Title 11
VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC*
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Statutory Reference: For statutory provisions pertaining to vehicles and traffic, see RCW Title 46.
Cross-reference: For provisions regarding operation of vehicles in City parks, see Subchapter VI of Chapter 18.12 of this Code.
For provisions regarding notice of traffic restrictions or street closures due to repairs, see Section 15.78.010.
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This title is intended for those provisions of the Code which relate to the regulation or the operation of vehicles on the streets of the City.
| Chapters: | ||
| Subtitle I Traffic Code*
------------ Severability: The provisions of Subtitle I are declared to be separate and severable and the invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or portion of Subtitle I, or the invalidity of the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall not affect the validity of the remainder of Subtitle I or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances. (Ord. 108200, § 2(11.10.060), 1979.) ------------ | ||
| Part 1 General Provisions and Administration | ||
| 11.10 | General Provisions | 11-5 |
| 11.12 | Application of Code | 11-6 |
| 11.14 | Definitions | 11-8 |
| 11.16 | Traffic Administration | 11-26 |
| 11.18 | Arterial Streets Designated | 11-28.8 |
| Part 2 Licenses, Permits and Collision Reports | ||
| 11.20 | Driver Licenses | 11-28.8 |
| 11.22 | Vehicle Licensing | 11-30 |
| 11.23 | Special Permits and Permit Procedures– Drivers and Vehicles | 11-32 |
| 11.24 | Property Access Permits and Regulations | 11-36.2 |
| 11.25 | Parade Permits | 11-36.3 |
| 11.26 | Service Parking Permits | 11-39 |
| 11.27 | Collision Reports | 11-41 |
| 11.28 | Abuse of Privileges | 11-42 |
| Part 3 Enforcement | ||
| 11.30 | Impounding | 11-43 |
| 11.31 | Disposition of Traffic Offenses | 11-51 |
| 11.32 | Citations | 11-56.2 |
| 11.34 | Penalties | 11-56.2.1 |
| 11.35 | Immobilization List | 11-56.2.2 |
| Part 4 Pedestrian, Hitchhiking, Bicycle, EPAMD and Motorized Foot Scooter Rules | ||
| 11.40 | Pedestrian Rules | 11-56.4 |
| 11.42 | Hitchhiking Rules | 11-57 |
| 11.44 | Bicycle Rules | 11-58 |
| 11.46 | Rules for EPAMDs and Motorized Foot Scooters | 11-58.2 |
| Part 5 Driving Rules | ||
| 11.50 | Obedience to Traffic-Control Devices | 11-58.3 |
| 11.52 | Speed Regulations | 11-63 |
| 11.53 | Vehicle Position on Roadway– Overtaking and Passing | 11-65 |
| 11.54 | Limited Access Facilities | 11-68.1 |
| 11.55 | Starting, Stopping and Turning | 11-69 |
| 11.56 | Serious Traffic Offenses | 11-72.1 |
| 11.57 | Motorcycle Regulations | 11-82 |
| 11.58 | Miscellaneous Driving Rules | 11-83 |
| 11.59 | Obedience to Peace Officers and Authorized Personnel | 11-84.6 |
| Part 6 Special Driving and Operating Regulations | ||
| 11.60 | Size, Weight and Load Regulations | 11-86 |
| 11.62 | Regulating the Kinds and Classes of Traffic on Certain Streets | 11-96 |
| 11.64 | Towing Regulations and Equipment | 11-97 |
| 11.65 | Streetcar Rules | 11-98 |
| 11.66 | Railroad Operation | 11-99 |
| 11.68 | Fire Regulations | 11-102 |
| 11.69 | Traffic Congestion Areas | 11-103 |
| Part 7 Stopping, Standing, Parking and Loading | ||
| 11.70 | Method of Parking | 11-104 |
| 11.72 | Stopping, Standing or Parking Restrictions | 11-105 |
| 11.73 | Restricted Parking Areas | 11-113 |
| 11.74 | Loading and Load Regulations | 11-114 |
| 11.76 | Parking Payment Device Operations | 11-117 |
| Part 8 Equipment Regulations | ||
| 11.80 | Truck, Trailer and Stage Equipment Regulations | 11-119 |
| 11.82 | Vehicle Lighting Equipment | 11-122 |
| 11.84 | Brakes and Miscellaneous Equipment | 11-128 |
| 11.86 | Vehicle Markings | 11-134.5 |
| Subtitle II Miscellaneous Provisions | ||
| 11.90 | Traffic Violations Bureau | 11-134.5 |
| 11.92 | Abandoned Vehicles | 11-135 |
| 11.94 | Railroad Barriers Required | 11-136 |
Subtitle I
Traffic Code
Part 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 11.10
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections:
11.10.020 Citation.
11.10.040 Purpose and policy.
11.10.080 Number, gender and tense.
11.10.100 Effect of headings and references.
11.10.120 Existing permits to remain in force.
11.10.130 Prosecution under expired or repealed ordinance.
11.10.140 Vehicle owner to act in person– Agents.
11.10.160 False representation prohibited.
11.10.180 Existing regulations to remain in force.
11.10.020 Citation.
The ordinance codified in this subtitle constitutes the "Traffic Code" of the City and may be cited as such. Wherever a reference is made herein to "this Code" it shall be construed to mean "this subtitle."
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.10.020), 1979.)
11.10.040 Purpose and policy.
This subtitle is enacted as an exercise of the police power of the City to protect and preserve the public peace, health, safety and welfare, and its provisions shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of these purposes. It is expressly the purpose of this subtitle to provide for and promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public, and not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of persons who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the terms of this subtitle. It is the specific intent of this subtitle to place the obligation of complying with its requirements upon the owner or operator of the vehicles or upon the pedestrian within its scope, and no provision of nor term used in this subtitle is intended to impose any duty whatsoever upon the City or any of its officers or employees, for whom the implementation or enforcement of this subtitle shall be discretionary and not mandatory. Nothing contained in this subtitle is intended to be nor shall be construed to create or form the basis for any liability on the part of the City, or its officers, employees or agents, for any injury or damage resulting from the failure of the owner or operator of a vehicle or a pedestrian to comply with the provisions of this subtitle, or by reason or in consequence of any act or omission in connection with the implementation or enforcement of this subtitle on the part of the City by its officers, employees or agents.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.10.040), 1979.)
11.10.080 Number, gender and tense.
Whenever consistent with the context of this subtitle, words in the present, past or future tenses shall be construed to be interchangeable with each other, words in the singular number shall be construed to include the plural, words in the plural shall be construed to include the singular, and words in any gender shall apply to the feminine, masculine and neuter genders.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.10.080), 1979.)
