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Failure to comply with any parking restriction adopted pursuant to BCC 11.23.007, 11.23.010, 11.23.020, 11.23.022, 11.23.025, 11.23.027, 11.23.028, or 11.23.029 or any other provision of this chapter is a parking infraction and shall be cited under the applicable section of this chapter.

A. Violators are required to respond within 15 days of the date of the issuance of the notice of infraction by:

1. Paying a penalty in the amount set forth in subsection C of this section for each infraction cited on the infraction notice; or

2. Requesting a hearing in the manner described in the notice of infraction.

B. Failure to respond to an infraction notice within 15 days of the date of the infraction shall result in:

1. An additional monetary penalty of $25.00 imposed as a default penalty for each parking infraction cited on the notice; and

2. The loss of the right to a hearing on the parking infraction.

In addition, a criminal charge may be filed against the vehicle owner for failure to respond to a notice of infraction and, consistent with applicable state law, the Department of Licensing may place a hold on the renewal of the vehicle license for the vehicle involved in the violation.

C. The amount of the penalty for all parking infractions shall be kept in a table available to the public by the director of the transportation department, or his or her designee. The penalties in this table shall be updated per subsection D of this section.

D. The penalties established in subsection C of this section shall be established on May 1, 2016. Penalties in subsection C of this section shall next be adjusted on January 1, 2018, by multiplying the penalty amount then in effect times one plus the Consumer Price Index for all urban customers (Seattle-Everett area) for 2016, then taking the resultant amount (not rounded) and multiplying it by one plus the Consumer Price Index for all urban customers (Seattle-Everett area) for 2017 and rounding the result to the nearest dollar.

Penalties in subsection C of this section shall next be adjusted on January 1, 2020, and on each succeeding January 1st of even-numbered years thereafter by multiplying the penalty amount then in effect times one plus the Consumer Price Index for all urban customers (Seattle-Everett area) for the even number year two years proceeding, then taking the resultant amount (not rounded) and multiplying it by one plus the Consumer Price Index for all urban customers (Seattle-Everett area) for the odd-numbered year proceeding, and rounding the result to the nearest dollar; provided, that the maximum penalty amount shall not exceed the penalty limit set forth in any applicable state law or court rules.

E. The inflation adjustment outlined in subsection D of this section may be suspended by the city manager based on his or her discretion for special circumstances such as poor economic conditions or other unforeseen events.

F. The penalty for illegal sale or production of RPZ permit per BCC 11.23.029 shall be $250.00 and shall not be adjusted per subsection D of this section. (Ord. 6276 § 4, 2016; Ord. 5176 § 6, 1999; Ord. 4611 § 10, 1993.)