Ordinance 44021
ORDINANCE NO. 4402
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER 8.48 ECC;
REPEALING CHAPTER 8.50 ECC; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, several chapters of the Edmonds City Code hereinafter “ECC”) refer
to related topics, namely chapter 8.48 ECC (Parking) and chapter 8.50 ECC (Abandoned and
Junk Motor Vehicles); and
WHEREAS, the Police Department has recommended to consolidate both chapters
in order to have all of the parking and impound-related ordinances in one chapter, in order to
avoid confusion and prevent inconsistent language; and
WHEREAS, chapters 8.48 and 8.50 ECC have not been amended in many years,
and are out of date with statutory law; and
WHEREAS, after review and discussion, the City Council has determined it to be
appropriate to adopt the recommendations of the Police Department, repealing chapter 8.50
ECC and moving its contents into chapter 8.48 ECC, and making necessary amendments to
conform to statutory law;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 8.48 of the Edmonds City Code, entitled “Parking,” is hereby
amended to read as set forth in Attachment A hereto, which is incorporated herein by this
reference as if set forth in full (new text shown in underline; deleted text shown in
strikethrough).
Section 2. Chapter 8.50 ECC, entitled "Abandoned and Junk Motor
Vehicles," is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other
section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance is subject to referendum and shall
take effect thirty (30) days after final passage of this ordinance .
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FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: August 7, 2025
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: August 12, 2025
PUBLISHED: August 15, 2025
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 14, 2025
ORDINANCE NO. : 4402
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 4402
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 12th day of August 2025, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed Ordinance No.
4402. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title, provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER 8.48 ECC;
REPEALING CHAPTER 8.50 ECC; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
DATED this 12th day of August 2025.
CITY CLERK, SCOTT PASSEY
ATTACHMENT A
Chapter 8.48 PARKING, ABANDONED AND JUNK VEHICLES, AND IMPOUNDMENT
Sections:
• 8.48.110 Application.
• 8.48.120 Regulations not exclusive.
• 8.48.125 Parking within 30 feet of private driveway prohibited.
• 8.48.130 Parking prohibited at all times on certain streets.
• 8.48.135 Angle parking required – Designation of affected streets.
• 8.48.137 Other than angle parking prohibited.
• 8.48.140 Parking prohibited during certain hours on certain streets.
• 8.48.145 Stopping, standing or parking prohibited during certain hours on certain
streets.
• 8.48.150 Stopping, standing or parking prohibited during certain hours on certain
streets.
• 8.48.155 Parking time limited on certain streets for certain time periods.
• 8.48.160 Parking time limited on certain streets.
• 8.48.161 Parking time limited for short-term parking for specific on-street parking
stalls.
• 8.48.162 Moving vehicle to avoid limit.
• 8.48.165 Removal of chalk marks prohibited.
• 8.48.166 Motorcycle parking only.
• 8.48.167 Parking within spaces required.
• 8.48.168 Parking of unlicensed vehicle.
• 8.48.169 Parking for disabled persons.
• 8.48.170 Parking signs or other notice required.
• 8.48.175 Restriction of parking time on certain public property.
• 8.48.500177 Parking in fishing pier parking lot.
• 8.48.180 Overnight parking prohibited in residential areas.
• 8.48.190 Stopping, standing or parking prohibited along certain roadways.
• 8.48.200 Parking – Notice of violation.
• 8.48.210 Repealed.
• 8.48.215 Parking infraction penalties.
• 8.48.220 Presumption in reference to illegal parking.
• 8.48.300 Pay parking lot defined.
• 8.48.320 Pay parking stall defined.
• 8.48.330 Monthly parking permits.
• 8.48.340 Permit required.
• 8.48.350 Overtime parking prohibited.
• 8.48.380 Designation of pay parking lots.
• 8.48.390 Placement of parking permits.
• 8.48.400 Reserved parking spaces.
• 8.48.410 Alteration prohibited.
• 8.50.11048.500 Unlawful to abandon junk motor vehicles.
• 8.50.12048.510 Abandoning vehicles unlawful.
• 8.50.03048.520 Abatement and removal of unauthorized junk motor vehicles or
parts thereof from private property, and of automobile hulks and/or abandoned
vehicles on private property.
• 8.50.040 Abatement and removal of automobile hulks and/or abandoned vehicles
on private property – Contents.
• 8.50.05048.530 Disposition of abandoned junk motor vehicles.
• 8.50.060 Stolen and abandoned vehicles – Reports of notice – Disposition.
• 8.50.07048.540 Owner of record presumed liable for costs when vehicle abandoned
– Exceptions.
• 8.50.10048.550 Contract with registered disposer to dispose of vehicles and hulks –
Compliance required.
• 8.50.125 Written impound authorization form.
• 8.50.20048.560 Penalties.
• 8.50.300 Severability.
• 8.48.600 Authority to impound.
• 8.48.601 Impoundment defined.
• 8.48.602 Applicable state law adopted by reference.
• 8.48.603 Impound without prior notice.
• 8.48.604 Impound after notice.
• 8.48.605 How impoundment is to be effected.
• 8.48.606 Notice to owner.
• 8.48.607 Redemption of impounded vehicles.
• 8.48.608 Post-impound hearing procedure.
• 8.48.610 Contract for towing and storage.
• 8.48.611 Contract for towing and storage – Financial responsibility.
• 8.48.613 Record of impounded vehicles.
• 8.48.614 No impermissible regulation of consensual tows.
• 8.50.08048.620 Owner or agent required to pay charges – Lien.
• 8.50.09048.630 Impounding not to prevent prosecution.
PARKING
8.48.110 Application.
The provisions of ECC 8.48.110 through 8.48.170 this chapter prohibiting the standing or
parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times herein specified or as
indicated on official signs except when it is necessary 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.
8.48.120 Regulations not exclusive.
The provisions of ECC 8.48.110 through 8.48.170 this chapter prohibiting imposing a time
limit on parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more
restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles in
specified places or at specified times.
8.48.125 Parking within 30 feet of private driveway prohibited.
The traffic engineer is authorized to prohibit parking within 30 feet on either side of private
driveways entering onto any street, except that residential property owners may park, or
allow another to park, across the point of ingress or egress of the driveway entering on to
their residential property in accordance with RCW 46.61.570. The “no parking zone” shall
be designated by appropriate yellow markings on the curb on either side of the driveway.
