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ORDINANCE NO. 3.183
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON. AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF
EDMONDS CITY CODE TITLE 7 UTILITY CHARGES AND
REGULATIONS TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 7 2OO ILLEGAL
DISCHARGES TO STORM WATER SYSTEM AND
WATERCOURSES. AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF
EDMONDS CITY CODE TITLE 6 HEALTH AND
SANITATION TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 6 70 POLLLITION
OF WATERCOURSES, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE
SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE
WHEREAS, federal la\{ Irlcludrng the Water Pollutlon Control Act 33 U S C
Sectron 1251 cl reg. establshes oblectrves for the protectlon and presen,ahon of the publc
health. safety and general welfare. and
WHEREAS. the Crty wshes to meet those oblectlves. comply wlth state and
federal lau. and ass6t state and federal agencles to the maxrmum extent plactrcal rn order to
rnsure the cleanLness of the waters of the Clty of Edmonds and to provrde a healthful
envlronment to 1ts cltzens, and
WHEREAS. rllegal drscharges to both the Clty's stom*ater collectlon system
and to local watercouses may contflbute detnmental polluhon, NOW. THEREFORE,
THE CITY COL]NCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS. WASHINGTON. DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
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}!!AqL Trtle 7 of the Edmonds Clty Code UtrhB Charges and Regulatrons rs
herebl amended by the addrhon of a new Chapter 7 200 Illegal Drscharges to Stom Water
S$tqqlqdf atglqS!$9! to provrde m rts enhrety as follo\a s
7.200 ILLEGAL DISCHARGES TO STORM
WATf,R SYSTEM AND WATf,RCOURSES
7.200.010 Purpose and Intent
7.200.020 Delinitiotrs.
7.200.030 Applicabilify.
7.200.0.10 ResponsibilityforAdministretion.
7.200.050 Scvcrability.
7.200.060 UltimatcRclporlibility.
7.200.070 DischergcProhibitions.
7.200.080 Suspcnsion of W.tcr Service, Samtary Sewer
Service and Municipal Scprr.t. Storm Scwcr
Systcm Accass.
7.200.090 hdustri.lorCotrstructionActivityDischrrg.s.
7.200,100 MonitoringofDischarges.
7.200,110 Requirement to Pr.vcnt, Control, end Rcducc
Storm W.tcr Pollut.nts by th. Usc of BMPS,
7,200,120 WrtcrcourscProtcction.
7.200.130 NotificrtionofSpills.
7,200.110 Enforccment.
1.200.150 PcnaltiesnndCollection.
7,200,160 Appc.l of Noticc ofviolation,
7.2OO.|7O Enforcem.nt M.asurc! Aftcr App.rl.
7,200.180 Cost ofAbrtcmcnt of thc violation.
7.200.190 Viol.tions ofFederal Cleen Wat.r Act,
7,200.200 InjunctivcRGliGf.
1.200.210 CompcnsatoryAction.
7.200.220 Violations D..m.d a Public Nuisencc.
7,200.230 CriminalPros.cution,
7.200.210 Rcmcdics Not Exclusivc.
7.200.250 SupcrccdingEffcct.
7.200,010 Purposc.ndlntcnt
The puposes ofthrs chapter are
A To provrde for the health. safety, and general \^elfare ofthe
cltlzens of the Crty of Edmonds, WA through the regulatron of
non-storm water drscharges to the storm dramage system to the
maxlmum extent practrcable as requrred by federal and state 1a!\'
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B To establNh methods for controlllng the mtroductlon of
pollutants lnto the munlcrpal sepamte stom sewer system m order
to comply *lth the requlrements of the Nahonal Pollutant
Discharge Elimlnatron System (NPDES) permrt process
Specfically
I To regulate the contnbuholl of pollutants to the
munrcrpal separate storm sewer system by stomwater drscharges
ftom any user
2 To prohiblt llllclt Connectrons and Illegal
Dlscharges to the Clty's mul)lclpal separate storm sewer system
3 To define the Clty's legal authonty to carry out all
mspectron, surverllance and monltormg necessary to effecfuate
sard purposes
C To plotect and enhance water quahty and aquahc w dllfe
and rts habltat by preventmg harmful drscharges to local
watercourses
1,200.020 Dclinitions.
