Ordinance 36480006.90000
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5/8/07
ORDINANCE NO. 3648
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF THE
EDMONDS CITY CODE, SECTION 4.50.040 FEES -
DISBURSEMENTS, PARAGRAPH (D) RELATING TO THE
REGISTRATION OF LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPISTS,
AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, the State Legislature has amended the provisions of RCW
18.108.210 to prohibit municipalities from acquiring any additional fees or registrations of
massage therapists licensed pursuant to the provisions of the chapter, and
WHEREAS, City Code currently exempts licensed massage therapists from
licensing but does provide for a nominal license fee and registration, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that this ordinance should be amended in
order to bring it in line with the requirements of State Statute, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Edmonds City Code Section 4.50.040 Fees - Disbursements,
paragraph D. relating to the registration of licensed massage therapists, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
4.50.040 Fees - Disbursements.
D. Any massage parlor or other business within the City
offering massage services and which employs for the purposes of
massage, only massage therapists licensed in accordance with the
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provisions of Chapter 18.108 RCW as a licensed massage therapist
shall be exempt from the provisions of this Chapter. No massage
therapist licensed pursuant to Chapter 18.108 RCW shall be
required to register or pay any fee pursuant to this Chapter other
than nondiscriminatory business license fees applied to all business
entities within the City. The Police Chief and /or City Clerk are
authorized to accept a photocopy of the state license in lieu of the
provisions of this Chapter or the requirements of ECC
4.50.050(A)(8). No massage therapist licensed pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 18.108 RCW shall be required to register
with the City and these provisions relate only to the establishment
of the right of such individual for exemption from the statute.
Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifi-
cally delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum, and shall take effect
five (5) days after passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the
title.
APPROVED:
MAY GA ENSON
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
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CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
BY 5�&&
W. SCOTT SNYDER
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 06/01/2007
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 06/05/2007
PUBLISHED: 06/10/2007
EFFECTIVE DATE: 06/15/2007
ORDINANCE NO. 3648
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3648
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 5th day of June, 2007, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed
Ordinance No. 3648. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title,
provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE
PROVISIONS OF THE EDMONDS CITY CODE, SECTION 4.50.040 FEES -
DISBURSEMENTS, PARAGRAPH (D) RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF
LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPISTS, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL
BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 6th day of June, 2007.
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CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON;
COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH
SUMMARY yOF ORDINANCE NO. 3648
fOn the 5th day of June, 2007 the City Council of the City
of Edmonds, passed Ordinance No. 3648. A summary of the
content of said ordinance, consisting of the title, Provides as I
follows:
AN OF THE CITY OF TON, AMENDING G THE PROVISIIO SDOFTHE DMONDS
MENTS, PARAGRAPH (D) RELATING TO THE R GISTRA-
TION OF LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPISTS, AND FIX-
ING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFEC-
TIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 6th day of June, 2007.
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
Published: June 10, 2007.
CITY
RECEIVED
JUN ' 2 12007
EDMONDS CITY CLERK
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
Summary of Ordinance No. 3648
Relating to the Registration of Licensed massage Therapists
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:
June 10, 2007
and that said newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said period.
Subscribed and swom to before me this
day of June,2007
in a4d for the State of Washington, resi
Account Name: City of Edmonds Aocount Number. 101416
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