Neighbor Reports Vehicles Blocking Alleys, Prohibited In Seattle Municipal Code

The Laurelhurst Blog received this information from a neighbor about blocking driveways:

I'm a resident on the 3800 block of 42nd Avenue NE.  For those of you having contractors or other delivery people using the alleys, please have them keep a person immediately nearby to move their vehicle.  

There have now been multiple times where the alley has been blocked on both ends, with no one near the vehicles.  This has forced us to be late picking up our kids at school.

Seattle City Municipal Codes states on loading and blocking alleys:

Section 11.72.025: No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within an alley in such a position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property.” (RCW 46.90.433(2)

Section 11.72.020: No person shall stand or park a vehicle except a commercial vehicle, a vehicle displaying a valid commercial loading permit, or authorized emergency vehicle in an alley.”

Section 11.74.010: No person shall stop, stand or park a commercial vehicle or a vehicle displaying a valid commercial loading permit in any alley for any purpose or length of time other than the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of property and then in no case shall such parking for loading and unloading of property exceed thirty (30) minutes.

For more information on Seattle Municipal Codes go here.