Ordinance 4326ORDINANCE NO. 4326
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING CHAPTER 5.01 ECC (PUBLIC SAFETY AND
MORALS, PRELIMINARY ARTICLE) TO ADOPT BY
REFERENCE RCW 9.94A.835; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DA TE.
WHEREAS, the City has, under Edmonds City Code (ECC) Section 5.01.010 (Public
Safety and Morals, Preliminary Article, General Provisions), adopted certain Washington State statutes
by reference , which have general application to the prosecution of crimes; and
WHEREAS, the prosecuting attorney is authorized under RCW 9.94A.835 (Special
allegation -Sexual motivation -Procedures) to file a special allegation of sexual motivation in every
criminal case, including misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors, other than sex offenses as defined in
RCW 9.94A.030 when sufficient admissible evidence exists to do so; and
WHEREAS, the City's Prosecuting Attorney's Office has determined that it is not
currently authorized under the ECC to file such special allegation; and
WHEREAS, after review and discussion, the City Council has determined it to be
appropriate to amend ECC 5.01 .010 to adopt RCW 9 .94A .835 by reference;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHING TON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section I. ECC 5.01.010 is hereby amended to read as follows (new text shown in
underline):
5.01.010 General provisions.
The following statutes of the state of Washington are adopted by reference :
RCW
9.01.055 Citizen immunity of aiding officer
9.01.110 Omission, when not punishable
9.01.120 Civil remedies preserved
9.01.130 Sending letter, when complete
9.01.160 Application to existing civil rights
9 .94A.835 Sp ecial a ll egat ion -Sexu a l motiva tion -Proc edures
9A .04.020 Purposes -Principles of construction
9A .04 .040 Classification of crimes
9A.04 .050 People capable of committing crimes (capability of children)
9A .04 .060 Common law to supplement statutes
9A.04 .070 Who amenable to criminal statutes
9A.04.090 Application of general provisions of the code
9A .04.100 Proof beyond a reasonable doubt
9A .04.110 Definitions
Chapter 89, Sections 16 and 17, Laws of 1993 amending
RCW 15.60.150 and 15.60.170 establishing criminal penalties for violation of the state
beekeeping statutes.
Chapter 208, Section 2, Laws of 1993 amending RCW 14.20.020, establishing criminal
penalties for acting as an aircraft dealer without a valid aircraft dealer's license.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section,
sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance.
Section 3. 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.
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
cr'~SEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
JEFF~ -
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DA TE:
ORDINANCE NO.
APPROVED : / ~J
~ENELSON
October 13, 2023
October 1 7, 2023
October 20, 2023
October 25, 2023
4326
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 4326
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 17t11 day of October, 2023, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed
Ordinance No . 4326. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title, provides as
follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING CHAPTER 5.01 ECC (PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS,
PRELIMINARY ARTICLE) TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE RCW
9.94A.835; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND SETTING AN
EFFECTIVE DA TE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DA TED this 17 th day of October, 2023 .
Everett Daily 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
dale 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 pa11 in the
Everett Daily Herald and is of general
circulation m said County, and is a legal
newspaper, m accordance with the Chapter 99
of the Laws of 1921, as amended by Chapter
2 I 3, 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, I 941, and that the annexed
is a tru e copy of EDI-1986014 ORDS 4325,-6 ,-7 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 10/20/2023 and
ending on 10/20/2023 and th at said newspaper
was regularly distributed to its subscribers
during all of said period.
The amount of th
$44.72.
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Subscrib~ and sworn !:::~ this
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SCO IT PA SSL::Y
Linda Phillips
Notary Public
State of Washington
My Appointment Expires 8/29/2025
Commission Numbe:r 4.t 17
Classified Proof
ORDINANCE SM'AMARY
of tho CHy ol Edn,on . Washinglon
On lh• 171h Day of October 2023 . lh• c;iy Couru:•I of lllft Clly cf
Edmonds. pM,ed l hfl ro uowlng Ordin.,nco~. lho summar1•• of said
ord1n•nces consisting J~~ ... :u1~i~1 •i to •ows .
AN ORo1NANcE oF t11E c1W oF EDMONDs.
WASH INGTON . AMENDING CHAPTER 5 .05 ECC (AN IMA L
CONTROL) TO UPDATE CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING
TO REOUIRl:MENTS FOR DANGEROUS DOGS:
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY: ANO SETT ING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE .
ORDINANCE NO •326
AN ORDINANCE OF ll-11: CtTY OF EDMONDS .
WASHINGTON . AMENOlNG CHAPTER 5,01 ECC (PUBLIC
SAFElY Al)ID MORALS , PREL II.IINARY ARTICLE) TO
ADOPT BY REFERENCE RCW ~94A .835: PROVI DING FOR
SEVERABlLITY; AND SETTING Aloi EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE NO. 4327
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS .
WASHINGTON, ADOPTING SEC"\"tON 5.36 .045 ECOC
ENTITLED "VEH ICLE TRE SPAss·: PROVIDING FOR
SE\/ERABILITY; P,ND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. g~egL~~~.7~~,-•Jf~~~r, 2023.
Published: October 20, 2023 . EDHg86014
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