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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/09/2024 04. Draft Parking Ordinance and Resolutions 1 .4. ! a, BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. 4. For Meeting of:April 9, 2024 ITEM TITLE: Draft Parking Ordinance and Resolutions SUBMITTED BY: Sara Watkins, City Attorney SUMMARY EXPLANATION: Following an extensive public outreach effort and subsequent City Council deliberations, the City Council directed staff to bring back a parking ordinance that addressed the following: 1. Reducing the Parking violation ticket amount to $20.00. 2. Reducing long-term parking pass costs to $20.00 per month. 3. Ensuring adequate parking for visitors and employees. 4. Making street parking 2 hours and public parking lot parking 3 hours. Attached is a draft ordinance for your review. Further, there is an attached draft amendment to the Master Fee Schedule which would reduce the long-term parking pass costs. Finally, there is a draft moratorium extension that coincides with the effective date of the proposed ordinances. ITEM BUDGETED: STRATEGIC PRIORITY: APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION: ATTACHMENTS: Description Upload Date Type I] Ord-YMC 9.50&9.60_Parking_redline 4/5/202, Ordinance I] Ord-YMC 9.50&9.60_Parking_Final 4/5/2024 Ordinance I] Res-Parking Fee Schedule Amendment_redline 4/5/2024 Resolution 121 Res-Parking_Moratorium_041624 4/5/2024 Resolution 2 ORDINANCE NO. 2024- AN ORDINANCE amending the City of Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 9.50: Parking and Rules of the Road and Chapter 9.60 regarding enforcement of parking violations WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Yakima finds it is in the best interests of the City and its residents to amend Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 9.50; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. Yakima Municipal Code Section 9.50.065: Parking time limits, is hereby amended to read as follows: 9.50.065 Parking time limits A. Parking time limits for streets and city-owned lots shall be at the discretion of the city manager. B. It shall be a violation of this chapter to exceed a parking time limit when signs are erected in each block of the street with a parking time limit giving notice thereof, or in a city-owned parking lot when signs are erected in the parking lot giving notice of the parking time limit. C. Parking time limits for streets and city-owned lots, as well as permit-only parking restrictions in the city-owned parking lots identified in YMC 9.50.215, shall be in force between the hours of eight a.m. and six five p.m., Monday through Friday, with the exception of the following holidays: New Year's Day January 1 Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday 3rd Monday in January Washington's Birthday 3rd Monday in February Memorial Day Last Monday in May Juneteenth June 19th Independence Day July 4th Labor Day 1st Monday in September Veterans' Day November 11th Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday in November Christmas Day December 25th 3 Section 2. Yakima Municipal Code Section 9.50.215: City-owned parking lots—Parking regulated, shall be amended to read: 9.50.215 City-owned parking lots—Parking regulated. A. "City-owned parking lot" means each of the following city-owned public parking lots: Lot 1: East "A" StreetSecond Street parking lot—Lots 23 through 32, Block 50, the town of North Yakima (now city of Yakima). This parking lot is bounded on the west by North 2nd Street, and on the north by East "A" StreetStaff Sqt. Pendleton Way. Lot 2: South 3rd Street parking lot—Lots 13 through 32, Block 51, of the town of North Yakima (now city of Yakima). This parking lot is bounded on the east by South 3rd Street, on the south by East Chestnut Avenue, and on the west by South 2nd Street. Lot 4: North 1st Street and East "A" StreetStaff Sqt. Pendleton parking lot—Lots 23 through 27, Block 50, of the town of North Yakima (now city of Yakima). This parking lot is bounded on the north by East "A" StreetStaff Sqt. Pendleton Way and on the west by North 1st Street. Lot 5: North 1st Street parking lot—Lots 13 through 19, Block 10, of the town of North Yakima (now city of Yakima). This parking lot is bounded on the east by North 1st Street. Lot 6: South 2nd Street parking lot—Lots 8 and 9, Block 32. This parking lot is located at 112 South 2nd Street. B The procedures for enforcing the parking prohibitions of this section shall be those procedures provided by Chapter 9.60 of the city code as applicable to parkin violations; provided, that the chief of police or his agent is authorized to immediately impound or cause to be impounded any unauthorized vehicle parked in city-owned public parking lots described in subsection A of this section. The applicable provisions of Chapter 9.47 of the city code shall govern towing, storage, redemption, or other disposition of any vehicle impounded pursuant to this section. (Ord. 2023-036 § 1, 2023; Ord. 2014-022 § 10, 2014; Ord. 2012-047 § 2, 2012; Ord. 2010-42 § 1, 