CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to parking rates; amending Section 11.16.121 of the Seattle Municipal Code to set new limits on parking rates at parking payment devices.
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WHEREAS, in 2010, Council passed Ordinance 123462 to establish new policy objectives for setting parking rates to manage parking demand; and
WHEREAS, good parking management supports economic vitality, neighborhood livability, and encourages alternate travel modes for commuters, helping to reduce carbon emissions; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle Department of Transportation conducts an annual Paid Parking Study to determine parking utilization in the paid parking areas of the city; and
WHEREAS, the 2016 Paid Parking Study identified areas that are currently at the minimum parking rate and below the target occupancy, and areas of paid parking that are currently at the maximum parking rate and above the target occupancy, for some part of the day; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subsection 11.16.121.B of the Seattle Municipal Code, which section was last amended by Ordinance 123462, is amended as follows:
11.16.121 Director of Transportation - Rate setting for parking payment devices.
B. The Director of Transportation is authorized to set parking rates up to (($4.00)) $5.00 per hour ("Maximum Hourly Rate"). When parking rates are in effect, parking rates shall be set no lower than (($0.75)) $0.50 per hour ("Minimum Hourly Rate").
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.
Passed by the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2016, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2016.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2016.
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Edward B. Murray, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2016.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
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