Edmonds City Code Supplement 26SUPPLEMENT DIRECTIONS
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EDMONDS CITY CODE
Supplement No. 26 – August 2002 Dated:
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Table of Contents
Table of Revised Pages
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Title 2
Title 6
Title 7
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12.1-16 ..................................................... 13-16
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Ordinance Table
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17-18 ........................................................ 17-18
31-32 ........................................................ 31-32
Index
10.1-14 ..................................................... 11-15
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(Revised 8/02)
Title 5
5.01
5.02
5.04
5.05
5.08
5.10
5.12
5.14
5.15
5.20
5.21
5.22
5.24
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5.30
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5.36
5.38
5.40
5.42
5.46
5.48
5.50
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Title 6
6.10
6.20
6.30
6.40
6.50
6.60
6.65
Title 7
7.10
7.20
7.30
7.40
7.50
Public Safety and Morals
Preliminary Article.................................................................................
3
Advertising, Crimes Relating To............................................................
5
Alcoholic Beverages...............................................................................
6
AnimalControl.......................................................................................
7
Anticipatory Offenses........................................................................ 20.2
BoatingCode..................................................................................... 20.2
Children and Minors, Crimes Relating To ............................................
23
Controlled Substances, Paraphernalia, Poisons, and Toxic Fumes ......
24
Regulation of Sale of Tobacco Products ...............................................
25
FalseAlarms.........................................................................................
27
Misuse of the 911 or Emergency Call System ................................... 28.1
Fire, Crimes Relating To......................................................................
29
Firearms and Dangerous Weapons.......................................................
30
Repealed................................................................................................
34
Fireworks............................................................................ .......
34
Frauds, Swindles and False Representations ........................................
37
Noise Abatement and Control...............................................................
38
ParkRegulations...................................................................................
44
Persons, Crimes Relating To................................................................
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Property, Crimes Relating To...............................................................
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Offenses Against the Public Morals .....................................................
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Public Officers, Crimes Relating To .....................................................
56
Public Peace, Crimes Relating To ........................................................
58
Miscellaneous Crimes...........................................................................
59
Violations Bureau - Bail Regulations ............................................... 60.1
Penalties and Court Costs.....................................................................
62
Emergency Response Cost Recovery ...................................................
64
Health and Sanitation
Health Officer - Duties........................................................................... 3
Nuisances................................................................................................ 4
NoxiousWeeds....................................................................................... 6
LitterControl.......................................................................................... 7
Repealed................................................................................................ 14
Disaster Preparation and Coordination ................................................. 14
Edmonds Fire Department - Provision of Emergency Services ........... 19
Utility Charges and Regulations
Water Service .................................
Backflow Prevention ......................
Water Rates and Sewer Charges ....
Fire Protection Water Service
............................... I........................ 3
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Stormwater Management Utility.......................................................... 16
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7.60
Combined Utility ...................... ............................ . ......... I..,..................
18
7.70
Solid Waste Management
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8.08
7.80
Solid Waste Recycling..........................................................................
8.16
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7.90
Wastewater Pretreatment
- General Provisions ....................................
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7.91
Wastewater Pretreatment
- General Requirements ..............................
31
7.92
Wastewater Pretreatment
- Wastewater Discharge Permit
Parking..................................................................................................
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Requirements........................................................................................
Downtown Edmonds Rideshare Program ...............................................
41
7.93
Wastewater Pretreatment
- Reporting Requirements ...........................
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Wastewater Pretreatment
- Sampling and Analytical Requirements ...
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7.95
Wastewater Pretreatment
- Compliance Monitoring ............................
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7.96
Wastewater Pretreatment
- Confidential Information ..........................
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7.97
Wastewater Pretreatment
- Administrative Enforcement Remedies ....
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7.98
Wastewater Pretreatment
- Judicial Enforcement Remedies ...............
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7.99
Wastewater Pretreatment
- Supplemental Enforcement Action ...........
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7.100
Wastewater Pretreatment
- Affirmative Defenses to Discharge
Violations..............................................................................................
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7.101
Reserved...............................................................................................
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7.102
Wastewater Pretreatment
- Miscellaneous Provisions .........................
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Title 8 Traffic
8.04
Definitions and Title...............................................................................
3
8.06
Offenses and Penalties............................................................................
4
8.08
Parade Permits........................................................................................
5
8.16
Speed Regulations...................................................................................
7
8.24
One -Way Street Traffic Control Devices ...............................................
9
8.28
Special Stops.........................................................................................
10
8.32
Miscellaneous Driving and Traffic Rules .............................................
10
8.48
Parking..................................................................................................
12
8.49
Downtown Edmonds Rideshare Program ...............................................
17
8.50
Abandoned and Junked Motor Vehicles ............................................ 18.2
8.51
Edmonds Employee Permit Parking Program ..................................... 22.1
8.52
Residential Parking Zone Regulations ..................................................
23
8.56
Regulating Traffic on Certain Highways ..............................................
26
8.60
Enforcement..........................................................................................
27
8.64
Schedules of Designated Streets...........................................................
28
Title 9 Streets and Sidewalks
9.05 Datum Line............................................................................................. 3
9.20 Sidewalk Construction............................................................................ 3
9.25 Street Obstruction................................................................................... 9
Title 10 Boards and Commissions
10.01 Council Confirmation............................................................................. 3
10.05 Architectural Design Board.................................................................... 3
10.15 Repealed.................................................................................................. 5
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10.16 Cemetery Board..............................................................
