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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 00:49:25+00:00

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8.15.050 Recreational, utility and motor vehicles.
8.15.080 Disabled persons’ parking spaces.
8.15.085 Fire lane maintenance/blocking fire lane prohibited.
* For nuisance regulations regarding animals, see MTMC Title 6, Animals.
The purpose and intent of this chapter is to create and maintain a safe and healthy living environment for the citizens of Mountlake Terrace, by identifying and reducing the precipitators of injury, illness, devaluation of property, and the incidence of crime. (Ord. 2292 § 1, 2001).
A Police Officer or designated employee of the City of Mountlake Terrace may enforce the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 2292 § 1, 2001).
A. “Auxiliary parking” or “auxiliary driveway” means any area excluding the required minimum improved surfaces for parking or driveways that provides for the parking or driving of vehicles per MTMC 19.125.070.
4. Is hazardous or a nuisance due to damage or broken glass or exposure to the elements.
C. “Improved surface” means an area that is covered by a permanent hard surface, including concrete, asphalt, or pavers in accordance with the engineering standards of the Mountlake Terrace Community Development Department, or any combination of materials with pervious features, such as ribbon driveways, that has been permitted by that department as a functionally equivalent hard surface per MTMC 19.125.070.
D. “Inoperative vehicle” is defined as any vehicle or recreational vehicle that may not be operated or towed behind a vehicle on a public roadway due to the condition of the vehicle or the status of the ownership, registration, or license of the vehicle.
E. “Maintained surface” means a surface that consists of gravel contained in a defined area of the property without spilling into the street, sidewalk, or adjoining property and that has no more than 50 percent of its surface area comprised of exposed soil or plant material, unless the surface has otherwise been permitted by the Community Development Department as an improved surface.
F. “Motor vehicle” means any car, truck, van or motorcycle used for the transportation of passengers, but not including recreational vehicles or utility vehicles.
G. Nuisances. A public nuisance shall be defined as a thing, act, omission, condition or use of private property or adjacent public property improved or unimproved, which is created, maintained or allowed to exist that annoys, offends, injures, endangers, or obstructs the comfort, repose, health, or safety of others.
H. “Recreational or utility vehicle” means a vehicular-type unit primarily designed for recreation, camping, travel, or hauling, which has its own motor power or is typically mounted or towed by another vehicle, including but not limited to: motor homes, campers, travel trailers, boats over 14 feet in length, horse trailers, and utility trailers.
I. “Unimproved surface” means a soil and/or planted surface. (Ord. 2452 § 1, 2007; Ord. 2415 § 2, 2006; Ord. 2292 § 1, 2001).
6. Woodpiles that are not properly stacked or accumulations of wood debris, such as branches, that could become a fire hazard or harbor rodents.
B. Buildings, Structures, Fences. Buildings, structures, fences or other constructed objects that are decayed, damaged, or in disrepair to the extent that they pose a threat of collapse, structural failure, or falling onto public property or public right-of-way.
4. Accumulations of dirt or debris not removed from a public sidewalk.
D. Unauthorized Signs. All unauthorized signs, signals, markings or devices that are displayed to resemble an official traffic control device.
E. Building and Construction Materials. Accumulations, stacks, or piles of building or construction materials not associated with a current in-progress project including metal, wood, wire, electrical or plumbing materials in disarray or exposed to the elements on the property.
4. Insect or Vermin Attractions. Creating or maintaining accumulations of matter, including foodstuffs, that harbor or are an attraction for the infestation of insects or vermin or failing to eliminate such infestations.
2. The polluting of any waterway, wells, or body of water.
3. Compost not kept in a manner to prevent it from attracting infestations of insects or emitting foul odors.
2. All accessible refrigeration appliances not having the doors secured or removed, or any enclosure that can entrap humans or animals.
I. Debris and Trash. Accumulations of broken or neglected items, litter, salvage materials, and junk not in an approved enclosed structure, in the front, back, or side yards of the property.
