Chapter 10.06
PARKING REGULATIONS
Sections:
10.06.010 Definitions.
10.06.020 City engineer – Authority.
10.06.030 Parking prohibited at certain times.
10.06.040 Restricted parking.
10.06.045 Parking in fire lane – Prohibited – Penalty.
10.06.050 Tire markings – Reparking in same zone.
10.06.060 Owner responsible.
10.06.070 Violation – Penalty.
10.06.010 Definitions.
The following definitions are applicable in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:
“Block” means the area comprised of properties along each side of a street between two intersections.
“Fire lane” means the area within any public or private property reserved for fire vehicles and other firefighting apparatus and emergency equipment to use, travel upon and/or park.
“Park” or “parking” means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers.
“Parking zone” means any continuous section on the same street or either side of the street having the same parking time restriction.
“Right-of-way” or “street” means any highway, avenue, lane, road, drive, place, boulevard, alley, right-of-way, way, sidewalk, planting or parking strip, shoulder and every way or place in the city of Gig Harbor open as a matter of right to public vehicular travel or parking or other similar public use.
“Vehicle” means every device capable of being moved upon a public roadway and in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public roadway, whether licensed or unlicensed, including a boat trailer with or without a boat situated thereon and a marine vehicle trailered or nontrailered. (Ord. 1237 § 1, 2012; Ord. 1216 § 1, 2011).
10.06.020 City engineer – Authority.
The city engineer shall, in a manner consistent with this chapter, locate and post, by official sign or marking upon the pavement or curb, restricted parking zones within the city rights-of-way where required to regulate parking. Such restrictions may include, but not be limited to, the prohibition of parking at all times, the prohibition of parking at certain times, the limitation of parking by durational limit, and such other restrictions as the city engineer may determine to be necessary to ensure the availability of safe and efficient parking. (Ord. 1216 § 1, 2011).
10.06.030 Parking prohibited at certain times.
When official signs, markings or other devices are erected or placed upon any rights-of-way or any portion thereof regulating parking by vehicles, no person shall park a vehicle or cause a vehicle to remain on any rights-of-way in violation of such signs, markings or other devices. (Ord. 1216 § 1, 2011).
10.06.040 Restricted parking.
A. Thirty-Minute Parking. The owner or operator of a vehicle shall not park such vehicle for a longer continuous time than 30 minutes of any day in areas described in subsection D of this section and identified with signs or markings upon the pavement or curb.
B. Two-Hour Parking. The owner or operator of a vehicle shall not park such vehicle for a longer continuous time than two hours of any day in areas described in subsection D of this section and identified with signs or markings upon the pavement or curb.
C. The limitations in this section shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe more restrictive official signs prohibiting or limiting parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.
D. Restricted parking areas are as follows:
|
Street |
From |
To |
# Spaces |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pioneer Way |
Harborview Drive |
Judson Street |
2 |
|
Harborview Drive |
Rosedale Street |
Pioneer Way |
2 |
|
Harborview Drive |
Dorotich Street |
Rosedale Street |
2 |
|
Harborview Drive |
Pioneer Way |
Soundview Drive |
1 |
|
N. Harborview Drive |
Burnham Drive |
Peacock Hill Avenue |
2 |
|
Street |
From |
To |
|---|---|---|
|
Harborview Drive |
Soundview Drive |
Dorotich Street |
|
Pioneer Way |
Harborview Drive |
Judson Street |
|
North Harborview Drive |
Burnham Drive |
Peacock Hill Avenue |
(Ord. 1216 § 1, 2011).
10.06.045 Parking in fire lane – Prohibited – Penalty.
A. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, within any fire lane except:
1. Momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers, provided the driver must remain with the vehicle at all times and must immediately vacate the fire lane if a fire truck or other firefighting or emergency vehicle arrives; or
2. When necessary to temporarily avoid conflict with other moving traffic; or
3. In compliance with the direction of a police officer, fire official, traffic control sign, signal or device.
B. Fire lane locations shall be designated by the building official, fire marshal or city engineer and identified either by a red painted curb or appropriate signage prohibiting parking due to the fire lane.
C. Any person in violation of this section shall be guilty of a civil infraction and subject to a monetary penalty in the amount of $150.00. (Ord. 1237 § 2, 2012).
10.06.050 Tire markings – Reparking in same zone.
A. Obliterating Tire Markings. It is unlawful to conceal, obliterate, or erase markings on vehicle tires made by a parking enforcement officer or police officer for the purpose of recording parking time.
B. Where a time limit is established by official signs, no vehicle may be reparked on either side of the same street in the restricted time zone in order to extend the vehicle’s parking time beyond the time limits established. For purposes of this section, a vehicle shall be deemed to be reparked and in violation of this section despite any movement of the vehicle unless the vehicle is moved to another street with a different street name than the street the vehicle was originally parked upon. It is no defense that the vehicle had been moved out of the zone for less than one hour before reparked in that zone. (Ord. 1216 § 1, 2011).
10.06.060 Owner responsible.
A. Every person in whose name a vehicle is registered shall be responsible for any violation of this chapter caused by the parking of the vehicle in violation of this chapter.
B. It shall be no defense that the vehicle was parked illegally by another, unless proof is presented that the vehicle has been stolen and had not been returned to the registered owner by the date of the violation.
C. This section shall not apply to registered owners transferring vehicle ownership who have complied with RCW 46.52.140 prior to the date of the violation. (Ord. 1216 § 1, 2011).
10.06.070 Violation – Penalty.
A. Unless otherwise designated, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a civil infraction and shall be subject to a monetary penalty in the amount of $25.00. Each act in violation of any of the provisions hereof shall be deemed a separate offense.
B. Any person who fails to respond or appear on any violation of any provision of the Gig Harbor Municipal Code set forth in this chapter shall be assessed a failure to respond or appear fee in the amount of $25.00 as authorized under RCW 46.63.110(4). (Ord. 1216 § 1, 2011).