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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No.
For Meeting of: December 4, 2012
ITEM TITLE: Ordinance amending YMC 9.50.220 pertaining to Tong -term
parking permits on City -owned parking lots.
SUBMITTED BY: Sean Hawkins, Economic Development Manager
CONTACT Mark Kunkler, Senior Assistant City Attorney / 575 -6030
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SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
The City Council has previously considered an ordinance amending parking procedures and
restrictions pertaining to City -owned parking lots. During these discussions, it was decided
to reserve consideration of YMC 9.50.220 regarding long -term parking permits on City-
. owned lots for further review. The attached Ordinance amends YMC 9.50.220 to retain long-
term parking permits, but makes certain changes. Pursuant to the new Ordinance, issuance
of new long -term permits and renewals of existing permits are handled and processed on a
"first come, first served" basis. The Ordinance also establishes an annual fee of $480, and a
semi - annual fee of $240, while retaining the existing $120 fee for a calendar quarter. The
provisions of the long -term parking permit ordinance will be administered by the economic
development manager.
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Approve the Ordinance.
BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
The general concerns for retaining the long -term parking permit system were previously
discussed by the City Council on November 20, 2012.
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❑ ORDINANCE amending YMC 9.50.220 re long -term parking permits on City -owned parking lots.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2012 -
AN ORDINANCE relating to Tong -term parking permits for City -owned parking Tots;
amending Section 9.50.220 of the Yakima Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously adopted ordinances establishing
procedures and criteria for application, review and issuance of long -term parking permits
for City -owned parking Tots, all as codified at Section 9.50.220 YMC, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that such section should be
amended to clarify existing procedures and implement new procedures regarding such
long -term parking permits; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that Section 9.50.220 YMC
should be amended as shown and set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and by this
reference incorporated herein, and that such amendment is in the best interest of
residents of the City of Yakima and will promote the general health, safety and welfare;
now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 9.50.220 of the Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein:
1111 Section 2. 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 4th day of
December, 2012.
ATTEST. Micah Cawley, Mayor
City Clerk
Publication Date:
Effective Date:
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• EXHIBIT "A"
9.50.220 Long -term parking permits.
A. Issuance of Permits. The issuance of permits to authorize Tong -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 thirty percent of the parking spaces in
each respective lot. The provisions of this section shall be administered by the
economic development manager. The Yakima city director of finance and budget lo
dutics, Chapter 0.49 YMC. Renewals of existing long -term parking permits and
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 parkinq lot, the applicant will be given the
opportunity to be issued a long -term parkinq permit for any available parkinq space in
another city -owned parkinq lot. When quotas are filled, subsequent applications for
long -term parkinq 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:
"B" Strcct East Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard on the north; Naches Avenue
on the east; Walnut Street on the south; and First Street on the west.
3. Residential Permits. No more than one long -term parking permit 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 in a single or multiple dwelling.
4. Application — Form. Application 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;
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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 g' permit, the names of those persons
living in the same residential unit as the applicant;
d. A copy of the current vehicle registration,
e. A copy of the applicant's current driver's license,
f. A copy of the applicant's current proof of insurance in the form required by
RCW 46.30.030;
g. A representation that the vehicle is operable and may be legally driven on the
public highways of Washington State; 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. The issuance of a
permit does not reserve a designated parking space in the 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 or at any particular time.
6. Permit — Designated Parking Lot. Each permit shall have designated thereon
the parking lot for which the permit is valid, and the attempted use of a permit for
parking in a lot other than designated on the permit shall not afford the parking
privileges which otherwise may be enjoyed by the permit holder.
7. Term of Permit. Annual permits will be issued on a quarterly an annual calendar
basis e1y, to expire on the last day of the month of - _ - _ . _ .. - - _ - - _ -
and December of each year. Quarterly or semi - annual permits may also be issued, with
the calendar quarters consisting of: (a). January 1 through March 31; (b) April 1 through
June 30, (c) July 1 through September 30; and (d) October 1 through December 31.
8. Fee. The fee for a long -term parking permit shall be
four hundred eighty dollars ($480) per calendar g aster year, two hundred forty dollars
($240) for semi - annual term, or one hundred twenty dollars ($120) per quarter, to be
paid to the 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 three calendar months one calendar year will be prorated at the rate of forty dollars
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• ($40.00) for any full or partial calendar month remaining in the calendar qaaFtef year.
No fee will be prorated for Tess than one full calendar month. Fees paid electronically
by credit card or other means will be assessed a processing fee in the amount of $2.50
per transaction or such other amount as incurred by the city.
9. Renewal of Permits.
A. Annual Permits. Permits previously issued may be renewed for the next
succeeding year on a first come, first served basis, on or after
of thc month of expiration upon submission of an updated application and
payment of the renewal fee between December 15 and December 25 of the year
of expiration; applications for renewals will not be accepted prior to December 1
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 on a first come, first served basis, upon submission of an updated
application and payment of the renewal fee between the fifteenth (15 day of the
month of expiration through the twenty -fifth (25 day of the month of expiration;
applications for renewal shall not be accepted prior to the first day of the month
of expiration.