2010; Ord 2009-12 § 2, 2009; Ord. 2005-04 § 3, 2005; Ord. 2001-03 § 2, 2001; Ord. 99-6 § 2, 1999; Ord. 3298 § 2, 1990). Section 3. Yakima Municipal Code Section 9.50.220: Long-term parking permits, shall be amended to read as follows: 9.50.220 Long-term parking permits. A. Issuance of Permits. The issuance of permits to authorize long-term vehicular parking in parking lots owned by the city shall be administered by the city department of finance and budget according to the following rules and regulations: 1. Number—Existing Permits—Waiting List. The number of long-term permits to be issued for parking in any lot shall not exceed sixty-forty percent of the total parking spaces in each rccpcctive lotthe city-owned lots listed in YMC 9.50.215(A). The provisions of this section shall be administered by the city department of finance and budget. Issuance of new long-term parking permits shall be issued on a first-come, first-served basis. When the quota is filled for any one parking lot, the applicant will 4 he given the opportunity to he iccued a long term parking permit For any available parking space in another city owned parking lot. When quotas the available long- term permits are filled, subsequent applications for long term parking permits received after the quota is filled will be placed on file in the order received, a waiting list will be established, and permits will be issued as openings occur. 2. Eligibility—Location. Permits shall be issued only upon the written application of a resident residing within, or an owner, manager or employee of a business or governmental agency located within the area bounded by the following streets: Eact Martin I o other King Ir Imago olevardStaff Sqt. Pendleton Way on the north; Naches Avenue on the east; Walnut Street on the south; and First Street on the west. Managers or employees of the Yakima Valley Regional Library are also eligible for a long-term permit. 3. Residential Permits. No more than two long-term parking permits may be issued to the resident of each residential unit within the area described in subsection (A)(2) of this section. A "residential unit" means a housing unit in which all persons reside as a single group, such as a family, whether a single or multiple dwelling.has the same meaning as "dwelling unit" as found in YMC 15.02.020. Application for residential permits shall be made pursuant to YMC 9.50.200. 4. Application—Form. Application for permits other than residential permits shall be made on forms furnished by the office of the director of finance and budget. Said application forms shall require, at a minimum, the following information and documentation: a. Name, address, and telephone number of the applicant; b. Make, model, and year of the passenger motor vehicle or pickup truck, which vehicle shall not exceed fourteen thousand pounds in gross weight, which is registered to the applicant and for which the permit is sought. c. In the case of a resident applying for a permit, the names orvrmvse person living in the same residential unit as the applicant; A copy of the current vehicle registration; A copy of the applicant's current driver's license; A copy of the applicant's current proof of insurance in the form required by RCW 46.30.030; f. A representation that the vehicle is operable and may be legally drive on the public highways of Washington State; g. A sworn statement that the applicant meets the Eligibility requirements of subsection 2 above; and h. Such other information as the director of finance and budget or her/his designee may deem necessary in complying with the terms of this section. 5. Issuance of Permit—No Designation of Parking Space. Permits are for the use of all of the city-owned parking lots listed in YMC 9.50.215(A). There is no designated parking spot, stall, location or parking lot associated with a parking permit. The director of finance and budget or her/his designee has discretion to designate permitted parking by zone, assigned by stall number, or other method that clearly shows the location of permit parking. If designated by any method other than stall 5 numbcr, thcThe issuance of a permit does not reserve a designated parking space in the any specific parking lot and each applicant for a permit shall acknowledge in writing that no such space is reserved and that the issuance of a permit by the city does not guarantee the availability of a parking space at all times. 