8.48.130 Parking prohibited at all times on certain streets.
When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle at any time
upon any of the streets described in ECC 8.64.030.
8.48.135 Angle parking required – Designation of affected streets.
In accordance with the provisions of RCW 46.61.575(3) and Chapter 46.90 RCW, angle
parking is permitted and required on the following streets in the designated areas and
locations:
A. The north side of Bell Street from Fifth Avenue North, east for a distance of 150 feet; and
B. The south side of Bell Street from Fifth Avenue North, east for a distance of 150 feet.
8.48.137 Other than angle parking prohibited.
When the city council by ordinance has designated that angle parking is required along any
street or portion thereof, and when signs are erected in each block of said street or portion
thereof, giving notice of such requirement, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle
except in conformance with angle parking requirements on such signs and/or curb or
pavement markings established by the traffic engineer to regulate said parking.
8.48.140 Parking prohibited during certain hours on certain streets.
When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle
between the hours specified in ECC 8.64.040 on any day except Sundays and public
holidays within the district or upon any of the streets described in ECC 8.64.040. “Public
holidays” within the meaning of this chapter and Chapter 8.64 ECC embrace only days for
the observance of the following:
January 1st (New Year’s Day); third Monday in January (Martin Luther King Jr. Day); February
12th (Lincoln’s Birthday); third Monday of February (Washington’s Birthday President’s
Day); last Monday of May (Memorial Day); June 19th (Juneteenth); July 4th (anniversary of
Declaration of Independence Day); first Monday of September (Labor Day); second Monday
of October (Columbus Day); November 11th (Veteran’s Day); fourth Thursday of November
(Thanksgiving Day); Day after Thanksgiving; December 24th (Christmas Eve); and December
25th (Christmas Day).
If any of these public holidays falls upon any Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be the
holiday therefore. If any of these public holidays falls upon any Sunday, the day next
following Monday such date shall be the holiday therefor.
8.48.145 Stopping, standing or parking prohibited during certain hours on certain
streets.
When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand or
park a vehicle between the hours specified in ECC 8.64.045 on any Friday, Saturday or
Sunday, or the day immediately preceding those public holidays set forth in ECC 8.48.140
or on public holidays as set forth in ECC 8.48.140 within the district or upon any of the
streets described in ECC 8.64.045.
8.48.150 Stopping, standing or parking prohibited during certain hours on certain
streets.
A. When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand
or park a vehicle between the hours specified in ECC 8.64.050(A) on any day except
Saturdays, Sundays and the public holidays specified in ECC 8.48.140, within the district or
upon any of the streets described in ECC 8.64.050(A).
B. When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand
or park a vehicle between the hours specified in ECC 8.64.050(B) on any day whatsoever
within the district or upon any of the streets described in ECC 8.64.050(B).
8.48.155 Parking time limited on certain streets for certain time periods.
When signs are erected on any streets or roads or portions thereof giving notice of a
limitation of a period of time for parking, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for
longer than the designated period of time prescribed, or between the hours designated in
such sign or signs, if any, upon any of the roads or streets described in ECC 8.64.065.
8.48.160 Parking time limited on certain streets.
When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle
on the streets between the hours or on the days specified in ECC 8.64.060.
8.48.161 Parking time limited for short-term parking for specific on-street parking
stalls.
When signs are erected at each specific on-street parking stall giving notice thereof, no
person shall park a vehicle on the streets any longer than the specified time limit as
specified in ECC 8.64.068. Official city of Edmonds vehicles and service vehicles will be
exempt from this time restriction.
8.48.162 Moving vehicle to avoid limit.
No person shall move and repark a vehicle on either side of a street within the same block
in order to avoid a parking time limit. Parking, stopping or standing a vehicle shall be limited
to a total of three hours within any 12-hour period within the same block on either side of
the street. A violation of this section constitutes a parking infraction subject to the
penalties and processes of this chapter.
8.48.165 Removal of chalk marks prohibited.
It is unlawful for any person to alter or remove a chalk mark placed upon a vehicle tire by a
parking enforcement officer to monitor and enforce the parking time limits set forth in this
chapter when the alteration or removal is intended to extend the period of parking time
authorized.
8.48.166 Motorcycle parking only.
The public works director is authorized to designate certain areas of any street, road or
portion thereof for motorcycle parking exclusively. When signs are erected on any street or
road or portion thereof giving notice of parking exclusively for motorcycles, no person shall
stop, stand or park any other type of vehicle thereon.
8.48.167 Parking within spaces required.
No person shall park a vehicle such that it occupies more than one marked parking space
within the limited parking areas set forth in ECC 8.48.160 and 8.64.065.
8.48.168 Parking of unlicensed vehicle.
A. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on a publicly maintained street, highway,
alley or public property within the city limits of Edmonds unless such vehicle possesses a
proper and current vehicle license plate or plates, and such plate or plates are properly
mounted on the vehicle in accordance with the State of Washington Department of
Licensing rules and regulations.
B. Penalty. Any violation of this section shall be an infraction and punishable by a
monetary penalty as provided under ECC 8.48.215.
8.48.169 Parking for disabled persons.
A. A person who has received a current and valid special disabled person’s card, decal or
license plate from the Washington State Department of Licensing under Chapter 46.19
RCW shall be allowed to park a vehicle being used to transport such person in parking
meter spaces free of charge and in nonmetered spaces for unlimited periods of time in
parking zones or areas which are otherwise restricted as to the length of time parking is
permitted except as otherwise provided in subsection (B) of this section. This section shall
have no application to those zones or areas in which the stopping, parking or standing of all
vehicles is prohibited or which are reserved for special types of vehicles. Such person shall
not be permitted the foregoing privilege unless the person obtains and displays a
distinguishing card, decal, or license plate issued pursuant to Chapter 46.19 RCW.
B. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in a parking space reserved for disabled
persons provided on-street or on private property without charge without obtaining and
displaying a special license plate, card, or decal issued pursuant to Chapter 46.19 RCW;
provided, pursuant to Chapter 46.19 RCW a time limitation of four hours is imposed on the
use of such parking spaces for on-street parking when so signed and a time restriction of
four hours is imposed on the use of nonreserved, on-street parking spaces by vehicles
displaying the special parking placards when such time restriction is clearly posted.
C. A parking space or stall for a disabled person shall be identified as described in RCW
46.61.581 including fine, time limitation (if applicable), and tow-away information.
Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter, in accordance with RCW 46.61.581, failure
of the person owning or controlling the property where required parking spaces are located
to erect and maintain the sign is a Class 2 civil infraction under Chapter 7.80 RCW for each
parking space that should be so designated. The person owning or controlling the property
where the required parking spaces are located shall ensure that the parking spaces are not
blocked or made inaccessible, and failure to do so is a Class 2 civil infraction.
D. No person shall make inaccessible the access aisle located next to a space reserved for
physically disabled persons.
E. Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter, the city’s police department is authorized
to appoint volunteers, with a limited commission, to issue notices of infractions for
violations of the city’s disabled parking regulations. Volunteers must be at least 21 years of
age and meet such additional qualifications as established by the city’s police department.
A notice of infraction issued by a volunteer appointed under this section has the same
force and effect as a notice of infraction issued by police officers and parking enforcement
officers for a violation of the city’s disabled parking regulations.
F. The following on-street parking stalls are designated as parking for disabled persons
only:
1. The south side of James Street, 160 feet west of Sunset Avenue;
2. The west side of Railroad Avenue, 45 feet south of Main Street;
3. The west side of Second Avenue South, 102 feet south of James Street;
4. The west side of Fifth Avenue North, 85 feet south of Bell Street;
5. The west side of Sixth Avenue North, 40 feet north of Bell Street;
6. The west side of Seventh Avenue North, four stalls, 165 feet south of Sprague Street;
7. The north side of Main Street, two stalls, directly in front of Francis Anderson Center
main entry;
8. The north side of Dayton Street, directly across from 720 Dayton;
9. The west side of Fifth Avenue, 30 feet south of Howell Way;
10. The west side of Second Avenue South, 32 feet south of Main Street;
11. The east side of Third Avenue South, 110 feet south of Main Street;
12. The west side of Fourth Avenue South, 95 feet south of Main Street;
13. The north side of Bell Street, 34 feet west of Fourth Avenue North;
14. The northbound Sixth Avenue, directly across from 411 Sixth Avenue, 16 feet south of
alley;
15. The westbound Edmonds Street, 30 feet west of Third Avenue North;
16. The south side of Main Street, directly in front of 414 Main Street;
17. The west side of Sunset Avenue, 33 feet north of Edmonds Street;
18. The west side of Sunset Avenue, directly in front of 322 Sunset Avenue; and
19. The west side of Sunset Avenue, directly in front of 606 Sunset Avenue.
8.48.170 Parking signs or other notice required.
Whenever by this title or any other ordinance of this city any parking time limit is imposed
or parking prohibited on designated streets, it shall be the duty of the city traffic engineer to
erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof; provided, however, that the city traffic
engineer may designate such no parking zone by painting the curb yellow, in lieu of or in
addition to posting no parking signs. The words “no parking” may also be painted on such
yellow curb. Alternatively, the city traffic engineer may designate such no parking zone by
painting yellow striping on the pavement. If this option is chosen, either the words “no
parking” must be painted on the street adjacent to the yellow striping, or “no parking” signs
must be erected adjacent to the yellow striping. No regulations imposing parking time
limits or prohibiting parking shall be effective unless the signs and/or curb or pavement
markings authorized herein are in place at the time of any alleged infraction. The words
“Tow Away Zone” shall be added to signs in areas where impoundment is authorized under
this chapter.
8.48.175 Restriction of parking time on certain public property.
When parking signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle for a
period of time longer than the posted time limit at the following listed public properties
within the city:
A. Public property adjacent to the west side of the area known as Olympic View Drive, at
18200 Olympic View Drive.
B. Public Safety Building parking lot on the northeast corner of 5th Avenue North and Bell
Street, except for emergency vehicles and juror parking.
C. Public parking lot located on the west side of Fourth Avenue South between Main and
Dayton Streets, bounded on the north by 326 Main Street and bounded on the south by 122
Fourth Avenue South.
8.48.500177 Parking in fishing pier parking lot.
A. “Fishing pier parking lot” means that parking lot owned jointly by the city of Edmonds
and the port of Edmonds and located immediately adjacent to the Edmonds fishing pier at
the western end of Dayton Street, on Railroad Avenue in the Edmonds waterfront district.
B. Except when parking is prohibited during the hours specified in subsection (C) of this
section, no person shall park an automobile in excess of three consecutive hours in the
fishing pier parking lot; provided, however, that vehicles displaying a valid permit issued by
the city to the senior center staff shall be exempt from this three-hour restriction.
C. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle in the
fishing pier parking lot on Friday of each week between the hours of 4:00 a.m. and 7:00
a.m. Vehicles displaying a valid senior center staff permit are not exempt from this
requirement.
D. Any vehicle parked in violation of this section may be towed from the fishing pier
parking lot when signs are posted in a conspicuous location within the fishing pier parking
lot giving the name of the agency at whose direction vehicles are towed for violation of this
section and the phone number and address where information regarding the recovery of
such vehicles may be obtained. The owner of any vehicle towed from the fishing pier
parking lot for violation of this section shall be liable for the entire cost of such towing.
Neither the city of Edmonds, nor any of its agents, shall be liable for any damage to any
vehicle towed pursuant to this section.
E. Violation of the subsections of this section shall constitute a parking infraction
punishable as set forth in ECC 8.48.215.
8.48.180 Overnight parking prohibited in residential areas.
It is unlawful and a violation of the traffic code to park or otherwise leave overnight, or
between the hours of one minute after 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m., on any street or
highway in the city of Edmonds within or abutting an area classified as primarily residential
(RS, RD, RML, or RMH) or open space (OS) by the official zoning ordinance the following
types of trailers and/or vehicles:
A. All types of trailers designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle including but not limited to
boat trailers, trailer homes and mobile homes; and
B. Vehicles over 10,000 pounds licensed gross vehicle weight, the principal use of which is
the transportation of commodities, merchandise, produce, freight, animals, vehicles,
passengers for hire, or which are used primarily in construction or farming, including but
not limited to bulldozers, backhoes, tractors and cranes.
It is not necessary that restricted parking or other traffic signs be erected for the purpose of
enforcing this section.
8.48.190 Stopping, standing or parking prohibited along certain roadways.
A. Except as otherwise permitted by the Edmonds City Code, no person may stop, park, or
leave any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon any paved portion of an uncurbed
street.