11.10.100 Effect of headings and references.
Chapter headings, tables of contents, parenthetical references to the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and former ordinance sections,* and section headings as used in this subtitle do not constitute any part of the law. (RCW 46.98.030)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.10.100), 1979.)
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Editor's Note: References to former ordinance sections do not appear in this Code.
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11.10.120 Existing permits to remain in force.
Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, all permits lawfully issued under the provisions of any ordinance repealed by the ordinance codified in this subtitle shall remain in force and effect until expiration according to the terms thereof, unless sooner surrendered or revoked; subject, however, to all other provisions of this subtitle.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.10.120), 1979.)
11.10.130 Prosecution under expired or repealed ordinance.
No offense committed and no penalty or forfeiture incurred previous to the time when any ordinance expires or is repealed, whether such repeal be express or implied, shall be affected by such expiration or repeal, unless a contrary intention is expressly declared in the expiring or repealing ordinance, and no prosecution for any offense or for the recovery of any penalty or forfeiture pending at the time any ordinance expires or is repealed, whether such repeal be express or implied, shall be affected by such expiration or repeal, but the same shall proceed in all respects as if such ordinance had not expired or been repealed, unless a contrary intention is expressly declared in the expiring or repealing ordinance. Whenever any ordinance defining an offense or making conduct unlawful is amended or repealed, whether such amendment or repeal be express or implied, any offense committed, conduct engaged in or penalty or forfeiture incurred while the ordinance was in force shall be punished or enforced as if the ordinance were in force, notwithstanding such amendment or repeal, unless a contrary intention is expressly declared in the amendatory or repealing ordinance, and every such amendatory or repealing ordinance shall be so construed as to save all proceedings under the amended or repealed ordinance pending at the time of the amendatory or repealing ordinance, unless a contrary intention is expressly declared therein.
(Ord. 116872 § 1, 1993.)
11.10.140 Vehicle owner to act in person– Agents.
Every act or statement required to be made by the owner or operator of any vehicle shall be made or done by the owner or operator in person, unless such owner is a company or corporation or incapable of acting in person, and if the same is made or done by the agent, the necessity thereof shall be stated and shown.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.10.140), 1979.)
11.10.160 False representation prohibited.
No person shall knowingly make a false statement or representation in any application, statement or report required by this subtitle to be made.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.10.160), 1979.)
11.10.180 Existing regulations to remain in force.
Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, all existing regulations lawfully established and installed in the streets and alleys by official traffic-control devices are hereby continued in full force and effect.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.10.180), 1979.)
Chapter 11.12 Sections:
11.12.020 Uniformity of application.
11.12.060 Application to government vehicle.
11.12.080 Exemption of authorized emergency vehicles.
11.12.100 Authorized work upon street.
11.12.120 Traffic Control Manual for In-street Work.
11.12.130 Flagger required.
11.12.140 Persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles.
11.12.160 Persons propelling pushcarts.
11.12.020 Uniformity of application.
The provisions of this subtitle relating to the operation of vehicles shall be applicable to and uniform upon all persons operating vehicles upon the streets, alleys and ways open to the public of The City of Seattle except as otherwise specifically provided. (RCW 46.08.030)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.12.020), 1979.)
Cases: A privately owned paved parking lot on a major intersection with easy access to both adjoining streets came within the definition of a "way open to the public." City of Seattle v. Tolliver, 31 Wn.App. 299, 641 P.2d 719 (1982).
11.12.060 Application to government vehicle.
The provisions of this subtitle shall apply to the operator of any vehicle owned by or used in the service of any government, including the United States government or any agency created by the United States, or of any foreign nation, or of this or any state, or of any political subdivision of this or any other state.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.12.060), 1979.)
11.12.080 Exemption of authorized emergency vehicles.
A. The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm, may exercise the privileges set forth in this section, but subject to the conditions stated in this chapter.
B. The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle may:
1. Park or stand, irrespective of the provisions of this subtitle;
2. Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation;
3. Exceed the maximum speed limits so long as he does not endanger life or property;
4. Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions:
Provided, that ambulances shall not exceed the posted speed limit by more than five (5) miles per hour and shall not proceed through stop signs or red traffic signal lights without first making a full stop and permitting traffic to clear the intersection; and provided further, that Fire Department vehicles, including aid cars and other vehicles, shall not be subject to the above restrictions on the operation of ambulances.
C. The exemptions granted in this section to an authorized emergency vehicle shall apply only when such vehicle is making use of visual signals meeting the requirements of RCW 46.37.190, except that:
1. An authorized emergency vehicle operated as a police vehicle need not be equipped with or display a red light visible from in front of the vehicle;
2. Authorized emergency vehicles shall use audible signals when necessary to warn others of the emergency nature of the situation but in no case shall they be required to use audible signals while parked or standing.
D. The foregoing provisions shall not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall such provisions protect the driver from the consequences of his reckless disregard for the safety of others. (RCW 46.61.035)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.12.080), 1979.)
11.12.100 Authorized work upon street.
The provisions of this subtitle relating to the operation of vehicles upon the streets or alleys of this City shall not apply to any persons, vehicles or other equipment while actually engaged in authorized work upon the surface of a street or alley insofar as suspension of the provisions of this subtitle are reasonably necessary for the carrying on of such work. Reasonable precautions must be taken to apprise and protect the users of such street or alley, in conformance with the guidelines set forth in the City's Traffic Control Manual for In-street Work which is adopted by reference, and three (3) copies of which are filed with the City Clerk. Such provisions of this subtitle shall apply to such persons, vehicles and other equipment when traveling to and from such works. The contract or permit for such authorized work shall set forth the extent of such suspension, and over what portions of the street or alley the suspensions shall apply. (RCW 46.61.030)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.12.100), 1979.)
11.12.120 Traffic Control Manual for In-street Work.
No person shall work on a street or alley area without providing flaggers, signs, barricades, and/or other traffic-control devices as established by the guidelines set forth in the City's Traffic Control Manual for In-street Work, which is adopted by reference, and three (3) copies of which are filed with the City Clerk, if such person is required to meet the guidelines of the Traffic Control Manual for In-street Work by a permit, contract, regulation or ordinance. (See Street Use Ordinance 90047.)1
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.12.120), 1979.)
1. Editor's Note: The Street Use Ordinance is codified in Title 15 of this Code.
11.12.130 Flagger required.
No person other than a flagger or a peace officer shall direct or control traffic on or near a street or alley in which work is underway.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.12.130), 1979.)