J. Holes, Pits, and Excavations. All uncovered holes, pits, or excavations not marked or guarded.
K. Machinery and Equipment. Broken, inoperable accumulations of, or parts of, machinery or equipment not in an approved enclosed structure, in the front, back, or side yards of the property.
L. Attractive Nuisances. Any accessible attractive nuisance to children including, but not limited to, unattended machinery or equipment, unsecured abandoned or vacant buildings, open and unattended vehicle trunks, or other unguarded conditions or situations that could injure or trap a child.
M. Obstructions within Sight Area Triangles. Any violation set forth in MTMC 19.120.290. (Ord. 2728 § 1, 2018; Ord. 2415 § 3, 2006; Ord. 2389 § 1, 2005; Ord. 2292 § 1, 2001).
A. Motor vehicle repair, sales, storage or otherwise operating a vehicle-oriented business is prohibited unless all zoning and licensing requirements have been met and conditions maintained.
1. All motor vehicles that are junk, inoperable or unused for 30 days or more shall be stored inside a fully enclosed structure.
2. Motor vehicles belonging to persons other than a resident may not be stored on a property outside a fully enclosed structure.
3. All motor vehicles shall be parked on an improved surface anywhere on a property, or on a maintained surface per MTMC 19.125.070. No more than two motor vehicles may be parked in the rear yard of a residence unless contained in a legal and fully enclosed structure.
4. Recreational or utility vehicles stored in a front yard shall be parked on an improved surface, or on a maintained surface per MTMC 19.125.070.
5. Recreational vehicles shall not extend onto public property or public right-of-way, or obstruct the view of traffic or traffic control devices.
6. No more than two recreational vehicles may be parked anywhere on a property.
c. On an improved surface.
8. Recreational or utility vehicles parked outside of a building shall be maintained in a clean, stable and well-kept state, which means that they shall have none of the following: a broken window, body damage or rust affecting more than 10 percent of the vehicle’s exterior surface excluding the vehicle’s undercarriage or other appearance of substantial disrepair or neglect.
9. Recreational or utility vehicles equipped with liquefied petroleum gas containers shall meet the standards of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Valves or gas containers shall be closed when the vehicle is parked or stored. In the event of leakage, immediate corrective action must be taken.
10. Any vehicle, including a recreational or utility vehicle, parked in a side yard shall be at least three feet away from the structure, and shall allow for at least five feet of clear access on one side or the other between the structure and the property line.
C. All stored vehicles must be maintained in a clean and safe manner.
D. All vehicle parts and accessories including, but not limited to, containers of oils and fluids must be appropriately stored in an approved structure.
4. The repair is conducted in a manner so as not to allow any vehicle fluids to saturate the ground or enter any drainage system or body of water.
F. Leaving vehicles unattended on blocks, jacks, ramps or otherwise elevated above the ground is prohibited. (Ord. 2452 § 2, 2007; Ord. 2415 § 4, 2006; Ord. 2292 § 1, 2001).
Any premises or structures allowing or maintaining prostitution, lewd behavior, underage consumption of alcohol, the harboring of juvenile runaways or wanted persons, or where there is the use, sale, manufacturing or distributing of any narcotic or controlled substance, or at which there is a pattern of criminal activity are a prohibited nuisance. (Ord. 2292 § 1, 2001).
Graffiti or unauthorized defacement of any surface located on a private property must be removed within 10 days of discovery or notification by the Mountlake Terrace Police Department. (Ord. 2292 § 1, 2001).
Any place or premises which is required to have designated disabled parking spaces is prohibited from allowing those spaces to be blocked or made inaccessible, or to allow the required markings to be removed or obscured, including by age or lack of maintenance. (Ord. 2292 § 1, 2001).
A. The owner or manager of a property that is required to establish designated fire lanes shall maintain those fire lanes as specified by code. Allowing fire lane signs and/or markings to become altered, removed, or obscured, including by age or lack of maintenance, is prohibited.
