Ordinance 1789ORDINANCE NO. 1789
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
REGULATING THE RENTAL OF HALLS, REQUIRING A
LICENSE FOR PERSONS RENTING SAID HALLS, REGULATING
THE HOURS, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS AND
CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 4.38 TO THE EDMONDS CITY
CODE.
WHEREAS, the renting of halls, community clubs and
other buildings within said City for public or private
gatherings often results in traffic congestion due to the
obstruction of roadways by vehicles, both travelling and
parked by those persons attending such gatherings, and
WHEREAS, it is in the public health, safety and general
welfare to regulate such rentals to control traffic and park-
ing congestion together with the noise and the attendant
problems that emanate from such gatherings where alcoholic
beverages are served and music provided, now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. A new chapter, Chapter 4.38 entitled Rental
of Halls is hereby added to the Edmonds City Code.
Section 2. Section 4.38.010. Rental of Hall Defined.
For the purposes of this chapter, a hall is defined as any
space, room, enclosure or portion thereof which would be
rented, provided or otherwise made available for the gather-
ing of ten or more persons for a fee or other consideration,
excluding churches or schools.
Section 3. Section 4.38.020. License Required. Any
person, persons, society, operation, club or toher organiza-
tion desiring to rent a hall for the purpose of serving
food, serving or allowing alcoholic beverages to be served
or consumed, dancing and/or the playing of live or recorded
music, shall first obtain a license.
Section 4. Section 4.38.030. Application. Annlication
for a license required under this chapter shall be made to
the City Clerk on a form as shall be provided by the Clerk's
office. The application for a license shall be accompanied
by a copy of the proposed rental agreement or other agree-
ment for the use of the hall from the person or organization
renting or otherwise making the hall available to the applicant.
The application shall designate the person or persons
responsible for the gathering who will be present at the event
or in the event of an organization, shall designate a member or
members of such organization who shall be in attendance at the
time of the gathering and who shall be responsible for seeing
that the terms and conditions of the license are complied with.
Persons so designated as being responsible shall be signatory
to the application unless waived by the City Clerk.
The application shall also include the following
information:
1. Whether or not alcoholic beverages are to be
served or otherwise consumed on the premises;
2. Whether or not live or recorded music is to be
played;
3. Whether or not dancing shall be permitted;
4. The number of expected guests or other persons
in attendance; an estimate of the number of vehicles
to be brought to the vicinity by persons in attendance
at the hall;
5. Such other additional information as may be required
by the City Clerk for proper administration of this
Ordinance.
Section 5. Section 4.38.040. Term of license --License
Fee. The fee for a license to be issued under this chapter
shall be $5..00.. Upon receipt of an application and the
application fee a copy of the application shall be forwarded
to the Edmonds Police Department. The license shall be issued
the next business day by the Clerk and shall state on its face
whether a special police officer is required to be in attendance
pursuant to 4.38.080.
The license shall state on its face the
date for which it is issued and shall expire at 2:00 a.m. of
the day following the date for which it is issued. Provided,
however, in the event that a license is issued for a hall
located in or contiguous to an area zoned for or containing
single family residences, the license shall expire at midnight
of the date for which said license is issued.
At the time of expiration of the license
the premises must be vacated except for identified persons
who remain for the purpose of cleaning up or performing
other necessary maintenance.
Section 6. Section 4.38.050. Posting of License in
Prominent Place. The license issued hereunder shall be
posted in a prominent place along with any permit issued by
the Washington State Liquor Board, if applicable, on the
subject premises during the licensed event.
Section 7. Section 4.38.060. Rental Without License
Prohibited. No premises shall be rented or otherwise made
available to any person, persons or other organizations
required to have a license by this chapter unless prior to
the time of the scheduled event the person, persons or
organization making the hall available ascertains that a
license has been issued.
Section 8. Section 4.38.070. Revocation of License.
In the event of repeated violations of Title 5 (Ordinances
relating to public safety and morals) and Title 8 (Ordinances
relating to traffic and on -street parking) of the Edmonds
City Code by persons in attendance at the licensed event
shall be grounds for revocation of the license. The decision
to revoke such a license may be made by the supervisory
officer of the Edmonds Police Department on duty at the time
of the scheduled event. Upon the determination by the
supervisory officethat the license should be revoked he
shall notify the person or persons designated as the respon-
sible persons on said license or the applicants on said
license if they are in attendance that the license has been
revoked and that the premises are to be cleared.
Section 9. Section 4.38.080. Requirement of Special
Police Officer. Upon a review of and as a condition of the
granting of any license under this chapter, the Chief of
Police may require that a special police officer be in
attendance on the premises during the time of the licensed
event.
Section 10. Section 4.38.090. Penalty for Violation.
Any person or persons found guilty of the violation of any
of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine
of not more than $250.00 or imprisonment in jail of up to 90
days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 11. Section 4.38.100. Severability. If any
section, subsection, clause, phrase or word of this chapter
is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional,
such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the
validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of
this chapter, it being hereby expressly declared that this
chapter, and each section, subsection, clause, phrase and
word hereof would have been prepared, proposed, adopted,
approved and ratified iYrespective of the fact that any one
or more of said sections, subsections, sentences, clauses,
phrases or word or words thereof be delcared invalid or
unconstitutional.
APPROVED:
MAYOR, H. H. HARRISON
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK, IRENE ARNEY MORAN
Filed with the City Clerk: July 22, 1975
Passed by the City Council: Ser)tember 2, 1975
Published: Se)teniber 10, 1975