11.12.140 Persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles.
Every person riding an animal or driving any animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this subtitle except those provisions of this subtitle which by their very nature can have no application. (RCW 46.61.025)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.12.140), 1979.)
11.12.160 Persons propelling pushcarts.
Every person propelling any pushcart upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this subtitle except those provisions of this subtitle which by their very nature can have no application.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.12.160), 1979.)
Chapter 11.14 Sections:
11.14.005 Definitions generally.
11.14.015 Abandoned vehicle.
11.14.020 Adult school crossing supervisor.
11.14.023 Alcohol concentration.
11.14.025 Alley.
11.14.030 Alley entrance.
11.14.035 Arterial street.
11.14.040 Authorized emergency vehicle.
11.14.045 Automobile hulk.
11.14.050 Axle.
11.14.055 Bicycle.
11.14.060 Bicycle lane.
11.14.065 Boundary line.
11.14.070 Bus zone.
11.14.075 Camper.
11.14.080 Cancel.
11.14.085 Carpool.
11.14.087 Car sharing.
11.14.088 Car sharing vehicle.
11.14.089 Car sharing vehicle zone.
11.14.090 Centerline.
11.14.095 Center of intersection.
11.14.100 Citation.
11.14.105 Combination of vehicles.
11.14.110 Combustible liquid.
11.14.113 Commercial vehicle load zone.
11.14.115 Commercial vehicle.
11.14.120 Commuter ride sharing.
11.14.125 Commuter ride-sharing vehicles.
11.14.130 Constructed curb.
11.14.135 Crosswalk.
11.14.140 Curb markings.
11.14.145 Curb or curbline.
11.14.146 Curb Bulb
11.14.150 Curb ramp.
11.14.155 Curb ramp return.
11.14.157 Curb space
11.14.160 Disabled person.
11.14.165 Downtown traffic-control zone.
11.14.170 Driver.
11.14.175 Driveway.
11.14.180 Driveway return or alley entrance return.
11.14.183 Drug.
11.14.184 Emergency zone.
11.14.184 EPAMD (Electric personal assistive mobility device).
11.14.185 Excess weight.
11.14.190 Explosives.
11.14.195 Farm tractor.
11.14.200 Farm vehicle.
11.14.203 Festival Street 11.14.205 Fire area.
11.14.210 Fire lane.
11.14.215 Fire line.
11.14.220 Flagger.
11.14.225 Flammable liquid.
11.14.227 Food vehicle
11.14.228 Food-vehicle zone
11.14.230 Foreign career consul.
11.14.235 For-hire car.
11.14.240 Hazardous materials.
11.14.245 Highway.
11.14.250 Hours of darkness.
11.14.255 Hulk hauler.
11.14.257 Ignition interlock device.
11.14.260 Impoundment.
11.14.265 Intersection.
11.14.266 Intersection control area.
11.14.268 Junk motor vehicle.
11.14.270 Laned street.
11.14.275 Lane line.
11.14.277 Legal parking holidays.
11.14.280 Limited access facility.
11.14.285 Line.
11.14.290 Litter receptacle.
11.14.295 Load and unload zone.
11.14.300 Local access traffic.
11.14.305 Main traveled portion of the road.
11.14.310 Marked bicycle crossing.
11.14.315 Marked crosswalk.
11.14.320 Median barrier.
11.14.325 Metal tire.
11.14.330 Mobile home.
11.14.332 Moped.
11.14.333 Motorized foot scooter.
11.14.335 Modular home.
11.14.340 Motorcycle.
11.14.345 Motor-driven cycle.
11.14.350 Motor homes.
11.14.355 Motor truck or truck.
11.14.360 Motor vehicle.
11.14.365 Motor vehicle wrecker.
11.14.370 Muffler.
11.14.375 Multiple lane street.
11.14.380 Nonresident.
11.14.385 No-passing zone.
11.14.390 Official foreign career consul vehicle.
11.14.395 Official time standard.
11.14.400 Operator or driver.
11.14.403 Other biological or technical device.
11.14.405 Owner.
11.14.410 Parade.
11.14.415 Park or parking.
11.14.420 Park at an angle or angle park.
11.14.425 Parking payment device.
11.14.430 Passenger load zone.
11.14.435 Path.
11.14.440 Peace officer.
11.14.445 Pedestrian.
11.14.447 Pedestrian Plaza
11.14.450 Pedestrian zone
11.14.455 Pedicab.
11.14.460 Person.
11.14.465 Physical barrier.
11.14.470 Planted area.
11.14.475 Planting strip.
11.14.480 Pneumatic tires.
11.14.485 Private carrier bus.
11.14.490 Proof of financial responsibility for the future.
11.14.495 Public scale.
11.14.500 Pushcart.
11.14.505 Railroad.
11.14.510 Railroad sign or signal.
11.14.515 Restricted Parking Zone Definitions
11.14.520 Revoke.
11.14.525 Right-of-way.
11.14.530 Roadway.
11.14.532 Roadway construction zone.
11.14.535 School bus.
11.14.540 School loading zone.
11.14.545 School patrol.
11.14.550 Semitrailer.
11.14.555 Service parking.
11.14.560 Service parking meter hood.
11.14.565 Shoulder.
11.14.567 Shuttle Bus.
11.14.568 Shuttle Bus Zone.
11.14.570 Sidewalk.
11.14.575 Sightseeing bus or charter bus.
11.14.577 Sign.
11.14.578 Signal preemption device.
11.14.580 Solid tire.
11.14.585 Special mobile equipment.
11.14.590 Stage.
11.14.595 Stand or standing.
11.14.597 State Commission on Equipment.
11.14.600 Stinger steered.
11.14.605 Stop.
11.14.610 Stop or stopping.
11.14.615 Street or City street.
11.14.617 Streetcar.
11.14.620 Suspend.
11.14.625 Switching.
11.14.630 Taxicab.
11.14.635 Taxicab stand.
11.14.640 Tow-away zone.
11.14.645 Traffic.
11.14.650 Traffic-control devices.
11.14.655 Traffic-control signal.
11.14.660 Trailer.
11.14.665 Train.
11.14.670 Transit coach.
11.14.675 Truck.
11.14.680 Truck load zone.
11.14.685 Truck tractor.
11.14.690 Two (2) way left-turn lane.
11.14.695 Uncontrolled intersection.
11.14.700 Unicycle.
11.14.703 Passenger car.
11.14.705 U turn.
11.14.710 Vehicle.
11.14.715 Way open to the public.
11.14.005 Definitions generally.
Words and phrases, wherever used in this subtitle shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this chapter except where otherwise defined, and unless where used the context thereof shall clearly indicate to the contrary. (RCW 46.04.010)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.010), 1979.)