10.20 Edmonds Civic Arts Commission ...................................
10.25 Civil Service Commission ..............................................
10.30 Disability Board..............................................................
10.31 Medical Self -Insurance Advisory Board .........................
10.35 Hearing Examiner...........................................................
10.40 Planning Board...............................................................
10.50 Public Library Board ......................................................
10.60 Edmonds Sister City Commission ..................................
10.70 Lodging Tax Advisory Committee .................................
10.80 Citizens' Commission on Salaries of Elected Officials ..
10.90 Edmonds Historic Preservation Commission .................
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Index
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Edmonds City Code
TABLE OF REVISED PAGES
Table of Revised Pages
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Edmonds City Code
Chapter 2.30
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
BENEFIT PLAN
Sections:
2.30.010 Employee benefit plan authorized.
2.30.020 Plan mandatory.
2.30.010 Employee benefit plan
authorized.
There is established for qualified city
employees a benefit plan to be provided by the
city in lieu of coverage under the Federal Old
Age Survivors Disability and Health Insurance
Act. The benefit plan shall be as set forth in
that certain document entitled, "City of
Edmonds Employees Benefit Plan", prepared
by Howard Johnson and Company, three cop-
ies of which are and have been on file in the
office of the city clerk for use and examination
by the public. [Ord. 1922 § 2, 1977; Ord. 615
§ 1, 1951].
2.30.020 Plan mandatory.
The terms of the plan shall be mandatory for
all present and future qualified city employees.
[Ord. 1922 § 3, 1977; Ord. 615 § 2, 1951].
2.35.010
Chapter 2.35
VACATION AND SICK LEAVE
Sections:
2.35.010
Definitions.
2.35.020
Holidays.
2.35.030
Vacations.
2.35.040
Compensating time.
2.35.045
Shared leave.
2.35.050
Emergency service.
2.35.060
Sick leave.
2.35.070
Transfer of position.
2.35.080
Extenuating circumstances.
2.35.090
Conflict.
2.35.010 Definitions.
A. "Compensating time" is that period of
time that an employee may have away service
of the city due to service in excess of regular
hours.
B. "Continuous service" is continuous ser-
vice of an employee of the city and shall con-
tinue until resignation or involuntary dismissal.
Military leave of not to exceed 30 days in any
one calendar year, absence because of military
service in time of war, and permitted sick leave
shall not constitute an interruption of continu-
ous service.
C. "Contract employee" is an employee
whose terms and conditions of employment are
determined by an annual contract with the city.
Contract employees shall include but are not
limited to the council resource person; pro-
vided, however, that no person shall be deemed
a contract employee without the express autho-
rization of the city council. The provisions of
the contract shall govern and control and no
provision of any collective bargaining agree-
ment or this chapter shall be applicable to the
position unless specifically referenced in the
contract and the city ordinance. The employee
shall receive only those benefits provided by
the contract or specifically required pursuant to
state or federal law.
2-19 (Revised 8/02)
2.35.020
D. "Employee" means those persons em-
ployed in the service of the city on a full-time
basis and who are remunerated pursuant to the
annual salary ordinance, other than those per-
sons for whom the city has recognized a sole
collective bargaining agent.
E. "Service" is being present for and/or per-
forming the duty to which an employee of the
city has been assigned. [Ord. 2870 § 2, 1992].
2.35.020 Holidays.
A. Each employee shall be entitled to one
day away from service for each of the follow-
ing holidays:
January 1st (New Year's Day);
Third Monday of January (Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day);
Third Monday of February (President's
Day);
Last Monday of May (Memorial Day);
July 4th (Anniversary of Declaration of
Independence);
First Monday of September (Labor Day);
November 11th (Veteran's Day);
Fourth Thursday of November (Thanksgiv-
ing Day);
Day immediately following Thanksgiving
Day;
December 24th and 25th (Christmas Eve
and Christmas Day);
B. Each employee who, because of the
nature of his/her service, serves on a holiday,
shall be compensated in accordance with the
following provisions:
1. Employees classified as nonexempt
shall, at his/her option, be compensated for
work on that holiday either by payment for
such work at the overtime rate of pay or, may,
at his/her election receive an equivalent
amount of compensatory time off at a date con-
venient to the city. Such day away from ser-
vice shall be set at a date mutually agreed
upon, but shall be set within 12 months of the
holiday served. Such rate of pay shall not be
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pyramided in the event that any hours worked
are subject to the overtime provisions of the
Fair Labor Standards Act.
2. Exempt employees shall be permitted
one full day away from service with full pay on
a day which he/she would otherwise have
served. Such day off shall be scheduled at a
date mutually agreed upon within 12 months
of the holiday served.
C. No employee shall be called to work on
any holiday for less than a full day of work.
When any of the aforementioned holidays falls
on a Sunday, the Monday following shall be
considered the holiday. If the holiday occurs
during an employee's vacation, he/she shall
receive the holiday pay in addition to his/her
vacation pay.
D. Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to have the effect of adding or deleting
the number of paid holidays provided for in
any existing agreement between the city and
any group or groups of employees of the city.
