Seattle Municipal Code

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Title 11 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

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.

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
Part 1 General Provisions and Administration
11.10 General Provisions
11.12 Application of Code
11.14 Definitions
11.16 Traffic Administration
11.18 Arterial Streets Designated
Part 2 Licenses, Permits and Collision Reports
11.20 Driver Licenses
11.22 Vehicle Licensing
11.23 Special Permits and Permit Procedures—Drivers and Vehicles
11.24 Property Access Permits and Regulations
11.25 Parade Permits
11.26 Service Parking Permits
11.27 Collision Reports
11.28 Abuse of Privileges
Part 3 Enforcement
11.30 Impounding
11.31 Disposition of Traffic Offenses
11.32 Citations
11.34 Penalties
11.35 Immobilization List
Part 4 Pedestrian, Hitchhiking, Bicycle, EPAMD and Motorized Foot Scooter Rules
11.40 Pedestrian Rules
11.42 Hitchhiking Rules
11.44 Bicycle Rules
11.46 Rules for EPAMDs and Motorized Foot Scooters
Part 5 Driving Rules
11.50 Obedience to Traffic-Control Devices
11.52 Speed Regulations
11.53 Vehicle Position on Roadway—Overtaking and Passing
11.54 Limited Access Facilities
11.55 Starting, Stopping and Turning
11.56 Serious Traffic Offenses
11.57 Motorcycle Regulations
11.58 Miscellaneous Driving Rules
11.59 Obedience to Peace Officers and Authorized Personnel
Part 6 Special Driving and Operating Regulations
11.60 Size, Weight and Load Regulations
11.62 Regulating the Kinds and Classes of Traffic on Certain Streets
11.64 Towing Regulations and Equipment
11.65 Streetcar Rules
11.66 Railroad Operation
11.68 Fire Regulations
11.69 Traffic Congestion Areas
Part 7 Stopping, Standing, Parking and Loading
11.70 Method of Parking
11.72 Stopping, Standing or Parking Restrictions
11.73 Restricted Parking Areas
11.74 Loading and Load Regulations
11.76 Parking Payment Device Operations
Part 8 Equipment Regulations
11.80 Truck, Trailer and Stage Equipment Regulations
11.82 Vehicle Lighting Equipment
11.84 Brakes and Miscellaneous Equipment
11.86 Vehicle Markings
Subtitle II Miscellaneous Provisions
11.90 Traffic Violations Bureau
11.92 Abandoned Vehicles
11.94 Railroad Barriers Required

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.)