Chapter 10.20
PARKING
Sections:
10.20.010 Parking prohibited.
10.20.020 Additional parking regulations.
10.20.030 Unattended motor vehicle.
10.20.040 Leaving unattended children in vehicle.
10.20.050 Parking limit on Main Street.
10.20.060 Parking prohibited.
10.20.070 Parallel and diagonal parking prohibited.
10.20.080 Parking where parking spaces are marked.
10.20.090 Certain truck parking prohibited.
10.20.095 Disabled parking.
10.20.100 Violation – Penalty.
10.20.010 Parking prohibited.
(1) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or ordinance or the direction of a police officer or official traffic control device, no person shall:
(a) Stop, stand or park a vehicle:
(i) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at edge or curb of a street;
(ii) On a sidewalk or street planting strip;
(iii) Within an intersection;
(iv) On a crosswalk;
(v) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic; or
(vi) At any place where official signs prohibit stopping.
(b) Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:
(i) In front of a public or private driveway or within five feet of the end of the curb radius leading thereto;
(ii) Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;
(iii) Within 30 feet upon the approach to a flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;
(iv) Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of said entrance; or
(v) At any place where official signs prohibit parking.
(2) Parking or standing shall be permitted in the manner provided by law or ordinance at all other places except a time limit where a time limit is imposed or parking restricted as in this chapter provided.
(3) No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such a distance as is unlawful. (Ord. 253 § 1, 1969)
10.20.020 Additional parking regulations.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every vehicle stopped or parked upon any public street or alley in the town of Cathlamet, shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels parallel to and within 12 inches or the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
(2) Except where otherwise provided by ordinance, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a one-way roadway, shall be so stopped or parked parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway, in the direction of authorized traffic movement, with its right-hand wheels within 12 inches of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, or its left-hand wheels within 12 inches of the left-hand curb or edge of roadway.
(3) Only head-in or back-in parking shall be permitted on the east side of River Street between Broadway and Division Streets.
(4) Only head-in or back-in parking shall be permitted on the north side of Division Street between River Street and Una Avenue. (Ord. 485 § 2(A), 2006; Ord. 253 § 2, 1969)
10.20.030 Unattended motor vehicle.
No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key and effectively setting the brake thereon and, when standing upon any perceptible grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the roadway. (Ord. 253 § 3, 1969)
10.20.040 Leaving unattended children in vehicle.
It shall be unlawful for any person, while operating or in charge of a vehicle, to park or wilfully allow such vehicle to stand upon any public street or alley with its motor running, leaving a minor child or children under the age of 16 years unattended therein. (Ord. 253 § 4, 1969)
10.20.050 Parking limit on Main Street.
(1) Parking Limit on Main Street. No vehicle shall be parked on Main Street between Broadway and Butler Streets for a period longer than two hours between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on any day except Sundays and holidays.
(2) Overtime Parking Permits. The town clerk is empowered to issue overtime parking permits to those who request the same at a cost of $10.00 per day to a maximum of $25.00 total, provided:
(a) Overtime parking permits shall be effective for a maximum of six days.
(b) Overtime parking permits shall be granted upon a showing that a vehicle must remain for longer than two hours for efficient loading, unloading, construction, repair, or improvement of the property or possessions of a property owner, operator, or resident.
(c) A copy of the permit shall be displayed in the window of the vehicle.
(d) Any decision of the town clerk or of the clerk’s designee with respect to the issuance, refusal to issue, revocation, or refusal to revoke an overtime parking permit may be appealed to the town council by filing a notice of intent to appeal such decision with the town clerk within 10 days of the date of the decision being appealed. Said appeal shall include a complete statement of the reason or reasons that form the basis of the appeal. The decision of the town council shall be final, binding, and conclusive, said decision being solely within the discretion of the legislative body. (Ord. 485 § 2(B), 2006; Ord. 408 § 2, 2000; Ord. 253 § 5, 1969)
10.20.060 Parking prohibited.
No vehicle or trailer shall be parked or stopped on any of the following streets, alleys or portions thereof:
(1) Main Street:
(a) Between Chester Street and SR 4.
(b) North side of Main Street east of and within 100 feet of Butler Street, except as otherwise signed.
(2) Butler Street:
(a) Northeast side between Main Street and Una Avenue or Division Street.
(b) Between Division Street and Una Avenue.
(3) Broadway Street: south side, except one-half hour before to one-half hour after funeral services at the funeral home located on Broadway Street.
(4) Division Street: south side.
(5) River Street: west side. (Ord. 485 § 2(C), 2006; Ord. 453 § 1, 2004; Ord. 253 § 6, 1969)
10.20.070 Parallel and diagonal parking prohibited.
Diagonal or angle parking and parallel parking shall be prohibited on River and Division Streets. Only back-in or head-in parking shall be allowed. (Ord. 485 § 2(D), 2006; Ord. 253 § 7, 1969)
10.20.080 Parking where parking spaces are marked.
On any street where parking spaces are marked on the roadway, vehicles shall be permitted to park only between the lines marking the parking spaces. (Ord. 485 § 2(E), 2006; Ord. 253 § 8, 1969)
10.20.090 Certain truck parking prohibited.
No pickup or truck in excess of one ton load capacity shall park on any street or alley where a parking time limit is imposed except while engaged in actually loading or unloading passengers or merchandise. (Ord. 253 § 9, 1969)
10.20.095 Disabled parking.
(1) Any unauthorized use of a special placard allowing special parking privileges to a person with a disability as defined in RCW 46.16.381 is an infraction.
(2) Unauthorized use of a disabled parking space or making inaccessible the access aisle located next to a space reserved for physically disabled persons is an infraction. (Ord. 453 § 2, 2004)
10.20.100 Violation – Penalty.
Violation is a civil infraction. Failure to comply with any provision of this chapter shall constitute an infraction, and any such infraction shall be punished by a fine of not more than $250.00. Each violation shall be a separate and distinct offense, and in the case of a continuing violation each day’s continuation thereof shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. Infractions under this chapter shall be heard in the municipal court of the town of Cathlamet and the procedures for their adjudication shall be the same as the court’s rules for the disposition of traffic infractions. (Ord. 453 § 3, 2004; Ord. 253 § 10, 1969)