Chapter 10.20
MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS
10.20.000 Chapter Contents
Sections:
10.20.010 One-way streets and alleys.
10.20.020 Emerging from alley or driveway.
10.20.030 Parking pay station and meter operation and revenue control.
10.20.040 Curb-loading zone designation, taxi zones and bus stops.
10.20.050 Safety belts -- State law adopted by reference.
10.20.060 Wearing of safety belts -- Penalty.
10.20.090 Civil Citation Authority -- Parking Services Field Representatives.
(Ord. 6712 §2, 2010; Ord. 6540 §1, 2008, repealed Section 10.20.080).
10.20.010 One-way streets and alleys
Upon those streets and parts of streets and in those alleys described in Schedule I attached to Ordinance 2727, on file in the office of the city clerk-treasurer, vehicular traffic shall move only in the indicated direction when signs indicating the direction of traffic are erected and maintained at every intersection where movement in the opposite direction is prohibited, and a vehicle passing around a rotary traffic island shall be driven only to the right of such island.
(Ord. 2727 §42, 1951).
10.20.020 Emerging from alley or driveway
No vehicle shall back into or out of an alley, except when same is obstructed.
No driver shall enter any street at any point other than a street intersection at a rate of speed exceeding five miles per hour, nor operate a vehicle in excess of fifteen miles per hour in any alley.
(Ord. 3985 §2, 1976; Ord. 2727 §43, 1951).
10.20.030 Parking pay station and meter operation and revenue control
The operation, maintenance and collections of parking pay stations, meters and enforcement of ordinances relating thereto shall be under the jurisdiction of the City Manager or his or her designee.
(Ord. 6712 §2, 2010; Ord. 5058 §17, 1989; Ord. 4482 §6, 1984; Ord. 3985 §4, 1976).
10.20.040 Curb-loading zone designation taxi zones and bus stops
The transportation line of business director of public works or his or her designee is authorized to determine the location of passenger and freight curb-loading zones including taxi zones, and shall place and maintain appropriate signs indicating the same and stating the hours during which the provisions of this section are applicable. A time limit of fifteen to thirty minutes shall be established in the said areas.
A. No person or business shall be granted the right, use or franchise for vehicle parking or any portion of the surface area of any public highway to the exclusion of any other like person or business.
B. Loading zones shall be used for the express purpose of loading/unloading passengers or merchandise, as indicated by posting of signs. Misuse shall result in the issuance of an infraction.
C. Merchandise is defined as large/bulky items that are in excess of ten (10) pounds.
D. Penalty for Violation. Any violation of this section shall constitute an infraction and result in a penalty of Seventy-Five and no/100 dollars ($75.00).
(Ord. 6458 §8, 2007; Ord. 6297 §12, 2003; Ord. 5838 §14, 1998; Ord. 5058 §18, 1989; Ord. 2727 §94, 1951).
10.20.050 Safety belts -- State law adopted by reference
RCW 46.61.688, adopted as Chapter 152, Section 1, Laws of 1986, is adopted by reference as though fully set forth herein.
(Ord. 4755 §1(part), 1987).
10.20.060 Wearing of safety belts -- Penalty
Any violation of RCW 46.61.688, as incorporated by reference above, shall constitute a traffic infraction, governed by the provisions of RCW Chapter 46.63 and Chapter 10.24 of this code.
(Ord. 4755 §1(part), 1987).
10.20.090 Civil citation authority -- Parking services field representatives
City of Olympia Parking Services Field Representatives may issue civil citations for violation of the following:
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OMC Section 10.16.020 |
Parking prohibited at all times on certain streets-Penalty for violation |
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OMC Section 10.16.055 |
Residential Parking Program Established |
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OMC Section 10.16.060 |
Parking adjacent to schools |
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OMC Section 10.16.070 |
Free parking areas |
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OMC Section 10.16.080 |
Free parking limits-Penalty for violation |
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OMC Section 10.16.095 |
Pay Station Parking Areas |
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OMC Section 10.16.100 |
Overtime parking prohibited in pay station and metered areas -- Penalty for Violation |
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OMC Section 10.16.110 |
Parking of motorcycles, motor-driven cycles and mopeds within pay station and metered parking spaces |
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OMC Section 10.16.120 |
Tampering with parking enforcement process is a violation |
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OMC Section 10.16.130 |
Parking meters-Methods of fee payment: coins, prepaid cards, and permits |
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OMC Section 10.16.140 |
City parking lots-Regulations |
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OMC Section 10.16.210 |
Prohibited parking |
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OMC Section 10.16.220 |
General parking prohibitions |
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OMC Section 10.16.230 |
Use of funeral parking zones-Penalties |
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OMC Section 10.16.240 |
Vanpools-Definition |
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OMC Section 10.16.250 |
Vanpool-Parking limitation exemptions |
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OMC Section 10.16.260 |
Vanpools-Permits |
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OMC Chapter 10.18 |
Truck and Trailer Parking In Residential Areas |
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OMC Section 10.20.040 |
Curb-loading zone designation taxi zones and bus stops |
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RCW 46.16.381 |
Special parking for disabled persons -- Penalties -- Enforcement. |
(Ord. 6742 § 2, 2011; Ord. 6712 §3, 2010; Ord. 6325 §1, 2004).