ORD 11-699ORDINANCE NO. 11-699
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Federal Way, Washington, relating to
deliveries by truck; amending FWRC 8.40.040. (Amending Ordinance
Nos. 00-365 and 91-103)
WHEREAS, the Federal Way Revised Code ("FWRC") designates vehicle routes for vehicles
rated in excess of 30,000 pounds gross weight; and
WHEREAS, the FWRC contains an exception to the vehicle routes if the vehicles are making
deliveries with destinations or origins in the City; and
WHERAS, the Council has determined that an exception to the vehicle routes should also be
made for vehicles that are operated by entities that have a corporate headquarters in the City; and
WHEREAS, the Council has further determined that the removal of the 10 trip delivery
threshold would facilitate the enforcement of the vehicle routes;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. FWRC 8.40.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:
8.40.040 Local deliveries.
(1) Vehicles rated in excess of 30,000 pounds gross weight, as defined in RCW 46.16.111, are
restricted to the designated truck routes noted in FWRC 8.40.030, except a person or entity
operating or employing (whether directly or by contract) such vehicles is not subject to the
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(2) A person or entity operating or employing (either directly or by contract) vehicles rated in
excess of 30,000 pounds gross weight, as defined by RCW 46.16.111, to make more than 72
deliveries per day or more than 3,000 trips within a three-month period to the same destination
shall obtain a right-of-way use permit (limited or extended, as applicable) pursuant to FWRC
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Title 4, Division II, and be subject to those route restrictions and designations, and other
conditions or restrictions promulgated by the public works director as conditions of that permit or
as otherwise provided in this chapter.
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 September, 2011.
ATTEST:
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
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MAYOR, P PRIEST
CITY CLERK, CAR L MCN LY, CMC
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY, PATRICIA A. RICHARDSON
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ORDINANCE NO.:
7-26-2011
9-6-2011
9-10-2011
10-10-2011
11-699
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