B. Except as otherwise permitted by the Edmonds City Code, no person may stop, stand or
park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon any paved
portion of a curbed street in the following manner:
1. Upon street lanes, when such action reduces the street lane width to less than 10 feet
for vehicles traveling in the same direction;
2. Upon cul-de-sacs, when such action reduces the radius of the cul-de-sac to less than
35 feet; or
3. Upon designated bike lanes.
8.48.200 Parking – Notice of violation.
A. Whenever any motor vehicle without an operator is found parked, standing or stopped
in violation of any of the parking regulations or time limits of this title, the officer finding it
shall may complete a notice of parking violation and affix the same in a conspicuous place
on the motor vehicle.
B. The notice of parking violation shall be in a form approved by the chief of police and
shall advise the operator to answer the charges against him within seven days at a place
and manner specified in the notice. The notice of parking infraction shall be filed in the
traffic violations bureau Edmonds municipal court no later than 48 hours after issuance.
C. If a violator of any provision of this title regulating stopping, standing or parking does not
answer to the charges set forth in the notice of parking violation affixed to such motor
vehicle within a period of seven days, the chief of police shall send to the owner of the
motor vehicle to which the notice was affixed a letter informing him of the violation warning
him that in the event such letter is disregarded for a period of seven days, a criminal
complaint will be filed and a summons to appear or a warrant for arrest may be issued.
8.48.210 Failure to respond to notice of parking infraction.
Repealed by Ord. 4107.
8.48.215 Parking infraction penalties.
A. Any person who commits a parking infraction shall be assessed the following civil
penalty, unless otherwise provided herein:
1. All parking infractions, whether on public streets or within lots, except as detailed in
subsection (A)(2) of this section: $40.00;
2. Unauthorized handicapped zone parking: $450.00.
B. Repeat Violations Within One Calendar Year.
1. For persons who commit repeated parking violations within one calendar year, the
penalty shall stand as stated in subsection (A) of this section, except as set forth below;
provided, however, that nothing herein shall be interpreted to prohibit the court from
imposing additional penalties and costs for late payment.
2. For the second violation, the penalty listed in subsection (A) of this section, with the
exception of subsection (A)(2) of this section, shall be $40.00. For the third violation, the
penalty listed in subsection (A) of this section shall be increased to $80.00 and all
subsequent violations within one calendar year shall pay a civil penalty equal to $160.00
per violation.
3. Each subsequent violation of the posted period of parking time constitutes another
violation. Calculation of the new period of parking time begins immediately after a notice of
infraction has been issued.
4. Any person who remains free of parking infractions for one calendar year shall revert to
the base fine set forth in subsection (A) of this section to the end that, after a one-year
period free of violation, the offense shall be considered a first offense.
C. Any person who commits a parking infraction, and who fails to respond to the notice of
that infraction within 30 days of its issuance, shall be assessed a late fee of $20.00. Such
penalty shall be in addition to any other penalties or fines imposed for failure to respond to
a notice of parking infraction.
D. “Person” as used in this section shall refer to the registered owner of the vehicle found
to be in violation of the parking provisions of this chapter.
8.48.220 Presumption in reference to illegal parking.
A. In any prosecution for a violation of any law or regulation governing the stopping,
standing, or parking of a vehicle, proof that the particular vehicle described in the
complaint was stopping, standing, or parking in violation of any such law or regulation,
together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time of such
violation the registered owner of such vehicle, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie
presumption that the registered owner of such vehicle was the person who parked or
placed such vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which, such violation
occurred.
B. The foregoing stated presumption shall apply only when the procedure as prescribed in
ECC 8.48.200 has been followed.
8.48.300 Pay parking lot defined.
For the purposes of this chapter, “pay parking lot” means any parking lot owned or operated
by the city of Edmonds which is designated by appropriate signs as a pay parking lot.
8.48.320 Pay parking stall defined.
As used in this chapter, “pay parking stall” means a space in a pay parking lot designated
by signs and/or appropriate markings on curb or pavement as a parking space.
8.48.330 Monthly parking permits.
Monthly parking permits shall be obtained from the city clerk upon payment of the
applicable fee. The monthly fee for the public parking lot located near the intersection of
Fourth Avenue and Main Street known as “the Fourth Avenue lot” shall be $100.00 per
space. The permit shall contain a permit number and the expiration date when issued by
the city clerk. The monthly parking permit shall authorize a vehicle to park in a pay parking
lot space in accordance with the following provisions:
A. Permits issued on the first day of each month, for the one-month period ending on the
expiration date set forth on the permit; or
B. Individual monthly parking permits, for a 30-day period ending on the expiration date set
forth on the permit.
8.48.340 Permit required.
No person shall park a vehicle in a pay parking stall unless a monthly parking permit is
obtained from the city clerk and the monthly parking permit is placed on the windshield of
the vehicle on the passenger side.
8.48.350 Overtime parking prohibited.
No person shall park a vehicle in a pay parking space for a period of time longer than the
period authorized by the monthly parking permit as specified in this chapter.
Each subsequent two-hour period of time lapsing following affixing of a notice of overtime
parking to a vehicle shall constitute a further violation of this section.
8.48.380 Designation of pay parking lots.
The superintendent of public works is authorized to designate pay parking lots, designate
certain pay parking stalls for monthly parking permit only, and erect suitable signs advising
the public of the requirements of purchasing monthly parking permits from the city clerk.
8.48.390 Placement of parking permits.
Monthly parking permits shall be valid only when placed on the windshield of the vehicle on
the passenger side. Failure to place a monthly parking permit in the manner specified in
this section shall invalidate the authorization to park for the time otherwise designated on
the parking permit.
8.48.400 Reserved parking spaces.
Vehicles displaying valid monthly parking permits shall be entitled to park in pay parking
stalls specially designated by the superintendent of public works for permit parking only.
No person shall park a vehicle in a pay parking stall specially designated for permit parking
only unless a valid monthly parking permit is displayed as set forth in this chapter.
8.48.410 Alteration prohibited.
It is unlawful for any person to alter a monthly parking permit in any way, such as to extend
the period of parking time authorized, or to place a fictitious monthly parking permit in
place of or as a substitute for a monthly parking permit as specified in this chapter.
ABANDONED AND JUNK VEHICLES
8.50.110 8.48.500 Unlawful to abandon junk motor vehicles.