For the puposes ofthrs chapter, the followrng shall mean
A Best Management Prachces (BMPS) Schedules of
actuvlhes. prohlbltrons of prachces. general good housekeeprng
practces, polluhon preventron and educatlonal prachces,
malntenance procedues. and other management prachces to
prevent or reduce the drscharge of pollutants dlrectly or lndrectl,
to stormwater, recelving waters, or stormwater conveyance
slstems. BMPS also mclude teatment practlces. operatmg
prccedures, and practrces to control slte runoff. sprllage or leaks.
sludge or water dlsposal, or dramage Aom faw materrals storage
B Clt! The Clty ofEdmonds, Washlngton
C Clean Water Act The federal Water Polluhon Control Act
(33 USC S 1251 e/ seq), ard arry subsequent amendments
thereto
D D[ector The Crty of Edmonds Pubhc Works Dlrector
and/or deslgnees
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E HaTardous Mateflals Any material. rncludmg any
substance, waste, or comblnatron thereol whrch because of rts
quantrty, concentratlon, or physlcal, chemrcal, or lnfectious
chalactenstrcs may cause, or slgnrficantly contflbute to. a
substantial present or potentlal h^zard to human health, safety.
property or the envlronment rvhen rmproperly teated. stored,
transported. drsposed ol or othemse managed
F Illegal Dlscharge AIly dlrect or ndrrect non-storm water
dlscharge to the Clq's storm draln system. except as expressly
e\empted by thrs chapter
G Illcrt Cormectrons Erther (1) any drarn or conveyance.
whether on the sudace or subsuface, whrch allorvs an rllegal
dlscharge to enter the Clty's storm dmln system, \,atercourse or
water body, includlng but not llmrted to coNeyances allowng any
non-storm \rater dlscharge such as sewage, process waste\later,
and wash water to entff the storm dlam slstem and any
connectrons thereto ftom lndoor drams and smks. regardless of
whether sard dram or connectron was prevlously allowed.
permrtted, or approved by the Crty ofEdmonds. or (2) any dlam or
conveyance connected from a commercral or mdustdal land use to
the storm draln system whlch has not been documented ln plans,
maps, or equrvalent records and approved by the Clty
H Industflal Actlvlty Actlvrhes subject to NPDES Industnal
Permrts as defined rn 40 CFR, Sectron 12226lb)(11)
I Munlclpal Separate Storm Se$er Svstem A conr,eyance or
system of conveyances (tncludrng roads wrth dralnage systems.
muruclpal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters. drtches. man-made
channels, or storm drarns)
1 O*ned or operated by a mumcrpal corporahon or
other pubLc e[tlty llth Junsdlctlon over management and
drscharge of stormwater and whrch drscharges to suface waters of
the state-
2 Deslgned or used for collectmg or con\€yrng stolm
3 Whch ls not pafi of a Pubhcly Owned Treahnent
Works (POTW) POTW means any devrce or system used m
treatment of munlclpal sewage or lndustrlal wastes of a hqutd
nature wlnch rs publlcly ouned, and
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4 Wltlch ls not a combmed sewer "Combrned server"
means a system that collects sanitary sewage, industnal wastewatel
and stomwater m a slngle sewer system
J Nahonal Pollutant Drscharge Ellmmatlon System (NPDES)
Storm Water Dlscharge Permrt A pemlt rssued by the
Envlronmental Protectron Agency (EPA) (or by the State under
authoflty delegated pursuant to 33 USC $ 1342(b)) that autho zes
the drscharge ofpollutants to waters of the Unlted States. whether
the pemlt rs appLcable on an mdrvldual, group, or general area-
wrde basrs
K Non-Storm Water Dlscharge Any drscharge to the storm
dram system that rs not composed enhrely ofstorm water
L Person Any mdrvrdual, assocrahon. organlzahon,
partnershrp, firm. corporahon or other entlty recognLzed by law
and actmg as elther the owner of a premlses or as the owner's
agent.
