Ordinance 25320006.08007
09/27/85
WSS/naa 2532
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
REPEALING CHAPTER 4.08 RELATING TO THE LICENS-
ING OF AMBULANCE OPERATORS, AMENDING SECTION
4.72.010 TO DELETE A REFERENCE OF AMBULANCE
OPERATORS, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL
BECOME EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, Chapter 4.08 of the Edmonds City Code provides
for the licensing and regulation of ambulance operators, and
WHEREAS, RCW Chapter 18.73, specifically Section
18.73.020, supercedes the City's ability to levy license fees and
limits the City's ability to regulate ambulance operators to a
level already regulated by the State, and
WHEREAS, the City finds that such duplicative
regulation without the cost reimbursement is not in the best
interests of the health, safety and welfare of its inhabitants,
now therefore,
FOLLOWS:
THE CITY COUNCIL OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS
Section 1. Chapter 4.08, Ambulance Operators and all
the Sections thereof, are hereby repealed.
Section 2. Section 4.72.010, Definitions is hereby
amended to read as follows:
4.72.010 DEFINITIONS
In construing the provisions of this chapter, save when
otherwise declared or clearly apparent from the
context, the following definitions shall be applied:
A. Person. The term "person" shall include one or
more persons of either sex, corporations,
partnerships, associations, or other entity
capable of having an action at law brought against
such entity, but shall not include employees of
persons licensed pursuant to this chapter.
B. Business. The term "business" includes all
services and activities engaged in with the object
of pecuniary gain, benefit or advantage to the
person, or to another person or class, directly or
indirectly, whether part-time or full-time, except
those business activities for which licenses or
franchises are required by the following chapters
of the Edmonds City Code:
4.04
(Advertising License);
4.10
(Tow Truck Operators);
4.11
(Motor Vehicle Wreckers);
4.12
(Peddlers and Solicitors);
4/20
(Liquor Licenses);
4.48
(Cabaret Dances);
4.50
(Public Massage Parlors and Public
Bathhouses);
4.56
(Sound Trucks);
4.60
(Taxicabs);
4.64
(Garbage Collection);
(Obstructing Public Places);
4.68
(Community Antenna Television Systems);
or by
4.75
(Pawnbrokers)
and except nonbusiness activities carried on by a
religious, charitable, benevolent, fraternal or
social organization; provided, however, that the
owner of any apartment building containing three
or more rental units shall be considered to be
engaged in a "business" for the purposes of this
Chapter.
Section 3. This ordinance, being an exercise of a
power specifically delegated to the City legislative body, is not
subject to referendum, and shall take effect five days after
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nassa a an publication as provided by law. The City Clerk is
authorized and instructed to publish this ordinance or a summary
thereof consisting of its title.
APPROVED:
J
LAR . NAUGH I
, MAYOR
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
IT CLERK, JACQUELINE G. PARRETT
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
BY
FILED BY THE CIT CLERK: September 30, 1985
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: November 4, 1985
PUBLISHED: November 9- 1985
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 14, 1985
ORDINANCE NO. 2532
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
COUNTY OF SNOHOIVIISH, {
ORC{-IN'ANCE.NO. 2532
AN— `ORDINANCE OF THE
CITYOF EDMONDS, WASH-
I'NGTON,: REPEALING
CHAPTER. -4.08:.RELATING. `
TD THE QCENSING OF AM-
BULANCEs -.,OPERATORS; _
AMENDING .SECTION _
4.72.010.TO DELETE A REF-
E.RENCE.OF, AMBULANCE
OPERATORS, AND ' FIXING -:-
A TIME WHEN. THE'SAME
SHALL ._BECOME EFFE,C,
TIVE. 7he`full lezf.of the or.
dinance Will be mailed' -to any
Person Uponrequest. a; , ..
Published: Nov. 9; 1985.
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Affidavit of Publication
The undersigned, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says
that she is Principal Clerk of THE HERALD, a daily newspaper
printed and published in the City of Everett, County of Snohomish,
and State of Washington; that said newspaper is a newspaper of
general circulation in said County and State; that said newspaper
has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior
Court of Snohomish County and that the notice ........................................
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a printed copy of which is hereunto attached, was published in said
newspaper proper and not in supplement form, in the regular and
entire edition of said paper on the following days and times, namely:
iovember 9, 1935
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and that said newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers
during all of said period:?
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Principal Clerk
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Notary,, u lie in acid forte tate of Washington,
residi} Everett, Snohomish County.
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