If any of the legal holidays set forth in this
section are also federal legal holidays but
observed on different dates, only the holiday
occurring on the date specified shall be recog-
nized as a paid legal holiday. In no case shall
both be recognized as paid legal holidays for
employees. [Ord. 3404 § 1, 2002; Ord. 2821 §
1, 1991; Ord. 2571 § 1, 1986; Ord. 1862 § 1,
1976; Ord. 1422, 1969; Ord. 1168 § 2, 1966].
2.35.030 Vacations.
A. Regular employees shall accrue the fol-
lowing. amount of vacation leave with pay
based on the length of continuous service, as
that term is defined in the personnel policies:
1. Nonexempt, represented employees
shall receive vacation leave in accordance with
the applicable collective bargaining agree-
ment;
2. Nonexempt and exempt nonrepre-
sented employees below the level of division
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manager shall accrue annual vacation in accor-
dance with the following schedule:
Years of Employment Days of Vacation
After the first six months Six days of credit
of continuous
employment
Second six months Five days additional
Two years through five 11 days per year
years
Six years through 11 16 days per year
years
12 years through 19 years 21 days per year
20 years and thereafter 22 days per year
3. Division managers (consisting of the
planning manager, assistant fire chief, fire mar-
shal, assistant police chief (2), building offi-
cial, court administrator, cultural and recre-
ational manager, parks manager, facilities
manager, street manager, water/sewer man-
ager, treatment plant manager, fleet manager,
city engineer, accounting manager, and the city
clerk) shall accrue annual vacation in accor-
dance with the following schedule:
Years of Employment
Days of Vacation
After the first six months
Eight days of credit
of continuous
employment
Second six months
Eight days additional
Two years through five
16 days per year
years
Six years through 11
21 days per year
years
12 years and thereafter
22 days per year
4. The police chief, fire chief, adminis-
trative services director, community services
director, public works director, parks and rec-
reation director, human resources director and
development services director shall accrue 22
days per year. Such accruals shall be credited
on a semi-monthly basis with each employee's
paycheck, except as provided above. The rate
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of accrual shall be reflected by a credit equal to
the proportionate share of vacation earned for
the period.
B. Employees are encouraged to use their
accumulated vacation time within the year in
which it is earned. Vacation accruals of up to
one year's accumulation may be carried over
from one year to the next. Employees who give
notice of retirement within 24 months are
authorized to accumulate two years accrual at
any time prior to retirement.
C. Vacation schedules must be submitted
by each department not later than March lst of
each year.
D. Any employee whose service is honor-
ably terminated after the completion of six
months of continuous service shall be paid for
any vacation time accumulated prior to the
effective date of termination. [Ord. 3279 § 2,
1999; Ord. 2970 § 1, 1994; Ord. 2716, 1989].
2.35.040 Compensating time.
When work beyond regular hours is
required of an employee of the city (excluding
those employees listed in subsection A below),
compensating time off may be allowed as city
requirements permit, subject to the following
requirements:
A. The following policies shall not apply to
the department directors and division manag-
ers listed below:
Accounting manager
Administrative services director
Assistant fire chief
Assistant police chief(s)
City clerk
City engineer
Community services director
Fire chief
Fire marshal
Human resources director
Parks and recreation director
Planning manager
Police chief
Public works director
Wastewater treatment plant manager
Building official
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Cultural and recreation manager
Parks manager
Street manager
Facilities manager
Water/sewer manager
Fleet manager
The above employees shall receive a normal
monthly salary and their presence or absence
from their regular work schedule shall be
reviewed in accordance with the mayor's
administrative policies.
B. Nonexempt employees, on their request
and at the city's option, may be permitted to
take compensating time off at the overtime rate
of one and one-half times the actual overtime
worked in lieu of payment; provided, that such
employees may not accumulate more than 40
hours of compensating time and any compen-
sating time off must be used within the 12 -
month period following the date on which
overtime is earned.
C. All exempt employees other than those
excluded by subsection A shall receive com-
pensatory time for night meetings, emergency
call outs, and other similar periods for which
they are required by their supervisor to work.
Compensating time shall not be earned for
short extensions of regular work hours less
than one hour in length, such as staying late or
coming in early. Compensatory time for such
exempt employees shall be earned at the
straight time rate, one hour of compensatory
time earned for each hour worked. The mea-
surement of such time shall be in accordance
with the mayor's administrative policies. Com-
mencing January 1, 1990, such exempt
employees shall be allowed to accumulate up
to a maximum of 40 hours of compensatory
time during any calendar year. The terms of use
shall be as established by the mayor's admin-
istrative policy. If an employee earns addi-
tional compensatory time after he or she has
accumulated the maximum, then the employee
must either be paid for the additional time or
provided time off during the next pay period.
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D. Compensating time shall be taken at the
convenience of the city. All compensating time
must be recorded and then approved by the em-
ployee's supervisor and/or department head.
E. Upon termination, no exempt employees
shall be paid for unused compensatory time
unless time has been earned in excess of the 40 -
hour maximum. Nonexempt employees shall
be paid for unused compensating time at one
and one-half times the overtime worked. How-
ever, every effort should be made to use com-
pensating time prior to termination. [Ord. 3279
§ 3, 1999; Ord. 2732 § 1, 1989; Ord. 2542,
1985; Ord. 2508, 1985; Ord. 2482, 1985; Ord.
