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ORDINANCE No. 3125-09 AN ORDINANCE relating to Parking, Amending Sections 2, 5, 7, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31 and 32 of Ordinance No. 2180-96 as amended (EMC 46.28.020, 050, 070, 250, 270, 280, 300, 310 and 320), Section 6 of Ordinance No. 2826-05 (EMC 46.28.205), and adding a new section to Ordinance No. 2180-96 (Chapter 46.28 EMC). WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Everett recognizes the importance of parking to the economic vitality of the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council authorized a Downtown Parking Management Study (the "Study") to evaluate its parking and management needs, particularly in the downtown CBD; and WHEREAS, the Study incorporated extensive public comment and stakeholder involvement; and WHEREAS, the Study produced "Guiding Principles" and "Recommended Downtown Parking Management Strategies" for parking management in the City; and WHEREAS, the Recommended Downtown Parking Management Strategies recommended the Public Services Department, together with the Everett Police Department and the Everett Municipal Court, update EMC Chapter 46.28-Parking by, in part: 1. Redefining "Central Business District" to track the definition provided by the zoning code; and 2. Eliminate the 50% and 75% reductions to parking fines for payment within a certain time frame; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that implementing these changes will improve parking management and the economic vitality of downtown; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. Section 2 of Ordinance No. 2180-96, as amended by Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2691-03, Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2795-04 and Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2826-05 (EMC 46.28.020), which reads as follows: