Chapter 10.12
ADMINISTRATION
Sections:
10.12.010 Police administration.
10.12.020 Statutes adopted by reference – Traffic division.
10.12.030 Statutes adopted by reference – Accident reports.
10.12.040 Statutes adopted by reference – Traffic engineer.
10.12.050 Traffic engineer – Additional authority.
10.12.060 Statutes adopted by reference – Local authority.
10.12.070 Statutes adopted by reference – Facility.
10.12.010 Police administration.
When, in the opinion of the city manager, the traffic problems warrant, he may establish in the police department a traffic division to be under the control of the police chief or a police officer appointed by and directly responsible to the police chief. (Ord. 06C-06 § 2; Ord. 451 § 1, 1978).
10.12.020 Statutes adopted by reference – Traffic division.
The following state statutes are adopted by reference:
RCW
46.90.210 Police administration.
46.90.215 Duty of traffic division.
46.90.225 Records of traffic violations.
46.90.230 Traffic division to investigate accidents.
46.90.235 Traffic accident studies.
46.90.240 Traffic accident reports.
46.90.245 Traffic division to submit annual traffic safety report.
(Ord. 451 § 1, 1978).
10.12.030 Statutes adopted by reference – Accident reports.
The following state statutes are adopted by reference:
RCW
46.52.030 Accident reports.
46.52.040 Accident reports – Report when operator disabled.
46.52.070 Police officer’s report.
46.52.080 Confidentiality of reports – Information required to be disclosed – Evidence.
46.52.088 Reports – False information.
46.52.090 Reports by repairmen, storage men and appraisers – Violations, penalties.
(Ord. 451 § 1, 1978).
10.12.040 Statutes adopted by reference – Traffic engineer.
The following state statutes are adopted by reference:
RCW
46.90.260 Traffic engineer.
46.90.265 Traffic engineer – Authority.
(Ord. 451 § 1, 1978).
10.12.050 Traffic engineer – Additional authority.
The traffic engineer shall have the following authority:
A. Authority to Restrict Bicycles. To erect signs on any sidewalk or roadway preventing the riding of bicycles thereon by any person;
B. Parking Adjacent to Schools. To erect signs indicating no parking upon either or both sides of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in his opinion, interfere with traffic, create a hazardous situation, or create a public nuisance;
C. Authority to Temporarily Prohibit Parking. To temporarily prohibit parking on any city street, provided that notice is posted 24 hours prior to the time that parking is to be temporarily prohibited;
D. Authority to Issue Permits – Curb Loading Zones. To issue special permits to allow the loading or unloading of passengers or freight at curb loading zones subject to the terms and conditions of such permit. Such permits may be issued either to the owner or lessee of real property alongside the curb or to the owner of the vehicle and shall grant to such person the privilege as therein stated and authorized by this section. Every such permit shall expire at the end of one year;
E. Whenever the city engineer finds that a public street is in danger of being seriously damaged or destroyed by reason of rain, snow, climatic or other conditions, the city engineer, in accordance with the provisions of RCW 46.44.080, is authorized to prohibit the operation on such public streets, as are endangered, of motor trucks or other vehicles and/or impose limitations as to the weight thereof. The city engineer shall afford public notice of any prohibition, limitation or other restrictions by publication of such notice in the city newspaper except where emergency conditions would render such giving of notice impractical. (Ord. 493 § 1, 1980; Ord. 451 § 1, 1978).
10.12.060 Statutes adopted by reference – Local authority.
The following state statute is adopted by reference:
RCW
46.90.270 Local authority – Authority.
(Ord. 451 § 1, 1978).
10.12.070 Statutes adopted by reference – Facility.
The following state statutes are adopted by reference:
RCW
47.52.040 Design of facility – Ingress and egress restricted – Closure of intersecting roads.
47.52.110 Marking of facility with signs.
47.52.120 Violations specified – Penalty.
(Ord. 451 § 1, 1978).