2340, 1983; Ord. 2204 § 1, 1981; Ord. 1939,
1977; Ord. 1168 § 4, 1966].
2.35.045 Shared leave.
A. Intent. The purpose of shared leave is to
permit city employees, at no additional em-
ployee cost to the city other than the adminis-
trative cost of administering the program, to
come to the aid of a fellow employee who is
suffering from or has an immediate family
member suffering from illness, injury, impair-
ment, physical or mental conditions which has
caused, or is likely to cause, the employee to
take leave without pay or to terminate his or her
employment. "Immediate family" is defined as
spouse, son, daughter, mother, father, and in-
laws of the same degree. The personnel direc-
tor may, but has no obligation, to approve rec-
ognition of other, significant relationships
similar in nature to that of the immediate fam-
ily, if the needs of the city permit. In addition
to these purposes, the shared leave program
may be used by employees who have been in-
voluntarily called to military service.
B. A department director, with the mayor's
approval, may permit an employee to receive
shared leave under this section if:
1. The employee suffers, or has an
immediate family member suffering from an
illness, injury, impairment or physical or men-
tal condition, which has caused, or is likely to
cause, the employee to go on leave without pay
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or to terminate his or her employment with the
city. In addition, the shared leave program may
be utilized by an employee who has been invol-
untarily called to active duty in the Washington
National Guard, or in the Army, Navy, Air
Force, Coast Guard or Marine Corps of the
United States. An employee seeking to utilize
the shared leave program due to an involuntary
call to military service need not establish com-
pliance with subsections (B)(2) through (4) of
this section.
2. The employee has depleted or will
shortly deplete his or her total of accrued vaca-
tion, sick leave, compensatory time, holiday
time, and/or other paid leave.
3. Prior to a request to use shared leave,
the employee has abided by the sick leave pol-
icy.
4. The employee has diligently pursued
and is found to be ineligible for state industrial
insurance benefits or such benefits have been
exhausted.
5. Use of shared leave will not signifi-
cantly increase the city's costs except for those
costs which would otherwise be incurred in the
administration of this program and which
would otherwise be incurred by the employee's
department.
. C. The department director, with the con-
currence of the mayor, shall determine the
amount of shared leave, if any, which an
employee may receive under this section. The
employee shall be required to provide appro-
priate medical justification and documentation
both of the necessity for the leave and the time
which the employee can reasonably be
expected to be absent due to the condition.
Shared leave shall be limited to no more than a
maximum of six continuous calendar months
or six months total in any five-year period and
cannot be used to extend the absence of the
employee beyond the post -leave time pre-
scribed by state statute, the applicable labor
agreement, or city policy.
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D. Shared leave shall be funded through
voluntary transfers of accrued vacation and/or
sick leave from other city employees to the
employee approved for a shared leave. Both
vacation and sick leave can be donated for a
shared leave request, which has been approved
due to an extraordinary/catastrophic type ill-
ness or injury. For this type of request, all
donated vacation must be used prior to any use
of donated sick leave. For illnesses and inju-
ries, which are noncatastrophic in nature, only
vacation leave can be donated and used. Sick
leave donations are not allowed for this type of
request. Co-workers who donate leave must
retain a reasonable amount of accrued vacation
and sick leave to protect them from a wage loss
due to illness or injury and to enjoy a reason-
able vacation period. When reviewing police
employees, the police chief may consider hol-
iday and compensatory time for purposes of
approving shared leave requests and donations
of leave time. Department directors shall not
transfer any leave time in excess of the amount
specified in the request. All donations shall be
voluntary. The department director shall deter-
mine that no significant increase in city costs
will occur as a result of the transfer of leave.
E. Leave may be transferred from em-
ployees) from one department to an employee
of the same department, or, with the concur-
rence of both department directors, to an em-
ployee of another department.
F. While an employee is on shared leave, he
or she will continue to be classified as a city
employee and shall receive the same treatment,
in respect to salary and benefits, as the em-
ployee would otherwise receive if using vaca-
tion leave.
1. All salary benefit payments made to
the employee on a shared leave shall be made
by the department employing the person using
the shared leave.
2. The employee's salary rate shall not
change as a result of being on shared leave nor,
under any circumstances, shall the total of the
employee's salary and other benefits, including
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2.35.050
but not limited to state industrial insurance or
any other benefit received as a result of pay-
ments by the city to an insurer, health care pro-
vider, or pension system, exceed the total of
salary and benefits which the employee would
have received had he or she been in a regular
pay status.
G. Leave shall be transferred on a dollar -
for -dollar basis. The value of the leave shall be
determined at the current hourly wage of the
transferor and the leave available to the receiv-
ing employee shall be calculated at the receiv-
ing employee's wage.
H. The personnel department shall be
responsible for computing values of donated
leave and shared leave, and shall also be
responsible for adjusting the accrued leave
balances to show the transferred leave. The
administrative services director shall deter-
mine the appropriate fund transfers and budget
amendments as needed for city council action.
Records of all leave time transferred shall be
maintained in the event any unused time is
returned at a later date.
I. The value of any leave transferred which
remains unused shall be returned at its original
value to the employee or employees who
donated the leave. The department director
shall determine when shared leave is no longer
needed. To the extent administratively feasi-
ble, the unused leave shall be returned on a pro
rata basis.
