CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to parking; defining "blockface;" updating the definition of "parking payment device;" defining "pay-to-park signage;" allowing the Traffic Engineer to establish areas where parking is regulated by pay-to-park signage and to authorize additional methods of payment for parking; amending the description of certain parking penalties; amending parking and payment requirements; making technical changes; amending Sections 11.14.425, 11.16.300, 11.31.121, 11.76.005, 11.76.015, 11.76.020, and 11.76.040 of the Seattle Municipal Code; adding new Sections 11.14.062 and 11.14.438 to the Seattle Municipal Code; and repealing Section 11.76.010 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
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WHEREAS, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) operates and maintains a paid parking system in the public right of way with approximately 12,000 paid spaces and 1,700 parking kiosks, in 20 Seattle neighborhood business districts and downtown Seattle; and
WHEREAS, SDOT is near completion of a multi-year capital project to replace pay station kiosks with new equipment and plans to switch to "Pay By Plate" payment in which parkers use their license plate number to record payment instead of returning to their vehicle with a receipt to display; and
WHEREAS, SDOT no longer employs single-space parking meters and instead relies on multi-space parking kiosks, as well as mobile payment, and anticipates that in the future new payment technologies will be introduced by automobile companies and other vendors; and
WHEREAS, good parking management supports economic vitality, neighborhood livability, and encourages alternative travel modes for commuters, helping to reduce carbon emissions; and
WHEREAS, SDOT has consistently invested in new technology to facilitate the ease of parking payment and improve the customer experience; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
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