No person shall willfully leave an abandoned junk motor vehicle on private property for
more than 24 hours without the permission of the person having the right to possession of
the property, or upon or within the right-of-way of any highway or other property open to the
public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking for 24 hours or longer without notification
to the chief of police of the reasons for leaving the motor vehicle in such a place. For the
purposes of this section, the fact that a motor vehicle has been so left without permission
or notification is prima facie evidence of abandonment. Any person convicted of
abandoning a junk motor vehicle shall be assessed any costs incurred by the city in
disposing of such abandoned junk motor vehicle less any monies accrued to the city from
such disposal.
8.50.120 8.48.510 Abandoning vehicles unlawful.
A. No person shall leave or permit a vehicle to remain on any highway or private property
without the permission of the owner longer than 24 hours; provided, however, said vehicles
may remain on the highway for a period not to exceed 72 hours if it is lawfully parked.
B. Up to two vehicles registered to a dwelling unit may be parked within 1,000 feet of the
dwelling unit on the public right-of-way for a period of up to 72 hours. In no case may more
than two cars registered to a dwelling unit park on the public right-of-way within 1,000 feet
of the dwelling unit.
8.50.030 8.48.520 Abatement and removal of unauthorized junk motor vehicles or
parts thereof from private property, and of automobile hulks and/or abandoned
vehicles on private property.
A. The following are declared to be public nuisances subject to removal and
impoundment:
1. The storage or retention of an unauthorized junk motor vehicle, as defined in RCW
46.55.010(5), on private property is declared to constitute a public nuisance subject to
removal and impoundment.; and
2. The storage or retention of an automobile hulk and/or abandoned vehicle on private
property.
B. The police shall inspect and investigate complaints relative to the storage or retention of
unauthorized junk motor vehicles or parts thereof, or of automobile hulks or abandoned
vehicles, on private property. Upon discovery of such nuisance, the police department
shall give notice in writing to the owner of the property where the vehicle is stored and to
the last registered owner of record of the vehicle to abate the nuisance or face removal of
said vehicle and informing the property owner of record that a hearing before the Edmonds
hearing examiner municipal court may be requested in writing directed to the chief of
police within 10 days of said notice. If no hearing is requested within 10 days, the vehicle
will be removed. Costs of removal may be assessed against the last registered owner of the
vehicle if the identity of such owner can be determined, or the costs may be assessed
against the owner of the property on which the vehicle is stored.
BC. If a request for a hearing is received, a notice giving the time, location, and date of the
hearing on the question of abatement and removal of the vehicle or part thereof as a public
nuisance shall be mailed by certified mail, with a five-day return receipt requested, to the
owner of the land as shown on the last equalized assessment roll and to the last registered
and legal owner of record of the vehicle unless the vehicle is in such condition that the
identification numbers are not available to determine ownership.
CD. The owner of the land on which the vehicle is located may appear in person at the
hearing or present a written statement in time for consideration at the hearing and deny
responsibility for the presence of the vehicle on the land, with reasons for the denial. If it is
determined at the hearing that the vehicle was placed on the land without the consent of
the landowner and that he has not subsequently acquiesced in its presence, then the court
shall not assess costs of administration or removal of the vehicle against the property upon
which the vehicle is located or otherwise attempt to collect the cost from the owner.
DE. Costs of removal of vehicles or parts thereof under this section shall be assessed
against the last registered owner of the vehicle or automobile hulk if the identity of the
owner can be determined unless the owner in the transfer of ownership of the vehicle or
automobile hulk has complied with RCW 46.12.101650, or the costs may be assessed
against the owner of the property on which the vehicle is stored unless the property owner
establishes the facts set forth above in subsection (B) of this section.
EF. This section shall not apply to:
1. A vehicle or part thereof that is completely enclosed within a building in a lawful manner
where it is not visible from the street or other public or private property; or
2. A vehicle or part thereof that is stored or parked in a lawful manner on private property
in connection with the business of a licensed dismantler or licensed vehicle dealer and is
fenced according to RCW 46.80.130.
FG. After notice has been given of the city’s intent to dispose of the vehicle and after a
hearing, if requested, has been held, the vehicle or parts thereof shall be removed at the
request of a police officer and disposed of to a licensed motor vehicle wrecker or hulk
hauler with notice to the Washington State Patrol and the Department of Licensing that the
vehicle has been wrecked.
H. The city shall, within 30 days after removal of a vehicle from private property under this
section, file for record with the county auditor to claim a lien for the cost of removal, which
shall be in substance in accordance with the provisions covering mechanics’ liens in
Chapter 60.04 RCW, and said lien shall be foreclosed in the same manner as such liens.
8.50.040 Abatement and removal of automobile hulks and/or abandoned vehicles on
private property – Contents.
A. The storage or retention of an automobile hulk and/or abandoned vehicle on private
property is declared to constitute a public nuisance subject to removal and impoundment.
The police shall inspect and investigate complaints relative to the automobile hulks and/or
abandoned vehicles or parts thereof on private property. Upon discovery of such nuisance,
the police department shall give notice in writing to the last registered owner of record of
the automobile hulk and/or abandoned vehicle and also to the property owner of record
that a public hearing may be requested before the city council and that if no hearing is
requested within 10 days the automobile hulk and/or abandoned vehicle will be removed.
Costs of removal may be assessed against the last registered owner of the abandoned hulk
and/or abandoned vehicle if the identity of such owner can be determined, or the costs
may be assessed against the owner of the property on which the automobile hulk and/or
abandoned vehicle is stored.
B. If a request for a hearing is received, a notice giving the time, location and date of such
hearing on the question of removal and impoundment of the automobile hulk and/or
removal and impoundment of the automobile hulk and/or abandoned vehicle or part
thereof as a public nuisance shall be mailed, by certified or registered mail, with a five-day
return receipt requested, to the owner of the land as shown on the last equalized
assessment roll of the county assessor and to the last registered and legal owner of record
of the automobile hulk and/or abandoned vehicle unless the automobile hulk and/or
abandoned vehicle is in such condition that identification numbers are not available to
determine ownership.
C. This section shall not apply to:
1. An automobile hulk or part thereof which is completely enclosed within a building in a
lawful manner where it is not visible from the highway or other public or private property, or
2. An automobile hulk or part thereof which is stored or parked in a lawful manner on
private property in connection with the business of a licensed dismantler or licensed
vehicle dealer fenced according to the provisions of RCW 46.80.130.
