Ordinance 1407ORDINANCE NO. I q u
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1351, SECTION 5.12.014
OF THE EDMONDS CITY CODE, BY PROHIBITING CERTAIN
USE, MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE OF CERTAIN VEHICLES
AND MACHINERY, WRECKING OR DISASSEMBLING OF
VEHICLES OR MACHINERY OF ANY KIND, OR STORAGE
THEREOF, WITHIN THE CITY OF EDMONDS AND PROVID-
ING FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Edmonds City Code Section 5.12.014,
and Ordinance No. 1351 of said city, be and the same is
hereby amended to read as follows:
"5.12.014 Littering and Injury to Property. Every
person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor who
shall willfully:
(1) Cut down, destroy or injure any wood, timber,
grain, grass or crop, standing or growing, or
which has been cut down and is lying upon the
lands of another or of the city; or
(2) Cut down, girdle or otherwise injure a fruit,
shade or ornamental tree standing on the land of
another in the city, or along any road or city
street; or
(3) Dig, take or carry away, without lawful
authority or consent, from any lot or land within
the city, or from any lands included in the city,
any earth, soil or stone; or
(4) Enter, without the consent of the owner or
occupant, any orchard, or damage or deface any
building or part thereof, or throw any stone or
other missile at any building or part thereof;
or
(5) Throw, place or deposit, in any road, street,
alley, highway, park, beach, or other public place
in the city, any bottle, bottles, glass, glass-
ware, tacks, nails, garbage, rubbish, or discarded
matter; or
(6) Throw, drop or leave any discarded object,
debris, waste, paper, glass, can, garbage, rub-
bish, trash, lawn rakings or other litter, upon
any public or private property of another or waters
within the jurisdiction of the city, unless such
property is designated by the state, political
subdivision thereof, or other municipal corporation
"for the disposal of garbage and such person is
authorized to use such property for such pur-
pose or unless it is placed into a litter
receptacle installed for such purpose.
(7) Use property located within the City of
Edmonds for the following purposes, except in
areas zoned and licensed as wrecking yards or
repair shops:
(a) For the storage of unlicensed motor
vehicles except in an enclosed building or
garage; or
(b) For wrecking or disassembling of motor
vehicles or machinery of any kind, or storage of
any parts thereof, except in an enclosed building
or garage; or
(c) For the storing or leaving of worn-out,
wrecked, or abandoned vehicles or machinery of
any kind except in an enclosed building or
garage.
For the purpose of this subsection (7), all motor
vehicles not bearing a current motor vehicle state
license within ninety (90) days following the be-
ginning of any license year shall be deemed un-
licensed. The restrictions herein shall not
apply to any person who is repairing a currently
licEiised motor vehicle registered in his name, or
member of his immediate family, provided that all
such work shall be accomplished on the property
of his residence or a duly licensed wrecking yard
or repair shop, and shall be completed within
thirty (30) days of the commencement of such work
or repair. During such time of work or repair,
all body and mechanical parts and tools shall be
stored out of the view of adjacent property owners
and/or occupiers and out of view of persons util-
izing the adjacent streets."
Section 2. Any person found in violation of this
Ordinance shall be subject to a fine in any sum not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment
for a term of not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment, as set forth in Section
5.12.170 of the Edmonds City Code.
APPROVED:
H.H. HARRISON
MAYOR
ATTEST:
IRENE VARNEY MORAW
CITY CLERK
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: January 7, 1969
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: January 7, 1969
PUBLISHED: January 15, 1969
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