Proposed changes to City of Tacoma code may affect local trucking community

The City of Tacoma is considering a couple of changes to the city code that may affect the local trucking community.

The first is a change to the commercial parking ordinance. This is the proposed language:

11.05.200   Parking of commercial vehicles in certain zoning districts prohibited.

A. It shall be unlawful for an owner or person in control of any commercial truck, truck-tractor, trailer, semi-trailer, bus or any other “commercial vehicle’, as that term is defined by RCW 46.04.140, to park, store, or keep such vehicle(s), which exceeds 10,000 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight on any public street, avenue, alley, or other thoroughfare, or right-of-way in a Residential District or Mixed-Use Center District as defined in Tacoma Municipal Code Title 13 for a period in excess of one hour unless engaged in legitimate  loading or unloading activities, or while engaged in the provisions of goods or  services to an abutting property owner or tenant in such districts.

Such acts shall be punishable by a penalty in an amount not less than those amounts set forth below:

The second is to reduce the speed limit on Port of Tacoma Road to 35 mph.

First reading of the proposed changes will be Dec. 12.  Second reading will be Dec. 19, with adoption effective 10 days later.

For more information, contact Josh Diekmann at the City of Tacoma.