6. Permit—Designated Pang-Lot€opera shall h designated thereo„ he parking Igo For n ihich Oho permit is valid girl Oho attempted ice of a permit For 0 parking in a lot other than designate don the permit shall not afford the parking privileges which otherwise may be enjoyed by the permit holder. Term of Permit. Annual permits will be issued on an annual calendar basis, to expire on the last day of the of the month of December each year. Quarterly or semi-annual permits may also be issued, with the calendar quarters consisting of (a) January 1st through March 31st; (b) April 1st through June 30th; (c) July 1st through September 30th; and (d) October 1st through December 31st Fee. The fee for a long-term parking permit shall be set forth in the city of Yakima master fee schedule as adopted via resolution by city council.,- The permit fee#shall be paid to the city at the time a new permit is issued, or at the time of making application for a renewal. The fee for a new permit to expire in less than one calendar year will be prorated at thc rate cot forth in thc city of Yakima mactcr fcc schedule as adopted via resolution by city council for any full or partial calendar month remaining in the calendar year. No fee will be prorated for less than one full calendar month. Fees paid electronically by credit card or other means will be assessed a processing fee per transaction as set forth in the city of Yakima master fee schedule adopted via resolution by city council, or such other amount as incurred by the city. Renewal of Permits. A. Annual Permits. Permits previously issued may be renewed for the next succeeding year, upon submission of an updated application and payment of the renewal fee between December 15th and December 24gth of the year of expiration; applications for renewals will not be accepted prior to December 1st of the year of expiration. B. Quarterly or Semi-Annual Permits. Previously issued quarterly and semi-annual permits may be renewed for the next succeeding quarter or other term upon submission of an updated application and payment of the renewal fee between the fifteenth day of the month of expiration through the twenty-fifth day of the month of expiration; applications for renewal shall not be accepted prior to the first day of the month of expiration. Applications by Mail. Applications by mail for renewal will not be accepted unless applicant has made prior arrangement therefor with the office of the director of finance and budget. 4-1 10 Failure to Renew. Failure of a permit holder to apply for renewal within the renewal period specified by these rules may result in the loss of that permit to the next applicant therefor on the waiting list. 42,1` . Cancellation by Permit Holder. Permits will be cancelled on thcupon application by the permit holder for such cancellation, and the unused permit fee will be 6 refunded as prorated at thc ratc set forth in thc city of Yakima mastcr fcc schedule adopted by city council via resolution per month for each full calendar month remaining in the period for which the permit was issued. No refund of the permit fee will be made for a partial calendar month. 1-3 Permits Restricted. Permits shall not be issued to persons with outstanding city of Yakima parking violations. Rules and Regulations. The director of finance and budget or her/his designee is authorized to adopt such further rules and regulations, not inconsistent with rules and regulations of this section, as the director deems necessary or advisable to administer the permit system authorized and adopted by this section. Such further rules and regulations may include supplemental terms, conditions and timelines, for issuance and renewals of long-term parking permits on a quarterly and semi-annual calendar basis. 15. Parking Violation. It is a violation of this chapter to park in designated long term parking without a valid permit. B. A vehicle displaying a valid parking permit issued pursuant to this section may remain parked in the parking lot area designated for permit parking specified on the permita city-owned parking lot listed in YMC 9.50.215(A) for a period of time not to exceed twenty-four consecutive hours; provided, however, that said time restriction shall not apply to long-term parking permits issued to residents under this section. The permit must be displayed within the parked vehicle in such a manner as to be plainly visible and legible from a point outside the vehicle near the driver's position. (Ord. 2023-036 § 1, 2023; 2022-040 §60, 2022; Ord. 2012-52 § 1 (Exh. A), 2012; Ord 2009-12 §3, 2009; Ord 2005-04 §4, 2005; Ord. 2004-02 § 1, 2004; Ord. 2003-39 §3, 2003; Ord. 99-6 §1, 1999; Ord. 3298 § 1, 1990; Ord. 2935 § 1, 1986; Ord. 2735 § 2 (part), 1983). Section 4. Yakima Municipal Code Section 9.60.030: Penalties, shall be amended to read as follows: 9.60.030 Penalties. Unless another penalty is specifically provided by ordinance of the city, every person convicted of a misdemeanor defined by this title or a violation of any provision of this title shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the city jail facility for not more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Further, for all violations of traffic infractions as defined by RCW 46.63.020 and prohibited by this chapter the monetary penalty for the commission thereof shall be as made and provide for under the provisions of RCW 46.63.110. The monetary penalties for infractions concerning parking time limit violations in the city shall be fifty twenty dollars per violation. The monetary penalty for the following specific parking infractions shall be as follows: VIOLATION: YMC/RCW: FINE: In alley 9.50.010 $50.00 (residential/business) More than 12" from curb 46.61.575 $20.00 7 Right hand wheels parallel 46.61.575 $20.00 to and beyond 12" from the curb Head-in parking only 9.50.130 $20.00 City lots permits required 9.50.230 $ '` 0.00 Motorcycles only 9.50.020 $20.00 Bus zone 46.61.570 $20.00 Taxi zone 46.61.570 $20.00 Sidewalk/planting strip 46.61.570 $20.00 Loading zone 46.61.570 $20.00 (people/merchandise) Within 10 feet of mailbox 9.50.085 $20.00 Blocking traffic 46.61.570 $20.00 Driveway safety zone 46.61.570 $20.00 Within 15 feet of a fire 46.61.570 $20.00 hydrant 46.61.570 $20.00 Within 20 feet of a crosswalk Handicap stallSpecial 46.19.050 $250.00* parking privileges for persons with disabilities violations * Handicap stallSpecial parking privileges for persons with disabilities violations carry an additional two hundred dollar Washington State imposed penalty for illegally parking in a handicap designated stall. (Ord. 2019-038 § 1, 2019; Ord. 2018-010 §2, 2018; Ord. 2005-79 § 1, 2005; Ord. 2735 § 2 (part), 1983). Section 7. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is declared invalid or unconstitutional for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. Section 8. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this day of , 2024. 8 Patricia Byers, Mayor ATTEST: Rosalinda Ibarra, City Clerk Publication Date: Effective Date: 9 ORDINANCE NO. 2024- AN ORDINANCE amending the City of Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 9.50: Parking and Rules of the Road and Chapter 9.60 regarding enforcement of parking violations. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Yakima finds it is in the best interests of the City and its residents to amend Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 9.50; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. Yakima Municipal Code Section 9.50.065: Parking time limits, is hereby amended to read as follows: 9.50.065 Parking time limits A. Parking time limits for streets and city-owned lots shall be at the discretion of the city manager. B. It shall be a violation of this chapter to exceed a parking time limit when signs are erected in each block of the street with a parking time limit giving notice thereof, or in a city-owned parking lot when signs are erected in the parking lot giving notice of the parking time limit. C. Parking time limits for streets and city-owned lots, as well as permit-only parking restrictions in the city-owned parking lots identified in YMC 9.50.215, shall be in force between the hours of eight a.m. and five p.m., Monday through Friday, with the exception of the following holidays: New Year's Day January 1 Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday 3rd Monday in January Washington's Birthday 3rd Monday in February Memorial Day Last Monday in May Juneteenth June 19th Independence Day July 4th Labor Day 1st Monday in September Veterans' Day November 11th Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday in November Christmas Day December 25th 1 10 Section 2. Yakima Municipal Code Section 9.50.215: City-owned parking lots—Parking regulated, shall be amended to read: 9.50.215 City-owned parking lots—Parking regulated. A. "City-owned parking lot" means each of the following city-owned public parking lots: Lot 1: Second Street parking lot—Lots 23 through 32, Block 50, the town of North Yakima (now city of Yakima). This parking lot is bounded on the west by North 2nd Street, and on the north by Staff Sgt. Pendleton Way. Lot 2: South 3rd Street parking lot—Lots 13 through 32, Block 51, of the town of North Yakima (now city of Yakima). This parking lot is bounded on the east by South 3rd Street, on the south by East Chestnut Avenue, and on the west by South 2nd Street. Lot 4: North 1st Street and Staff Sgt. Pendleton parking lot—Lots 23 through 27, Block 50, of the town of North Yakima (now city of Yakima). This parking lot is bounded on the north by Staff Sgt. Pendleton Way and on the west by North 1st Street. Lot 5: North 1st Street parking lot—Lots 13 through 19, Block 10, of the town of North Yakima (now city of Yakima). This parking lot is bounded on the east by North 1st Street. Lot 6: South 2nd Street parking lot—Lots 8 and 9, Block 32. This parking lot is located at 112 South 2nd Street. B. The procedures for enforcing the parking prohibitions of this section shall be those procedures provided by Chapter 9.60 of the city code as applicable to parkin violations; provided, that the chief of police or his agent is authorized to immediately impound or cause to be impounded any unauthorized vehicle parked in city-owned public parking lots described in subsection A of this section. The applicable provisions of Chapter 9.47 of the city code shall govern towing, storage, redemption, or other disposition of any vehicle impounded pursuant to this section. (Ord. 2023-036 § 1, 2023; Ord. 2014-022 § 10, 2014; Ord. 2012-047 § 2, 2012; Ord. 2010-42 § 1, 2010; Ord 2009-12 § 2, 2009; Ord. 2005-04 § 3, 2005; Ord. 2001-03 § 2, 2001; Ord. 99-6 § 2, 1999; Ord. 3298 § 2, 1990). Section 3. Yakima Municipal Code Section 9.50.220: Long-term parking permits, shall be amended