11.14.015 Abandoned vehicle.
"Abandoned vehicle" means any vehicle left upon the private property of another without the consent of the owner of such property for a period of twenty-four (24) hours or longer, except that a vehicle shall not be considered abandoned if its owner or operator is unable to remove it from the place where it is located and so notifies law enforcement officials and requests assistance. (RCW 46.52.102)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.030), 1979.)
11.14.020 Adult school crossing supervisor.
"Adult school crossing supervisor" means an adult who is either hired by the Chief of Police or appointed or hired by the executive head of a university, college, public or private school within the City, for the purpose of guiding and assisting school children crossing streets or alleys. An adult school crossing supervisor shall wear a uniform or other appropriate insignia, as approved by the Chief of Police. The adult school crossing guard shall have the authority to stop and control pedestrian and vehicular traffic while engaged in the performance of duty or while wearing or displaying appropriate insignia.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.035), 1979.)
11.14.023 Alcohol concentration.
"Alcohol concentration" means (i) grams of alcohol per two hundred ten (210) liters of a person's breath or (ii) grams of alcohol per one hundred (100) milliliters of a person's blood. (RCW 46.04.015).
(Ord. 117734 § 1, 1995: Ord. 117155 § 1, 1994.)
11.14.025 Alley.
"Alley" means a highway not designed for general travel and primarily used as a means of access to the rear of residences and business establishments. (RCW 46.04.020)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.040), 1979.)
11.14.030 Alley entrance.
"Alley entrance" means that portion of the street which provides access to an alley through a curb cut or a depression in the constructed curb or, when there is no constructed curb, that area in front of such alley as is well defined or as is designated by authorized signs or markings. "Alley entrance" shall include an alley exit for one (1) way alleys.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.045), 1979.)
11.14.035 Arterial street.
"Arterial street" means every street, or portion thereof, designated as such in Chapter 11.18. (RCW 46.04.030)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.050), 1979.)
11.14.040 Authorized emergency vehicle.
"Authorized emergency vehicle" means any vehicle of any fire department (including fire department medic and aid cars), police department, sheriff's office, Washington State Patrol, and ambulance service, public or private, which need not be classified, registered or authorized by the State Commission on Equipment, or any other vehicle authorized in writing by the State Commission on Equipment. (RCW 46.04.040)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.060), 1979.)
11.14.045 Automobile hulk.
"Automobile hulk" is synonymous with "wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle or automobile hulk" and means the remnant or remains of a motor vehicle which is inoperative and cannot be made mechanically operative without the addition of vital parts or mechanisms and the application of a substantial amount of labor to effect repairs. (RCW 46.52.102)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.070), 1979.)
11.14.050 Axle.
"Axle" means a structure or structures in the same or approximately the same transverse plane with a vehicle supported by wheels and on which or with which such wheels revolve. (RCW 46.04.060)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.080), 1979.)
11.14.055 Bicycle.
"Bicycle" means every device with two (2) or more wheels, of which not more than one (1) wheel shall be less than sixteen (16) inches in diameter, having a steering device and saddle or seat or seats, and propelled solely by human power.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.090), 1979.)
11.14.060 Bicycle lane.
"Bicycle lane" means a portion of the roadway which has been designated by traffic-control devices for preferential or exclusive use by bicycles.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.100), 1979.)
11.14.065 Boundary line.
"Boundary line" means the line between the private property edge and the highway.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.120), 1979.)
11.14.070 Bus zone.
"Bus zone" means a portion of the roadway along the curb which is reserved for loading and unloading of either transit coaches of the Metro Transit System, or school buses when authorized and designated by:
A. A sign with the words "bus," "bus zone" or "bus stop" and a parking control message; or
B. By red-yellow-red (alternating red and yellow stripes) curb markings supplemented with the words "bus zone" placed on the curb; or
C. A sign with the word "bus" and red-yellow-red (alternating red and yellow stripes) placed on the curb.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.130), 1979.)
11.14.075 Camper.
"Camper" means a structure designed to be mounted upon a motor vehicle and which provides facilities for human habitation or for temporary outdoor or recreational lodging and which is five (5) feet or more in overall length and five (5) feet or more in height from its floor to its ceiling when fully extended, but does not include motor homes as defined in Section 11.14.350. (RCW 46.04.085)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.140), 1979.)
11.14.080 Cancel.
"Cancel," in all its forms, means the invalidation indefinitely and until successful reapplication, but shall be for a period of not less than one (1) year. (RCW 46.04.090)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.150), 1979.)
11.14.085 Carpool.
"Carpool," unless provided otherwise by traffic-control device or by this subtitle, means a motor vehicle occupied by two (2) or more persons, except that the Traffic Engineer may define a carpool to require occupancy by three (3) or more persons in areas or at times where or when he or she deems that number more appropriate.
(Ord. 118278 § 1, 1996: Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.155), 1979.)
11.14.087 Car sharing.
"Car sharing" is a system in which a fleet of cars (or other vehicles) is made available for use by members of the car share group in a wide variety of ways. Car sharing provides an alternative to car ownership under which a) persons or entities that become members are permitted to use vehicles from a fleet on an hourly basis; b) vehicles are available to members in parking spaces at dispersed locations or facilities; and c) no separate written agreement is required each time a member reserves and uses a vehicle.
(Ord. 122779, § 1, 2008.)
11.14.088 Car sharing vehicle.
"Car sharing vehicle" is a motor vehicle from a car sharing fleet.
(Ord. 122779, § 2, 2008.)
11.14.089 Car sharing vehicle zone.
"Car sharing vehicle zone" means a portion of a street or alley designated by a sign or other traffic control devices that is reserved for the exclusive use of car sharing vehicles.
(Ord. 122779, § 3, 2008.)
11.14.090 Centerline.
"Centerline" means the line, marked or unmarked, parallel to and equidistant from the sides of a two-way traffic roadway of a street except as follows:
A. Where otherwise indicated by yellow lines or markers; or
B. On two-way traffic streets where parking is continuously prohibited by signs on one (1) side, the centerline is a line equidistant from the curb where parking is prohibited and the line which is eight feet (8') inside the curb where parking is permitted. (RCW 46.04.100)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.160), 1979.)
11.14.095 Center of intersection.
"Center of intersection" means the point of intersection of the centerlines of the roadways of intersecting streets. (RCW 46.04.110)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.170), 1979.)
11.14.100 Citation.
"Citation" means a form specified and adopted by competent authority for the purpose of charging a person with a violation of this subtitle.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.200), 1979.)
