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***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Chapter 12.03
Section 12.03.0600
 

Title 12 Public Ways and Property

Chapter 12.03 Airport Regulations

Article V. Impoundment of Motor Vehicles

Section 12.03.0600 Findings

  1. The enacting legislative bodies find by previous joint resolutions both entities authorized the Spokane airport board to promulgate rules and regulations governing the parking and impounding of motor vehicles at Spokane International Airport and Felts Field; and
     
  2. Pursuant to section 20 of City Ordinance C26168 and County Resolution 81-0876 the administration and enforcement of airport parking rules was contracted to the City of Spokane and its parking violations department; and
     
  3. By Ordinance No. C28936, passed November 23, 1987, the City amended its traffic code to adopt Washington State procedures for the administration and enforcement of parking provisions through the Spokane municipal department of the Spokane County district court; and
     
  4. [Reserved]
     
  5. While the streets and roadways within the airport are not public highways and have not been dedicated as such, those roads giving access to and circulation in and about the terminal and parking facilities are, in fact and in function, public ways and subject to the application of the local police power as it pertains to motor vehicle traffic and parking; and
     
  6. It is necessary that rules and regulations be adopted to provide for the orderly flow of traffic to and from the airport, the deplaning and enplaning of passengers, the delivery of goods and services to the airport and the protection of the public health, safety and welfare of the users of the airport and its facilities; and
     
  7. It is necessary for the uniform application of the parking laws within Spokane County and for the orderly and efficient operation of its district court that parking violations occurring on airport property be processed and disposed of the same as all other parking infractions; and
     
  8. It is the intent of the City and the County of Spokane to authorize the Spokane airport board to adopt Title 46 RCW and Title 16A SMC to govern the parking and impounding of motor vehicles consistent with the laws of the State of Washington, as if the public access roads within the airports were public highways.

Date Passed: Monday, November 10, 2008

Effective Date: Thursday, January 1, 2009

ORD C34333 Section 17