B. The owner or manager of a property that is required to establish designated fire lanes shall keep those designated fire lanes free from obstructions including barriers, gates, and/or parked vehicles. Allowing obstructions of marked fire lanes is prohibited. (Ord. 2415 § 5, 2006).
A. Violation of, or failure to comply with, any provision of this chapter is a civil offense subject to a fine which may be set by resolution for the first three consecutive days the violation is maintained or allowed to exist. On the fourth consecutive day that the violation is maintained or allowed to exist, the violation shall constitute a continuing offense subject to the penalties in MTMC 8.15.090(B).
1. Any person or entity cited for violation under MTMC 8.15.090(A) may request an administrative hearing by notifying the Violations Bureau in writing within 15 days of the issuance of the citation. The requested hearing shall be brought before the Hearing Examiner in accordance with and pursuant to Chapter 2.120 MTMC.
B. A continued offense or subsequent violation of the same or like provision committed within a 24-month period shall constitute a misdemeanor crime and shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or 90 days in jail, or both such fine and jail, and shall be in addition to any civil remedy for abatement and collection for the cost and expense thereof. (Ord. 2292 § 1, 2001).
7. A statement of understanding that by entering into the voluntary correction agreement, the person responsible for the violation waives the right to a hearing as to the existence of the violation and stipulates to the same. A statement of understanding that an extension of the time limit for correction or a modification of the required corrective action may be granted if the person responsible for the violation has shown due diligence and/or substantial progress in correcting the violation, but unforeseen circumstances delay correction under the original conditions.
7. A statement that the costs and expenses of abatement incurred by the City and a monetary penalty in an amount per day for each violation may be assessed against the person to whom the notice of civil violation is directed as specified and ordered by the court.
Service of the notice to the person responsible for the violation, may be done either personally or by mailing a copy of the notice of civil violation by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to such person at their last known address. If the person responsible for the violation cannot be personally served within Snohomish County and if an address for mailed service cannot be ascertained, notice shall be served by posting a copy of the notice of civil violation conspicuously on the affected property or structure. Proof of service shall be made by a written declaration under penalty of perjury executed by the person effecting the service, declaring the time and date of service, the manner by which the service was made and, if by posting, the facts showing the attempts to serve the person personally or by mail.
1. Urgent Abatement. Whenever a condition, the continued existence of which constitutes an immediate threat to the public health, safety or welfare or to the environment, is found to exist, the City may summarily and without prior notice abate the condition. Notice of such abatement, including the reason for it, shall be given to the person responsible for the violation as soon as reasonably possible after the abatement.
2. Judicial Abatement. The City may seek judicial process, as it deems necessary to abate a condition which was caused by or continues to be a violation of the Mountlake Terrace Municipal Code and other methods of remedial action failed to produce compliance. An Order of Abatement is issued through the appropriate court of jurisdiction.
The costs, including incidental expenses, of correcting the violation shall be billed to the person responsible for the violation and/or the owner, lessor, tenant or other person entitled to control, use and/or control of the property and shall become due and payable to the City within 10 calendar days. The term “incidental expenses” includes but is not limited to personnel costs, both direct and indirect and including attorney’s fees; costs incurred in documenting the violation; hauling, storage and disposal expenses; and actual expenses and costs of the City in preparing notices, specifications and contracts, and in accomplishing and/or contracting and inspecting the work; and the costs of any required printing and mailing. All such costs and expenses shall constitute a lien against the affected property and may be subject to collection following a court judgment.
The lien shall be subordinate to all previously existing special assessment liens imposed on the same property and shall be superior to all other liens, except for state and county taxes, with which it shall be on a parity.
The City of Mountlake Terrace may cause a claim for lien to be filed for record within 90 days from the later of the date that the monetary penalty is due or the date the work is completed or the nuisance abated. The claim of lien shall contain sufficient information regarding the notice of civil violation, a description of the property to be charged with the lien, and the owner of record, and the total of the lien. Any such claim of lien may be amended from time to time to reflect changed conditions.
Any such lien shall bind the affected property for the period as provided for by state law. (Ord. 2292 § 1, 2001).

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