M Pollutant Alythrng *hrch causes or contlbutes to
pollutlon Pollutants may rnclude, but are not llmlted to palnts.
varnEhes, and solvents, oll and other automotlle flu1ds. non-
hazardous hqurd and solld wastes and yard wastes, refuse, rubbrsh,
garbage. lltter, or other dNcarded or abandoned oblects and
accumulahons, so that same may cause or contnbute to pollutlon.
floatables. pesticrdes. herbrcrdes. and fertrhzers, hazardous
substances and wastes, sewage, fecal colform and pathogens,
drssolved and partrculate metals. anlmal wastes, wastes and
resldues that result from constructlng a burldrng or stucture, and
noxlous or offenslve matter of any krnd
N Premlses Any burldrng. lot. parcel of land. or porhon of
land. whether lmproved or unrmproved, lncludmg adlacent
sldewalks and parkrng strlps
O Stom Drahage Svstem Pubhcly-orvned facrhtres.
rncludmg the Crty's munlclpal sep,llate storm sewer system, by
\\hlch storm water rs collected and/or conr,eyed, mcludmg but not
llmrted to any roads wlth drarnage systems, munlcrpal sfueets,
gutters. curbs, rr ets, prped storm drams. pumpmg faclhtles,
retenton and detenhon basms. natural and human-made or altered
drarnage channels, reseflolrs. and othel drarnage stluctures
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P Storm Water Any surface flou. runoff, and drarnage
consrstmg entrely of watel ftom any form of natural preclpltatron.
and resultlng fiom such preclpltatlon
Q Stormvater Pollution Prevenhon Plan A document rhrch
descrrbes the Best Management Prachces and actrvrhes to be
lmplemented by a person to rdentify sources of polluhon or
contamrnatron at a premlses and the actlons to ellmlnate or reduce
pollutant dlscharges to stom $ater. stom water coNelance
systems, and/or recelvrng waters to the maxrmum extent
practicable
R Water Body Any landscape featue compromrsmg any
body of uater. whether standmg or flowng, lncludrng but not
limrted to Puget Sound, lakes. ponds, nvers, steams or creeks
S Watercouse A lvater bod) consrstlng of a natural or
altlficlal channel tbrough whlch $ ater flows
T Wastewater Any water or other hqu1d. other than
uncontammated storm \\'ater, dlscharged from a premlses
7.200.030 Applicebility.
This chapter shall appl, to all non-storm \aater dlscharges entermg
the stom dram system generated on any developed or undeveloped
lands, unless exphcrtly exempted by the Crty
7,200.040 RcsponribilityforAdministratron.
The Pubhc Works Dlrector shall admmlster, lmplement, and
enforce the provlslons of thls chapter Any powers granted or
duhes rmposed upon the Drrector may be delegated m w tlng by
the Dlrector to persons or entrties actmg m the beneflclal mterest
ofor m the employ ofthe Crty
7.200.050 Sevcrability.
The provrsrons of thrs chapter are hereby declared to be severable
If any provrsron. clause, sentence. or pamgraph of thls chapter or
the apphcatlon thereof to any person, estabhshment. or
cucumstances shall be held rnvald, such rnvahdlty shall not affect
the other provrsrons or appllcatlon ofthls chapter
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7,200.060 UltimateRcsponsrbihty.
The standards set forth hereln and promulgated pusuant to thrs
chapter represent mrmmum standards Complance by any person
wlth the standards established under thrs chapter does not reheve
any percon from any responsrbllrt) or obligahon lmposed pusuant
to any other local. state or federal regulatlon
7.200.070 Dilcharg.Prohibitiors.
A. Prohlbltron of Illegal Drscharges No person shall
dlscharge or cause to be dlscharged lnto the munlclpal stom dmm
system or any watercourse an) matenals, (mcludmg but not hmrted
to pollutants or waters contarnmg any pollutants that cause or
cont bute to a vrolatlon of applcable water quallty standards)
other than storm water Contammants mclude but are not llmlted to
the followrng
I Trash or debrrs,2 Consfuuctlonmatellals.3 Petroleum products lncludmg but not llmlted to or1,
gasohne. grease, fuel oll and heatmg orl,,l Antrieeze and other automotlve products.5 Metals rn erther partrculate or dlssolved form,6 Flammable or explosrve matenals,
7 Radloactlve matenal.8 Battenes.g Acrds, alkalE. or bases.l0 Pamts. stalns, resrns, lacquers, or vamrshes,
l1 Degreasers and-/or solvents,12 Dram cleaners.I3 Peshcrdes, herblcrdes, or fertrllzers.
