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HomeMy WebLinkAbout21941 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles adopting regulations of the Port of Port Angeles regarding traffic, parking, and trespassers; and adding new sections to Title 9 and 10 of the •Port Angeles Municipal Code. WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Port of Port Angeles, Washington, has adopted, by Commissioners' Resolution No. 523, traffic, parking, and trespassing regulations at a regular meeting held at least ten days after notice was published in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the port district, pursuant to RCW 53.08.220; and WHEREAS, the said Commissioners of the Port of Port Angeles have passed a resolution, No. 524, respectfully requesting the City of Port Angeles to adopt the said regulations as part of the ordinances of the City of Port Angeles; and WHEREAS, said regulations are consistent with other ordinances of the City of Port Angeles; and WHEREAS, adopting and enforcing the regulations of the Port of Port Angeles will benefit the citizens of the City of Port Angeles by helping to regulate and control persons and vehicular traffic in and on Port property within the city limits of the City of Port Angeles; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES, as follows: Section 1. There is hereby added to Title 10 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code, a new section, to be placed in Chapter 10.08, as follows: • ' 10.0'8.010 Traffic Regulations for the Port of fort Angeles. (A) No person shall drive a vehicle on any Port of Port Angeles roadway or access area at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual or potential hazards then existing. In every event the • • speed shall be so controlled as may be necessary to avoid collid- ing with any person, vehicle or other conveyance on or entering roadways or access areas in compliance with state motor vehicle laws and the duty of all persons to use due care and caution. (B) No person shall drive a vehicle on Port of Port Angeles roadways or access areas at a speed in excess of maximum limits clearly posted by the Executive Director of the Port of Port Angeles. (C) Any speed limits authorized and established hereunder shall be effective when signs giving notice thereof are erected. Section 2. There is hereby added to Title 10 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code, a new section to be placed in Chapter 10.08, as follows: 10.08.020 Parking Regulations for the Port of Port Angeles. (A) The Executive Director of the Port of Port Angeles shall designate areas in which parking is allowed, freely or by author- ization, or not allowed, by appropriate markings on the ground and /or signs posted on or about the areas, clearly giving notice thereof. (B) No parking or stopping of vehicles shall be allowed in roadways or areas designated for access, except in the areas designated for loading and /or unloading freight, boats and /or passengers. (C) Vehicle parking without a permit shall be allowed in all designated parking areas unless clearly marked as restricted parking areas. Restricted areas shall include, but are not limited to, areas marked "PERMIT PARKING ONLY," "PORT OF PORT ANGELES VEHICLES ONLY," "LOAD - UNLOAD ONLY," "DISABLED PARKING ONLY," or such other areas as the Executive Director of the Port of Port Angeles may determine. (D) Vehicles authorized to park in restricted areas are as follows: (1) PORT OF PORT ANGELES VEHICLES Port owned vehicles with. insignias. -2- • • (2) LOAD /UNLOAD ONLY Trucks, licensed commercial vehicles, and attended vehicles loading and /or unloading freight, boats, and /or passen- gers, for a reasonable period of time necessary to accomplish the loading and /or unloading, but in no event over fifteen (15) minutes. (3) PERMIT PARKING ONLY Vehicles which clearly display parking permits obtained from an employee of the Port authorized to issue such permits. Such permits shall be as follows: (a) Permanent numbered parking permits clearly attached to the front window or bumper; (b) Temporary parking permits clearly displayed face upwards on the dash board or other area of the car there- abouts. (4) DISABLED PARKING ONLY Vehicles which clearly display, attached to the back window, windshield or bumper, disabled parking permits issued by a state, county, city, or other local government, or an employee of the Port authorized to issue disabled parking permits. (5) OTHER RESTRICTED PARKING The Executive Director of the Port of Port Angeles may designate other restrictions on parking, including but not limited td the following; employee parking only, rental car parking only, no overnight camping, and attached boat trailers only. (E) The Executive Director of the Port of Port Angeles shall determine