Ord 03-449ORDINANCE NO. 03-449
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, AMENDING FEDERAL
WAY CITY CODE CHAPTER 15, SECTIONS 15-59, 15-96,
AND 15-97 RELATED TO SPEED LIMIT SCHEDULE AND
PARKING LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS WITHIN
THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY (AMENDING ORDINANCE
NOS. 00-364, 90-47, 90-42)
WHEREAS, the City Council for the City of Federal Way has determined that there
should be regulation of the speed of vehicles using the City streets, roads and highways; and
WHEREAS, the City Council for the City of Federal Way has determined that there
should be regulation of parking of vehicles on City streets, roads and highways; and
WHEREAS, the construction of the Todd Beamer High School has changed traffic
conditions and increased traffic volume; and
WHEREAS, discrepancies between speed limits and parking restrictions posted and
codified have been identified; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Speed Limits. The Federal Way City Code, Chapter 15, Article III,
Section 15-59 Schedule is hereby amended as follows:
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ORI61NAL
15-59 Schedule.
The maximum speed limits set forth in the following schedule of speed limits are hereby
established as the reasonable and safe maximum speed limits to be effective at all times upon the
streets and highways designated in the schedule. The city manager shall cause appropriate signs to be
erected on such streets and highways, giving notice of the speed limits, as provided in this article.
(1) Speed limit 30 mph. No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon the following
described roads in excess of 30 miles per hour:
9th Avenue South, between South 336th Street and South 348th Street.
1 lth Place South, between South 320th Street and South 324th Street.
16th Avenue South, between South 356th Street and South 364th Way.
23rd Avenue South, between South 312th Street and South 324th Street.
South 304th Street, between Pacific Highway South and Military Road South.
South 36~.th 324th Street, between 1 lth Place South and 23rd Avenue South.
South 364th Way, between 12th Avenue South and 16th Avenue South.
Southwest 356th Street, between 20th Avenue Southwest and Pierce County.
(2) Speed limit 35 mph. No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon the following
described roads in excess of 35 miles per hour:
1 st Avenue South, between South 296th Street and South 356th Street.
12th Avenue South, between South 372nd Way and South 364th Way.
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16th Avenue South, between South Dash Point Road and Pacific Highway South, and
between Pacific Highway South and 348th Street, o,,A ~,~, ......qc~,,~-h 356th Street and South
¢ay.
10th Avenue Southwest, between Southwest Campus Drive and 6th Avenue Southwest.
21 st Avenue Southwest, between Southwest Dash Point Road and Southwest 356th Street.
28th Avenue South, between South 304th Street and South 317th Street.
South 288th Street, between Pacific Highway South and F.A.I. #5.
South and Southwest 312th Street, between Southwest Dash Point Road and 28th Avenue
South.
South 317th Street, between 28th Avenue South and 23rd Avenue South. South and
Southwest 320th Street, between 1,000 feet west of 1 st Avenue South and F.A.I. #5 and between
21 st Avenue Southwest and 47th Avenue Southwest.
South 336th Street, between 1 st Way South and Weyerhaeuser Way South.
Southwest 336th Street, between 21 st Avenue Southwest and 26th Place Southwest.
' Southwest 336th Way, between 26th Place Southwest and 30th Avenue Southwest.
Southwest 340th Street, between 30th Avenue Southwest and Hoyt Road Southwest.
South 344th Street, between Weyerhaeuser Way South and 1500 feet east of Weyerhaeuser
Way South.
Southwest 344th Street, between 21 st Avenue Southwest and 35th Avenue Southwest.
South 348th Street, between 1 st Avenue and Pacific Highway South.
South 356th Street, between 1 st Avenue South and 16th Avenue South.
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South 359th Street, between Pacific Highway South and 16th Avenue South.
South 373rd Street, between PaciI:,c Higi~way South and South 372nd Way.
South 372nd Way, between 12th Avenue South and South 373rd Street.
Hoyt Road Southwest, between Southwest Dash Point Road and Pierce County.
Milton Road South, between Enchanted Parkway South and South 369th Street.
Redondo Way South, between South Dash Point Road and the South 284th Street (if
extended).
Southwest Campus Drive, between 1 st Avenue South and 21 st Southwest.
South Star Lake Road, between South 272nd Street and Military Road South.
Weyerhaeuser Way South, between South 320th Street and South 349th Street.
(3) Speed limit 40 mph. No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon the following
described roads in excess of 40 miles per hour:
South and Southwest 320th Street, between 21 st Avenue Southwest and 1,000 feet west of
1 st Avenue South and between F.A.I. #5 and 1,000 feet east of Weyerhaeuser Way South.
Southwest 356th Street, between 1 st Avenue South and 20th Avenue Southwest.
Military Road South, F.A.I. #5 at South Star Lake Road and F.A.I. #5 at South 307th Street
(if extended). (Ord. No. 90-29, § 4, 2-13-90; Ord. No. 93-177, § 1, 6-1-93; Ord. No. 96-259, § 1, 1-
2-96; Ord. No. 00-364, § 1, 2-15-00)
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Section 2. Parking Limitations. The Federal Way City Code, Chapter 15, Article IV,
Division 2, Section 15-96, is hereby amended as follows:
15-96 Prolfib':ted at al! t'.'me-~Authority to Impose Limitations.
a ve~ic!e upon any ef the fe!!ewing streets or pa~s cf streets:
Southwest 356th Street.
feet seuth ef 8tare Re,ate 509.
feet south of South 3 ! !th Street.
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Avenue Seuthwest and the center!ine ~f ! st P!a:e Sauthwest.
The public works director has the authority, with respect to public highways, streets, roads
and thoroughhres under the city's jurisdiction, to prohibit or limit the times that on-street p~king is
to be legally permitted. (Ord. No. 90-42, ~ 1, 2-27-90; Ord. No. 90-47, ~ 1, 3-20-90)
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Section 3. Parking Signs. The Federal Way City Code, Chapter 15, Article IV,
Division 2, Section 15-97, Signs, is hereby amended as follows:
~xx~ ann,h ~,~o~, ,~ peint 509 feet ....,~o~y, .......
public works director dete~ines parking restrictions are necessary, pursuant to FWCC 15-96, he or
she shall erect, or cause to be erected and maintained, signs designating the parking restrictions. No
such limitations shall be effective unless signs ~e in place. In no other case shall enforcement and
effectiveness of this division be conditioned on signage. (Ord. No. 90-42, ~ 2, 2-27-90)
Section 4. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are declared separme and
severable. The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or portion of this
ordinance or the invalidity of the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall not affect
the validity of the remainder of the ordinance, or the validity of its application to other persons or
circumstances.
Section 5. Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the
effective date of this ordinance is hereby ratified and affirmed.
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Section 6. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30)
days from the time of its final passage, as provided by law.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK, N. CHRISTINE GREEN, CMC
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY, PATRICIA A. RICHARDSON
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 8/26/03
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 9/16/03
PUBLISHED: 9/20/03
EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/16/03
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