14 Steam cleanmg wastes,15 Soaps, detergents, or ammorua,l6 Swmmlng pool or spa filter bacluash;17 Chloune, bromlne. or other dlslnfectants,18 Heated water,l9 Domestlc a mal wastes,20 Sewage,21 Recreahonal vehrcle waste,22 Ammal carcasses,23 Food wastes.24 Bark and other fibrous mate als,
25 Larvn clpprngs, Ieaves, or branches.
26 S t, sedrment, concrete, cement ot glavel,
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Dyes (except as descflbed below under "permrssrble
drscharges"
Chemrcals, rncludmg suspected metals, not
normally found m unco[tammated water,
Any other process-assoclated drscharge except as
otheNrse allowed rn thls sechon-
Any hazardous materEl or waste not hsted above
Permissrble Drscharges The follourng types of dlscharges
shall not be consrdered rllegal drscharges for the purposes of thrs
chapter unless the Director determines that the t)?e of drscharge.
$hether sngly or m combmatlon wlth others. rs causrng or rs hkely
to cause pollutlon ofsurface water or groundwater
Potable water lncludmg i\ater from rvaler Lne
flushrng and hydrant malntenarce,
Uncontammated watel from qaM space pumps or
footmg drams,
Yard watenng,
Dechlormated swunmmg pool water.
Matelals placed as part of an approled habrtat
restorahon or bank stab zahon prolect.
Natural uncontammated suface water. sprlngs or
groundwater.
Flows from npanan habltats and wetlands,
Common prachces for \!ater well dlsmfechon.
Drscharges resultrng ftom drffuse or ublqultous
souces such as atrnospherrc deposlhon,
Drscharges resultmg from dye testlng authorzed by
the Dlrcctor-
Drscharges whrch result ftom emergency response
actMhes or other achons that must be undertal.en
mmedlately or wthln a tlme too shofi to allow full
comphance wlth thls chapter so as to avord an
rmminent thrcat to pubhc health or safety The
Dlrector may fuiher define quahrymg actlvltres rn
admmlstratlve gurdance The person responsrble
for sald emergency response actrvlhes shall take all
necessary steps to enswe that the drscharges
resultrng ftom such actlvltles are mrnlmrzed and
ensue that future lncrdents a1e prevented to the
greatest extent posslble,
Arr condltronlng condensatlon.
Drscharges permrtted under an NPDES permrt,
\rarver, or laste dNcharge order lssued to the
drscharger and admmrstered under the autho ty of
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the Federal Environmental Protectlon Agency,
provlded that the dlscharger rs m flrll comphance
wlth all requrements of the permtt, \4alver, or otder
and other apphcable laws and regulatrons, and
provrded that wnften approval has been granted for
any dlscharge to the stom draln slstem.
Other water souces not contammg Pollutants.
Other types of drscharges as determmed by the
Drector
Prohlblhon of Il11clt Connectrons
The constructlon. use. maintenalce or contlnued
exlstence of llhclt connectlons to the storm draln
slstem ls prohlblted
ThN prohrblton expressly mcludes, wrthout
llmltatlon, Ilcrt connectlons made ln the past,
regardless of *hether the connectron was
permissrble under Ia* or practrces applcable or
prevarlmg at the tlme ofconnectlon
A person ls consldered to be m vlolatlon of thls
chapter lf the person connects a l1ne conveyrng
sewage to the munlcrpal separate stom sewer
system, or allows such a connectlon to contmue
Suspcnsion of Wetcr Scrvic., Sanitary Scwcr
S.rvicc rnd Municipal Scprratc Storm S.wcr
System Access.
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7.200.080
A Suspenslon due to Illegal Drscharges m Emelgencv
Srfuatrons The Drrector may, wrthout prror notrce. suspend water
servlce. sanltary sewer servlce and./or munlclpal separate storn
sewer system dlscharge access to a person when such suspensron rs
necessary to stop an actual or threatened dlscharge $h1ch presents
or may present lmmlnent and substantlal danger to the
envlrofinent, or to the health or welfare of persons, or to the
muruclpal separate storm sewer system or \ryaters of the State of
Washmgton If the vrolato! falls to comply wlth an emergency
suspenslon order. the Director may take such steps as deemed
necessary to prevent or mrnlmlze damage to the munlclpal separate
stom sewer system or waters of the State of Washmgton. or to
mlnlmlze danger to persons
B SusDensron due to the Detectron oflllegal Drscharge Any
person drschargrng to the mumclpal sepalate storm sewer system
rn lrolahon ofthls chapter may have hls/her \\atel selvlce, sanltary
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sewer servlce and/or munlclpal sepamte storm sewer system access