J. The personnel department shall monitor
the use of shared leave to insure equivalent
treatment for all employees of the city. Inap-
propriate use or treatment of the shared leave
provision may result in cancellation of the
donated leave or use of shared leave. [Ord.
3412 § 1, 2002; Ord. 3373 § 2, 2001; Ord.
2910 § 1, 1993; Ord. 2738 § 1, 1989].
2.35.050 Emergency service.
During an emergency all employees shall be
available for extra duty as required by the city.
[Ord. 1168 § 5, 1966].
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2.35.060 Sick leave.
A. Represented employees accrue sick
leave at the rate of and to the maximum estab-
lished in the respective collective bargaining
agreements. Nonrepresented employees shall
accrue sick leave at the rate of one working day
for each full calendar month of the employee's
continuous service. The maximum amount of
accrued sick leave shall not exceed 1,000 hours
for such nonrepresented employees.
B. Upon honorable termination, unused
sick leave shall be paid to nonrepresented
employees at a rate equal to one-half of the reg-
ular rate of pay at the date of termination to a
maximum of 800 hours. In the event of the
death of an employee, the payment for unused
sick leave shall be paid to the surviving spouse
or to the estate of the decedent if there is no sur-
viving spouse. Honorable termination means
resignation or lay-off due to lack of work or
funding and shall not include any discharge for
cause. In the event that further or conflicting
terms are established by the provisions of col-
lective bargaining agreements, such provisions
shall control such payments to represented
employees in accordance with their respective
collective bargaining agreement.
C. An employee eligible for sick leave with
pay shall be granted such leave for:
1. Personal illness or physical incapac-
ity resulting from a cause beyond the
employee's control;
2. Forced quarantine of the employee;
3. Upon approval of the mayor, the
death of a member of an employee's immedi-
ate family.
D. The certificate of a physician and/or a
written report concerning the need for the sick
leave may be required by the city, and if so
required shall be supplied by the employee in
order to qualify for sick leave with pay.
E. As an incentive to the appropriate use of
sick leave, nonrepresented employees may
earn additional leave hours on an inverse basis
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to the amount of sick leave used during the cal-
endar year, in accordance with the following
schedule:
Hours of Annual Leave
Sick Leave Used Hours Earned
0
24
8
16
16
8
24
0
Annual leave earned under this program shall
be in the calendar year in which the leave was
earned. Absences compensated through the
state workers' compensation illness or injury
program shall not be taken into consideration
when applying the eligibility standards. The
leave earned shall be pro -rated to the nearest
full hour on the basis of sick leave used.
F. Nonrepresented employees who have
accrued in excess of 800 hours of sick leave
may convert the excess hours to a cash pay-
ment at the rate of three hours of sick leave for
one hour of compensation at the employee's
current rate of pay, up to a maximum of $1,000
per year. The human resources department
shall notify the employee of his or her accrued
sick leave hours with the last paycheck in
August of each year. The sick leave payout
shall be paid with the first paycheck in January.
Employees must request the optional sick leave
payout within 10 working days from the date
notice of accrued sick leave was provided.
[Ord. 3279 § 4,1999; Ord. 2668 § 2,1988; Ord.
2664 § 7, 1988; Ord. 1462, 1970; Ord. 1422,
1969; Ord. 1168 § 6, 1966].
2.35.070 Transfer of position.
In the event an employee is transferred from
one position to another within the city, any
accrued vacation time and/or accrued sick
leave time and/or compensating time shall be
available to the employee in his new position.
[Ord. 1168 § 7, 1966].
2.35.090
2.35.080 Extenuating circumstances.
The foregoing provisions of this chapter
shall be considered as minimum employee
privileges, which may be extended for extenu-
ating circumstances upon the approval of the
mayor. [Ord. 1168 § 8, 1966].
2.35.090 Conflict.
In the event that any provision of this Chap-
ter 2.35 ECC or any provision of this ECC
Title 2 shall conflict with any provision of an
employment contract or collective bargaining
agreement approved by the city council, such
contract or agreement shall prevail. In no event
shall any employee be entitled to claim greater
benefits under this chapter than those provided
for by a collective bargaining agreement or
employee contract covering said individual's
employment. [Ord. 2571 § 3, 1986].
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2.36.010
Chapter 2.36
MILITARY LEAVE*
Sections:
2.36.010
Annual leave for reservists.
2.36.020
Involuntary military service.
2.36.030
Other military leave and
obligations.
*Code reviser's note: Ord. 3373 added this chapter as
Chapter 2.25. It has been editorially renumbered to pre-
vent duplication of chapter numbers.
2.36.010 Annual leave for reservists.
Every city employee who is a member of the
Washington National Guard or of the Army,
Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Marine
Corps Reserve of the United States, or of any
organized reserve or armed forces of the
United States, shall be entitled to annual leave
as provided in RCW 38.40.060. [Ord. 3373 §
1, 2001].
