Ordinance 4303ORDINANCE NO.4303
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING EDMONDS CITY CODE 7.80 TO
ADD A COMPOST PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENT IN
COMPLIANCE WITH RCW 43.19A.150; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND SETTING THE EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Washington State Legislature enacted House Bill 1799, now codified in
RCW 43.19.150, which requires that cities and counties with populations greater than 25,000, and
with existing organics collection services, shall adopt a compost procurement ordinance to
implement RCW 43.19A.120; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Edmonds has determined to adopt this
ordinance in order to conform to the requirements of RCW 43.19A.150;
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 7.80 of the ECC, entitled "Solid Waste Recycling," is hereby amended
to include the following new section:
7.80.130 Compost Procurement
A. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the definitions set forth in RCW 43.19A.010 shall
apply, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
B. When planning city -funded projects or soliciting and reviewing bids for such projects, city
departments shall consider whether compost products can be utilized in a city project. If compost
products can be utilized, city departments shall require purchase of compost products for use in
city projects, except as follows. The city is not required to use compost products if.
1. Compost products are not available within a reasonable time or distance from the project;
2. Compost products that are available do not comply with existing purchasing standards;
3. Compost products that are available do not comply with federal, state or local health,
quality and safety standards; or
4. Compost purchase prices are not reasonable or competitive.
C. City departments shall plan for the use of compost in any of the following categories that are
applicable to their operations and project types:
1. Landscaping projects;
2. Construction and postconstruction soil amendments;
3. Applications to prevent erosion, filter stormwater runoff, promote vegetative growth, or
improve the stability and longevity of roadways; and
4. Low -impact development and green infrastructure to filter pollutants or to keep water
on -site, or both.
D. City departments shall give priority to purchasing compost products from companies that:
1. Produce compost products locally;
2. Are certified by nationally recognized organization like the US Composting Council;
and
3. Produce compost products that are derived from municipal solid waste compost
programs and meet quality standards comparable to standards adopted by the department of
transportation or adopted by rule by the department of ecology.
E. City departments that use compost products shall report the following information to the public
works department by each December 15:
1. The volume and cost of compost purchased by the city department in that year; and
2. The source or sources of the compost purchased by the city department in that year.
F. The public works department is responsible for compiling and submitting a report to the
Washington State Department of Ecology by December 31, 2024, and each December 31 of even -
numbered years thereafter, with the following information:
1. The total tons of organic material diverted throughout the year;
2. The volume and cost of compost purchased throughout the year; and
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3. The source or sources of the compost.
G. The public works department shall develop strategies to inform residents about the value of
compost and how compost is used in city operations.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, clause, sentence, or phrase of this
ordinance should be held invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect five (5) days after passage and
publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the title.
APPROVED:
MAYA MICHAEL NELSON
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
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CITY CLERK; -&E76TT PAS SEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
BY
JEFF TARADANN
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: June 2, 2023
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: June 6, 2023
PUBLISHED: June 9, 2023
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 15, 2023
ORDINANCE NO. 4303
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO.4303
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 6`" day of June, 2023, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed Ordinance
No. 4303. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title, provides as
follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING EDMONDS CITY CODE
7.80 TO ADD A COMPOST PROCUREMENT
REQUIREMENT IN COMPLIANCE WITH RCW
43.19A.150; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
SETTING THE EFFECTIVE DATE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 6t' day of June, 2023.
CITY CLERK, SiC �-T PASSEY
Everett baily Herald
Affidavit of Publication
State of Washington }
County of Snohomish } ss
Michael Gates being first duly sworn, upon
oath deposes and says: that he/she is the legal
representative of the Everett Daily Herald a
daily newspaper. The said newspaper is a legal
newspaper by order of the superior court in the
county in which it is published and is now and
has been for more than six months prior to the
date of the first publication of the Notice
hereinafter referred to, published in the English
language continually as a daily newspaper in
Snohomish County, Washington and is and
always has been printed in whole or part in the
Everett Daily Herald and is of general
circulation in said County, and is a legal
newspaper, in accordance with the Chapter 99
of the Laws of 1921, as amended by Chapter
213, Laws of 1941, and approved as a legal
newspaper by order of the Superior Court of
Snohomish County, State of Washington, by
order dated June 16, 1941, and that the annexed
is a true copy of EDH978490 ORDINANCE NO.
4303 as it was published in the regular and
entire issue of said paper and not as a
supplement form thereof for a period of 1
issue(s), such publication commencing on
06/09/2023 and ending on 06/09/2023 and that
said newspaper was regularly distributed to its
subscribers during all of said period.
The amount L
fee for s �publication
$24.08.
Subscribed and sworn ?��
n this
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Notary Public in and for the State of
Washington.
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ORDINANCE SUMMARY
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On Ne S!h day"'
.tuna 2023, the City Council of the City of
Edmonds, passetl the f.W,,.g Ofdlnance, " summary of said
GldlnanCe Co ash ny o title Is provided aS fQ1kyWS;
ORDINANCE NO. a 3
AN ORDINANCE Of; THE
GITY OF EOAIONOS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING EDMONDS CITY CODE 7.60
TO ADD A ^.Ohf POST PROCUREMENT REOUIREMENT IN
COMPLIANCE WITH RCW 43.19A.160: PROVIDING FOR
SEVERA5ALfiY;ANO SETTING 7KE EFFECTIVE DATE
DATED IW 6tn 0iiof June, 2023.
CTfY CLERK, SCO T PASSEY
Published: June 9, 2023. EDH978490
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