temmated rf such termmatlon would abate ()1 reduce an lllegal
drscharge. The Drector wrll notlfy a vrolator of the proposed
temmahon of rts mumclpal separate storm sewer system access
The vlolator may petrhon the Drector for a leconslderatlon and
hearng as provrded tn thls chapter
C Unauthorzed Remstatement A person corDmlts an offense
and vlolates thls chapter rf the person re[states munlclpal separate
storm server system access to premrses terminated pursuant to thrs
sectlon. wlthout the pnor approval ofthe D[ector
7.200.090 IndustrialorConstructionActivityDischargcs.
Any person or achvlty subject to a NPDES storm water dNcharge
permlt, !\'a1ver, or waste dlscharge older lssued to the dlscharger
and admmlstered under the authodty of the Federal Envrronmental
Protectron Agenc), shall comply wrth a)l prorrsrons of such
permrt Proof of compliance wrth sard permlt may be requred ln a
form acceptable to the Crty pnor to allowng drscharges to the
munlclpal separate stom sewer system
7,200.100 MonitoringofDischergcs.
A. ADphcab lt, Thls sectlon applles to all facihhes that have
storm water discharges assocnted !r1th lndustflal actlvlty,
lncludrng but not llmlted to constructlon achvlty
B Access to Faclhhes
1 The Crty shall be permrtted to enter and rnspect
facrhhes subject to regulahon under thrs chapter as often as may be
necessary to detemme comphance wlth thls chapter lf a
drscharger has secunty measues 1n force whrch requrre proper
rdentrficatlon and clearance before entry into 1ts premlses, the
drscharger shall make the necessary arangements to allow access
to representatlves ofthe Drector
2 Premrses owrers, occuprers and ther agents shall
allow the Crty ready access to all parts of the premlses for the
purposes of lnspection. samplmg, examlnahon and copyrng of
records that must be kept under the condlhons of an NPDES
permlt to dlscharge stom water, and the performance of any
addltlonal duhes as defined by state aud federal law
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3 The Crty shall have the nght to mstall on any
pemrtted premlses such devices as are necessary rn the opmron of
the Director to conduct monitoring and/or sampLng of the
premlses' storn water drscharge
4 The Clty has the ght to requre the dlscharger to
mstall monltormg equlpment as necessary The premrses' samphng
and monrtonng equlpment shall be marntarned at all trmes rn a safe
and proper operatlng condltlon by the drscha.rger at rts orl,n
expense All devrces used to measure stomwater flow and quahty
shall be cahbrated to ensue thelr accuacy
5 Any temporary or permanent obstructron to safe and
easy access to the premrses to be lnspected and/or sampled shall be
promptly removed by the operator at the wntten or oral request of
the Drrector and shall not be replaced The costs of cleaflng such
access shall be bome by the operator
6 Unreasonable delays ln allowrng the Crty access to
a permltted premrses are vlolatrons of a storm water dlscharge
permrt and of tfus chapter A person who ls the owner or operator
of a premrses $,lth a NPDES permlt to discharge storm Bater
assoclated wlth lndustrlal actlvlty corrmts an offense and vrolates
thls chapter f the percon demes the Clty reasonable access to the
pemrtted prehlses for the purpose of conductmg any actlvlty
authonzed 01 requred by thls chapter
7 If the Drector has been refused access to any part
ofthe premrses from whrch stomwater ls dlscharged, and he/she rs
able to demorNtrate probable cause to belteve that thele may be a
vrolation of thrs chapter, or that there rs a need to rnspect and/or
sample as part of a rouhne lnspechon and samphng program
desrgned to venfy complunce $lth thls chapter or any order rssued
hereunder, or to protect the overall pubhc health, safety, and
$eltare of the community, then the Drrector may seel lssuance of
a search waEant froh any court of competentJu sdlchon
8 In addltlon, the Dlrector may suspend u?ter.
safltary se\4er and/or storm dratn access or access to any party
refusmg to provlde or delayrng access
7.200.110 Rcquir.mcnt to Prcvcnt, Control, end Rcducc
Storm W.tcr Pollut.nts by th. Us. of BMPS,
The City wrll adopt requrements ldenhrylng Best Management
Pracilces for any achvlty, operahon. or fac,llty whrch ma] cause or
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contnbute to polluhon or contammatlon of storm water. the stom
dram system, or waters of the Unlted States The owner or
operator of a commerc1al or lndustnal establlshment shall provrde.
