HomeMy WebLinkAbout3017Ordinance No. 3017
["Beginning July 1, 1998"]
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
Amended by Ord. 3408
ORDINANCE NO. .3 j 1 17
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent,
Washington, relating to traffic, deleting the
existing chapter on the subject of traffic and
speed limits in the City, Kent City Code
Chapters 10.02 and 10.08, (repealing Ordinances
1963, 2384, 2391, 2414, 2680, 2716, 2769, 2918,
2974, 2163, 2210, 2240, 2265, 2305, 2399, 2491,
2589, 2660, 2706, 2821, 2845, 2934 and 3006;
adopting The Model Traffic Ordinance of the
State of Washington ("MTO") by reference;
b adding sections relating to inattentive
driving, intersection avoidance; and providing
for penalties therefor.
�ala�
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City of Kent to
encourage highway safety and uniform traffic laws by adopting the
State of Washington comprehensive compilation of sound and unifor
traffic laws, The Model Traffic Ordinance (MTO); as set forth in
the revised Code of Washington, (RCW) Chapter 46.90 and to make
all local amendments or additions thereto as are necessary; and
WHEREAS, in order to do so, the City must repeal all
existing ordinances on the same subject; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. City of Kent Ordinance No. 1963 relating to
traffic offenses entitled:
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent,
Washington, adopting the Kent Traffic Code;
and repealing Ordinances 382, 475, 521, 523,
544, 554, 651, 813, 839, 848, 857, 861, 866,
882, 912, 936, 993, 1018, 1107, 1150, 1166,
1214, 1220, 1222, 1285, 1323, 1328, 1356, 1403,
1413, 1611, 1641, 1642, 1677, 1711 and 1824.
and subsequent ordinances amending Ordinance No. 1963, numbers
2384, 2391, 2414, 2680, 2769 and 2680 are hereby repealed.
Section 2. City of Kent Ordinance No. 2163 relating to
traffic speed entitled:
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent,
Washington relating to traffic speed,
increasing or decreasing speed limits upon
certain streets, providing for regulations of
traffic signals, repealing conflicting
ordinances and providing for penalties for
violations.
and subsequent ordinances amending Ordinance No. 2163, numbers
2210, 2240, 2265, 2305, 2399, 2491, 2589, 2660, 2706, 2821, 2845,
2934 and 3006, are hereby repealed.
Section 3. The adopting ordinance shall be published in
a newspaper as provided in RCW 35A.12.160 and a copy of the State
of Washington Model Traffic Code, together with its amendments,
shall be authenticated and recorded by the Clerk along with this
adopting ordinance. Not less than one copy of the Model Traffic
Code and its amendments shall also be filed with the City Clerk
for examination by the public.
Section 4. There is also adopted a section added to and
to become part of the Kent Traffic Code in Section 3 above
entitled "Inattentive Driving" to read as follows:
INATTENTIVE DRIVING
A. It is unlawful for any person to operate a motor
vehicle in an inattentive manner over the highways of the City of
Kent.
- 2 -
B. For the purpose of this violation "inattentive" 1.
means the operation of a vehicle upon the public highways of the
City in a lax or slack manner.
i
C. The offense of operating a vehicle in an inattentive
manner shall be considered to be a lesser offense than, but
included in the offense of operating a vehicle in a negligent
manner.
D. Any person violating the provisions of this section
is guilty of a traffic infraction and the mandatory penalty will
be Forty Seven Dollars ($47).
Section 5. There is also adopted a section added to and
to become part of the Kent Traffic Code in Section 3 above
entitled "Avoidance of Intersection" to read as follows:
AVOIDANCE OF INTERSECTION.
A. It is unlawful for any person operating a motor
vehicle on the highways of the City of Kent to turn such vehicle
either to the right or to the left upon approaching or leaving
intersections and to proceed across any private property for the
purpose of avoiding the intersection or any traffic control device
controlling the intersection, unless so directed by lawful
authority.
B. Penalty.
1. Any violation of this section shall be a
traffic infraction and punishable by monetary penalty of Forty
Seven Dollars ($47).
- 3 -
Section 6. Severability. The provisions of this
ordinance are declared to be separate and severable. The
invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,
section or portion of this ordinance or the invalidity of the
application thereof to any person or circumstance shall not affect
the validity of the remainder of this ordinance or the validity of
its application to other persons and circumstances.
Section 7. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its
passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
DAN KELLEHER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
r
BRENDA JACOBER,
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
A. LUBOVIVff-,
'Y CITY CLERK
PASSED the 3 day of yp-x v� 4 ` " , 1991.
APPROVED the day of sn"' L" �7"� `� , 1991.
PUBLISHED the L- day of k �� n- E'h �' , 1991.
- 4 -
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance
No. =31� , passed by the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereon
indicated.
9680-340
SEAL)
BRENDA JA BER DEPUTY CITY CLERK
- 5 -