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Home My WebLink About3324Ordinance No. 3324 (Amending or Repealing Ordinances) CFN=131 — Zoning Codes Passed 11/26/1996 No Parking Zones, Amending KCC 9.38 Sections 9.38.060;9.38.080;9.38.160;9.38.170 Amended by Ord. 3556,3696 (Sec. 9.38.060) Repealed by Ord. 3790 (Sec. 9.38.060) Amended by Ord. 3834 (Sec. 9.38.080) Amended by Ord. 3908 (Sec. 9.38.170) Amended by Ord. 3963 (Sec. 9.38.160) Amended by Ord. 3974 (Secs. 9.38.080;9.38.160) u E ORDINANCE NO. 3 3a � AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, amending Chapter 9.38 of the Kent City Code relating to no parking zones within the City establishing new two-hour and thirty -minute parking zones and further authorizing the City's Facilities Manager to issue parking permits. WHEREAS, the City Council has established no parking zones within the City of Kent as authorized by state law; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the City Code to update its no parking zones; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION]. Section 9.38.060 of the Kent City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 9.38.060. Two-hour parking zones. A$. Except for section 9.3 8.070 and permits issued by the ti effic unght city facilities manager under section 9.38.170, at such times as the director of public works or designee shall place the appropriate sign, it shall be illegal to park any motor or other vehicle for an uninterrupted period in excess of two (2) hours between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on either side of, unless otherwise indicated, the following streets,.public parking lots. public parking garages or portions thereof: Harrison Street (Fourth Avenue to Second Avenue). 2. Meeker Street (Fourth Avenue to State Avenue). Gowe Street (Fourth Avenue to Central Avenue). 4. Titus Street (Second Avenue to First Avenue). First Avenue (from a point two hundred (200) feet north of Meeker Street to Titus Street). 6. Second Avenue (Smith Street to Titus Street). 7. Railroad Avenue (Smith Street to Meeker Street, east side only). 8. State Avenue (Smith Street to Meeker Street). 9. Centennial Parking_Garage: that portion of the first floor as posted. 10. City Hall parkin; lot (between City Hall and the Centennial Building): All parking stalls unless otherwise posted. Provided that this section shall not apply on Sundays or holidays. SECTION 2. Section 9.38.080 of the Kent City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: See. 9.38.080. Thirty -minute parking zones. At such times as the traffic engineer shall place the appropriate sign, it shall be illegal to park any motor or other vehicle for an uninterrupted period in excess of thirty (30) minutes on eithen side, of, unless otherwise indicated, at the following locations: First Avenue: The first stall north of Meeker Street on the west side of First Avenue. 2. First Avenue: The first stall south of Meeker Street on the West Side of First Avenue. Second Avenue: The first stall south of Meeker Street on the east side of Second Avenue. 4. Second Avenue: The first stall south of Meeker Street on the west side of Second Avenue. Gowe Street: The first stall east of Railroad Avenue on Gowe Street, north side. 6. Fourth Avenue: The first stall north of Titus Street on the east side of Fourth Avenue. 7. Centennial Building: The first four stalls on the east side of the building as posted. SECTION3. Section 9.38.160 of the Kent City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 9.38.160. Municipal parking facilities regulated; penalty. A. Parking shall be permitted at municipal parking facilities only in designated parking areas, in the manner provided by law, and as limited in time or otherwise restricted by official signs, including parking permits issued by the ti affic miginizeTcity facilities manager pursuant to section 9.3 8.170. B. Municipal parking facilities for the purposes of this section mean any public parking area serving a municipal facility. Such facilities include, but are not limited to, the city commons, city golf facility, city senior center, all parks or recreation facilities owned or operated by the city, city shops, city hall, the Centennial Parking Garage and adjacent parking areas, the corrections facility and those public lots between Smith and Harrison Streets and Second Avenue and Fourth Avenue, Gowe and Titus Streets and Second Avenue and Third Avenue, and the Southeast corner of Second Avenue and Titus Street. C. Any violation of this section shall be an infraction and punishable by a monetary penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Vehicles in violation are subject to impoundment as provided by law. SECTION 4. Section 9.38.170 of the Kent City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 9.38.170. Parking permits. A. The citycouncil finds that it is necessmy to have a system of special parking permits to be administered b the he city facilities manager which authorizes council members and the mayor to utilize existing; two-hour parking, zones and fifteen minute parkins zones at or near the city hall and other city facilities during regular business hours between 9:00 a m until 600 p.m. necessary for the attendance of such officials at meetings and official business with the city. The city trite erlgineerfacilities manager is authorized to issue parking permits for city council members and the mayor on forms, cards or stickers as he or she the ti afflu eirgirien determines to be appropriate and conspicuous. Such permits shall contain a rendition of the city's corporate seal or official logo identifying the holder thereof as an authorized user and member of the city council or the mayor and to be exempt from parking restrictions under this chapter, excluding disabled parking stalls. Such permits authorize unlimited parking for official business at two-hour parking zones provided under section 9.38.060 for Meeker Street and Gowe Street, and for all municipal parking facilities Identified under section 9.38.160. Any permits issued by the t, affic enginemfacilities manager under this section shall be signed by the h affic engineerfacilities manager and issued for such periods as he or she deemsdecemert appropriate by the B. The city ti affic ellgiliucTfacilities manager is authorized to issue parking permits for city corrections facility employees, Aukeen District Court employees, King County probation office employees and prosecutors whose municipalities use Aukeen District Court on forms, cards or stickers as he or she determines to be appropriate and conspicuous. Marked police vehicles and other police vehicles displaying exempt license plates may use the parking lot without being issued a permit. Such permits authorize unlimited parking for city or district court business at the lot southeast of the corrections facility at 1230 South Central Street. The parking lot shall be for the exclusive use of individuals with these parking permits except for any legally designated handicapped parking. The permits shall be signed by the ti affic, ungfilerr-acilities manager and issued for such periods as he or she deems denned appropriate-by-thertraffrc El SECTION S. If any one or more sections, sub -sections, 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. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided WHITE, MAYOR ATTEST: -'j�J/d�-rirzt� "" ki1� r CITY CLERK, _D E P14 7-Y :P0)01U6 5U)A tJ APPROVED AS TO FORM: Air [ i rd..,� ROGER A. LUBOVICH, CITY ATTORNEY PASSED a6 ' day of A)6 y 'm d L'R. 1996. APPROVED a?t' day of_x_)DV61n,86& 1996. PUBLISHED I at- day of -DECEm8ek, 1996. I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance No.333 passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereon indicated. i O �rt�(SEAL) S 1 , CITY CLERK �EPct 7-)e P:\ORDINANCS FKGCEN.ORD �jp�J{,)j� 0HW 5