SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120364

• Record No: CB 120364
• Version: 2
• Council Bill No: CB 120364
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 8/9/2022
• Ordinance No: Ord 126647
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the Traffic Code; adding a new Section 11.72.445 to the Seattle Municipal Code to establish the authority to designate parking for truck tractors in the public right of way; and amending Section 11.31.121 to allow for enforcement of truck tractor parking.
• Sponsors: Alex Pedersen
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att A – Maps of Potential Overnight Truck Tractor Parking Locations, 3. Central Staff Memo (7/13/22), 4. Presentation (added; 7/19/22), 5. Proposed Amendment 1, 6. Signed Ordinance 126647

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/11/2022	2	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
8/11/2022	2	Mayor	returned
8/11/2022	2	Mayor	Signed
8/11/2022	2	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
8/9/2022	2	City Council	passed	Pass
8/2/2022	1	Transportation and Seattle Public Utilities	pass as amended	Pass
7/19/2022	1	Transportation and Seattle Public Utilities	discussed
7/12/2022	1	City Council	referred
6/22/2022	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
6/15/2022	1	City Clerk	sent for review
6/15/2022	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Traffic Code; adding a new Section 11.72.445 to the Seattle Municipal Code to establish the authority to designate parking for truck tractors in the public right of way; and amending Section 11.31.121 to allow for enforcement of truck tractor parking.
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WHEREAS, Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) Section 11.14.685 defines "truck tractor" as "every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn"; and
WHEREAS, drayage is the transport of goods to and from other means of transportation over short distances in the shipping or logistics industry, such as a truck delivery between a seaport and a nearby intermodal facility; and
WHEREAS, there are an estimated 600 to 800 drayage truck tractors servicing the Port of Seattle (Port) facilities on a regular basis; and
WHEREAS, drayage truck drivers typically own or lease the truck tractors they drive, and make multiple daily trips hauling transportation containers between the Port and nearby facilities; and
WHEREAS, drayage truck drivers come from diverse backgrounds, and for whom English is a second language for over 50 percent of the drivers, and most of whom live outside Seattle; and
WHEREAS, many drayage drivers currently park their truck tractors in the public right-of-way in Georgetown, South Park, SODO, and other Seattle neighborhoods near Port facilities; and
WHEREAS, some Seattle neighborhoods struggle with the density of overnight truck tractor parking on some streets, limiting parking and loading access for residents and visitors, causing damage to some streets not otherwise built to handle regular truck tractor use; and
WHEREAS, SMC Section 11.72.070 restricts parking of vehicles over 80 inches wide between midnight and 6 a.m. on streets or alleys except in industrial zones; a...