D. The owner of the land on which the automobile hulk and/or abandoned vehicle is
located may appear in person at the hearing or present a written statement in time for
consideration at the hearing and deny responsibility for the presence of the hulk and/or
abandoned vehicle on the land, with his reasons for such denial. If it is determined at the
hearing that the hulk and/or abandoned vehicle was placed on the land without the
consent of the landowner and that he has not subsequently acquiesced in its presence,
then the city council shall not assess costs of administration or removal of the hulk and/or
abandoned vehicle against the property upon which the hulk is located or otherwise collect
such costs from the property owner.
E. After notice has been given of the intent of the city to dispose of the automobile hulk
and/or abandoned vehicle and after a hearing, if requested, has been held, the automobile
or part thereof shall be removed at the request of a police officer and disposed of to a
licensed motor vehicle wrecker or hulk hauler with notice to the Washington State Patrol
and the Department of Licensing that the vehicle has been wrecked.
F. The city shall, within 30 days after removal of an automobile hulk and/or abandoned
vehicle from private property, file for record with the county auditor to claim a lien for the
cost of removal, which shall be in substance in accordance with the provisions covering
mechanics’ liens in Chapter 60.04 RCW, and said lien shall be foreclosed in the same
manner as such liens.
8.50.050 8.48.530 Disposition of abandoned junk motor vehicles.
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the chief of police or designee on his or her
own volition, or upon request from a private person having the right to possession of
property upon which an abandoned junk motor vehicle has been left, shall inspect and
may authorize the disposal of an abandoned junk motor vehicle in accordance with RCW
46.55.230. The chief of police shall record the make of such vehicle, the serial number or
vehicle identification number if available, and shall also detail the damaged or missing
equipment to verify that the value of such abandoned junk vehicle is equivalent to the
value of the scrap metal therein only. He shall prepare in duplicate for each such
abandoned junk motor vehicle an authorization to dispose on a form provided by the
department. He shall issue the original copy of such authorization to dispose of any
licensed hulk hauler, motor vehicle wrecker, or scrap processor for the purpose of
acquiring an abandoned junk motor vehicle; provided, that such acquisition is for the
purpose of ultimate transfer to and demolition by a licensed scrap processor.
B. Any monies arising from the disposal of abandoned junk motor vehicles shall be
deposited in the city’s general fund.
8.50.060 Stolen and abandoned vehicles – Reports of notice – Disposition.
A. It shall be the duty of the chief of police to report immediately to the chief of the
Washington State Patrol all motor vehicles reported to him as stolen or recovered upon
forms to be provided by the chief of the Washington State Patrol.
B. In the event that any motor vehicle reported as stolen has been recovered, the person
so reporting the same as stolen shall be guilty of a misdemeanor unless he shall report the
recovery thereof to the chief of police to whom such motor vehicle was reported stolen.
C. It shall be the duty of the chief of police to report to the chief of the Washington State
Patrol all vehicles or automobile hulks found abandoned on a highway or at any other place
and the same shall at the direction of a law enforcement officer be placed in the custody of
a registered disposer.
8.50.070 8.48.540 Owner of record presumed liable for costs when vehicle abandoned
– Exceptions.
A. The abandonment of any vehicle or automobile hulk shall constitute a prima facie
presumption that the last owner of record is responsible for such abandonment and thus
liable for any costs incurred in removing, storing and disposing of any abandoned vehicle.
B. A registered owner transferring a vehicle shall be relieved from personal liability under
this chapter if within five days of the transfer he transmits to the department a seller’s
report of sale on a form prescribed by the director police department.
8.50.100 8.48.550 Contract with registered disposer to dispose of vehicles and hulks –
Compliance required.
A. The city may contract with any tow truck operator who is engaged in removing and
storing of vehicles and who is registered as a registered disposer by the department for the
purpose of disposing of certain automobile hulks, abandoned junk motor vehicles and
abandoned vehicles.
B. Any registered disposer under contract to the city for the removing and storing of
vehicles or hulks shall comply with the administrative regulations relative to the handling
and disposing of vehicles or hulks as may be promulgated by the police chief or the
director.
8.50.200 8.48.560 Penalties.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter ECC 8.48.500 or 8.48.510 shall be guilty
of an infraction and shall be punished by a maximum penalty of up to $250.00, in addition
to the costs of impoundment (removal, towing and storage fees) as allowed by ECC
8.48.607.
8.50.300 Severability.
If any section, subsection, clause or phrase or word of this chapter is for any reason held to
be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions
of this chapter.
IMPOUND
8.48.600 Authority to impound.
The Edmonds police department is hereby authorized to impound vehicles parked in
violation of this chapter; provided, that proper notice is given pursuant to ECC 8.48.170 or
8.48.604. The police department is authorized to impound vehicles without notice as
provided under ECC 8.48.603.
8.48.601 Impoundment defined.
“Impoundment” means removal of a vehicle to a storage facility either by an officer or
authorized agent of the Edmonds police department or by a contractor for towing and
storage in response to a request from an officer or authorized agent of the Edmonds police
department.
8.48.602 Applicable state law adopted by reference.
All applicable provisions of Chapter 46.55 RCW*, as now or hereafter amended, are hereby
incorporated into this chapter by this reference. In the event that any provision of this
chapter may conflict with any provision of Chapter 46.55 RCW or other applicable state
law, the state law provision will control.
* Code reviser’s note: A true and correct copy of Chapter 46.55 RCW is attached as
Exhibit A to Ordinance 3364, which is on file in the office of the city clerk.
8.50.010 Statutes adopted by reference.
The following statutes of the state of Washington, including all future amendments thereto,
are adopted by reference:
RCW
46.55.010 Definitions
46.55.070 Posting requirements – Exception
46.55.080 Law enforcement impound, private impound
46.55.085 Law enforcement impound – Abandoned vehicle
46.55.090 Storage, return requirements – Personal belongings – Combination
endorsement for tow truck drivers – Authority to view impounded vehicle
46.55.100 Impound notice – Abandoned vehicle
46.55.110 Notice to legal and registered owners
46.55.113 Removal by police officer, when
46.55.120 Redemption of vehicles – Sale of unredeemed vehicles
46.55.130 Notice requirements – Public auction – Accumulation of storage charges
46.55.140 Operator’s lien, deficiency claim, liability
46.55.230 Junk vehicles – Certification, notification, removal, sale
WAC
308-330-370 Stolen and abandoned vehicles—Reports of—Recovery, report required,
penalty—Disposition.
8.48.603 Impound without prior notice.
A. A vehicle may be impounded with or without citation and without giving prior notice to
its owner as otherwise required by this chapter under the following circumstances:
1. When the vehicle is impeding or is likely to impede the normal flow of vehicular or
pedestrian traffic; or
2. When the vehicle is illegally occupying a truck, commercial load, bus, loading, or other
similar zone where, by order of the public works and utilities director of engineering or
chiefs of police or fire, parking is limited to designated classes of vehicles or is prohibited
during certain hours, or designated days, or at all times, and where such vehicle is
interfering with the proper and intended use of such zones; or
3. When a vehicle without a special license plate, card, or decal indicating that the vehicle
is being used to transport a disabled person as defined under Chapter 46.19 RCW, as now
or hereafter amended, is parked in a stall or space clearly and conspicuously marked as
being reserved for disabled persons, whether the space is located on private property
without charge or on public property; or
4. When the vehicle poses an immediate danger to public safety; or
5. When a police officer has probable cause to believe that the vehicle is stolen; or
6. When a police officer has probable cause to believe that the vehicle constitutes or
contains evidence of a crime, if impoundment is reasonably necessary in such instance to
obtain or preserve the evidence.; or
7. As otherwise allowed to be impounded without prior notice in accordance with RCW
46.55.113.
B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize seizure of a vehicle without a
warrant where a warrant would otherwise be required by law.
8.48.604 Impound after notice.
A. A vehicle not subject to impoundment under ECC 8.48.603 may be impounded after
notice of the proposed impoundment has been securely attached to and conspicuously
displayed on the vehicle for a period of 24 hours prior to such impoundment for the
following reasons:
1. When such vehicle is parked in violation of any law, ordinance, or regulation; or
2. When such vehicle is so mechanically defective as to be unsafe for operation
apparently inoperable, as defined in ECC 6.20.020.F; provided, however, that this section
shall not be construed to prevent the operation of any such defective vehicle to a place for
correction of equipment defect in a manner directed by any law enforcement officer.
B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to vehicles impounded under ECC
8.50.030 8.48.520 and 8.50.040.
8.48.605 How impoundment is to be effected.
When impoundment is authorized by this chapter, a vehicle may be impounded either by
an officer or authorized agent of the police department, or by a contractor for towing and
storage services acting at the request of an officer or authorized agent of the police
department, and in accordance with a city contract.
8.50.125 Written impound authorization form.
Whenever an officer impounds a vehicle pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the
officer shall complete an authorization form approved by the chief of police State Patrol
which specifies the section of this chapter or Chapter 46.55 RCW authorizing the impound.
In the alternative, a law enforcement notice of infraction or citation for an offense which
authorizes the impound may be substituted at the officer’s discretion.
8.48.606 Notice to owner.
A. Not more than 24 hours after impoundment of any vehicle, the towing contractor shall
mail a notice by first class mail to the last known and legal owners of the vehicle, as may be
disclosed by the vehicle identification number, and as provided by the Washington State
Department of Licensing. The notice shall contain the full particulars of the impoundment,
procedures for redemption, a copy of the invoice for towing and storage, an opportunity for
a hearing to contest the propriety of the impoundment, and a form to be submitted for
requesting such a hearing.
B. Similar notice shall be given to each person who seeks to redeem an impounded
vehicle except that if a vehicle is redeemed prior to the mailing of notice, then such notice
need not be mailed.
C. If a vehicle has been placed under an investigatory hold after impoundment, the The
Edmonds police department shall give written notification to notify the vehicle’s last
registered and legal owner that towing contractor, by telephone or in writing, once the an
investigatory hold has been removed. The towing contractor shall give written notification
to the vehicle’s last registered and legal owner that the investigatory hold has been
removed, except that if a vehicle is redeemed following notice by telephone and prior to the
mailing of notice, then notice need not be mailed. In addition, the police department shall
notify the towing contractor, by telephone or in writing, of the authorization to release such
vehicle.
8.48.607 Redemption of impounded vehicles.
Vehicles impounded by the city pursuant to this chapter shall be redeemed only under the
following circumstances:
A. An impounded vehicle may be redeemed only by the legal owner, the registered owner,
a person authorized in writing by the registered owner or the vehicle’s insurer, a person who
is determined and verified to have the permission of the registered owner of the vehicle, or
one who has purchased a vehicle from the registered owner and who produces either proof
of ownership or written authorization and signs a receipt therefor.
B. Any person redeeming a vehicle properly impounded by the city shall pay the towing
contractor for the costs of impoundment (removal, towing and storage) prior to redeeming
such vehicle. The towing contractor shall accept payment as provided in RCW 46.55.120,
as now or hereafter amended.
C. Any person seeking to redeem an impounded vehicle impounded as a result of a
parking or traffic citation has a right to a municipal or district court hearing to contest the
validity of the impoundment or the amount of towing and storage charges imposed. Any
such request for hearing must be in writing, in a form approved by the municipal court and
signed by such person, and received by the municipal court within 10 days after the
requesting person received notice of the impound and opportunity for a hearing. Such
hearing shall be provided as follows:
1. The court, within five days after receiving the request for a hearing, shall, in writing,
notify the towing contractor, the person requesting the hearing if not the owner, the
registered and legal owners of the vehicle, and the person or agency authorizing the
impound of the hearing date and time.
2. If all the requirements to redeem the vehicle have been satisfied, the impounded
vehicle shall be released to such person immediately, and a hearing as provided for in ECC
8.48.608 shall be held within 90 days of the written request for a hearing.
3. If all the requirements to redeem the vehicle have not been satisfied, the impounded
vehicle shall not be released to such person until after the hearing provided pursuant to
ECC 8.48.608. Such person shall have the right to a hearing in municipal court within seven
business days (Monday through Friday, excluding court holidays) of the court’s receipt of
the written request for a hearing.
4. Any person seeking a hearing who has failed to request such hearing within 10 days of
receiving notice of the opportunity therefor shall be deemed to have waived the right to a
hearing, and the registered owner of the impounded vehicle shall be liable for any towing
and storage fees incurred in relation to the vehicle.