11.14.105 Combination of vehicles.
"Combination of vehicles" means every combination of motor vehicle and motor vehicle, motor vehicle and trailer or motor vehicle and semitrailer. (RCW 46.04.130)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.210), 1979.)
11.14.110 Combustible liquid.
"Combustible liquid" means any liquid defined as combustible by the current Seattle Fire Code.1
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.215), 1979.)
1. Editor's Note: The Fire Code is codified in Title 22 of this Code.
11.14.113 Commercial vehicle load zone.
"Commercial vehicle load zone" means a portion of a street designated by a sign and yellow paint markings or other traffic-control devices that is reserved for the exclusive use of commercial vehicles or vehicles possessing a valid commercial loading permit.
(Ord. 114518 § 1, 1989: Ord. 114251 § 6(part), 1988.)
11.14.115 Commercial vehicle.
For purposes of this Code, the term "commercial vehicle" means (1) a "motor truck" or "truck" except a passenger car or (2) a station wagon or van that has been permanently modified to carry no more than three (3) seated passengers. Such vehicles shall be properly licensed as a truck and shall have the name of the business to which the vehicle is registered permanently displayed on both the left and right sides in letters no less than two inches (2") in height.
(Ord. 114251 § 1, 1988: Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.220), 1979.)
11.14.120 Commuter ride sharing.
"Commuter ride sharing" means a carpool or a vanpool arrangement whereby a fixed group, passengers and driver not exceeding fifteen (15) persons is transported between their places of abode or termini near such places, and their places of employment or educational or other institution, in a single, daily round-trip where the driver is also on the way to or from his or her place of employment, educational or other institution whether or not the driver receives compensation.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.230), 1979.)
11.14.125 Commuter ride-sharing vehicles.
"Commuter ride-sharing vehicles" means a passenger motor vehicle with a seating capacity, including the driver, not exceeding fifteen (15) persons while being used for commuter ride sharing. A commuter ride-sharing vehicle shall not be deemed a for-hire cab or a taxicab.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.240), 1979.)
11.14.130 Constructed curb.
"Constructed curb" means a physical curb constructed from cement concrete, asphalt concrete, timber, or other construction material.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.250), 1979.)
11.14.135 Crosswalk.
"Crosswalk" means the portion of the roadway between the intersection area and the prolongation or connection of the farthest sidewalk line, or, in the event there are no constructed sidewalks, then between the intersection area and a line ten feet (10') therefrom, except as modified by a marked crosswalk. (RCW 46.04.160)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.260), 1979.)
11.14.140 Curb markings.
"Curb markings" means the official markings installed on curbs. The following are curb markings indicating parking or standing regulations and shall have the meanings as set forth in this section:
A. Red means a tow-away zone;
B. Red-yellow-red (alternating red and yellow stripes) means a bus zone;
C. Yellow means:
1. A truck loading zone, or
2. A load and unload zone, or
3. A taxicab stand, or
4. A no-parking zone adjacent to driveways or alleys;
D. White means a passenger load zone.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.280), 1979.)
11.14.145 Curb or curbline.
"Curb" or "curbline" means the edge of a roadway whether marked by curbing construction or not.
(Ord. 108200, § 3(11.14.270), 1979.)
11.14.146 Curb Bulb
"Curb bulb" means an extension of the curb and sidewalk into the street at a pedestrian crossing point.
(Ord. 123035, § 1, 2009)
11.14.150 Curb ramp.
"Curb ramp" means that portion of the sidewalk area which provides a direct connection between the roadway level and the constructed sidewalk level, for the purpose of allowing persons and persons operating wheeled devices to have convenient access between the roadway and sidewalk.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.285), 1979.)
11.14.155 Curb ramp return.
"Curb ramp return" means that portion of the curb which provides a transition between the roadway level and the constructed curb level.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.290), 1979.)
11.14.157 Curb space
"Curb space" means that portion of the roadway area next to the curb.
(Ord. 123659, § 1, 2011.)
11.14.160 Disabled person.
"Disabled person" means a person in a wheelchair and includes a person propelling a wheelchair, or a person who is physically handicapped such that use of a curb ramp, where available, is desirable.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.428), 1979.)
11.14.165 Downtown traffic-control zone.
"Downtown traffic-control zone" means the area within the district bounded as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of First Avenue and Lenora Street, thence southerly along the west margin of First Avenue to the north margin of Yesler Way, thence easterly along the north margin of Yesler Way to the west margin of Fifth Avenue, thence northerly along the west margin of Fifth Avenue to the north margin of Madison Street, thence easterly along the north margin of Madison Street to the westerly margin of Eighth Avenue, thence northerly along the westerly margin of Eighth Avenue to the southerly margin of Lenora Street, thence westerly along the southerly margin of Lenora Street to the westerly margin of First Avenue, to the place of beginning.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.295), 1979.)
11.14.170 Driver.
See "operator or driver."
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.300), 1979.)
11.14.175 Driveway.
"Driveway" means that portion of street or alley area which provides access to an off-street vehicular facility through a depression in the constructed curb or over a constructed curb or, when there is no constructed curb, that area in front of such vehicular facility as is well defined or as is designated by authorized signs or markings. The area defined as a driveway may also be defined as a sidewalk.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.310), 1979.)
11.14.180 Driveway return or alley entrance return.
"Driveway return" or "alley entrance return" means that portion of a constructed driveway or alley entrance which curves or flares to meet a constructed curb.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.320), 1979.)
11.14.183 Drug.
"Drug" means and includes, but is not limited to, those drugs and substances regulated by RCW Chapters 69.41 and 69.50. (RCW 46.61.540)
(Ord. 119189 § 1, 1998.)
11.14.184 Emergency zone.
"Emergency zone" means the adjacent lanes of the roadway two hundred feet (200') before and after a stationary authorized emergency vehicle that is making use of audible and/or visual signals meeting the requirements of Section 11.82.520, a tow truck that is making use of visual red lights meeting the requirements of Section 11.82.530, other vehicles providing roadside assistance that are making use of warning lights with three hundred sixty degree (360 degrees ) visibility, or a police vehicle properly and lawfully displaying a flashing, blinking, or alternating emergency light or lights. (RCW 46.61.212)
(Ord. 123420, § 1, 2010.)
Editor's note: Ordinance 123420 was passed without reference to 11.14.184 and was not intended to replace or repeal 11.14.184.