at rts o$ar e\pense, reasonable protectlon from accldental
drscharge of prohlbrted matenals or other $astes lnto the
muficrpal storm dram system or \\atercourses though the use of
these structural and non-structual BMPS Further, any person
responsrble for a premises whrch rs, or may be, the souce of an
illegal drscharge, may be requrred to lmplement, at satd person's
expense, addrtronal stucfural and non-structural BMPS to prevent
the further dlscharge of pollutants to the munlclpal separate storn
sewel system Complmnce wlth all terms and condltlons of a vahd
NPDES permlt authonzrng the drscharge ofstom water assoclated
*rth mdustllal achvlty, to the extent practlcable, shall be deemed
comphance wlth the provlslons of tlns sechon These BMPS shall
be part of a stomwater pollutlon preventron plan (SWPP) as
necissary for comphance wrth requ[ements ofthe NPDES permrt
7.200,120 WatcrcourscProtcction.
Evely persol ov,nlng propefiy through whrch a \ atercourse
passes, or such person's lessee. shall not pollute, contamrnate.
mtroduce new vegetatlon rnto, or srgmficantl] retard the flow of
later through the u?tercourse, and must comply wlth all cntrcal
areas protection requirements establfhed m Chapter 20 l5B
ECDC In addltlon, the owner or lessee shall malntaln exrstlng
p vately owned structures \rthm or adJacent to a watercourse. rn a
maDner that such structures wlll not become a hazard to the use,
functlon, or physrcal rntegnty ofthe watercourse
7.200.130 NotificrtionofSpills.
Notwlthstanding other requtements of law. as soon as .rny person
responsrble for a premrses or operatron, or responsrble for
emergency response for a premlses or opelahon has mfomatlon of
any known or suspected release of mate als rvhrch are resultrng or
may result rn rllegal drscharges or pollutants dlscharging rnto storm
water. the stom drarn system. or watercourses, sald pemon shall
take all necessary steps to ensue the dlscovery, contamment, and
cleanup ofsuch release In the event ofsuch a release ofhazardous
matenals sard person shall rmmedlately notrry emergency response
agencles of the occurence l1a emergency dlspatch servlces In the
event of a release of non-hazardous mateflals, sard person shall
notlfy the Drector m person or by phone or facslmlle no later than
the next busrness day Notlficatrons m person or by phone shall be
confirmed by wfltten notrce addressed and malled to the Clty of
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Edmonds wrthrn tlree busmess days of the phone notrce If the
drscharge of prohbrted matenals emanates from a commercral or
ndustnal establlshment, the owner or operator of such
establlshment shall also retain an on-slte rlrltten record of the
drscharge and the actions taken to pre\,ent its recurence Such
records shall be retalned for at least three years
7.200.1.10 Enforcemcnt,
A Crvrl Penaltles Process Adopted Edmonds Commumty
Development Code (ECDC) Chapter 20 110 Enforcement
procedures are hereln adopted m full wrth the provrso that repeat
offenders or vlolatrons deemed an lmmedlate publc hazard shall
be subject to a complEnce and appeal hmellne as deemed
appropnate by the Dlrector based on the speclfic nature and extent
of the vlolatlon
B Enforcement Orders Whenever the Director finds that a
person has vrolated a prohrbrtron or farled to meet a requrement of
thls chapter, the Dfector may order compllance by \ultten order to
coEect vrolahon or notlce of clvll violation to the responslble
person Such notlce may lequlre wlthout llmltatlon
The performance of momto ng. analyses. and
reportmg.
The elmmatron of rllrcrt connections or illegal
drscharges.
That vlolatlng drscharges. plactlces, or operahons
shall cease and desNt.
The abatement or remedlatlon of stom water
polluhon or coltamrnatron hazards ald the
restorahon of any affected property. and
Payment of a fine to cover admmrstatlve and
remediatlon costs as provlded under ECC
7 200 150, and
The lmplementahon of source control or teatment
BMPs
2.
C Complance Deadlmes If abatement of a \lolatlon and/or
restoratron of affected property rs requrred. the notrce shall set
forth a deadLne withrn whrch such remedlahon or restoratlon must
be completed Sard nohce shall further advrse that. should the
vlolator farl to remedrate or restore wlthm the establshed deadhne,
the work rvill be done by the Clty or a contractor desrgnated by the
Pubhc Works Duector and the expense thereof shall be charged to
the violator
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7.200.150 P.nrlti.sandColl.ction.
