ORD 10-664ORDINANCE NO. 10-664
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Federal Way, Washington, relating to
Inattentive Driving; adding a new section to Chapter 8.05 FWRC,
"Vehicles and Traffic."
WHEREAS, Chapter 8.05 of the Federal Way Revised Code ("FWRC") sets forth the
regulations regarding vehicles and traffic; and
WHEREAS, there are increasing incidents of drivers operating motor vehicles while they are
distracted; and
WHEREAS, Governor Gregoire proclaimed May 27, 2010 as "Drive Nice Da�' to encourage
drivers to stop driving while they are distracted; and
WHEREAS, distracted driving contributes to crashes that, on average, kill approximately 700
people in Washington each year; and
WHEREAS, several other cities in Washington, including Bellevue, Des Moines, Fife,
Issaquah, Kent, Kirkland, Puyallup, SeaTac, Seattle, Tukwila, and Yakima have passed legislation to
make inattentive driving an infraction; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of Federal Way finds it is in the best interest of the citizens to
add a new law prohibiting inattentive driving in the City of Federal Way;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section l. A new section is added to Chapter 8.05 FWRC to read as follows:
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8.05.015 Inattention.
(1) No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon a street allev or ways open to the public within the City in
an inattentive manner.
(2) "Inattentive manner" means drivin� in such a manner so as to fail to maintain a careful lookout for
persons or propertv in the direction of travel.
(3) Anyperson violating the provisions of this section is uilty of an infraction for which the monetarv
penalty shall be $250.00.
Section 2. Severabilitv. Should any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or
phrase of this chapter, or its application to any person or situation, be declared unconstitutional or
invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
chapter or its application to any other person or situation. The City Council of the City of Federal
Way hereby declares that it would have adopted this chapter and each section, subsection,
sentence, clauses, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 3. Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are authorized
to make necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but not limited to, the correction of
scrivener/clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection numbers and any
references thereto.
Section 4. Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the effective
date of this ordinance is hereby ratified and affirmed.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days
from and after its passage and publication, as provided by law.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Federal Way this 6` day of July 2010.
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO ORM:
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CITY ATT Y, PATRICIA A. RICHARDSON
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
COUNCIL BILL NO.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ORDINANCE NO.:
June 8, 2010
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July 6, 2010
July 10, 2010
August 9, 2010
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