A. The county engineer is authorized to make a study of the condition, width and average traffic load of the principally used streets and thoroughfares within the county, except in any incorporated city or town. The county engineer shall forthwith report in writing his recommendations of restrictions or regulations on parking of motor vehicles thereon, such as will in his opinion facilitate the public convenience and safety. Such recommendations in certain streets or parts of streets on which parking may be completely forbidden, forbidden during certain hours or times, permitted on only one side of the street, on which only parallel parking is permitted, or on which any other reasonable prohibition or regulations are made. The county engineer, upon finding on the basis of an engineering study and engineering judgement that a parking restriction is reasonably necessary for the protection and convenience of the traveling public of the county, shall approve the parking restriction. At the county engineer's discretion, the county engineer may alternately make a recommendation for the parking restriction to the board and the board shall study such recommendations and may approve, reject or modify them, and it shall note its action by ordinance or resolution.
B. The county engineer is also authorized to make a continuing study of parking problems and other related matters. The county engineer, upon finding on the basis of an engineering study and engineering judgement that new streets and thoroughfares be restricted or regulated, or that the restrictions and regulations applicable to previously designated streets or highways be abolished, modified or otherwise changed, shall approve the parking restriction. At the county engineer's discretion, the county engineer may alternately make a recommendation for the parking restriction to the board. The board shall approve, reject or modify all such recommendations in the manner provided by subsection A of this section, and thereafter such streets or highways shall be subject to the provisions of this title.
(Ord. 2021-11 § 10 (part), 2021; Prior code § 35.32.040)