11.14.184 EPAMD (Electric personal assistive mobility device).
"EPAMD" means an electric personal assistive mobility device, which is a self-balancing device with two wheels not in tandem, designed to transport only one person by an electric propulsion system with an average power of seven hundred fifty watts (one horsepower) having a maximum speed on a paved level surface, when powered solely by such a propulsion system while ridden by an operator weighing one hundred seventy pounds, of less than twenty miles per hour. (Statutory reference: RCW 46.04.1695.)
(Ord. 121518 § 1, 2004.)
11.14.185 Excess weight.
"Excess weight" means, for the purpose of determining additional fines as provided by Section 11.34.080, the poundage in excess of the sum of maximum gross weight prescribed by Sections 11.60.370 and 11.60.420 plus the weights allowed in Sections 11.60.480, 11.60.520 and Section 11.23.290. (RCW 46.44.045(6))
(Ord. 112092 § 2, 1984: Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.330), 1979.)
11.14.190 Explosives.
"Explosives" means anything defined as explosive by the Seattle Fire Code.1
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.340), 1979.)
1. Editor's Note: The Fire Code is codified in Title 22 of this Code.
11.14.195 Farm tractor.
"Farm tractor" means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement for drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of husbandry. (RCW 46.04.180)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.350), 1979.)
11.14.200 Farm vehicle.
"Farm vehicle" means any vehicle other than a farm tractor or farm implement which is designed and/or used primarily in agricultural pursuits on farms for the purpose of transporting machinery, equipment, implements, farm products, supplies and/or farm labor thereon and is only incidentally operated on or moved along public highways for the purpose of going from one farm to another. (RCW 46.04.181)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.360), 1979.)
11.14.203 Festival Street
"Festival street" means a public place or portion of a public place that has been designated by the Director of Transportation for recurring temporary closure to vehicular traffic use for the purpose of pedestrian-oriented special activities, as established by the Director of Transportation.
(Ord. 123600, § 1, 2011.)
11.14.205 Fire area.
"Fire area" means an area about the scene of every fire during its course which shall consist of all streets and alleys within a radius of five hundred (500) feet or more from the fire, and in every case shall include the two (2) nearest street intersections.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.380), 1979.)
11.14.210 Fire lane.
"Fire lane" means an area on public or private property reserved for providing Fire Department access to structures, firefighting fixtures, or equipment.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.365), 1979.)
11.14.215 Fire line.
"Fire line" means a line established at the direction of the Fire Chief or other fire officer in charge during any emergency requiring the services of the Fire Department.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.370), 1979.)
11.14.220 Flagger.
"Flagger" means any person wearing a predominantly red or fluorescent orange jacket or vest and a yellow or orange safety helmet, equipped with a standard STOP-SLOW paddle, or red flag and authorized or assigned to direct and control traffic. All flaggers shall have in their possession a card certifying that they have completed the Flagger's Course as conducted by The State of Washington, Department of Labor and Industries.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.390), 1979.)
11.14.225 Flammable liquid.
"Flammable liquid" means any liquid defined as flammable by the Seattle Fire Code.*
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.393), 1979.)
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Editor's note: The Fire Code is codified in Title 22 of this Code.
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11.14.227 Food vehicle
"Food vehicle" means a licensed and operable motor vehicle used to serve, vend, or provide food or nonalcoholic beverages for human consumption from a fixed location or along a route in a public place as authorized by the Seattle-King County Department of Public Health and Chapter 15.17.
(Ord. 123659, § 2, 2011.)
11.14.228 Food-vehicle zone
"Food-vehicle zone" means a portion of a public place designated by a sign or other traffic control device that is reserved for the exclusive use of food vehicles that are permitted to vend in the curb-space portion of the public place.
(Ord. 123659, § 3, 2011.)
11.14.230 Foreign career consul.
A "foreign career consul" means a career foreign service diplomat who is a citizen of the country he represents and who has been appointed by his government to be one of its official foreign policy spokesmen in this country.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.396), 1979.)
11.14.235 For-hire car.
"For-hire car" means for-hire vehicles as defined by the Seattle License Code.*
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.399), 1979.)
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Editor's note: Editor's Note: The License Code provisions regarding for-hire vehicles are codified in Chapters 6.310 and 6.315 of this Code.
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11.14.240 Hazardous materials.
"Hazardous materials" means any material defined as hazardous by the Seattle Fire Code.1
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.400), 1979.)
1. Editor's Note: The Fire Code is codified in Title 22 of this Code.
11.14.245 Highway.
"Highway" means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. (RCW 46.04.431)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.405), 1979.)
11.14.250 Hours of darkness.
"Hours of darkness" means the hours from one-half ( 1/2) hour after sunset to one-half ( 1/2) hour before sunrise, and any other time when persons or objects may not be clearly discernible at a distance of five hundred (500) feet. (RCW 46.04.200)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.410), 1979.)
11.14.255 Hulk hauler.
"Hulk hauler" means any person who deals in vehicles for the sole purpose of transporting and/or selling them to a licensed motor vehicle wrecker or scrap processor in substantially the same form in which they are obtained and who may not sell secondhand motor vehicle parts to anyone other than a scrap processor. (RCW 46.79.010(5))
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.420), 1979.)
11.14.257 Ignition interlock device.
"Ignition interlock device" means breath alcohol analyzing ignition equipment or other biological or technical device certified in conformance with Laws of 2010, chapter 268, section 2 and rules adopted by the Washington State Patrol and designed to prevent a motor vehicle from being operated by a person who has consumed an alcoholic beverage. (RCW 46.04.215)
(Ord. 123420, § 2, 2010; Ord. 122742, § 1, 2008; Ord. 119189 § 2, 1998.)
11.14.260 Impoundment.
See Section 11.30.010.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.423), 1979.)
11.14.265 Intersection.
A. "Intersection" means the area enclosed within the projection of the lateral curbs, or if no curbs, then the projection of the lateral roadway boundaries of two (2) or more streets which join one another at an angle, whether or not such streets cross each other.
B. Where a highway includes two (2) roadways thirty (30) feet or more apart, then every crossing of each roadway of such divided street by an intersecting street shall be regarded as a separate intersection. In the event such intersecting street also includes two (2) roadways thirty (30) feet or more apart then every crossing of two (2) roadways of such streets shall be regarded as a separate intersection.
C. The junction of an alley with a street shall not constitute an intersection. (RCW 46.04.220)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.430), 1979.)
11.14.266 Intersection control area.
"Intersection control area" means an intersection, together with such modifications of the adjacent roadway area as result from the arc of curb corners, and together with any marked or unmarked crosswalks adjacent to the intersection. (Statutory reference: RCW 46.04.240.)
(Ord. 115323 § 1, 1990.)
