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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 548
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEWARD, ALASKA, AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE SEWARD CITY
CODE RELATIVE TO OFF STREET PARKING REGULATIONS
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, HEREBY ORDAINS that:
Section 1. A new Section No. 14-85.1 is hereby created to
read as follows:
Sec. 14-85.1. Off Street Parking within Seward
Municipal Boat Harbor.
(a) Short Term Parking Areas: Parking is
permitted in the area designated for short term
parking for a period not to exceed 72 hours in
duration. All vehicles parked longer than 72 hours
are subject to impound pursuant to Section 14.171.
(b) Long Term Parking Areas: Parking is
permitted in areas designated for long term parking
for a period not to exceed 30 days. All vehicles
parked longer than 30 days are subject to impound
pursuant to Section 14.171.
Section 2. Section 14.171 of the Seward City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 14.171. Authority to Impound Vehicles; Redemp-
tion or Sale of Impounded Vehicles.
(a) Whenever any vehicle shall be located or
is standing upon any street, alley right-of-way, or
designated municipal parking lot in violation of the
provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation
adopted pursuant thereto, or whenever any vehicle
shall be found to be mechanically unsafe to operate
upon the street or alley, or whenever the driver of
any vehicle shall be impaired or is taken into
custody by an officer for an offense involving
either driving while under the influence of intox-
icating liquor, reckless driving, negligent driving,
or any felony, such vehicle may be removed from the
city streets, alleys and designated municipal
parking lots and may be impounded at a place to be
designated by the City Manager. The police shall,
in the proper case and whenever any other provision
of this Code is violated, cause a complaint to be
filed against the person committing such offense.
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 548
When the owner or authorized representative of the
owner of the vehicle claims the same, he shall be
informed of the nature and circumstances causing the
impoundment of such vehicle and to obtain release
thereof shall pay all towing and other charges,
which charges shall not exceed the following sched-
ule:
[THE REMAINDER OF SECTION 14-171 SHALL REMAIN
UNCHANGED AND UNABRIDGED IN ANY WAY.]
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect 10 days following
enactment.
ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA,
this 22 day of July , 19 R'i .
TrE. .' ~Y OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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DONALD W. CRIPPS, MAYOR
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
CRIPPS, GILLESPIE, MEEHAN, SCHOLL, SIMUTIS & WILLIAMS
NONE
HILTON
NONE
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
HUGHES, THORSNESS, GANTZ, POWELL
AND BRUNDIN, Attorneys for the
City of Seward, Alaska
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Fred B. Arvidson, City Attorney
(City
Introduction Date:
Introduced By:
Public Hearing &
Enactment Date:
07/08/85
City Manager
07/22/85
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