2.36.020 Involuntary military service.
A. Subject to the provisions of subsections
B through H of this section, every city
employee who is involuntarily called to active
duty in the Washington National Guard, or in
the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or
Marine Corps of the United States, shall be
entitled to receive the following from the city,
commencing on the first day the employee
reports for active duty, the first day of duty
after expiration of such leave and continuing
for the period specified below or until the
employee's discharge from active duty, which-
ever occurs first:
1. For 60 days: the difference, if any,
between the employee's regular salary or
wages, fixed as of the last day of service ren-
dered to the city prior to reporting for active
duty, and the monetary compensation paid to
the employee for the employee's military ser-
vice, inclusive of housing and food allowances
and other similar expenses; and
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2. For 90 days following the expiration
of leave provided for in subsection (A)(1) of
this section: medical, dental, and vision bene-
fits for the employee and the employee's
dependents, at the same level as provided to
the employee and the employee's dependents
as of the last day of service rendered to the city
prior to reporting for active duty.
3. An employee shall be entitled to uti-
lize the total of the benefits set forth in this sec-
tion once within any five -calendar -year
period. The five-year period shall commence
on the first day such benefit(s) are used.
4. An employee may utilize vacation,
compensatory time and other forms of accrued
leave eligible for use in accordance with the
terms of, and limitations on the use of, such
accrued leave, prior to or in conjunction with
the use of military leave, in order to supple-
ment or extend the benefits created by this
chapter. Use of such benefits shall result in an
adjustment of time limits for military leave to
reflect the usage of accrued leave.
B. In order to qualify for the compensation
and benefits to be provided under subsection A
of this section, an employee who is involun-
tarily called to active military service must exe-
cute an agreement obligating the employee to
return to work at the city upon completion of
active duty and within the reemployment rights
period established by federal law. The agree-
ment shall provide that if the employee fails to
return to city employment within the time
period prescribed by law during which the
employee has a right to return, the employee
shall be obligated to reimburse the city for all
compensation and benefits that are paid under
this section.
C. In order to receive the compensation pro-
vided by subsection (A)(1) of this section, the
employee shall be required to submit copies of
his or her military pay stubs showing all com-
pensation received from the military during the
period of active service. The employee may
submit such stubs once per pay period, but no
more frequently than once every two weeks.
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The city shall pay the compensation amount
due under subsection (A)(1) of this section, if
any, at the time of the city's next regularly
scheduled payroll.
D. City employees who have already been
involuntarily called to military service prior to
the effective date of the ordinance codified in
this chapter may qualify for the compensation
and benefits provided herein by signing an
agreement to return as provided in subsection
B of this section. In such case, the 60 days of
compensation and benefits and the 90 days of
COBRA continuation shall commence on the
date the agreement is signed.
E. During the period of military leave, the
employee shall not accrue or receive any other
compensation, benefits, seniority, or any other
rights whatsoever from the city except those
specifically provided for in this section and
those specifically required by state and federal
law, except to the extent that additional leave
accrued through the use of accrued leave under
subsection .(A)(4) of this section.
F. Use of the term "employee" in this sec-
tion in order to describe those called to military
service is for convenience only and is not in-
tended to imply that such persons remain city
employees during the period of active duty.
Upon completion of the last day of service for
the city prior to reporting for active military
service, such person is no longer a city em-
ployee for any purpose, unless and until reem-
ployed by the city as provided under federal
law.
G. The provisions of this section shall apply
only to those city employees who are involun-
tarily called to active military service. Employ-
ees who voluntarily enlist or who otherwise
volunteer for such active service are not eligi-
ble.
H. Nothing herein shall be interpreted to
expand the rights of employees to return to the
city beyond those rights granted by state and
federal law. By way of illustration and not lim-
itation, the city reserves its right to determine
whether an employee can be reasonably
2.36.030
accommodated in the event he/she becomes
disabled, to refuse to reemploy an individual
who is dishonorably discharged or otherwise
exercise its statutory or common law discretion
as a public employer. [Ord. 3399 § 1, 2002;
Ord. 3373 § 1, 2001].
2.36.030 Other military leave and
obligations.
The city will comply with all provisions of
state and federal law relating to military leaves
and benefits, including, but not limited to, 38
U.S.C. § 4301, et seq., and RCW 38.40.060.
[Ord. 3373 § 1, 2001].
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Title 6
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Chapters: Page
6.10 Health Officer — Duties........................................................................ 3
6.20 Nuisances............................................................................................. 4
6.30 Noxious Weeds.................................................................................... 6
6.40 Litter Control....................................................................................... 7
6.50 Repealed.............................................................................................14
6.60 Disaster Preparation and Coordination .............................................. 14
6.65 Edmonds Fire Department — Provision of Emergency Service ......... 19
6-1 (Revised 8/02)
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tion, mailing by registered mail of such war-
rant, citation or other process to the last known
place of residence of the offender shall be
deemed as personal service upon the person
charged. Nothing herein shall be construed to
prohibit citizens' complaints or arrests as may
be otherwise permitted under applicable state
regulations, state statute, ordinance or court
rule. [Ord. 1610, 1972].
6.40.210 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to accomplish
litter control in the city and pursuant to the gen-
eral laws of the state of Washington to adopt
basically uniform and coordinated litter control
local legislation throughout the state. This
chapter is intended to place upon all persons
within the city, in a cooperative and coordi-
nated statewide effort, the duty of contributing
to the public cleanliness of the city and appear-
ance in order to promote the public health,
safety and welfare and to protect the economic
interests of the people against the health and
safety menace and the expense incident to the
littering of the streets and public places by the
promiscuous and uncontrolled distribution of
advertising matter and commercial and non-
commercial handbills. [Ord. 1610, 1972].
