Ordinance 1648-89 - Laserfiche WebLink

a 1 C. The penalties set forth in Subsection A will be reduced in half if the parking violation is paid to the City 2 Treasurer's Office within twenty-four (24) hours of the time and date of issuance. In the event the City 3 Treasurer's Office is not open for business the day following the date of issuance, the violator can make 4 payment on the next City business day and still receive the reduced penalty. 5 D. Payment of all parking violations shall be made to the City 6 Treasurer's Office. All proceeds derived from individuals charged with a violation of any of the provisions of this 7 Ordinance shall be paid into the general fund of the City. 8 E. Notwithstanding the language set forth in Subsection C, if a vehicle has been cited for five (5) or more violations of 9 this Ordinance and/or any other parking ordinance of the City, within a six (6) month period, the City may have the 10 vehicle declared a repeat violator. If a vehicle is declared a repeat violator then said vehicle will not be 11 eligible for reduction in parking violation penalty set forth in Subsection C. 12 In order to declare a vehicle a repeat violator, 13 notification of hearing on the issue of whether said vehicle constitutes a repeat violator shall be sent by 14 registered mail or certified mail with return receipt requested to the registered and legal owners of said 15 vehicle as shown by the records of the State of Washington Department of Licenses. The notification shall include a 16 statement that the vehicle will be declared a repeat violator unless a request for hearing is filed with the 17 City Treasurer or his designee within ten (10) calendar days of the date of mailing. 18 Upon receipt of a timely request for hearing, the City 19 Treasurer or his designee shall set the matter for hearing. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with 20 the procedures established by the Parking Hearing Examiner. When a timely request for hearing is received 21 the Hearing Examiner shall enter a finding of repeat violator only upon making the following determinations: 22 1 . That the vehicle has received five (5) or more 23 parking violations within a six month period; and 24 2. That there are no defenses nor extenuating or mitigating factors justifying the non-imposition of a 25 repeat violator designation. 26 To the extent that any parking violations were received by said vehicle prior to change in ownership, said violations 27 incurred by the prior owner will not be considered by the Hearing Examiner in determining whether the required number 28 of parking violations exist. However, in determining whether the required number of violations exist, the 29 Hearing Examiner is authorized to consider all parking violations incurred by the violator prior to the date of 30 hearing. The fact that all or a portion of the parking violations have been paid will not constitute a defense nor 31 extenuating or mitigating factor. A parking violation which has been released by the City or dismissed by the 32 2