5. Redemption of vehicles impounded for violations of driving with an invalidated (i.e.,
suspended or revoked) license shall be as provided under RCW 46.55.120.
8.50.020 Administrative hearing officer.
All hearings required under this chapter, including the hearing required by RCW
46.55.120(2), shall be conducted by an administrative hearings officer instead of the
district court. The Edmonds hearing examiner shall serve as the administrative hearings
officer. A decision made by an administrative hearing officer shall be final.
8.48.608 Post-impound hearing procedure.
Hearings requested pursuant to ECC 8.48.607 shall be held in the Edmonds municipal
court or the district court., which The court shall determine whether the impoundment was
proper and whether the associated removal, towing and storage fees charged were proper.
A. At the hearing, the person requesting the hearing may produce any relevant evidence to
show that the impoundment, towing, or storage fees charged were improper. The court may
consider a written report made under oath by the officer who authorized the impoundment
in lieu of the officer’s personal appearance at the hearing. An abstract of the driver’s driving
record is admissible without further evidentiary foundation and is prima facie evidence of
the status of the driver’s license, permit or privilege to drive and that the driver was in fact
convicted of each offense listed on the abstract. In addition, a certified vehicle registration
of the impounded vehicle is admissible without further evidentiary foundation and is prima
facie evidence of the identity of the registered owner of the vehicle.
B. If the impoundment is found to be proper, the court shall enter an order so stating. In
the event that the costs of impoundment (removal, towing and storage fees) have not been
paid, the court’s order shall provide that the impounded vehicle shall be released only after
payment to the city of any fines imposed on the underlying citation and the costs of
impoundment to the towing company, as well as payment of all court costs associated with
the hearing. In the event that the court grants time payments, the city shall ensure that the
costs of impoundment are ultimately paid to the towing company. The court shall grant
time payments only upon a showing of extreme financial need, and where there is an
effective guaranty of payment.
C. If the impoundment is determined to be improper, the court shall enter an order so
stating and order the immediate release of the vehicle. The court shall order that the
registered and legal owner of the vehicle shall bear no impoundment, towing, or storage
fees, and that the city shall be liable for any such fees. The court shall enter judgment in
favor of the towing contractor against the city for the impoundment, towing, and storage
fees paid. In addition, the court shall enter judgment in favor of the registered and legal
owner of the vehicle and against the city for the amount of the filing fee for the impound
hearing petition as well as reasonable damages for loss of use for the vehicle during the
time it was impounded. Said loss of use damages shall not be less than $50.00 per day,
and shall be calculated as the current daily rental rate for a similar vehicle in the Edmonds
area.
D. In the event that the court finds that the impoundment was proper but that the removal,
towing and storage fees charged for the impoundment were improper, the court shall
determine the correct fees to be charged. If the costs of impoundment have been paid, the
court shall enter a judgment against the city and in favor of the person who has paid the
costs of impoundment for the amount of the overpayment.
E. No determination of facts made at a hearing under this section shall have any collateral
estoppel effect on any subsequent criminal prosecution and such determination shall not
preclude litigation of those same facts in a subsequent criminal prosecution.
8.48.610 Contract for towing and storage.
A. The administrative services director Mayor or designee is authorized to prepare
specifications for towing and storage of vehicles, including instructions to bidders,
containing such provisions as the director shall deem advisable and not in conflict with this
chapter. The specifications shall be subject to the review and approval of the budget
finance director and the approval of the city council by resolution passed for such purpose.
B. In lieu of the individual bidding process authorized under subsection (A) of this section,
the city may, at its discretion, establish a rotational list of contractors to provide towing
services. Said alternative process may proceed either according to contract specifications
developed by the director or pursuant to an existing bidding and contractual arrangement
utilized by another municipality with which the city has entered into an interlocal
agreement providing for the reciprocal use of each jurisdiction’s bids for services.
8.48.611 Contract for towing and storage – Financial responsibility.
Any contract for towing and storage under the provisions of this chapter shall require the
contractor to demonstrate proof of financial responsibility for any liability which the city
may have as a result of any negligence, willful conduct, or breach of contract by the
contractor, and for any damage which the owner of an impounded vehicle may sustain as a
result of damage to or loss of the vehicle. Proof of financial responsibility shall be furnished
either by proof of insurance, filing a surety bond and/or by depositing cash in such amounts
as the administrative services director shall determine necessary.
8.48.613 Record of impounded vehicles.
A. The police department shall keep, and make available for public inspection, a record of
all vehicles impounded under the provisions of this chapter. The record shall include, but is
not necessarily limited to, the following information:
1. Manufacturer’s trade name or make;
2. Vehicle license number and state of registration;
3. Vehicle identification number;
4. Such other descriptive information as the chief of police deems useful for purposes of
vehicle identification;
5. Basis for impoundment, including reference to the appropriate section or sections of
this chapter; and
6. Disposition of the vehicle and date of disposition.
B. The police department shall furnish to the towing contractor, upon request, the name of
the registered owner of any vehicle impounded by such contractor pursuant to this chapter.
8.48.614 No impermissible regulation of consensual tows.
The provisions of this chapter that establish requirements and performance standards for
tow contractors are limited in effect to those contractors operating pursuant to an
agreement with the city to provide nonconsensual, rather than consensual, tows. Nothing
in this chapter shall be construed as an attempt by the city to regulate, in violation of any
applicable federal or state law, the service or route of towing contractors in providing
consensual tows.
8.50.080 8.48.620 Owner or agent required to pay charges – Lien.
A. Any costs incurred in the removal and storage of an impounded vehicle shall be a lien
upon the vehicle. All towing and storage charges on such vehicle impounded shall be paid
by the owner or his agent if the vehicle is redeemed. In the case of abandoned vehicles, all
costs of removal and storage shall be paid by the owner or his agent if the vehicle is
redeemed, but if not redeemed, such costs shall be received from the proceeds of sale.
B. Either a registered or legal owner may claim an impounded vehicle by payment of all
charges that have accrued to the time of reclamation. If the vehicle was impounded at the
direction of a law enforcement agency, the person in possession of the vehicle prior to the
time of reclamation shall notify such agency of the fact that the vehicle has been claimed,
and by whom.
8.50.090 8.48.630 Impounding not to prevent prosecution.
The impounding of a vehicle shall not preclude charging the violator with any violation of
the law on account of which such vehicle was impounded.
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