A Crvrl Penaltres In addltlon to an] other Penaltles
mentloned m this chapter, the Drector may assess fines of no less
than one hundred dollars ($100 00) nor more than hve hundred
dollars ($500 00) per day or portron of day thereof of the offense.
to any person who farls to comply lvrth the provrsrons of thrs
chapter The vlolator shall also rermburse the Clty for all costs
assoclated wlth the enforcement of each vrolahon. mcludmg but
not llmlted to admmlstratrve expenses, attomey's fees, Iegal costs
and dlsbusements
B Use of Collectlon Agencv Authonzed. The Crty may also
m rts sole and exclusrve dlscretlon, utllze a collectlon agency to
collect fines apphcable to thrs chapter When a collechon agency
rs used, fines wrll be collected at a rate of 150 percent pursuant to
RCW 19 16 500
7.200.160 AppcrlofNotic.ofvrolation.
Notwrthstandmg other provrsrons of th$ chapter, any person
recelvrng a Notlce of Clvll Vlolatron under ECC 7.200 140 may
appeal the determlnatron of the Pubhc Works Drectol to the
Healng Examrner The Appeal process shall be rn accordance
wrth ECDC 20 110 0.10(C) The notrce of appeal must be recelved
by the Drrector wthrn 10 days from the date of the Notlce of Clvll
Vrolatlon The declsron of the Heanng Examrner shall be final
7.200.170 Enforc.mcnt Mcesurcs Aftcr Appcal.
Ifthe vlolatron has not been corrected pursuant to the requrrements
set forth in the Notlce of Clvrl Vlolatlon, or. in the event of an
appeal. wtlun l0 dals of the decrsron of the muruclpal authorlty
upholdrng the decrsron of the D[ector, representatlles of the
Drrector may enter upon the subject prlvate property and are
authoflzed to take any and all measures necessary to abate the
vlolatlon and-/or restore the property It shall be unlawful for any
percon. owner, agent or person rn possesslon of any Premlses to
refuse to allow the Crty or desrgnated contEctor to enter upon the
plemlses for the purposes set forth above
7.200.180 Cost ofAb.tcmcnt ofthc Violetion.
A Abatement by Crty If the vrolahon has not been corrected
pusuant to the requlrements set forth m the Nohce of Crvil
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Vrolahon. or rn the event of an appeal under ECC '7 200160,
wlthn 10 days of the Heanng Exarmner ruhng upholdmg the
Drrector's decrsron, then the Crty or a contractor desrgnated by the
D[ector may enter upon the sub]ect premlses and ls authonzed to
take any and all measures necessary to abate the vlolatlon and,/or
restore the property. It shall be unlar.v'frrl for any person. owner.
agent or person 1I1 possessron ofany premrses to refuse to allow the
Clty or deslgnated contactor to enter upon the premrses for the
purposes set forth above
B Chargmg Cost ofAbatement
I The Crty may recover aganst a property o\ arer ln
uolatlon of thls chapter all attorney's fees, cout costs and other
admmlstrahve expenses assocrated wlth enforcement hereof.
rncludrng but not llmlted to samplmg and monltonng expenses.
2 Wrthrn 30 days after abatement of the vlolation by
the Crty, the Dlrector may notli7 the property owner ofthe cost of
abatement, lncludlng admlrustratrve costs The property o\\ner
may file a uttten protest obJectrng to the amount of the
assessment \,,,1th the Clty Clerk urthrn 15 days The Crty Clerk
shall set the matter for pubLc heanng by the Clty Councll The
decrsron of the Crty Councll shall be set fofih by resolution and
shall be final
C Urgency Abatement The Dfector ls authonzed to requlre
rmmedrate abatement of any vrolahon of thrs chapter that
constltutes an lmmedEte threat to the health. safety or well-berng
of the pubhc. If any such vlolaton ts not abated llrllnedratel] as
drrected by the Dlrector, the Crty of Edmonds rs authonzed to enter
onto pnvate property alld to take any and all measures requlred to
remedlate the vrolatlon Any expense related to such remedEtron
undertaken by the Crty shall be fully rermbused by the Eopert,
owner and/or responsrble party Any rehef obtarned under thrs
sechon shall not prevent the Clty ftom seekng other and further
rehef authonzed under thrs chapter
7.200.190 violations of Fedcral Clcan Water Act.