to read as follows: 9.50.220 Long-term parking permits. A. Issuance of Permits. The issuance of permits to authorize long-term vehicular parking in parking lots owned by the city shall be administered by the city department of finance and budget according to the following rules and regulations: 1. Number—Existing Permits—Waiting List. The number of long-term permits to be issued for parking in any lot shall not exceed forty percent of the total parking spaces in the city-owned lots listed in YMC 9.50.215(A). Issuance of new long-term parking permits shall be on a first-come, first-served basis. When the available long-term permits are filled, subsequent applications received will be placed on file in the order received, a waiting list will be established, and permits will be issued as openings occur. 2 11 2. Eligibility—Location. Permits shall be issued only upon the written application of a resident residing within, or an owner, manager or employee of a business or governmental agency located within the area bounded by the following streets: Staff Sgt. Pendleton Way on the north; Naches Avenue on the east; Walnut Street on the south; and First Street on the west. Managers or employees of the Yakima Valley Regional Library are also eligible for a long-term permit. 3. Residential Permits. No more than two long-term parking permits may be issued to the resident of each residential unit within the area described in subsection (A)(2) of this section. A "residential unit" has the same meaning as "dwelling unit" as found in YMC 15.02.020. Application for residential permits shall be made pursuant to YMC 9.50.200. 4. Application—Form. Application for permits other than residential permits shall be made on forms furnished by the office of the director of finance and budget. Said application forms shall require, at a minimum, the following information and documentation: a. Name, address, and telephone number of the applicant; b. Make, model, and year of the passenger motor vehicle or pickup truck, which vehicle shall not exceed fourteen thousand pounds in gross weight, which is registered to the applicant and for which the permit is sought. c. A copy of the current vehicle registration; d. A copy of the applicant's current driver's license; e. A copy of the applicant's current proof of insurance in the form required by RCW 46.30.030; f. A representation that the vehicle is operable and may be legally drive on the public highways of Washington State; g. A sworn statement that the applicant meets the Eligibility requirements of subsection 2 above; and h. Such other information as the director of finance and budget or her/his designee may deem necessary in complying with the terms of this section. 5. Issuance of Permit—No Designation of Parking Space. Permits are for the use of all of the city-owned parking lots listed in YMC 9.50.215(A). There is no designated parking spot, stall, location or parking lot associated with a parking permit. The issuance of a permit does not reserve a designated parking space in any specific parking lot and each applicant for a permit shall acknowledge in writing that no such space is reserved and that the issuance of a permit by the city does not guarantee the availability of a parking space at all times. 6. Term of Permit. Annual permits will be issued on an annual calendar basis, to expire on the last day of the of the month of December each year. Quarterly or semi-annual permits may also be issued, with the calendar quarters consisting of (a) January 1st through March 31st; (b) April 1st through June 30th; (c) July 1st through September 30th; and (d) October 1st through December 31st 7. Fee. The fee for a long-term parking permit shall be set forth in the city of Yakima master fee schedule as adopted via resolution by city council. The permit fee shall 3 12 be paid to the city at the time a new permit is issued, or at the time of making application for a renewal. The fee for a new permit to expire in less than one calendar year will be prorated for any full calendar month remaining in the calendar year. No fee will be prorated for less than one full calendar month. Fees paid electronically by credit card or other means will be assessed a processing fee per transaction as set forth in the city of Yakima master fee schedule adopted via resolution by city council, or such other amount as incurred by the city. 8. Renewal of Permits. A. Annual Permits. Permits previously issued may be renewed for the next succeeding year, upon submission of an updated application and payment of the renewal fee between December 15th and December 24th of the year of expiration; applications for renewals will not be accepted prior to December 1st of the year of expiration. B. Quarterly or Semi-Annual Permits. Previously issued quarterly and semi-annual permits may be renewed for the next succeeding quarter or other term upon submission of an updated application and payment of the renewal fee between the fifteenth day of the month of expiration through the twenty-fifth day of the month of expiration; applications for renewal shall not be accepted prior to the first day of the month of expiration. 