Ordinance 43191
ORDINANCE NO. 4319
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION 5.05.060 OF THE
EDMONDS CITY CODE RELATING TO DOGS ON PUBLIC
GROUNDS
WHEREAS, ECC 5.05.060, entitled “Dogs on Public Grounds,” was amended by the city
council on June 25, 2019, making it lawful to have dogs in city parks, and along the waterfront
walkway, on a leash; and
WHEREAS, this new permission was adopted on a trial basis; and
WHEREAS, the area at Brackett's Landing North is categorized by the Washington
Department of Fish and Wildlife as a marine sanctuary, listed in the Washington State Marine
Protected Area Inventory as Brackett’s Landing Shoreline Sanctuary Conservation Area; and
WHEREAS, marine protected areas are intended to provide protection to natural resources
and/or their habitat; and
WHEREAS, the City of Edmonds is considered the Managing Public Agency to Brackett’s
Landing Shoreline Sanctuary Conservation Area; and
WHEREAS, councilmembers have received concerns from citizens about allowing dogs
in this area; and
WHEREAS, this proposed change to ECC 5.05.060 would specifically disallow dogs in
Brackett’s Landing Shoreline Sanctuary Conservation Area, or in Brackett's Landing Park North
including parking lot, walkway, beach and water; and
WHEREAS, Director Angie Feser reviewed and amended the proposed change to ECC
5.05.060 and is in full support of closing the whole park to dogs; and
WHEREAS, the city council is also is support of this change; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. Section 5.05.060 of the Edmonds City Code, entitled “Dogs on Public Grounds,”
is hereby amended to read as set forth in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and incorporated
herein by this reference as if set forth in full (new text is shown in underline; deleted text is shown
in strike-through).
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 is subject to referendum and shall take effect
thirty (30) days after final passage of this ordinance.
APPROVED:
MAYOR MIKE NELSON
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
CITY CLERK, SCOTT PASSEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
BY
JEFF TARADAY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: August 11, 2023
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: August 15, 2023
PUBLISHED: August 18, 2023
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 16, 2023
ORDINANCE NO. 4319
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 4319
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 15th day of August, 2023, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed
Ordinance No. 4319. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title,
provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION 5.05.060 OF
THE EDMONDS CITY CODE RELATING TO DOGS ON
PUBLIC GROUNDS
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 15th day of August, 2023.
CITY CLERK, SCOTT PASSEY
5.05.060 Dogs on public grounds.
A. It shall be unlawful for an owner to allow any dog to stray and/or enter with or without a leash or
other means of restraint upon any playfield, playground, sprayground, or any public beach.
B. Dogs are permitted in city parks, on the waterfront walkway and on other public property not listed
in subsection (A) of this section, and shall be on a leash and in the owner’s control at all times. Dogs
are not allowed in the Brackett's Landing Shoreline Sanctuary Conservation Area or in Brackett’s
Landing Park North, including parking lot, walkway, beach and water. Dogs are permitted on school
grounds, subject to the Edmonds School District policy. Dogs are permitted off leash, and under the
owner’s control, in the off leash area south of Marina Beach Park.
C. Nothing herein shall be determined to require the posting of notices to exclude animals; provided,
however, that such postings may be undertaken at the discretion of the director of parks and
recreation.
D. The regulations under ECC 5.05.070 relating to animal waste and the removal and proper
disposal of said waste will be strictly enforced. [Ord. 4153 § 1 (Exh. 1), 2019; Ord. 3816 § 1, 2010;
Ord. 3451 § 1, 2003].