Time-Limited Zone Curb-Marking / Sign Coverage Defect
SDOT installs time-limited zones (15-min loading, 1-hour, 2-hour, 4-hour) per SDOT Director's Rule 5-2017 and Standard Plan PARK-100. Curb paint plus signage define the zone. Citations are routinely issued where (a) curb paint has worn off (yellow/red), (b) the sign at the start or end of the zone has been removed/turned/missing, (c) the sign references hours that conflict with adjacent signs, or (d) the vehicle was parked outside the painted zone but ticketed for it. SDOT must produce its sign-installation work order on demand.
Legal basis
SMC 11.72; SDOT Director's Rule 5-2017; SDOT Standard Plan PARK-100; MUTCD Chapter 2B
Sample appeal wording
Seattle Municipal Court — Contested Hearing Notice [#] Grounds: curb-marking and signage defect at [LOCATION]. 1. PHOTOS (Exhibits A-D) show the curb is unpainted / paint faded / no curb marking visible. 2. The northern sign is [missing / rotated 180° / faded illegible]. 3. My vehicle was parked [#] feet [direction] of the southern sign — outside the marked time-limit zone. 4. SDOT Director's Rule 5-2017 requires the painted curb AND posted sign together to define the zone. Both must be present and conspicuous. Dismissal requested. [NAME] / [DATE]
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- SMC 11.72
- SDOT Director's Rule 5-2017
- MUTCD 2B