HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-030 Ordinance amending Section 9.50.220: Long-term parking permits ORDINANCE NO. 2024-030
AN ORDINANCE amending the City of Yakima Municipal Code Section 9.50.220: Long-term
parking permits.
WHEREAS, the demand for long-term parking permits in the downtown parking lots is
exceeding the currently allocated percentage of parking spaces in those lots; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to increase the percentage of spots in the downtown
parking lots to allow more people to purchase long-term parking permits; and
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 Section 9.50.220: Long-term parking
permits; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. 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 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. 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 whose primarily place
of employment is the downtown library branch 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 which use
the application process outlined in 9.50.200, shall be made on forms furnished by the
department 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 driven on the
public highways of Washington State;
g. A sworn statement that the applicant meets the Eligibility requirements of
subsection 2 above; and
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 31 st
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
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. 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.
10. 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.
11. Permits Restricted. Permits shall not be issued to persons with outstanding city of
Yakima parking violations.
12. 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 section 9.50.200. 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. 2024-013 § 3, 2024; 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 2. 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 3. 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 15' day of October, 2024.
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Publication Date: October 19, 2024
Effective Date: November 18, 2024
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AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 9.C.
For Meeting of: October 15, 2024
ITEM TITLE: Ordinance amending Section 9.50.220: Long-term parking permits
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Watkins, City Attorney
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
In April of 2024, the City Council amended the long-term parking permit section of the Yakima Municipal
Code, Section 9.50.220, including an amendment of the percentage of spots which could be reserved for
long-term parking permits in the City-owned parking lots. Prior to the April change, the percentage of
spots in each lot that could be used for permit parking was 60°/0 of each lot. Parking permits were lot-
specific, ensuring that a portion of each lot was available for customers of businesses downtown.
In April, the Council amended the code section to reduce the permit parking allowed in the lots to 40°/0 of
all of the available parking lot spaces in City-owned lots. The ordinance was also changed to allow
permit holders to park in any City-owned lot with their permit rather than limiting a permit holder to
parking in a specific lot.
At the direction of the City Council on October 1, 2024, staff presents an amendment to the parking
regulations which increases the percentage of permits that can be issued to a number equal to 50°/0 of all
available parking spaces in City-owned lots, up from the current 40°/0 limit.
ITEM BUDGETED: Yes
STRATEGIC PRIORITY 24-25: A Thriving Yakima
RECOMMENDATION: Pass Ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS:
Ord-Amending YMC 9.50.220_redline.pdf
Ord-Amending YMC 9.50.220_final.doc
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