Chapter 10.10
REGULATIONS FOR PORT OF PORT ANGELES WITHIN THE CITY OF SEQUIM
Sections:
10.10.010 Traffic regulations.
10.10.020 Parking regulations.
10.10.040 Discretionary authority – Chief of police.
10.10.010 Traffic regulations.
A. No person shall drive a vehicle on any Port of Port Angeles roadway or access area at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual or potential hazards then existing. In every event the speed shall be so controlled as may be necessary to avoid colliding with any person, vehicle or other conveyance on or entering roadways or access areas in compliance with state motor vehicle laws and the duty of all persons to use due care and caution.
B. No person shall drive a vehicle on Port of Port Angeles roadways or access areas at a speed in excess of maximum limits clearly posted by the executive director of the Port of Port Angeles.
C. Any speed limits authorized and established hereunder shall be effective when signs giving notice thereof are erected. (Ord. 98-001 § 1)
10.10.020 Parking regulations.
A. The executive director of the Port of Port Angeles shall designate areas in which parking is allowed, freely or by authorization, or not allowed, by appropriate markings on the ground and/or signs posted on or about the areas, clearly giving notice thereof.
B. No parking or stopping of vehicles shall be allowed in roadways or areas designated for access, except in the areas designated for loading and/or unloading freight, boats and/or passengers.
C. Vehicle parking without a permit shall be allowed in all designated parking areas unless clearly marked as restricted parking areas. Restricted areas shall include, but are not limited to, areas marked “Permit Parking Only,” “Port of Port Angeles Vehicles Only,” “Load-Unload Only,” “Disabled Parking Only,” or such other areas as the executive director of the Port of Port Angeles may determine.
D. Vehicles authorized to park in restricted areas are as follows:
1. Port of Port Angeles Vehicles. Port-owned vehicles with insignias;
2. Load/Unload Only. Trucks, licensed commercial vehicles, and attended vehicles loading and/or unloading freight, boats, and/or passengers, for a reasonable period of time necessary to accomplish the loading and/or unloading, but in no event over 15 minutes;
3. Permit Parking Only. Vehicles which clearly display parking permits obtained from an employee of the Port authorized to issue such permits. Such permits shall be as follows:
a. Permanent numbered parking permits clearly attached to the front window or bumper;
b. Temporary parking permits clearly displayed face upwards on the dash board or other area of the car thereabouts;
4. Disabled Parking Only. Vehicles which clearly display, attached to the back window, windshield or bumper, disabled parking permits issued by a state, county, city, or other local government, or an employee of the Port authorized to issue disabled parking permits;
5. Other Restricted Parking. The executive director of the Port of Port Angeles may designate other restrictions on parking, including but not limited to the following: employee parking only, rental car parking only, no overnight camping, and attached boat trailers only.
E. The executive director of the Port of Port Angeles shall determine procedures for issuing parking permits, including types and forms of permits, fees for obtaining permits, employees authorized to issue permits, locations for the issuance of permits, or any other rules reasonably necessary to issue permits in a fair and reasonably efficient manner. (Ord. 98-001 § 1)
10.10.030 Violations.
Violation of any Port of Port Angeles traffic or parking regulation adopted and executed according to and under the authority of this chapter shall be civil traffic or parking infractions punishable to the same extent and under the same procedures as other similar civil traffic and parking ordinances, codes, and statutes of the city of Sequim, including but not limited to the provisions of this title. (Ord. 98-001 § 1)
10.10.040 Discretionary authority – Chief of police.
A. Whenever it is determined that a parking ticket has been improperly issued, the chief of police or his designee may void such ticket.
B. Whenever it is determined that the registered owner of a vehicle has not received actual notice of a parking violation, the chief of police or his designee may extend the time period for payment such that the registered owner has an opportunity to pay the original penalty within 48 hours. (Ord. 98-001 § 1)
10.10.050 Administration.
The chief of police or his designee(s) shall administer the collection of fees established pursuant to this chapter through a parking violations bureau as authorized by the district court judge for Clallam County, with which the city has contracted for filing violations of the Sequim Municipal Code. (Ord. 98-001 § 1)
10.10.060 Collections.
The chief of police or his designee(s) shall administer the collection of fees established pursuant to this chapter that are not paid within 30 days by referring those parking violations for collection to a collection agency. The chief of police is authorized to enter into agreements with collection agencies to carry out the purpose of this section. Such agency as selected shall collect the original violation fee, plus the late fee for the city of Sequim, plus a collection fee not to exceed 33 percent. Reports on collection of unpaid parking fines and penalties shall be included in the departmental activity reports. (Ord. 98-001 § 1)