HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 6415 03/02/2020 CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, OREGON
ORDINANCE NO. 6415 (GENERAL)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC SECTIONS 6.060(1) AND
6.045 OF THE SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING COMMUNITY SERVICE
OFFICER ENFORCEMENT OF PARKING VIOLATIONS, INCLUDING PARKING FOR PERSONS
WITH DISABILITIES
WHEREAS, patrol community service officers provide needed support to police officers and the
Springfield Police Department by performing paraprofessional and related duties including parking
enforcement; and
WHEREAS, patrol community service officers aid in maintaining order and public safety through
enforcement of parking and standing ordinances; and
WHEREAS, accessible parking for persons with disabilities is a requirement under the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), and use of such parking is privileged to those who have obtained and display the
appropriate placard or decal issued by the Oregon Department of Transportation, including "Wheelchair
User" placards or decals; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes the need to enforce ordinances and state laws that regulate parking,
and standing, including ordinances and laws that regulate parking for persons with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to authorize patrol community service officers to enforce City
ordinances and state laws that regulate parking and standing, including ordinances and laws that
regulate parking for persons with disabilities,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subsection 6.060(1) of Chapter 6 Vehicles and Traffic is hereby amended to read
as follows:
"(1) Police officers and patrol community service officers shall enforce the terms of sections
6.005 to 6.075 as well as parking violations defined by state or county laws, by appropriate marking of
vehicles and the issuance of citations for violations or impoundment, or both."
Section 2. Section 6.045 "Disabled Person Spaces" is hereby retitled as "Parking for Persons
with Disabilities"and amended to read as follows:
"6.045 Parking for Persons with Disabilities.
The statutes contained in ORS Chapter 811 relating to parking for persons with disabilities as
currently in effect, are adopted by reference and made part of this chapter."
Section 3. Severability Clause. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
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jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such
holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereof.
ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Springfield this 2 day of March , 2020,
by a vote of 6 for and 0 against.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Springfield this 2nd day of March , 2020.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City R c rder
REVIEWED&APPROVED
AS TO FORM
DATE: p2 a -o'tC
OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY
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