11.14.268 Junk motor vehicle.
A. "Junk motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle meeting at least three of the following requirements:
1. Left on private property without the permission of the person having right to the possession of the property;
2. Left on a street, alley way open to the public, or on municipal or other public property for twenty-four (24) hours or longer;
3. Extensively damaged, such damage including but not limited to any of the following: A broken window or windshield, missing wheels, tires, motor, or transmission;
4. Apparently inoperable;
5. Having a fair market value of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) or less;
6. Without a current certificate of registration or a current and proper vehicle license.
B. Vehicles in Violation of this Section. Junk motor vehicles are subject to impoundment as provided for in Chapter 11.30 SMC in addition to any other penalty provided for by law.
(Ord. 120098 § 1, 2000: Ord. 108200, § 2 (11.14.020), 1979.)
11.14.270 Laned street.
"Laned street" means a street the roadway of which is divided into clearly marked lanes for traffic. (RCW 46.04.260)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.470), 1979.)
11.14.275 Lane line.
"Lane line" means a solid or broken paint line or other marker line separating lanes of traffic moving in the same direction.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.450), 1979.)
11.14.277 Legal parking holidays.
Except where otherwise indicated by signposting in the area or for individual parking spaces, the following are parking holidays: Sunday; the first day of January, New Year's Day; the third Monday of January, the anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr.; the third Monday of February, Presidents' Day; the last Monday of May, Memorial Day; the fourth day of July, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence; the first Monday in September, Labor Day; the eleventh day of November, Veterans Day; the fourth Thursday of November, Thanksgiving Day; and the twenty-fifth day of December, Christmas Day.
Whenever any parking holiday, other than Sunday, falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be a parking holiday.
(Ord. 122243, § 1, 2006; Ord. 121381 § 1, 2003; Ord. 112076 § 1, 1984; Ord. 111890 § 3, 1984; Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.755), 1979.)
11.14.280 Limited access facility.
"Limited access facility" means every highway, street or roadway in respect to which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no legal right of access to or from the same except at such points only in and in such manner as may be determined by the public authority having jurisdiction over such highway, street or roadway. (UVC 1-110) (MUTCD Part 8A-2, 14)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.480), 1979.)
11.14.285 Line.
"Line," when referring to pavement markings, means a marking on a roadway which may be solid or broken and which is indicated by paint, buttons, or reflectorized markers on the pavement placed in continuous contact or separated by spaces.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.490), 1979.)
11.14.290 Litter receptacle.
"Litter receptacle" means the state-approved litter bag or other bag, sack, or other container made of any material which is large enough to serve as a receptacle for litter inside a vehicle and similar in size and capacity to the state-approved litter bag. (RCW 70.93.020(4))
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.493), 1979.)
11.14.295 Load and unload zone.
"Load and unload zone" means a designated portion of the street or alley reserved for the use of vehicles for the purpose of expeditious pickup and loading or unloading and delivery of persons or property.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.495), 1979.)
11.14.300 Local access traffic.
"Local access traffic" means motor vehicles having an origin or destination along a nonarterial street within an area bounded by arterial streets, except where boundaries are otherwise set by officially erected traffic-control signs or topographical barriers.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.497), 1979.)
11.14.305 Main traveled portion of the road.
"Main traveled portion of the road" means the portion of the road designed for the through movement of vehicles, exclusive of auxiliary lanes. An auxiliary lane is the portion of the road adjoining the main traveled portion of the road which is used or can be used for the parking of vehicles.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.498), 1979.)
11.14.310 Marked bicycle crossing.
"Marked bicycle crossing" means any portion of a roadway distinctly indicated for bicycle crossing by lines, marking, or other traffic-control devices.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.499), 1979.)
11.14.315 Marked crosswalk.
"Marked crosswalk" means any portion of a roadway distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface thereof. (RCW 46.04.290)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.500), 1979.)
11.14.320 Median barrier.
"Median barrier" means a physical barrier, a guard rail, or a solid yellow or cross-hatched pavement marking at least eighteen (18) inches in width, which divides any street into two (2) or more roadways. (RCW 46.61.150)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.510), 1979.)
11.14.325 Metal tire.
"Metal tire" means every tire, the bearing surface of which in contact with the street is wholly or partly of metal or other hard, nonresilient material. (RCW 46.04.300)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.520), 1979.)
11.14.330 Mobile home.
"Mobile home" means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is thirty-two (32) body feet or more in length and is eight (8) body feet or more in width, and which is built on a permanent chassis, and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein, except as hereinafter specifically excluded, and excluding modular homes.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.530), 1979.)
11.14.332 Moped.
"Moped" means a motorized device designed to travel with not more than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground and having an electric or a liquid fuel motor with a cylinder displacement not exceeding fifty (50) cubic centimeters which produces no more than two (2) gross brake horsepower (developed by a prime mover, as measured by a brake applied to the driving shaft) that is capable of propelling the device at not more than thirty (30) miles per hour on level ground. (RCW 46.04.304)
(Ord. 123190, § 1, 2009.)
11.14.333 Motorized foot scooter.
"Motorized foot scooter" means a device with no more than two (2) ten-inch (10") or smaller diameter wheels that has handlebars, is designed to be stood or sat upon by the operator, and is powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor that is capable of propelling the device with or without human propulsion at a speed of no more than twenty (20) miles per hour on level ground. A motor-driven cycle, a moped, an electric-assisted bicycle, or a motorcycle is not a motorized foot scooter. A "gas motorized foot scooter" is a motorized foot scooter powered in whole or in part by an internal combustion engine. An "electric motorized foot scooter" is a motorized foot scooter powered solely by an electric motor. (RCW 46.04.336)
(Ord. 123190, § 2, 2009; Ord. 121518 § 2, 2004.)
11.14.335 Modular home.
"Modular home" means any factory-built housing designed primarily for residential occupancy by human beings which does not contain a permanent frame and must be mounted on a permanent foundation. (RCW 46.04.303)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.540), 1979.)
11.14.340 Motorcycle.
"Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle which is designed to travel on not more than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground, on which the driver:
A. Rides on a seat or saddle and the motor vehicle is designed to be steered with a handle bar; or
B. Rides on a seat in a partially or completely enclosed seating area that is equipped with safety belts and the motor vehicle is designed to be steered with a steering wheel.
"Motorcycle" excludes a farm tractor, a power wheelchair, an electric personal assistive mobility device, a motorized foot scooter, an electric-assisted bicycle and a moped. (RCW 46.04.330)
(Ord. 123190, § 3, 2009; Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.550), 1979.)
