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020-24 - Ordinance - Amending POMC 10.12.500 Stopping, Standing or Parking of VehiclesDocusign Envelope ID: ADD0492B-E4CD-4098-A10A-C1D3BF4EEFBE ORDINANCE NO. 020-24 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, RELATING TO PARKING, STANDING, AND STOPPING; AMENDING SECTION 10.12.500 OF THE PORT ORCHARD MUNICIPAL CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, WAC 308-330-270 authorizes the City to adopt regulations to prohibit, regulate or limit stopping, standing or parking of vehicles in areas of the City; and WHEREAS, in accordance with that authority, the City's regulations for this topic are codified at Port Orchard Municipal Code (POMC) Chapter 10.12, and POMC Section 10.12.050(1) authorizes the City Council to from time to time, establish parking prohibitions and restrictions on portions of certain specified streets, with those prohibitions and restrictions codified at POMC 10.12.460 through 10.12.530; and WHEREAS, the City Council deems it in the best interest of the City of Port Orchard to periodically review and update such regulations; and WHEREAS, the City Council chooses to codify any updates to the parking regulations in order to aid the public in its ability to access and review said regulations; and WHEREAS, the City controls parking areas located along the waterfront and adjacent to the Marina Park (known as Lots 1 and 2), as well as parking along McCormick Village Drive between SW Old Clifton Road and SW Yarrow Street (Lot 10), and small parking lots serving Paul Powers Park, Van Zee Park, and Rockwell Pocket Park, and the City maintains parking enforcement to ensure the stalls are available for public use; and WHEREAS, the City desires to clarify that these lots, stalls and travel lanes are not sized to accommodate large, oversized vehicles that occupy more than one stall or otherwise infringe on the circuity of these lots; and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the proposed amendments and believes it to be in the best interests of the City to enact the proposed amendments; Now, Therefore THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 10.12.500 of the Port Orchard Municipal Code is hereby amended, in part, to read as follows: 10.12.500 City parking lots. (1) The city parking lots are identified as follows: Docusign Envelope ID: ADD0492B-E4CD-4098-A10A-C1D3BF4EEFBE Ordinance No. 020-24 Page 2 of 6 (a) Lot 2, which lies between Frederick Street and Sidney Avenue, north of Bay Street. Parking in Lot 2 shall be allowed for a maximum period of four hours, including two car charging stalls limited to four hours maximum, and one motorcycle stall. (g) Lot 10, which lies on the east side of McCormick Village Drive between SW Old Clifton Road and SW Yarrow Street. Parking in Lot 10 shall be allowed for a maximum period of four hours, enforced on a 24-hour basis. (h) Paul Powers Park, which lies north and east of the public works department "south shed" located at 2051 Sidney Avenue. Paul Powers Park parking is limited to dawn -to -dusk parking only. (i) Van Zee Park, which lies south of Tremont Street and west of Sidney Avenue, located at 300 Tremont Street. Van Zee Park parking is limited to dawn -to -dusk parking only. (j) Rockwell Pocket Park will be limited to two-hour parking from dawn to dusk. (k) Lot 1, which lies between Orchard and Frederick Streets, on the north of Bay Street. Parking in Lot 2 shall be allowed for a maximum period of two hours. (2) Parking restrictions in Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 shall be enforced on a 24-hour basis, except Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays within the city. (3) The parking of oversize vehicles is prohibited in Lots 1, 2, 10, and Paul Powers Park, Van Zee Park, and Rockwell Pocket Park. Oversize vehicles are defined to include: (a) any single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, or any vehicle towing a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating; (b) any single vehicle less than 26,001 pounds GVWR, or any vehicle towing a vehicle or in excess of 10,001 pounds GVWR, including vehicles which are placarded for hazardous materials or designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver, or delivery vans; (c) any vehicle registered as a recreational vehicle or trailer for the primary use of transporting the owner's family members or guests or their possessions for non -business purposes; and (d) all other motor trucks, tractors, trailers, buses, house trailers, semi -trailers, farm machinery and equipment having a load capacity in excess of 1% tons, or a length in excess of 19 feet, or width in excess of 7 feet. Exception. This prohibition shall not apply when temporary parking is necessary for the preservation of life or property; for example, fire or other emergency vehicles; or when Docusign Envelope ID: ADD0492B-E4CD-4098-A10A-C1D3BF4EEFBE Ordinance No. 020-24 Page 3 of 6 necessary in order for the operator of an oversize vehicle to load or unload; provided, however, that while loading and unloading, the operator of the large vehicle shall take precautions appropriate to the circumstances to insure that the oversize vehicle is visible to other vehicles using the street, including but not limited to the oversize vehicle must be properly attended and marked, front and rear, with a traffic cone or other similar device; the oversize vehicle must be parked in a manner as to cause only a minimum obstruction to the regular flow of traffic; and the oversize vehicle's flashers, front and rear, must be turned on and operating. (4) Violation of this section is a Class A infraction. SECTION 2. Authorization to Post Signs. The City Engineer is hereby directed to post the signs as required by this Ordinance upon the effective date of this Ordinance. SECTION 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts of this Ordinance. SECTION 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days after posting and publication as required by law. A summary of this Ordinance may be published in lieu of the entire ordinance, as authorized by State Law. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such p a dWs 26' day of November 2024. W jQb� a bt SWA, zaaana� '847n Robert Putaansuu, Mayor ATTEST: Jenine loyd, CIVIC, D puty City Clerk ��I'XIM U111,,,,, 0 �-0jx tiv - ' SEAL ' A (VcE,Q AS TO FORM: ��ys•;�F,� ,���Q �� Charlotte A. Archer, City Attorney PUBLISHED: November 29, 2024 EFFECTIVE DATE: December 4, 2024 Docusign Envelope ID: ADD0492B-E4CD-4098-A10A-C1D3BF4EEFBE Ordinance No. 020-24 Page 4 of 6 Redline of Code Change POW 10.12.500. Pallcking time iomitt^.d an ekain City parking lots. (1) The city parking lots are identified as follows: (a) Lot 2, which lies between Frederick Street and Sidney Avenue, north of Bay Street. Parking in Lot 2 shall be allowed for a maximum period of four hours, including two car charging stalls limited to four hours maximum, and one motorcycle stall. (b) Lot 5, which is all parking spaces on City Hall property (first floor entry). Parking in Lot 5 shall be for City Hall ADA parking patrons and official vehicles only. The police chief or their designee may authorize deviations to this policy for Lot 5, if necessary. No monetary charge. (c) Lot 6, which is all parking spaces abutting the landscaped area at the southwest corner of the intersection of Bay Street and DeKalb Street (Bayside Plaza). Parking in Lot 6 shall be allowed for a maximum period of two hours. No monetary charge. (d) Lot 7, which is all parking spaces located on the library property. Parking in Lot 7 shall be limited to library staff only. Access to Lot 7 and parallel parking stalls via the adjacent parcel to the south pursuant to easement AF# (8903310122). No monetary charge. (e) Lot 8, which lies east of City Hall, north of and adjacent to Prospect Alley (between Kitsap Street and Prospect Street). Lot 8 is for designated city vehicles and city employees via pass Monday through Friday. No monetary charge. (f) Lot 9, 720 Prospect Street, which lies east of Lot 8, north of and adjacent to Prospect Alley (between Kitsap Street and Prospect Street). Lot 9 is for designated vehicles and city employees via pass Monday through Friday. No monetary charge. (g) Lot 10, which lies on the east side of McCormick Village Drive between SW Old Clifton Road and SW Yarrow Street. Parking in Lot 10 shall be allowed for a maximum period of four hours, enforced on a 24-hour basis. (h) Paul Powers Park, which lies north and east of the public works department "south shed" located at 2051 Sidney Avenue. Paul Powers Park parking is limited to dawn -to -dusk parking only. (i) Van Zee Park, which lies south of Tremont Street and west of Sidney Avenue, located at 300 Tremont Street. Van Zee Park parking is limited to dawn -to -dusk parking only. (j) Rockwell Pocket Park will be limited to two-hour parking from dawn to dusk. (k) Lot 1, which lies between Orchard and Frederick Streets, on the north of Bay Street. Parking in Lot 6 shall be allowed for a maximum period of two hours. °al'- n^ riA' et 1 ;s PeFt QFehard Docusign Envelope ID: ADD0492B-E4CD-4098-A10A-C1D3BF4EEFBE Ordinance No. 020-24 Page 5 of 6 (1) Lot 3, which is the five rows of parking and the row of waterfront parking west of Harrison Avenue and east of and parallel to the library's easternmost exterior wall. Parking in Lot 3 is Port Orchard Marina parking, subject to city enforcement via an interlocal agreement between the city and the Port of Bremerton. Parking in Lot 3 shall require a paid parking pass issued by the Port of Bremerton except for stalls that are posted as limited to a maximum period of four- hour parking, with no monetary charge. (m) Lot 4, which is all parking which lies east of Parking Lot 3 and Harrison Avenue and west of the Marina Park. Parking in Lot 4 is Port Orchard Marina parking, subject to city enforcement via an interlocal agreement between the city and the Port of Bremerton. Parking in Lot 4 shall require a paid parking pass issued by the Port of Bremerton except for stalls that are posted as limited to a maximum period of two-hour parking or four-hour parking, with no monetary charge. (2) Parking restrictions in Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 shall be enforced on a 24-hour basis, except Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays within the city. (3) The parking of oversize vehicles shall be prohibited in Lots 1 and 2. Oversize vehicles are defined to include: (a) any single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, or any vehicle towing a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating; (b) any single vehicle less than 26,001 pounds GVWR, or any vehicle towing a vehicle or in excess of 10,001 pounds GVWR, including vehicles which are placarded for hazardous materials or designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver, or delivery vans; anv vehicle registered as a recreational vehicle or trailer for the Drimary use of transporting the owner's family members or guests or their possessions for non -business purposes; and (d) all other motor trucks, tractors, trailers, buses, house trailers, semi -trailers, farm machinery and equipment having a load capacity in excess of 1% tons, or a length in excess of 19 feet, or width in excess of 7 feet. Exception. This prohibition shall not apply when temporary parking is necessary for the preservation of life or property; for example, fire or other emergency vehicles; or when necessary in order for the operator of an oversize vehicle to load or unload; provided, however, that while loading and unloading, the operator of the large vehicle shall take precautions appropriate to the circumstances to insure that the oversize vehicle is visible to other vehicles using the street, including but not limited to the oversize vehicle must be properly attended and marked, front and rear, with a traffic cone or other similar device; the oversize vehicle must be parked in a manner as to cause only a minimum obstruction to the regular flow of traffic; and the oversize vehicle's flashers, front and rear, must be turned on and operating. Docusign Envelope ID: ADD0492B-E4CD-4098-A10A-C1D3BF4EEFBE Ordinance No. 020-24 Page 6 of 6 (4-3) Violation of this section is a Class A infraction.