6.40.220 Severability.
In any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase, words or word of this chapter is for any
reason found to be unconstitutional or other-
wise invalid, such unconstitutionality or inval-
idity shall not affect the constitutionality or
validity of the remaining portions of this chap-
ter, it being hereby expressly declared that
each section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase, words or word would have been pre-
pared, proposed, adopted, approved and rati-
fied irrespective of the fact that any one or
more section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase, words or word be declared or other-
wise found unconstitutional or invalid for any
reason. [Ord. 1610, 1972].
6.40.250
6.40.230 Interpretation.
In the event any other city ordinance,
whether or not codified, is in conflict with any
of the terms of this chapter, the more stringent
shall be construed as applicable. [Ord. 1610,
1972].
6.40.240 Penalties.
Every person convicted of a violation of this
chapter for which no penalty is specifically
provided within the specific section violated,
shall be punished by a fine of not more than
$50.00 for each such violation. Each day that
such violation continues shall be considered a
separate offense. The penalties provided for in
this chapter are specifically excluded from the
provisions of ECC 5.50.020. [Ord. 2897 § 4,
1992; Ord. 1610, 1972].
6.40.250 Effective date.
Repealed by Ord. 2897.
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6.60.010
Chapter 6.50
SEWAGE TREATMENT
PLANT OBSTRUCTION
(Repealed by Ord. 3401)
(Revised 8/02) 6-14
Chapter 6.60
DISASTER PREPARATION AND
COORDINATION
Sections:
6.60.010
Purposes.
6.60.020
Definitions.
6.60.030
Emergency operations plan.
6.60.035
Emergency management
organization.
6.60.040
Powers and duties of disaster
coordinator in preparation for a
disaster.
6.60.050
Authority of disaster services
coordinator in the event of a
disaster.
6.60.060
Violations.
6.60.065
Temporary replacement of the
mayor.
6.60.070
Immunity from private liability.
6.60.300
Severability.
6.60.010 Purposes.
The purpose of this chapter is to protect the
lives and property of the citizens of Edmonds
in the event of a disaster through planning,
training and organization and by authorizing
the exercise of emergency powers as pre-
scribed by RCW 38.52.070. [Ord. 2224 § 1,
1981].
6.60.020 Definitions.
A. Disaster.
1. "Disaster" as used in this chapter
shall mean an event or set of circumstances
which:
a. Demands immediate action to pre-
serve public health, protect life, protect public
property or to provide relief to any stricken
area within the city overtaken by such occur-
rences; or
b. Reaches such a dimension or
degree of destructiveness as to warrant the
mayor proclaiming the existence of a disaster
or the Governor declaring a state of emergency
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in accordance with appropriate local and state
statute.
2. The proclamation of a disaster by the
mayor shall be accompanied simultaneously
by:
a. A public proclamation posted on
the exterior of all city offices, schools and
libraries; and
b. The prompt effort to serve per-
sonal notice to all members of the city council,
with service modes to include confirmed tele-
phone contact or personal service by city staff.
B. "Emergency services coordinating agen-
cy (ESCA)" is a local government agency cre-
ated pursuant to Chapter 38.52 RCW that
provides local disaster management functions
for the Edmonds area, including coordination
between Edmonds and other agencies and orga-
nizations for disaster preparedness and disaster
response. [Ord. 3196 § 1, 1998].
6.60.030 Emergency operations plan.
The emergency operations plan, to the extent
that it does not conflict with this chapter, shall
govern disaster preparedness and disaster
response in the city of Edmonds. The emer-
gency operations plan and any amendments
thereto shall be subject to the approval of the
mayor and shall immediately take effect upon
approval by the mayor. [Ord. 3196 § 2, 1998].
6.60.035 Emergency management
organization.
The emergency management organization
of the city of Edmonds is created and shall
consist of the following:
A. The mayor, who shall be the administra-
tive head and have direct responsibility for the
organization, administration and operation of
the emergency management organization for
the city of Edmonds and direct responsibility
for the disaster operations of departments in
the city;
B. The disaster coordinator, who shall be
appointed by and be subject to the supervision
of the mayor and who shall be responsible for
the administration and operation of the emer-
6.60.040
gency management organization, including the
issuance of recommendations to the mayor on
the amendment and implementation of the
emergency operations plan;
C. The emergency operations board, which
oversees and provides policy recommendation
to the city council during disaster and recovery
periods and provides direction for the develop-
ment and maintenance of the emergency oper-
ations plan. The emergency operations board
shall oversee the activities of and provide
direction to the emergency management com-
mittee during major emergencies and disas-
ters. The emergency operations board provides
policy direction for disaster preparedness and
mitigation. The mayor shall serve as chair of
the emergency operations board and the disas-
ter coordinator shall serve as vice -chair. The
remaining membership of the emergency oper-
ations board shall be as designated in the emer-
gency operations plan;
D. The emergency management commit-
tee, which provides staff support, direction and
expertise in development of the emergency
operations plan and all supporting documents.
The disaster coordinator shall serve as chair of
the committee. The emergency operations plan
may also designate the ESCA director as a co-
chair of the committee. Other membership in
the committee shall be as designated in the
emergency operations plan. [Ord. 3196 § 3,
1998].
6.60.040 Powers and duties of disaster
coordinator in preparation for a
disaster.
