Ord 2521 - Residential Parking on Unimproved AreasCOUNCIL BILL NO. 2967
ORDINANCE NO. 2521
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING RESIDENTIAL PARKING ON UNIMPROVED AREAS;
ALLOWING THE PLACING OF CITATIONS ON ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLES AND
PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that parking of motor
vehicles on unimproved surfaces in residential areas is detrimental to
community livability; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has expressed the desire to regulate vehicles
parked in this manner within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it necessary to adopt this Ordinance to
assist in the elimination of aesthetic nuisances caused by improper parking;
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF WOODBURN ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. For purposes of this Ordinance, an "Improved Area' is
defined as an area surfaced with concrete, asphalt, gravel, or any other
material commonly used for the parking of Motor Vehicles, but not including
grass or dirt.
Section 2. For purposes of this Ordinance, a "Motor Vehicle" is defined
as provided in the Oregon Vehicle Code, ORS Chapters 801 to 826.
Section 3. For purposes of this Ordinance, a "Person" is defined as any
natural person, firm, partnership, association or corporation.
Section 4. It shall be unlawful for any Person to stop, stand, or park a
Motor Vehicle on any lot with a residential zoning designation except on an
Improved Area.
Section 5. When a motor vehicle without an operator is parked in
violation of this Ordinance, the officer finding the vehicle shall take its license
number and any other information displayed on the vehicle which may
identify its owner, and shall conspicuously affix to the vehicle a traffic citation
instructing the operator to answer to the charge at the time and place
specified in the citation.
Section 6. The presence of any motor vehicle in or upon any property,
private or public, in violation of this Ordinance shall be prima facie evidence
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that the registered owner of the motor vehicle committed or authorized such
violation.
Section 7. The prohibitions in this Ordinance shall not apply when an
emergency requires that a Person stop, stand or park a Motor Vehicle on an
area that is not an Improved Area.
Section 8. Each violation of any provision of this Ordinance constitutes a
class 4 civil infraction and shall be dealt with according to the civil infraction
procedures established by City ordinance.
Approved as to form: �• 6�2 2 /zo/l/1-
City Attorney Dat
Passed by the Council
Submitted to the Mayor
Approved by the Mayor
Filed in the Office of the Recorder
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ATTEST: Li�
Heather Pierson, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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