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ORDINANCE NO. 5800
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING RMC 10-
10-3.U, OF CHAPTER 10, PARKING REGULATIONS, OF TITLE X (TRAFFIC),
ACCOMMODATING DAILY UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE DELIVERIES BY
DISALLOWING PARKING WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) FEET OF RESIDENTIAL MAII
BOXES.
WHEREAS, the United States Postal Service now conducts some deliveries seven (7)
days per week; and
WHEREAS, the hours of delivery on any delivery day have expanded since the city
enacted its current ordinance regulating parking near residential mailboxes; and
WHEREAS, the time limitations to enforce parking regulations near mailboxes, as they
appear in our current ordinance, are no longer effective due to the expansion of services by the
postal service; and
WHEREAS, the police department has received an increased number of complaints
regarding parked vehicles blocking mailboxes; and
WHEREAS, an express number of feet distance from a mailbox is easier to enforce than
the current language;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Subsection 10-10-3.U, Parking Next to Mail Boxes, of Chapter 10, Parking
Regulations, of Title X (Traffic) of the Renton Municipal Code, is hereby amended as follows:
U. Parking Next To Mail Boxes: No person shall park '
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SECTION II. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage, approval, and thirty
(30) days after publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 2nd day of Mav . 2016.
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Jaso A. Seth, �i�y Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 2nd day of Mav , 2016.
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Denis Law, Mayor
Approved as to form:
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Date of Publication: 5/6/2016 ( summary) -; 6 \��
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