(1) 
Prohibition. No person shall sit or lie down upon a public sidewalk, or upon a blanket, chair, stool or other object placed upon a public sidewalk, within the city of Marysville during the hours between 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight.
(2) 
Exceptions. The prohibition in subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to any person:
(a) 
Sitting or lying down on a public sidewalk due to a medical emergency;
(b) 
Who, as a result of a disability, utilizes a wheelchair, walker or similar device to move about the public sidewalk;
(c) 
Operating or patronizing a commercial establishment conducted on the public sidewalk pursuant to a street use permit; or a person participating in or attending a parade, festival, performance, rally, demonstration, meeting or similar event conducted on the public sidewalk pursuant to a street use or other applicable permit;
(d) 
Sitting on a chair or bench located on the public sidewalk which is supplied by a public agency or by the abutting private property owner;
(e) 
Sitting on a public sidewalk within a bus stop zone while waiting for public or private transportation.
Nothing in any of these exceptions shall be construed to permit any conduct which is prohibited by Chapter 6.37 MMC, Pedestrian Interference.
(3) 
No person shall be cited under this section unless the person engages in conduct prohibited by this section after having been notified by a law enforcement officer that the conduct violates this section.
(Ord. 2157 § 1, 1997; Ord. 3193 § 2, 2021; Ord. 3260 § 2 (Exh. B), 2023)
(1) 
The violation of MMC § 12.22.010 shall be a civil infraction as contemplated by Chapter 7.80 RCW, and deemed to be a Class 3 civil infraction under RCW 7.80.120(d) and shall subject the violator to a maximum penalty and a default amount of $50.00 plus statutory assessments. If the person is unable to pay the monetary penalty, the court may order performance of a number of hours of community service in lieu of a monetary penalty.
(2) 
As contemplated by RCW 7.80.160, a person who fails to sign a notice of civil infraction or who willfully violates his or her written and signed promise to appear in court or his or her written and signed promise to respond to a notice of civil infraction is guilty of a misdemeanor regardless of the disposition of the notice of civil infraction.
(Ord. 2157 § 1, 1997)