9. Applications by Mail. Applications by mail for renewal will not be accepted unless applicant has made prior arrangement therefor with the office of the director of finance and budget. 10. Failure to Renew. Failure of a permit holder to apply for renewal within the renewal period specified by these rules may result in the loss of that permit to the next applicant on the waiting list. 11. Cancellation by Permit Holder. Permits will be cancelled upon application by the permit holder for such cancellation, and the unused permit fee will be refunded as prorated per month for each full calendar month remaining in the period for which the permit was issued. No refund of the permit fee will be made for a partial calendar month. 12. Permits Restricted. Permits shall not be issued to persons with outstanding city of Yakima parking violations. 13. Rules and Regulations. The director of finance and budget or her/his designee is authorized to adopt such further rules and regulations, not inconsistent with rules and regulations of this section, as the director deems necessary or advisable to administer the permit system authorized and adopted by this section. Such further rules and regulations may include supplemental terms, conditions and timelines, for issuance and renewals of long-term parking permits on a quarterly and semi-annual calendar basis. B. A vehicle displaying a valid parking permit issued pursuant to this section may remain parked in a city-owned parking lot listed in YMC 9.50.215(A) for a period of time not to exceed twenty-four consecutive hours; provided, however, that said time restriction shall not apply to long-term parking permits issued to residents under this section. The permit must be displayed within the parked vehicle in such a manner as to be plainly visible and legible from a point 4 13 outside the vehicle near the driver's position. (Ord. 2023-036 § 1, 2023; 2022-040 §60, 2022; Ord. 2012-52 § 1 (Exh. A), 2012; Ord 2009-12 §3, 2009; Ord 2005-04 §4, 2005; Ord. 2004-02 § 1, 2004; Ord. 2003-39 §3, 2003; Ord. 99-6 §1, 1999; Ord. 3298 § 1, 1990; Ord. 2935 § 1, 1986; Ord. 2735 § 2 (part), 1983). Section 4. Yakima Municipal Code Section 9.60.030: Penalties, shall be amended to read as follows: 9.60.030 Penalties. Unless another penalty is specifically provided by ordinance of the city, every person convicted of a misdemeanor defined by this title or a violation of any provision of this title shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the city jail facility for not more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Further, for all violations of traffic infractions as defined by RCW 46.63.020 and prohibited by this chapter the monetary penalty for the commission thereof shall be as made and provide for under the provisions of RCW 46.63.110. The monetary penalties for infractions concerning parking time limit violations in the city shall be twenty dollars per violation. The monetary penalty for the following specific parking infractions shall be as follows: VIOLATION: YMC/RCW: FINE: In alley 9.50.010 $50.00 (residential/business) More than 12" from curb 46.61.575 $20.00 Right hand wheels parallel 46.61.575 $20.00 to and beyond 12" from the curb Head-in parking only 9.50.130 $20.00 City lots permits required 9.50.230 $20.00 Motorcycles only 9.50.020 $20.00 Bus zone 46.61.570 $20.00 Taxi zone 46.61.570 $20.00 Sidewalk/planting strip 46.61.570 $20.00 Loading zone 46.61.570 $20.00 (people/merchandise) Within 10 feet of mailbox 9.50.085 $20.00 Blocking traffic 46.61.570 $20.00 Driveway safety zone 46.61.570 $20.00 5 14 Within 15 feet of a fire 46.61.570 $20.00 hydrant 46.61.570 $20.00 Within 20 feet of a crosswalk Special parking privileges 46.19.050 $250.00* for persons with disabilities violations * Special parking privileges for persons with disabilities violations carry an additional two hundred dollar Washington State imposed penalty for illegally parking in a handicap designated stall. (Ord. 2019-038 § 1, 2019; Ord. 2018-010 §2, 2018; Ord. 2005-79 § 1, 2005; Ord. 2735 § 2 (part), 1983). Section 7. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is declared invalid or unconstitutional for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. Section 8. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this day of , 2024. Patricia Byers, Mayor ATTEST: Rosalinda Ibarra, City Clerk Publication Date: Effective Date: 6 15 RESOLUTION NO. R-2024- A RESOLUTION amending the City of Yakima Master Fee Schedule regarding Parking Violations (YMC 9.50). WHEREAS, the City has previously adopted a Master Fee Schedule wherein the fees for long-term parking permits are determined; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to amend the fees for long-term parking permits, which requires them to be amended in the Master Fee Schedule; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the best interests of the City of Yakima and its residents to amend the Master Fee Schedule to amend the fees for long-term parking