Form revised May 26, 2009

 

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

 

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Law – Public & Community Safety

Richard Greene 684-8538

 

 

Legislation Title:  AN ORDINANCE relating to the City’s traffic code; amending, adding and repealing various sections and subsections in chapters 11.14, 11.20, 11.30, 11.46, 11.55, 11.57, 11.58 and 11.84 of the Seattle Municipal Code to conform with changes in state law, clarify the definition of “angle parking” and authorize impoundment of a vehicle used in committing Patronizing a Prostitute.

 

·         Summary of the Legislation:  Amends the City’s traffic code to conform with changes in the corresponding state traffic statutes made by recent sessions of the Legislature, clarifies the definition of “angle parking” in the traffic code and authorizes impoundment of a vehicle used in committing the crime of Patronizing a Prostitute.

 

·         Background:  (Include brief description of the purpose and context of legislation and include record of previous legislation and funding history, if applicable):  Many provisions of Seattle’s traffic code must be and are identical to provisions of the state traffic statutes.  When the Legislature amends those statutes, our traffic code likewise must be amended to ensure uniformity.  This ordinance changes provisions of our traffic code to conform with changes made to the corresponding state traffic statutes by recent sessions of the Legislature.  Some provisions of our traffic code, however, do not have a corresponding state traffic statute.  One such provision defines “angle parking.”  That definition is not as clear as it could be and this ordinance seeks to clarify it.  Another proposed ordinance adds a provision to Seattle’s criminal code to authorize impoundment of a vehicle used in committing the crime of Patronizing a Prostitute.  This ordinance amends provisions of the traffic code to refer to those changes in the criminal code.

 

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