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5/20/07
ORDINANCE NO. 3653
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF
CHAPTER 8.48.215 PARKING INFRACTION PENALTIES IN
ORDER TO INCREASE PARKING FINES, AND FIXING A
TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, in order for fines to be meaningful and to cover the costs of
enforcement, they must be reviewed and approved; and
reviewed; and
WHEREAS, it has been some time since the City's parking infractions have been
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it to be in the public interest and necessary for
cost recovery to increase the cost of parking fines; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Edmonds City Code, Section 8.48.215 Parking infraction
penalties is hereby amended to read as follows:
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 subsections (A)(2) of this section:
$40.00;
2. Unauthorized handicapped zone parking: $250.00;
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B. All persons who have committed a parking infraction and
are issued a notice of infraction for a violation of subsection A
(1)of parking infraction ordinances shall be assessed a reduced fine
of $20.00 for that violation if:
1. It is their first violation; and
2. The individual pays the penalty within 24 hours of the
issuance of the notice of infraction.
C. Repeat Violations Within One Calendar Year
1. For persons who commit repeated parking violations within
one calendar year, there shall be no opportunity for reduction and
the penalty shall stand as stated in subsection (A) of this section
regardless of when the penalty is paid; provided, however, that
nothing herein shall be interpreted to prohibit the court from
imposing additional penalties and costs for late payment.
2. After the second violation, the penalty listed in subsection
(A), with the exception of A (2) of this section, shall be to $40.00
with no reduction. After the third violation, the penalty listed in
subsection (A) of this section shall be increased to $80 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 and subject
to reduction as provided above if paid within 24 hours.
D. Any person who commits a parking infraction, and who
fails to respond to the notice of that infraction within 15 days of its
issuance, shall be assessed twice the civil penalty for such
infraction as is set forth in subsections (A) and (B) of this section.
Such penalty shall be in addition to any other penalties or fines
imposed for failure to respond to a notice of parking infraction.
E. "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.
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Section 2. 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:
MAYOR GA V HAAKENSON
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
BY
W. SCOTT SNYDER
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 06/15/2007
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 06/19/2007
PUBLISHED: 06/24/2007
EFFECTIVE DATE: 06/29/2007
ORDINANCE NO. 3653
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3653
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 19th day of June, 2007, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed
Ordinance No. 3653. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title,
provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE
PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 8.48.215 PARKING INFRACTION PENALTIES IN ORDER
TO INCREASE PARKING FINES, 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 June, 2007.
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
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Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3653
of the City of m Washington
� On the 191h day of June, 200707 the the City Council of the City I
Summary of Ordinance No. 3653
of Edmonds, passed Ordinance No. 3653 A summary of the
content of said ordinance, consisting of the title, provides as
follows:
City of Edmonds
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHING-
TON, AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER i
8.48.215 PARKING INFRACTION PENALTIES IN ORDER
TO INCRETM$ _PAWN ,t FINES AG3- Ff)aNG A TIME
WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 20th day of June, 2007.
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
a printed co of which is hereunto attached, was published in said newspaper ro er and not
copy P proper
Published: June 24, 2007.
in supplement form, in the regular and entire edition of said paper on the following days and
times, namely:
June 24, 2007
and that said nnew spaaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said period.
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Subscribed and swom to before me this 25th
RECEIVED day of June, 2007 �J �`SS10N /0
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NOTARY
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Account Name: City of Edmonds Account Number. 101416 Order Number. 0001515149