permits; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. The fees for parking permits issued pursuant to YMC 9.50 are hereby amended to state as follows in the City of Yakima Master Fee Schedule: Parking Residential parking permit in central business district $ 50.00 Special parking permit- monthly $ 10.00 Special parking permit- annually $ 100.00 Long term parking permit- annually $ 240.00 Long term parking permit— semi annually $ 180.00 Long term parking permit- quarterly $ 60.00 Cancellation of long term parking permit by permit $ 20.00 holder prorated per month Annual permit to expire in less than one calendar year— $ 20.00 per month Credit card usage fee $ 2.50 Section 2. The appropriate administrative officials of the City is hereby directed to amend the Master Fee Schedule to reflect the amendments found in Section 1. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 16th day of April, 2024. Patricia Byers, Mayor ATTEST: Rosalinda Ibarra, City Clerk 16 RESOLUTION NO. R-2024- A RESOLUTION extending the moratorium regarding parking violations within the downtown area of the City of Yakima. WHEREAS, on December 12, 2023, the Council unanimously voted to place a moratorium on parking enforcement for the following sixty (60) days in the downtown; and WHEREAS, on January 23, 2024, the Council held a study session and took comment from the public regarding downtown parking; and WHEREAS, the City Council has heard public comment at study sessions and business meetings since January 23, 2024; and WHEREAS, City staff held a public meeting to further discuss options and concerns with downtown business owners, employees and stakeholders; and WHEREAS, the City Council passed by ordinance amendments to the downtown parking regulations, including amendments to the long-term permit regulations and the fine for parking violations, on April 16, 2024, which will go into effect 30 days after publication; and WHEREAS, the moratorium on parking enforcement downtown is set to expire on April 19, 2024, which would create an approximately 30 day period where the new parking regulations would not be in effect; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to avoid confusion and move forward on this issue in a consistent manner, necessitating an extension of the moratorium to end concurrently with the first effective date of the new parking regulations passed on April 16, 2024; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Yakima finds that it is in the best interest of the City and its residents, as well as downtown business owners and those visiting downtown, to continue the parking enforcement moratorium with regards to regulations being changed in the upcoming ordinance, as outlined below; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: 1. There is hereby a moratorium on enforcing the time limits regarding city-owned parking lots found in Yakima Municipal Code section 9.50.065(C): Parking Time Limits and Yakima Municipal Code section 9.50.220: Long-term Parking Permits, within downtown Yakima. 2. For purposes of this moratorium, downtown Yakima has the same meaning and boundaries as the Central Business District zone in the Yakima Urban Area Zoning Ordinance. 3. This moratorium shall expire at 11:50 p.m. on Friday, April 19, 2024. 1 17 ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 16th day of April, 2024. Patricia Byers, Mayor ATTEST: Rosalinda Ibarra, City Clerk 2 Distributed at the , Meeting 4,/q/a y RESOLUTION NO. R-20234- A RESOLUTION amending the City of Yakima Master Fee Schedule regarding Parking Violations (YMC 9.50)_ WHEREAS, the City has previously adopted a Master Fee Schedule wherein the fees for long-term parking permits are determined; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to amend the fees for long-term parking permits, which requires them to be amended in the Master Fee Schedule; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the best interests of the City of Yakima and its residents to amend the Master Fee Schedule to amend the fees for long-term parking permits; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. The fees for parking permits issued pursuant to YMC 9.50 are hereby amended to state as follows in the City of Yakima Master Fee Schedule: Parking Residential parking permit in central business district $ 50.00 Special parking permit - monthly $ 10.00 Special parking permit - annually $ 100.00 Long term parking permit - annually $ 600.00240.00 Long term parking permit— semi annually $ 300.00180.00 Long term parking permit - quarterly $ 150.00 60.00 Cancellation of long term parking permit by permit $ holder prorated per month 50.0020.00 Annual permit to expire in less than one calendar year— $ per month 50.0020.00 Credit card usage fee $ 2.50 Section 2. The appropriate administrative officials of the City is hereby directed to amend the Master Fee Schedule to reflect the amendments found in Section 1. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 16th day of April, 2024. Janice DeccioPatricia Elvers, Mayor ATTEST: Rosalinda Ibarra, City Clerk