Under the authority granted by RCW 28B.50.140(10), the board of trustees of Renton Technical College is granted authority to adopt rules for pedestrian and vehicular traffic upon public lands devoted to, operated by, or maintained by the college. The objectives of these rules are to:

(1) Protect and control pedestrian and vehicular traffic;

(2) Assure access at all times for emergency traffic;

(3) Minimize traffic disturbances during class hours;

(4) Facilitate the work of the college by assuring access to its vehicles and by assigning limited parking space for the most efficient use by all;

(5) Regulate the use of parking spaces;

(6) Protect state-owned property;

(7) Assure access to the facility by handicapped persons.

(1) All rules in this chapter and all motor vehicle and other traffic laws of the state of Washington apply on the campus.

(2) The traffic code of the city of Renton applies upon all lands located within the city of Renton.

The definitions set forth in this section apply throughout this chapter.

(1) "Campus" means all lands and buildings devoted to, operated by, or maintained by Renton Technical College.

(2) "Campus security officer" means an employee of the college who is responsible for campus security and who reports to the vice president for plant operations.

(3) "Employee" means an individual appointed to the faculty, staff, or administration of the college.

(4) "Visitors" mean persons who lawfully visit the campus.

(5) "Vehicle" means an automobile, truck, motor-driven cycle, or scooter, or other powered vehicle.

(1) Each employee parking a vehicle in parking space posted as staff parking only shall display on the vehicle a currently valid parking permit obtained from the vice president for plant operations or designee.

(2) No student may park in a parking space posted as staff or visitor parking only.

The authority and powers conferred upon the vice president for plant operations by this chapter are subject to delegation in writing to that individual's subordinates.

(1) Failure to enforce parking and traffic rules on one occasion does not waive enforcement later.

(2) The vice president for plant operations or a designee is responsible for the enforcement of this chapter.

(1) Operators of illegally operated or parked vehicles shall be warned or cited through an appropriate means that they are in violation of this chapter.

(2) In instances where violations are repeated, the vehicle may be impounded.

(1) A campus security officer or a designee may issue a warning or citation for a violation of these regulations. The warning or citation must set forth the date, the approximate time, license information, and the nature of violation.

(2) The warning or citation may be served by attaching or affixing a copy in some prominent place outside the vehicle or by personally serving the operator.

(1) A campus security officer may issue a citation and/or impose a fine up to two hundred fifty dollars for the following violations:

(a) Visitor parking violations;

(b) Occupying more than one parking space;

(c) Occupying a space or area not designated for parking;

(d) Handicapped parking violation;

(e) Parking in reserved staff space without authorization;

(f) Blocking or obstructing traffic (may be towed if creating a safety hazard);

(g) Parking adjacent to a fire hydrant (may be towed if creating a safety hazard);

(h) Parking in a fire lane (may be towed if creating a safety hazard);

(i) Parking in a zone or area marked no parking;

(j) Other violations of college parking traffic rules.

(2) Vehicles parking in a manner so as to obstruct traffic, including access to and from parking spaces and areas, may be impounded and taken to a place for storage selected by the vice president for plant operations or a designee. The expenses of the impounding and storage are the responsibility of the registered owner or driver of the vehicle.

(3) The college is not liable for loss or damage of any kind resulting from impounding and storage of vehicles.

(4) Persons may appeal the issuance of a citation according to WAC 495E-116-100.

(1) Appeals must be made in writing, giving full particulars, including a list of witnesses and evidence expected to be presented.

(2) Appeals must be submitted to the vice president for plant operations within five days from the date of citation. The vice president shall consider the appeal in a brief adjudicative proceeding.

The college assumes no liability under any circumstances for theft or damage occurring to vehicles, bicycles, or their contents. No bailment of any sort is created by the acquisition of a parking permit.

The parking spaces available on campus may be allocated and designated by the vice president for plant operations in such a manner as will best achieve the objectives of this chapter.

(1) Special provisions shall be made for physically disabled employees, visitors, students, or their designees. Physically disabled individuals using handicapped parking spaces must display in that vehicle a valid state-issued disabled parking permit or license plate. The campus security officer shall issue appropriate permits for temporarily handicapped persons.

(2) Spaces specifically designated as "visitor" are to be used only by visitors driving vehicles without continuing or annual permits, for a maximum time period of two hours.

(3) The vice president for plant operations may designate parking spaces for special purposes as deemed necessary.

(1) No vehicle may be parked on the campus except in those areas set aside and designated for parking.

(2) No vehicle may be parked so as to occupy any portion of more than one parking space or stall.

The vice president for plant operations or a designee may make and erect signs, barricades, and other structures and paint marks and other directions upon the streets, entrances, exits, and roadways for the regulation of traffic and parking upon the various public lands devoted to, operated by, or maintained by the college. Drivers or vehicles shall observe and obey all the signs, barricades, structures, markings, and directions given them by the campus security officer in the control and regulation of traffic and parking.

No vehicle may be operated on the campus at a speed in excess of five miles per hour, or such slower speed as is reasonable and prudent under the circumstances.

(1) The operator of a vehicle shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian. A pedestrian shall not leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of an oncoming vehicle.

(2) When a sidewalk or crosswalk is provided, pedestrians shall proceed upon the sidewalk or crosswalk.

(1) All two-wheeled vehicles powered by an engine shall park in areas designated for motorcycles only and will not use spaces assigned to automobiles or bicycles.

(2) Bicycles and other nonengine powered cycles must be parked in bicycle racks where provided. No person may park a bicycle inside a building, on a path, sidewalk, or walkway, or in such a manner as to block or obstruct the normal flow of pedestrian traffic.

(1) The operator of a vehicle involved in an accident on campus resulting in injury or death of a person or claimed damage to either or both vehicles exceeding five hundred dollars shall immediately report the accident to the vice president for plant operations. Accidents occurring after the close of business must be reported the next working day. Within twenty-four hours after the accident, the operator shall file a state of Washington motor vehicle report.

(2) Other accidents may be reported to security for insurance record purposes.

(1) Disabled or inoperative vehicles shall not be parked on the campus for a period exceeding seventy-two hours, without authorization from the vice president for plant operations or a designee.

(2) Vehicles parked over seventy-two hours without authorization may be impounded and stored at the expense of either or both the owner and operator of the vehicle.

(3) Notice of intent to impound will be posted on the vehicle at least forty-eight hours before it will be impounded.