire hydrantjrailroad crossing,
crosswalk,intersection,travel lane,driveway,bridge,
tunnel,cross-hashed barrier,or multiple laned street
on which curb parking is not specifically designated by
appropriate markings.
(A)Nu!nbe'rof Signs Required:The number of signs shall
be determined on the basis of sight distance impair-
ment.
(B)Painted CurhsRequired:With exception of fire
hydrants,painte~curb markings shall not be
utilized except in conjunction with appropriate
signs.
(1)The curbs of all areas designated as Fire Zones
shall be painted red.
(2)The curbs of all areas designated as Prohibited
Parking Zones or areas,and the location of
fire hydrants,may be painted red.
(3)The curbs of all areas designated as Loading
Zones,Taxi Zones,and School Bus Zones,shall
be painted yellow.
(4)The curbs of all areas designated as Public
Carrier Zones or Stops shall be painted in
alternating strips of red and yellow.
PENALTIES:Any person violating any of the provisions
of this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,and
upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not
to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).
AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE PARKING RESTRICTIONS AND PROHIB-
ITIONS,TIME LIMITS,PARKING ZONES,AND APPROPRIATE
SIGNS AND/OR MARKINGS:The Director of Public Works
shall hereafter possess the authority and is required to:
(A)Designate Public Carrier Zones or Stops and Taxicab
Zones on such public streets or properties and in
such places and in such number as he shall determine
to be of the greatest benefit and convenience to the
,public.
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(B)Designate Fire Zones,Loading Zones,School
Zones,Crosswalks,School Bus Stops or Zones,
Restricted and Prohibited Parking Zones or
Areas on such public streets or properties and in
such places and in such number as he shall determine
appropriate;
(C)Approve and issue special permits for the loading
or unloading at an angle to th~curb;
(D)Designate upon what streets and public properties
angle and/or parallel parking shall be permitted;
(E)Designate all tra~fic-control signs or signals,
in such places and in such number as he shall
determine appropriate.
(F)Designate all parking time limits.
SEVERABILITY:If any provision of this Chapter or the
application thereof to any person or circumstances is
held invalid,the remainder of this Chapter and the
application of such provisions to other persons or
circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
EMERGENCY POWERS:The Police Department is hereby
authorized to direct all stopping,standing,or
parking of vehicles,either in person or by means of
visible or audible signals,in conformance with the
provisions of this Chapter;provided,that when necessary
to prevent or eliminate congestion or to safeguard
persons or property,such officers may direct traffic
as conditions may require,notwithstanding the pro-
visions of t~is Chapter.
EXISTING ORDINANCES REPEALED:The following ordinances
and all amendments thereto,insofar as the same are
inconsistent with the provisions of this Chapter,and
all other ordinances or parts thereof,insofar as the
same are inconsistent with the provisions of this
Chapter are hereby repealed:
1143 ,,1305 1471 1678 2089
1152 1310 1484 1695 2131
1155 1339 1491 1852 2141
1167 1364 1501 1875 2181
1187 1369 1540 1904 2392
1194 1401 1558 1936 2699
1195 1421 1576 1954 2726
1204 1422 1578 1957 2737
1224 1423 1585 1992 2740
1234 1425 1595 1995 2746
1245 1443 1605 2011 2749
1258 1444 1610 2012 2823
1268 1454 1624 2025 2928
1282 1460 1668 2033 2938
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This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage,approval,and
five (5)days after its publication.
21stPassedbythecityCouncilthis day of November,1977.-----
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Delores A.Mead,City(Clerk
21stApprovedbytheMayorthis
Approved as to form:
day of November,1977.
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Charles .Delaurenti,Mayor
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Lawrence J.
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Warren,Acting City Attorney
Date of Publication:November 27,1977