Ordinance 30610006.160.147
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ORDINANCE NO. 3061
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON; ADDING A CHAPTER 8.49 TO THE
EDMONDS CITY CODE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AN
EXEMPTION TO CITY BUSINESS OWNERS AND
EMPLOYEES FROM ALL EDMONDS THREE HOUR
PARKING TIME LIMITS IF SAID OWNERS AND
EMPLOYEES CARPOOL TO WORK IN THE CITY;
IMPOSING CIVIL PENALTIES FOR PERSONS WHO USE THE
EXEMPTION FOR NONCARPOOL PURPOSES AND FIXING
A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, the downtown area of the City of Edmonds has been experiencing
a severe shortage of parking spaces for both employees and the general public, and
and
WHEREAS, an increase in ridesharing would help alleviate this parking problem,
WHEREAS, an effective incentive to increase ridesharing can be accomplished
by exempting persons who work in downtown Edmonds from three hour parking limitations who
rideshare to work, and
WHEREAS, numerous business activities are disrupted by employees who frequently
move their vehicles in order to comply with parking time limitations, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. A new Chapter 8.49 is hereby added to the Edmonds City Code as
follows:
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Chapter 8.49
Downtown Edmonds Rideshare Program
Sections
8.49.010
Purpose
8.49.020
Definitions
8.49.030
Exemption From Three Hour
Parking Limits
8.49.040
Issuance of Rideshare Permits
8.49.050
Unlawful Rideshare Activities
8.49.060
Penalties
Section 8.49.010. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Chapter is to (1)
encourage ridesharing amongst downtown Edmonds business owners and
employees, and (2) prevent the disruption of business activities by
business owners and employees who frequently move their vehicles in
order to comply with parking time limitations.
Section 8.49.020. DEFINITIONS.
A. Rideshare: The carpooling of a motor vehicle with at least two
people, each of which is being transported to work to a rideshare
business.
B. Rideshare Business: A business premises that is located within the
City of Edmonds.
C. Rideshare Employee: A business owner or employee that works
an average of at least ten (10) hours per week at one or more
rideshare businesses.
D. Rideshare Permit: A permit issued under Section 8.49.040 of the
Edmonds City Code.
Section 8.49.030. EXEMPTION FROM THREE HOUR PARKING
LIMITS. The three hour time limits imposed by Sections 8.64.060 and
8.64.065 of the Edmonds City Code or imposed by any other Edmonds
City Code Section shall not apply to motor vehicles that satisfy the
following rideshare criteria:
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A. The motor vehicle displays a current rideshare permit that hangs
from the rear view mirror of the vehicle or is conspicuously placed
on the dashboard if there is no rear view mirror; and
B. The motor vehicle was initially driven to a three hour parking area
pursuant to a rideshare and one of the occupants of the vehicle
participating in the rideshare was the person to whom the rideshare
permit was issued.
Section 8.49.040. ISSUANCE OF RIDESHARE PERMITS.
A. An owner or the lead supervisor of a rideshare business may
acquire rideshare permits for themselves and their employees from
the Edmonds City Clerk. Only one permit will be issued per
rideshare employee.
B. Rideshare permits shall be issued to the owner or lead supervisor
in the name of a rideshare employee specified by the owner or lead
supervisor. The owner or lead supervisor shall be responsible for
distribution of the rideshare permits to the rideshare employees
who have been granted a permit by the Edmonds City Clerk.
C. Applications for rideshare permits shall be made upon forms
approved by the Edmonds Parking Committee, and shall at a
minimum contain the following information:
1. Name and address of the proposed rideshare permit holder.
2. Name of the employer of the proposed permit holder.
3. Rideshare business address.
4. Work hours of proposed rideshare permit holder.
5. Vehicle license number(s) of vehicle(s) owned and /or used
by the proposed rideshare permit holder for purposes of
ridesharing.
D. The rideshare permit shall be effective for the calendar year for
which it is issued. Applications for any calendar year shall be
accepted anytime after November 1 of the preceding calendar year.
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Section 8.49.050. UNLAWFUL RIDESHARE ACTIVITIES AND
REVOCATION.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to duplicate and use a rideshare
permit for purposes of parking more than three hours in a three
hour parking area and it shall also be unlawful to otherwise use a
rideshare permit in any manner not specified by this Chapter.
B. The City Clerk may revoke the rideshare permit of any person the
Clerk determines has abused the rideshare program by engaging in
unlawful activities specified in Section 8.49.050(A). The City
Clerk's determination may be appealed by the rideshare permit
holder to the City Council, which shall grant a hearing for the
appeal and issue written findings of fact and conclusions of law in
support of its decision. A rideshare permit holder who has had his
or her permit revoked shall be ineligible for a rideshare permit for
a period of one year from the date of revocation.
Section 8.49.060. PENALTIES.
A. Any person who both (1) parks a vehicle for more than three hours
in violation of Sections 8.64.060 or 8.64.065 of the Edmonds City
Code or any other city ordinance imposing a three hour parking
limit; and (2) displays a rideshare permit as required in Section
8.49.030(A) of the Edmonds City Code without using the parking
area as part of a rideshare as specified in Section 8.49.030(B);
shall have committed a parking infraction subject to the provisions
of Chapter 8.48 of the Edmonds City Code and shall be fined at
twice the civil penalty for overtime parking levied under Section
8.48.215 of the Edmonds City Code.
B. Any person who parks a vehicle in a three hour parking area with
a rideshare permit that has been duplicated or made to appear to
be a rideshare permit shall have committed a parking infraction
subject to the provisions of Chapter 8.48 of the Edmonds City
Code and a shall be fined a civil penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00).
Section 2. 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.
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Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifi-
cally delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum, and shall take effect
five (5) days after passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the
title.
APPROVED:
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 12/15/95
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 12/19/95
PUBLISHED: 12/24/95
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12/29/95
ORDINANCE NO. 3061
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3061
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 19th day of December , 1995 , the City Council of the City of Edmonds,
passed Ordinance No. 3061 . A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting
of the title, provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON; ADDING A CHAPTER
8.49 TO THE EDMONDS CITY CODE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION TO
CITY BUSINESS OWNERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM ALL EDMONDS THREE HOUR
PARKING TIME LIMITS IF SAID OWNERS AND EMPLOYEES CARPOOL TO WORK IN
THE CITY; IMPOSING CIVIL PENALTIES FOR PERSONS WHO USE THE EXEMPTION
FOR NONCARPOOL PURPOSES AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL
BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 20th day of December , 1995
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CITY CLERK, §ANDRA S. CHASE
RECTEI ED
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Affidavit of Publication
EDMoNDs CITY CLERK
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
COUNTY OF SNOHONiISH,
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SUMMARY OF
ORDINANCE NO. 3061
of Ile City of
Edmonds, Washington
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The undersigned, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says
the .�t of Edmonds, assed
Ordinance No. 3061. sum-
that she is Principal Clerk of THE HERALD, a daily newspaper
mary dt the content of said
ordinance, consisting of the
title, provides as follows:
printed and published in the City of Everett, County of Snohomish,
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The full text of this
Ordinance will be mailed upon
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DATED this 20th day of
December, 1995.
SANDRA S. CHASE
City Clerk
Published: December 24,1
1995.
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newspaper proper and not in supplement form, in the regular and
entire edition of said paper on the following days and times, namely:
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