11.14.345 Motor-driven cycle.
"Motor-driven cycle" means every motorcycle, including every motor scooter, with a motor which produces not to exceed five (5) brake horsepower (developed by a prime mover, as measured by a brake applied to the driving shaft), and every bicycle with motor attached. (RCW 46.04.332)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.560), 1979.)
11.14.350 Motor homes.
"Motor homes" means motor vehicles originally designed, reconstructed, or permanently altered to provide facilities for human habitation. (RCW 46.04.305)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.520), 1979.)
11.14.355 Motor truck or truck.
"Motor truck" or "truck" means any motor vehicle designed or used for the transportation of commodities, merchandise, produce, freight or animals. (RCW 46.04.310)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.580), 1979.)
11.14.360 Motor vehicle.
"Motor vehicle" means every vehicle which is self-propelled and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails. (RCW 46.04.320)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.590), 1979.)
11.14.365 Motor vehicle wrecker.
"Motor vehicle wrecker" means every person, firm, partnership, association or corporation engaged in the business of buying, selling or dealing in vehicles of a type required to be licensed under the laws of this state, for the purpose of wrecking, dismantling, disassembling or substantially changing the form of any motor vehicle, or who buys or sells integral secondhand parts of component material thereof in whole or in part, and deals in secondhand motor vehicle parts. (RCW 46.80.010)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.595), 1979.)
11.14.370 Muffler.
"Muffler" means a device consisting of a series of chambers, or other mechanical designs for the purpose of receiving exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine and effective in reducing noise resulting therefrom. (RCW 46.04.40)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.600), 1979.)
11.14.375 Multiple lane street.
"Multiple lane street" means any street the roadway of which is of sufficient width to accommodate reasonably two (2) or more separate lanes of vehicular traffic in the same direction, each lane of which shall be not less than eight (8) feet in width, and whether or not such lanes are marked. (RCW 46.04.350)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.610), 1979.)
11.14.380 Nonresident.
"Nonresident" means any person whose residence is outside the state of Washington and who is temporarily sojourning within the state. (RCW 46.04.360)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.620), 1979.)
11.14.385 No-passing zone.
"No-passing zone" means the portion of the length of a roadway indicated by a sign and/or:
A. A double centerline consisting of a broken yellow line and a solid yellow line when a vehicle is being driven adjacent to the solid line; or
B. A double centerline consisting of two (2) solid yellow lines.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.630), 1979.)
11.14.390 Official foreign career consul vehicle.
"Official foreign career consul vehicle" means a vehicle that bears consular corps license plates with foreign exempt tabs, which are issued by the Department of Licensing.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.640), 1979.)
11.14.395 Official time standard.
"Official time standard" means standard time or daylight saving time, whichever is in current use as authorized by law.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.650), 1979.)
11.14.400 Operator or driver.
"Operator" or "driver" means every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. (RCW 46.04.370)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.660), 1979.)
11.14.403 Other biological or technical device.
"Other biological or technical device" means any device meeting the standards of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or the Washington State Patrol, designed to prevent the operation of a motor vehicle by a person who is impaired by alcohol or drugs. (RCW 46.04.215)
(Ord. 119189 § 3, 1998.)
11.14.405 Owner.
"Owner" means a person who has a lawful right of possession of a vehicle by reason of obtaining it by purchase, exchange, gift, lease, inheritance or legal action whether or not the vehicle is subject to a security interest and means registered owner where the reference to owner may be construed as either to registered or legal owner. (RCW 46.04.380)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.670), 1979.)
11.14.410 Parade.
A parade is (1) an organized movement or procession of 50 or more persons, or (2) an organized procession of motorized vehicles, bicycles, floats, animals, or large objects that require more than one person to move and control, with or without persons accompanying on foot, that requires the closure of streets or the regulation of vehicular traffic by police to prevent a conflict with the regular flow of vehicular traffic, but does not include use of the streets in a single location pursuant to a street use permit issued pursuant to the Street Use Ordinance.
(Ord. 122999, § 1, 2009; Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.675), 1979.)
1. Editor's Note: The Street Use Ordinance provisions on permits are codified in Chapter 15.04 of this Code.
11.14.415 Park or parking.
"Park" or "parking" means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers. (RCW 46.04.381)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.680), 1979.)
11.14.420 Park at an angle or angle park.
"Park at an angle" or "angle park" means the parking of a vehicle at an angle between five degrees (5°) and ninety degrees (90°) to the curb. "Back-in" angle parking means the parking of a vehicle with the front of the vehicle toward the main traveled portion of the road and "front-in" angle parking means the parking of a vehicle with the rear of the vehicle toward the main traveled portion of the road.
(Ord. 123190, § 4, 2009; Ord. 110967, § 1, 1983; Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.690), 1979.)
11.14.425 Parking payment device.
"Parking payment device" means any device used to aid in management and control of the parking of vehicles on City streets or other rights of way, including parking meters and pay stations.
A. "Parking meter" means any mechanical or electronic device placed or erected adjacent to a parking space, which, after deposit of specified coinage and activation of the time where required measures the period of time that occupancy of such parking space is allowed, and which indicates, electronically or mechanically, when the lawful parking period has expired.
B. "Parking pay station" means any mechanical or electronic device, except a parking meter, placed or erected on City streets and other parking areas under the jurisdiction of Seattle Transportation for the purpose of managing and controlling the use of parking spaces and requiring payment for such use either by deposit of money or use of a credit or other payment card. The term includes both "pay and display" types of pay stations, which dispense a proof of payment receipt to be displayed on the vehicle, and "pay by space" types of pay stations, which electronically measure the lawful parking period and its expiration for specific parking spaces, without issuing a receipt for display on the vehicle.
(Ord. 121388 § 1, 2004; Ord. 110956 § 1, 1982: Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.700), 1979.)
11.14.430 Passenger load zone.
"Passenger load zone" means a place reserved on the street for the exclusive use of vehicles while receiving or discharging passengers.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.705), 1979.)
11.14.435 Path.
"Path" means any constructed trail which has been designed for the use of pedestrians, equestrians or bicyclists.
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.707), 1979.)
11.14.440 Peace officer.
"Peace officer" means any officer, including police officers, authorized by law to execute criminal process or to make arrests for the violation of the regulations generally or of any particular regulation relative to the highways of the state or to the streets or alleys of the City. (RCW 46.04.391)
(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.14.710), 1979.)
11.14.445 Pedestrian.
"Pedestrian" means any person afoot or using a wheelchair, a power wheelchair or a means of conveyance propelled by human power other than a bicycle. (RCW 46.04.400)
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