Chapter 10.06
PARKING REGULATIONS

Sections:

10.06.010    Truck parking banned in multifamily zones.

10.06.020    Fine.

10.06.031    Time limits for large commercial vehicles.

10.06.040    Vehicles – Time limits.

10.06.010 Truck parking banned in multifamily zones.

No person shall park a truck, truck tractor, semitrailer, or combination thereof over 80 inches in width, except for any such vehicle parked in connection with any permitted con­struction or while loading or unloading goods or services, on any street wholly within or bor­dering the following multifamily residential zones, as defined in the North Bend Municipal Code: RM-3600, RM-2400, RM and RM-900. (Ord. 844 § 2, 1991).

10.06.020 Fine.

A person found to have committed a viola­tion of this chapter shall be assessed a monetary penalty of $35.00. (Ord. 844 § 3, 1991).

10.06.031 Time limits for large commercial vehicles.

A. It shall be an infraction for any person to park, or allow to be parked any of the fol­lowing described vehicles on any public street, highway, public right-of-way, public off-street parking area, or any location open to the public within the city limits of North Bend in excess of six hours in any 24-hour period:

1. Truck-tractor, truck and/or trailer, truck-tractor and/or semitrailer combination over 32,000 pounds licensed gross weight, over 80 inches in width, or over 30 feet in length;

2. Dump trucks;

3. Buses;

4. Trucks with three axles or more; and

5. Mobile home transport vehicles.

B. The prohibition of this section shall not apply in the following cases:

1. Off-street parking for commercial vehicle operators owning or operating a busi­ness that has a North Bend business license and is in operation before January 1, 1993;

2. Any vehicle parked in connection with construction activities for which a permit has been obtained from the North Bend build­ing department; and

3. Any vehicle that is in the process of loading or unloading goods and services within the city limits.

C. Any second or subsequent violation may subject the vehicle to impoundment at any time after the vehicle has been tagged with notification of intent to impound for future violations of the truck parking ordinance. (Ord. 910 § 1, 1993).

10.06.040 Vehicles – Time limits.

A. No person shall park or store any vehi­cle within any off-street public parking facility or any other off-street public property within the city in excess of 24 consecutive hours.

B. No person shall park or store any vehi­cle upon any street or public right-of-way in excess of 72 consecutive hours.

C. No person shall park or store any vehi­cle in excess of two consecutive hours upon any section of North Bend Way, between Syd­ney Street and Ballarat Avenue North.

D. No person shall park or store any vehi­cle posted with a “For Sale” sign or other similar sign within any off-street public park­ing facility or other off-street public property.

E. For purposes of this section, a vehicle is defined as set forth in RCW 46.04.670, and shall include all recreational vehicles, includ­ing motor homes, campers, utility trailers, boats, boat trailers, and travel trailers, and shall include large commercial vehicles referenced in NBMC 10.06.031.

F. The first violation of this section shall cause the vehicle to be subject to impoundment at the registered owner’s expense. The law enforcement officer discovering an unautho­rized vehicle left within a city parking facility or right-of-way shall attach to the vehicle a readily visible notification. The notification shall contain the following information: the date and time the notification was attached; the identity of the officer; a statement that if the vehicle is not removed within the correspond­ing time period that the vehicle may be impounded and stored at the owner’s expense. If the vehicle has current Washington registra­tion plates, the officer shall check the records to learn the identity of the last registered owner of record. The officer or his department may make a reasonable effort to contact the owner by telephone in order to give the owner the information on the notification sticker. It is not necessary for law enforcement to provide noti­fication if the vehicle is located in any off-street public parking facility, or other public property when that parking facility or public property is clearly posted by signing prohibit­ing actions outlined in this section. The law enforcement officer may impound the vehicle and provide for the removal of the vehicle to a place of safety, which includes the location of a registered tow truck operator. A vehicle that does not pose a safety hazard may remain on the roadside for more than 24 hours if the owner or operator is unable to remove it from the place where it is located and so notifies law enforcement officials and requests assistance. (Ord. 1147 § 1, 2002: Ord. 1070 § 1, 1999: Ord. 910 § 2, 1993).