• 10. Issuance of Renewal. No new permits will be iccucd during thc periods of time
between March 25th and April 5th; June 25th and July 5th; August 25th and September
issued during those time periods.
4410. 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. -
1-211. 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.
4412. Cancellation by Permit Holder. Permits will be cancelled on the application
by the permit holder for such cancellation, and the unused permit fee will be refunded
as prorated at the rate of forty dollars per month for each full calendar month remaining
in the period for which the permit was issued. No refund of will be made for a partial
calendar month.
4-413. Parking Violations. Permits shall not be issued to persons with outstanding city
of Yakima parking violations.
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4-514. Rules and Regulations. The - - _• . _ • - _ _ • - - • - • _ _ - _ _ • •
economic development manager is authorized to adopt such further rules and
regulations, not inconsistent with rules and regulations of this subsection, as the director
deems necessary or advisable to administer the permit system authorized, adopted by
this subsection. 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 /or semi - annual calendar basis. - _ - - _ - • - • - • • _ _ - - -
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B. A vehicle displaying a valid parking permit issued pursuant to this section may remain
parked in any parking space in the parking lot designated on the permit, without paying a
parking fee, 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.
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EXHIBIT "A"
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 thirty percent of the parking spaces in
each respective lot. The provisions of this section shall be administered by the
economic development manager. Renewals of existing long -term parking permits and
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 be given the
opportunity to be issued a long -term parking permit for any available parking space in
another city -owned parking lot. When quotas 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:
East Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard on the north; Naches Avenue on the east;
Walnut Street on the south; and First Street on the west.
3. Residential Permits. No more than one Tong -term parking permit 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 in a single or multiple dwelling.
4. Application — Form. Application 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;
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c. In the case of a resident applying for a permit, the names of those persons
living in the same residential unit as the applicant;
d. A copy of the current vehicle registration;
e. A copy of the applicant's current driver's license;
f. A copy of the applicant's current proof of insurance in the form required by
RCW 46.30.030;
g. A representation that the vehicle is operable and may be legally driven on the
public highways of Washington State, 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. The issuance of a
permit does not reserve a designated parking space in the 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 or at any particular time.
6. Permit — Designated Parking Lot. Each permit shall have designated thereon
the parking lot for which the permit is valid, and the attempted use of a permit for
parking in a lot other than designated on the permit shall not afford the parking
privileges which otherwise may be enjoyed by the permit holder.
7. Term of Permit. Annual permits will be issued on an annual calendar basis e+ty, to
expire on the last day of the month of December of each year. Quarterly or semi-
annual permits may also be issued, with the calendar quarters consisting of: (a) January
1 through March 31; (b) April 1 through June 30; (c) July 1 through September 30; and
(d) October 1 through December 31.
8. Fee. The fee for a Tong -term parking permit shall be four hundred eighty dollars
($480) per year, two hundred forty dollars ($240) for semi - annual term, or one hundred
twenty dollars ($120) per quarter, to 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 Tess than one calendar year will be prorated at the rate of forty dollars ($40.00)
for any full or partial calendar month remaining in the calendar year. No fee will be
prorated for Tess than one full calendar month. Fees paid electronically by credit card or
other means will be assessed a processing fee in the amount of $2.50 per transaction
or such other amount as incurred by the city.
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9. Renewal of Permits.
A. Annual Permits. Permits previously issued may be renewed for the next
succeeding year on a first come, first served basis, upon submission of an
updated application and payment of the renewal fee between December 15 and
December 25 of the year of expiration; applications for renewals will not be
accepted prior to December 1 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 on a first come, first served basis, upon submission of an updated
application and payment of the renewal fee between the fifteenth (15 day of the
month of expiration through the twenty -fifth (25 day of the month of expiration;
applications for renewal shall not be accepted prior to the first day of the month
of expiration.
10. 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.
11. Failure to Renew. Failure of a permit holder to apply for renewal within the
renewal period specified by these rules may result in the Toss of that permit to the next
applicant therefor on the waiting list.
12. Cancellation by Permit Holder.Permits will be cancelled on the application by the
permit holder for such cancellation, and the unused permit fee will be refunded as
prorated at the rate of forty dollars per month for each full calendar month remaining in
the period for which the permit was issued. No refund of will be made for a partial
calendar month.
13. Parking Violations. Permits shall not be issued to persons with outstanding city
of Yakima parking violations.
14. Rules and Regulations. The economic development manager is authorized
to adopt such further rules and regulations, not inconsistent with rules and regulations
of this subsection, as the director deems necessary or advisable to administer the
permit system authorized, adopted by this subsection. Such further rules and
regulations may include supplemental terms, conditions and timelines, for issuance and
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renewals of Tong -term parking permits on a quarterly and /or semi - annual calendar
basis.
B. A vehicle displaying a valid parking permit issued pursuant to this section may remain
parked in any parking space in the parking lot designated on the permit, without paying a
parking fee, 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.
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