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Home My WebLink AboutORDINANCE 1299-1988Suggested By: Public Works CITY OF KENAI ORDINANCE 1199-88 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AMENDING THE KENAI MUNICIPAL CODE, CHAPTER 13.30, ENTITLED "TRAFFIC OFFENSES," SECTIONS .040, .050, .060 AND CREATING A NEW - SECTION 13.30.065 WITH REGARD TO STREET PARKING, TOWING AND DEPOSITING OF SNOW AND ICE. - ',-' WHEREAS, vehicles parked on City streets have become a serious --- - - impediment to the safe and orderly removal of snow; and, _... __ WHEREAS, effective snow removal from City streets is important for safe and officiont transportation; and, WHEREAS, individuals placing snow on and around hire hydrants in the City of Kenai has left hydrants inaccessible to the Fire ---';"- :,--. - Department, causing a safety hazard to the citizens of Kenai; - - and, WHEREAS, individuals placing snow on City streets have created a :. hazard to the safe and efficient operation of motor vehicles. COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE _ KENAI, ALASKA, that the Kenai Municipal Code, Chapter 13.30 shall -, be amended as follows: Section 1• 13.030.040 Viol&Lqrn t2.bq.29w9d1: When a vehicles in ,:... violation of KMC 13.30.030 (IS INTERFERING WITH SNOW REMOVAL UNDERTAKEN BY THE CITY OF KENAI), a police officer or other authorized employee of the City of Kenai is authorized to remove,_ .. (AND) tow away and/or imp-Qu, or have removed (AND),, towed away,. and/or impounded [BY THE NEAREST AVAILABLE COMMERCIAL TOWING SERVICE AUTHORIZED BY THE ALASKA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO IMPOUND VEHICLES), any such vehicle (IN VIOLATION). Cars so towed away for illegal parking shall be restored to the owner or - "-. operator of such car upon payment of AU [THE REGULAR) fees and (ESTABLISHED FOR SUCH TOWING SERVICE BY THE ALASKA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION). LIE tf • 13.03.050 Signs ,Berring_ the Legend: (a) Signs bearing the E� legend: "BARKING PROHIBITED ON ALL CITY STREETS 4:00 A.M. TO 17 8:00 A.M., OCTOBER 1 TO MAY 1," shall be placed in the locations listed below and at such other locations as the City Manager may r designate so as to put vehicle owners and operators on notice of the regulations. '~a (b) Mile 4, Kenai Spur Highway to Mile 15 of the Kenai Spur Highway - on arterials leading from the Kenai Spur Road to primary residential and commercial areas. (c) Within the subdivision lying south of the Kenai River and West of the Kenai Bridge, commonly known a VIP Park Estates, VIP Ranch Estates, and VIP Country Estates. above -mentioned signs are still e orovisiogs of KMC 13.0330 - 13.30.040. subiect tQ�.0 - - } N• Section 3: 13.30.060 Other Notice: (NOTICE OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION EVERY OTHER WEEK DURING THE MONTHS THE PROHIBITION IS IN EFFECT AND SHALL ALSO BE "r BROADCAST ON A LOCAL RADIO STATION AT SUCH TIME AS THE CITY MANAGER MAY DIRECT SO AS TO EFFECTIVELY REACH VEHICLE OWNERS AND OPERATORS.) she City shall attempt ta_ive the,gubiic no is of ' this ordinance by ekippronriate -means, 4: Seg ion PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE .; of December, 1988. - � - ATTBST Jane uotsala, City CtWrk - - First Reading: December i, 1980 - Second Reading: December 21, 1988 }, Effective Date: January 21, 1989 ;..:. (12/2/88) :. -2- _t I. C OF KENA A3KA, this Gist day O N . WILLIAMS, MAYOR L a, • 1791.1991 j CITY OF KENAI i. ;+ 21004RUM 10MALUM M011 i 1. . ,. --- • - - - FAX907.283.30/4 REM .ORAN= ,. „` �. TO• Tim Ro ers Cit Attorney \, � • 0 • Y FROM: Keith Rornelis, P.W. Director DATE: 11/29/88 SUBJECT: ClIanaing KMC concerning toting vehicles. The Public Works Department has had difficulty with snow removal because of vehicles being parked on City streets. Section 13.30.030 of KMC prohibits people from leaving unattended vehicles on City streets between 4:00 am and 8:00 am of any day from October 1st of each fall until May 1 of the following year. This section is a great help, however, the next section states that when a vehicle is in violation it can be towed when it "is interfering with snow removal". This presents a problem because we often do not get to many areas for snow removal until after this time frame, thus, it is too late to have the vehicle removed. Will the City Attorney's office draw up an Ordinance changing our Kenai Municipal Code, giving us the option to tow any vehicles parked on a City street from 4:00 am to 8:00 am, regardless of whether or not we are moving snow at that time. Possibly the changes could be as I have written on the attached copy of the code. Another problem is that in some instances, the "PARKING PROHIBITED ON CITY STREETS 4:00 AM TO 5:00 AM FROM OCTOBER 1 to 14AY 1," signs have been taken down, knocked down, or are missing. The City has t had to pay for the impound of vehicles because of a missing sign. Something else we may want to change at this time to prevent a problem concerns the requirement for notification in the newspaper and on the radio. So far, this has not been a problem but should the newspaper or radio miss a printing or a notification is - - -inadvertently left -out; --I do not -feel- that --thus would be an- excuse -- - for the violators not having to pay for their vehicle when it way - --------improperly_ parked ---- We have another problem with private contractors and property _ owners pushing snow out of their driveways or parking lots into the Ir t M1 Page 2 roadway or covering a fire hydrant. This is especially a problem if the contractor or property owner removes the snow after we have plowed the main road. In some case the tailings or snow that is left in the main road is a safety hazard. Often Public Works is not even aware of theme safety hazards for quite awhile because we have already plowed in those areas and are concentrating elsewhere. I do not know what the solution to this problem is but possibly something in the code that specifically names it as being unlawful with some type of penalty to help enforce it. These are immediate problems and i would like to request that, if possible, an Ordinance be introduced at the upcoming December 7th Council meeting. This would require completion of the Ordinance prior to Friday December 2nd so that it can be included in the Council packet. After reading this memo and the attachments, please contact me so we can discuss this and hopefully get a quick solution. KK/kv L_ J