Ord 2343 - Parking Lot Closure
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2468
ORDINANCE NO. 2343
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING PUBLIC PLACE PARKING IN A PORTION OF THE DOWNTOWN
AREA TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE WITH OPERATION OF THE 2003 SEPTEMBER 16TH
CELEBRATION AND PROVIDING FOR CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.
THE CITY OF WOODBURN ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Purpose. The City Council finds that the 2003 September 16th
Celebration serves a public purpose and is conducted on premises open to the public.
The limited clearing of public parking spaces will facilitate safe, effective, and efficient
conduct of the September 16th Celebration.
Section 2. Definitions. In addition to those definitions contained in the
"Oregon Vehicle Code," the following definitions apply:
(A) "Administrator" shall mean the City Administrator or his designee.
(B) "Public Parking Space" shall mean every public way, road, street,
thoroughfare, and place open, used or intended for use by the general public for
parking motor vehicles.
(C) "Downtown Parking Lot" shall mean the parking lot bordered by Garfield
Street on the South side, North First Street on the West Side, and West Hayes Street on
the North side and which is described as Township 5 South, Range 1 West, Section 18AB
of the Willamette Meridian, Tax Lots 2800 and 3200.
Section 3. General Provisions. In addition to the applicable sections of the
"Oregon Vehicle Code," prohibited parking, no person shall park or stand a motor
vehicle in a public parking place within the Downtown Parking Lot between the hours
of 10:00 p.m. on Friday, September 12, 2003 and 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 14,
2003 as posted by a lawfully erected parking limitation sign for the clearance of motor
vehicles on account of the 2003 September 16th Celebration. This section shall not
apply to vehicles which are necessary for the 2003 September 16th Celebration.
Section 4. Administration. The Administrator shall be responsible for the
installation and maintenance of applicable parking signs and for the enforcement of
this ordinance.
Section 5. Civil Infraction Assessment. A violation of any prOVISIon of this
ordinance constitutes a Class 5 civil infraction and shall be dealt with according to the
procedures established by Ordinance 1998.
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Section 6.
TowinQ and Storaae.
(A) Any motor vehicle violating the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute
a hazard to the public safety and may be towed and stored at the registered owner's
expense if left unattended. The registered owner shall be liable for the cost of towing
and storage, even if the vehicle was parked by another person.
(B) Towing and storage of any motor vehicle pursuant to this ordinance does
not preclude the issuance of a citation for violation of any provision of this ordinance.
Section 7. Disposal of Motor Vehicle. After a motor vehicle is towed under the
authority of this ordinance, it may be disposed of in the manner provided by ORS
819.180 to ORS 819.260.
Section 8. Severabilitv. If any section, clause, or phrase of this ordinance or its
application to any statute, is determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid or unenforceable for any reason, such determination shall not affect the validity
of the remainder of this ordinance or its application.
Approved as to form:
August
August
August 13, 2003
August 13, 2003
Passed by the Council
Submitted to the Mayor
Approved by the Mayor
Filed in the Office of the Recorder
ATTEST: ~~r
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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