Any pe6on who vlolates any provlslon of this chapter or any
provlslon of any requfement lssued pursuant to thls chaptel, may
also be rn vlolatlon of the Clean Water Act and may be subject to
the sanctlons ofthat act mcludmg clvll and cflmmal penalhes
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7.200.200 InjunctivcRclicf.
It shall be unlawfirl for any person to vrolate any provrsron or fatl
to comply \rth any of the requrrements ofthrs chapter Ifa person
has vrolated or contrnues to vtolate the provisions of thls chapter,
the Drector may petrtron any court of competent lunsdlctlon for a
prehmmary or permzment mlunchon restammg the person from
achvlhes whlch would create further vrolatrons or compellng the
person to peform abatement or remedlatron ofthe vlolatlon
7.200.210 CompersatoryAction,
In heu of enforcement proceedmgs. penalhes. and remedres
authonzed by this chapter. the Drector may rmpose upon a
vrolator altematlve compensatory actrons. lncludrng but not llmrted
to storm drah stenc lng. attendance at complance workshops, and
watercowse remedratron
7.200.220 Violrtions Drcmcd e Public Nuisancc.
In addltlon to the enforcement processes and penaltles provlded,
any condltlon caused or permltted to exlst m vrolatron ofany ofthe
provrslons of thrs chapter ls a thxeat to pubhc health. safety, and
u'elfare, and rs declared and deemed a pubhc nursance, and may be
summanly abated or restored at the vlolator's expense. and/or a
c1vll achon to abate, enjorn. or othen4lse compel the cessahol of
such nulsance may be pursued
1.200.230 CriminrlPros.cution,
Any person that has vrolated or contrnues to vlolate thrs chapter
shall be Lable to cnmrnal prosecutlon to the fullest extent of the
la*, and shall be sub1ect to a cnmrnal penalty of $250 dollars per
vrolatlofl per day and/or lmpnsonment for a period of tlme not to
exceed 30 days
7-200.240 Rcmcdics Not Erclusivc,
The remedres hsted ln thls chapter are not excluslve of any other
remedres avarlable under any apphcable federal, state or local law
and lt ls wlthm the dlscretron of the Duector to seek cumulatlve
remedies
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7.200.250 SuperccdingEffect,
The provrsrons ofthrs chapter shall supercede the provrsrons of any
other chapter of the Edmonds Crty Code or Edmonds Commu ty
DeYelopment Code to. but onl, to, the extent of such
mconslstency
Sectlon 2 Trtle 6 of the Edmonds Crty Code Health and Samtatron ls hereb)
amended b)' the addltro[ of a new Chapter 6 70 Polluhon of Watercourses to provrde rn rts
entlrety as follows
6.70 POLLUTION OF WATERCOURSES
6.70.010 PollutronofWatercoursesProhrbrted.
The drscharge ofpollutants to local watercourses ls prohrblted and rs gor,emed by
Chapter 7 200 ECC
Sectlon J Effectlve Date Thrs ordmance. berng an exercrse of a power speclti-
call) delegated to the Clty legislahve body, rs not subject to referendum. and shall take effect
fir,e (5) days after passage and pubhcatron of an approled summary thereof conslstmg of the
trtle
APPROVED
MAYOR GARY HAAKENSON
ATTFST/AI ]THFNTICATED
CITY CLERK. SANDRA S CHASE
APPROVED AS TO FORM'
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
BY
W SCOTT SNYDER
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FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK
PASSED BY THE CITY COL]NCIL
PTIBLISHED
EFFECTIVE DATE
ORDINANCE NO 3.183
t2/t2D003
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12/26/2001
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3483
ofthe Clty ofEdmonds, Washmgton
On the 16'h day of December, 2003. the Clty Councrl of the Clty of Edmonds,
passed Ordrnance No 3483 A summary ofthe content of sald ordlnance, conslstmg ofthe t1tle,
provrdes as follows
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE
PROVISIONS OF EDMONDS CITY CODE TITLE 7 UTILITY CHARGES AND
REGULATIONS TO ADD A NEW CIIAPTER 7 2OO ILLEGAL DISCHARGES TO STORM
WATER SYSTEM AND WATERCOURSES. AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF
EDMONDS CITY CODE TITLE 6 HEALTH AND SANITATION TO ADD A NEW
CHAPTER 6 70 POLLUTION OF WATERCOURSES, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE
SAME SHALL BECOME TTTFCTTVE
The full text ofthls Ordrnance wrll be marled upon request
DATED thls 17m day ofDecember, 2003
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S CHASE
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