003-21 - Ordinance - Relating to Parking Enforcement and the COVID-19 Pandemic Suspending Portions of Title 10 Chapter 12oRDtNANCE NO.003-21
AN ORDINANCE OF THE C|TY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHTNGTON,
RELATING TO PARKING ENFORCEMENT AND THE COVID.l9
PANDEMIC; SUSPENDING PORTIONS OF TITLE 10, CHAPTER t2 OF
THE PORT ORCHARD MUNICIPAL CODE DUE TO EMERGENCY
CONDITION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on February 29,2020, the Governor of the State of Washington proclaimed
State of Emergency in Washington due to the spread of the novelcoronavirus COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, that proclamation was immediately followed by directives from the World
Health Organization, President of the United States, and federal, state and local health officials,
confirming the existence of a pandemic threatening public health and safety; and
WHEREAS, on March L6,2020, the Mayor of Port Orchard issued a Proclamation of Local
Emergency, which was extended by the Mayor on June !6,2020, September 1,3,2020, and again
on December LL,2020; and
WHEREAS, shortly after each extension the Mayor's actions have been ratified by the City
Council; and
WHEREAS, since the outset of this pandemic the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) has recommended "extensive community mitigation activities" to slow the
spread of, and minimize morbidity and mortality caused by, COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, the CDC and other health officials have identified protective measures
necessary for local governments, businesses and residents to take to prevent the spread of the
disease; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the emergency powers vested in him under RCW 354.34.'J,4O,
RCW 38.52.O7O(21, and RCW 39.O4.28O, in early April 2020 the Mayor dispatched the City's
parking enforcement employees to perform duties associated with emergency management and
relief effortsj;ond
WHEREAS, in order to combat and mitigate the transmission of COVID-19, the Mayor also
directed Public Works staff to secure from use the parking permit machines located in the City
beginning in early April 2020 through mid-June 2020 when the City was able to secure all
necessary sanitization tools to regularly disinfect the machines; and
WHEREAS, by these actions, the Mayor temporarily suspended enforcement of some of
the parking restrictions set out in Title 10 of the Port Orchard Municipal Code, particularly those
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exclusively enforced by the parking enforcement employees rather than all members of the
police department; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it was in the best interest of the public health and
welfare, to temporarily suspend the regulations identified herein through the Mayor's directives;
now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS
FOLTOWS:
SECTION 1. Findings and Recitals. The recitals set forth above are hereby adopted and
incorporated as findings in support of this Ordinance.
SECTION 2. Suspension. The City Council affirms the suspension of the provisions of the
following Chapters of the Port Orchard Municipal Code:
10.12.080 Parking Prohibited and restricted
10.12.085 Chain parking prohibited
10.1-2.090 Obedience to angle-parking signs or markings
IO.L2.I40 Specia I passes
10.12.180 Obliterating tire markings
LO.L2.22O Violating permits for loading or unloading at an angle to the curb
10.12.580 Parking time limited on certain city parking lots
10.12.600 Parking passes
70.12.620 Parking passes - Rules
for the period of April L,2020 to June t5,2O2O, and hereby ratifies all actions take prior to this
Ordinance that are consistent with the authorization set out in this Ordinance
SECTION 3. Corrections. U pon the approval of the city attorney, the city clerk and/or
code publisher is authorized to make any necessary technical corrections to this ordinance,
including but not limited to the correction of scrivener's/clerical errors, references, ordinance
numbering, section/subsection numbers, and any reference thereto.
SECTION 4. Severability. lf 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 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be published in the official newspaper of
the city and shall take full force and effect five (5) days after the date of publication. A summary
of this ordinance in the form of the ordinance title may be published in lieu of publishing the
ordinance in its entirety.
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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 passage this 12th day of January 2O2L.
Robert Putaansuu, Mayor
ATTEST:
n nearson, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:SPONSORED BY:
Charlotte A. Archer, City Attorney pep
PUBLISHED: January L4, 202t
EFFECTIVE DATE: January L9,202I