Chapter 10.16
MOTOR VEHICLES ON RUTHERFORD ROAD PARKWAY
Sections:
10.16.010 Definitions.
"Motor vehicle" is defined for purposes of this chapter as a vehicle that is self-propelled or designed for self-propulsion except emergency vehicles as defined in ORS 801.260 and utility vehicles of Portland General Electric Co., N.W. Natural Gas Co., Columbia River People’s Utility District and the city of St. Helens, and vehicles of law enforcement agencies. (Ord. 2815 § 1, 2000)
10.16.020 Prohibitions.
(1) Except when authorized by permit issued by the city administrator pursuant to this chapter, no person shall drive or park a motor vehicle within the city limits of the city of St. Helens, on the Rutherford Road Parkway. The Rutherford Road Parkway area extends from 4th and M Streets in Columbia City south on 4th Street to the city limits of Columbia City; then south along Rutherford Road, a county road; it parallels Burlington-Northern Railroad right-of-way to the northerly end of Oregon Street in the city of St. Helens.
(2) No person shall violate any condition of a permit issued under this chapter for vehicular use of the parkway. (Ord. 2815 § 2, 2000)
10.16.030 Permit.
Property owners or their contractors using the Rutherford Road Parkway right-of-way to reach their property may obtain a permit to use the paved portion of the Rutherford Road Parkway for those vehicles, under five tons, listed in the permit subject to reasonable conditions established by the city administrator to protect pedestrian and bicycle traffic. As a condition of permit issuance, a release, hold harmless, and indemnification agreement and financial security shall be required to cover any repair or restoration of the parkway surface or vegetation necessitated by the vehicular use proposed in the permit. (Ord. 2815 § 3, 2000)
10.16.040 Penalty.
(1) A violation of SHMC 10.16.020(1) shall be considered an "A" violation punishable by a fine of up to $600.00.
(2) A violation of SHMC 10.16.020(2) shall be considered a "B" violation punishable by a fine of up to $300.00. A second offense shall be considered an "A" violation. (Ord. 2815 § 4, 2000)