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§ 11.82.080 — Visibility distance

Seattle Municipal Code (Supp. No. 44: codified through Ordinance No. 127459, passed June 30, 2026) · Seattle Mun. Code § 11.82.080

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11.82.080 - Visibility distance.

Whenever requirement is declared as to distance from which certain lamps and devices shall render objects visible or within which such lamps or devices shall be visible, the provisions shall apply a half hour after sunset until a half hour before sunrise and at any other time when due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the street or alley are not clearly discernible at a distance of five hundred feet ahead (500'), in respect to a vehicle without load when upon a straight level, unlighted street or alley under normal atmospheric conditions. (RCW 46.37.030(1))

(Ord. 108200, § 2(11.82.080), 1979.)