Kenmore City Council adopted Ordinance 25‑0632 (KMC 10.45) to limit the number of photo‑enforcement speeding infractions issued to a single vehicle within a 30‑minute period.

Traffic engineer Tobin Benigold presented the amendment and said the change is intended to preserve geographic and economic equity as the city deploys additional cameras. Under the ordinance language presented, a vehicle detected speeding by a camera would generate one notice of infraction; subsequent camera detections within 30 minutes would not generate additional notices for the same vehicle. The restriction applies only to automated speeding infractions — it does not affect red‑light camera enforcement, and it does not restrict police officers from issuing citations at the scene.

Benigold and staff noted technical caveats: the 30‑minute rule applies only inside Kenmore and to automated speed enforcement; warnings issued during camera warning periods will continue; and staff expect back‑end implementation to be available in December, with the warning period for transportable cameras to be extended if implementation is delayed.

Councilors asked several operational questions: how the school‑zone fine thresholds are applied (the higher fine when school flashers are active is benchmarked to the regulatory speed limit), the active times for school zones (staff said 75 minutes before bell to 15 minutes after in the morning, and 15 minutes before to 75 minutes after release in the afternoon), how quickly notices are mailed (staff estimated typically within a week to two weeks depending on review), and program recidivism (staff said multiple infractions per driver in a year are rare). Several council members advocated a longer window (one hour or more) to prevent a single driver receiving multiple fines during an ordinary commute; other members said a shorter window is needed so enforcement remains an incentive to slow down and not a de facto tax.

After a failed attempt to amend the ordinance to lengthen the window (motion to increase to one per hour failed for lack of a second), the council adopted the ordinance as proposed by unanimous vote.