procedures for issuing parking permits, including types and forms of permits, fees for obtaining permits, employees authorized to issue permits, locations for the issuance of permits or any other rules reasonably necessary to issue permits in a fair and reasonably efficient manner. -3- Section 3. There is hereby added to Title 10 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code, a new section to be placed in Chapter 10, as follows: 10.08.030 Violation's of Port of Port Angeles Traffic and Parking Regulations. (A) Violation of any Port of Port Angeles traffic or parking regulation adopted and executed according to and under the authority of this chapter shall be civil traffic or parking infractions punishable to the same extent and under the same procedures as other similar civil traffic and parking ordinances, codes, and statutes of the City of Port Angeles, including but not limited to the provisions of Title 10 of the Port Angeles Munici- pal Code. Section 4. There is hereby added to Title 9 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code, a new section to be placed in Chapter 9.16, as follows: 9.16.065 Unauthorized Persons /Trespassers on the Port of Port Angeles. (A) The Executive Director of the Port of Port Angeles may designate 'certain areas to which access by members of the public is restricted and /or prohibited, unless authorized herein. Restricted areas shall be clearly designated by markings on the ground and /or signs clearly posted in and about the areas so designated. Restricted areas may also, where practical, be separated from unrestricted areas by fences, barriers, gates, or other appropriate obstructions to free passage. (B) Restricted areas - shall be marked "RESTRICTED AREA /NO TRESPASSING; Authorized personnel only." (C) Authorized persons shall include: (1) Employees of the Port. (2) Stevedores and stevedore employees in the perfor- mance of their operations. -4- • • (3) Agents, employees, or guests of vessels berthed at the marine terminal. (4) Owners of vessels moored in the Port Angeles boat - haven or their guests or visitors. Visitor hours may be limited as deemed necessary by the Executive Director of the Port of Port Angeles. Visitor hours shall be posted at ramps, walkways, or other access areas. (5) Owner's or operators of aircraft, stopped, parked, or tied down in the Port Angeles airport or their guests. (D) Violation of this section shall be a Class I misdemeanor if the trespass occurs in or on a building, boat or plane. Each violation occurring in or on any other area shall be a Class II misdemeanor. Section 5. If any provision of this ordinance, or of the codes referred to herein, 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 is not affected. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of the Council held on the /?day of , 1982... ATTEST: G !4 1!^G '. Marian C._Parrish, City Clerk APPROVED AS "TO FORM: iller, City A torney LISHED: . a6 f9'2 -5- i s • December 31, 1981 MEMORANDUM TO: City Council FROM: City Attorney a'!` RE: Adoption of Port or Port Angeles Traffic, Parking and Pedestrian Regulations The Board of Commissioners of the Port of Port Angeles has adopted traffic, parking and trespassing regulations and requested that the City of Port Angeles adopt those same regulations. RCW 53.08.220 gives the City the authority to adopt such regulations or amend or appeal the regulations in accordance with the terms of the request. The regulations then become ordinances of the City and enforceable by the City's law enforcement officers. Adoption of these ordinances will essentially give the -Port Angeles Police Department the authority to go onto Port property and issue tickets for violations of these traffic, parking and trespassing regulations. Tickets written by the Port Angeles Police Department will be enforced in Municipal Court and fines will be collected by the City to compensate it for the extra duties. Both the Port Angeles Police Department and the City Attorney's Office recommend adopting these regulations in order to give the City a uniform basis to enforce traffic, parking and trespassing regulations throughout our city. There have been numerous instances of improper use of vehicles on the runway at the airport and other Port property, persons trespassing on boats and docks at the boathaven and other Port areas, and problems with congestion wherever parking is allowed on Port property. These regulations were drafted by the Port's attorney and redrafted by our office to insure that they are consistent with state law and city traffic regulations already in effect. Adoption of these regulations and this ordinance will make enforcement of traffic and parking regulations, as well as the authority of the Police Department, more uniform throughout the City. FLF:pr attach.