ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5343
State of Washington
64th Legislature
2015 Regular Session
By Senate Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Hasegawa, King, Jayapal, Chase, Rolfes, Keiser, Darneille, and Conway)
READ FIRST TIME 02/17/15.
AN ACT Relating to parking impact mitigation from regional transit authority facility construction; adding a new section to chapter 81.112 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 35.21 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 81.112 RCW to read as follows:
When an authority constructs or operates a transportation facility, it must consider the potential impacts of that facility on parking availability for residents nearby and develop mitigation strategies.
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 35.21 RCW to read as follows:
A city with a population of more than six hundred thousand that has implemented restricted parking zones in residential areas as a direct result of the parking impacts of a regional transit authority facility must:
(1) Honor all requests for restricted parking zone permits;
(2) Charge no more than five dollars per year for restricted parking zone permits; and
(3) Allow restricted parking zone permits for registered nonprofits located within a restricted parking zone.
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