Subject to the direction and control of the
mayor, the disaster coordinator shall be
empowered as follows:
A. To have direct responsibility for disaster
coordination including, but not limited to, the
organization, administration, and operation of
the emergency management committee, and
the resolution of questions of authority and
responsibility arising among the various mem-
bers of such organization.
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Title 7
UTILITY CHARGES AND REGULATIONS
Chapters: Page
7.10
Water Service....................................................................................... 3
7.20
Backflow Prevention............................................................................
8
7.30
Water Rates and Sewer Charges........................................................
10
7.40
Fire Protection Water Service............................................................
14
7.50
Stormwater Management Utility.......................................................
16
7.60
Combined Utility...............................................................................
18
7.70
Solid Waste Management............................................................... 18.1
7.80
Solid Waste Recycling.......................................................................
19
7.90
Wastewater Pretreatment — General Provisions .................................
23
7.91
Wastewater Pretreatment — General Requirements ...........................
31
7.92
Wastewater Pretreatment — Wastewater Discharge Permit
Requirements.....................................................................................
41
7.93
Wastewater Pretreatment — Reporting Requirements ........................
43
7.94
Wastewater Pretreatment — Sampling and Analytical
Requirements....................................................................................
44
7.95
Wastewater Pretreatment — Compliance Monitoring .........................
45
7.96
Wastewater Pretreatment — Confidential Information .......................
47
7.97
Wastewater Pretreatment — Administrative Enforcement
Remedies............................................................................................
47
7.98
Wastewater Pretreatment — Judicial Enforcement Remedies ............
51
7.99
Wastewater Pretreatment — Supplemental Enforcement Action........
52
7.100
Wastewater Pretreatment — Affirmative Defenses to Discharge
Violations...........................................................................................
53
7.101
Reserved............................................................................................
55
7.102
Wastewater Pretreatment — Miscellaneous Provisions ......................
56
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connection, which, in the opinion of the direc-
tor of public works or his designee, will endan-
ger the water quality of the potable water
supply of the city of Edmonds, is unlawful.
[Ord. 1711 § 1, 1974].
7.20.030 Backflow prevention devices to
be installed.
Backflow prevention devices, when
required to be installed in the opinion of the
director of public works or his designated rep-
resentative, shall be installed and maintained
by the service customer on any service connec-
tion to the city of Edmonds water supply sys-
tem where the backflow prevention devices are
necessary for the protection of the city of
Edmonds' water supply. [Ord. 1711 § 1,
1974] .
7.20.040 Private water supply systems.
Use or operation of a private water supply
system, contrary to the provisions of the ordi-
nances of the city of Edmonds, or the laws of
the state of Washington or the rules and regu-
lations of the State Board of Health regarding
public water supplies where the private system
is served by the city public water supply is
unlawful. [Ord. 1711 § 1, 1974].
7.20.050 Adoption of state regulations.
The community services director or his/her
designee is hereby authorized to develop rules
and regulations based upon and including the
requirements of the rules and regulations of the
State Board of Health regarding public water
supplies and the protection of such supplies
from contamination entitled "Cross -Connec-
tion Control Regulations in Washington State",
the provisions of WAC 246-290-490, and the
American Waterworks Association, Pacific
Northwest Second Edition of "Accepted Pro-
cedure and Practice in Cross -Connection Man-
ual." The provisions of the Washington
Administrative Code, the rules and regulations
of the Department of Health set forth in the
Cross -Connection Control Regulations in
7.20.060
Washington State and the previously refer-
enced Accepted Procedure and Practice in
Cross -Connection Manual are hereby adopted
by this reference as fully as if herein set forth
in full. Any additional rules and procedures
necessary to implement such regulations shall
be developed by the community services direc-
tor or his/her designee as appropriate. Such
rules and regulations shall be kept on file along
with copies of the above referenced regulations
and manuals in the office of the city engineer
of the city of Edmonds. [Ord. 2956 § 1, 1993;
Ord. 1711 § 1, 1974].
7.20.060 Abatement of unlawful cross -
connections and installation of
backflow prevention devices —
Procedures.
Cross -connections declared in this chapter
to be unlawful whether presently existing or
hereinafter installed and/or services requiring
backflow prevention devices and/or unlawful
use or operation of a private water supply sys-
tem served by the city public water supply are
public nuisances and, in addition to any other
provisions of this code or the ordinances of the
city of Edmonds on abatement of public nui-
sances, shall be subject to abatement in accor-
dance with the following procedure:
A. In the event that the director of public
works or his designee determines that a nui-
sance as herein provided does exist, written
notice shall be sent to the person in whose
name the water service is established under the
records of the city of Edmonds water division,
or alternatively, a copy of such written notice
shall be posted on the premises served.
B. The notice shall provide that the nui-
sance described herein shall be corrected
within 30 days of the date the notice is mailed
or posted on the premises.
C. In the event the nuisance is not abated
within the prescribed time, water service to the
premises shall be discontinued.
D. In the event that the nuisance, in the
opinion of the director of public works or his
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7.20.070
designated representative, presents an immedi-
ate danger of contamination to the public water
supply, service from the city water supply sys-
tem to the premises may be terminated without
prior notice; provided, however, notice will be
posted on the premises in the manner hereto-
fore provided at the time the service is termi-
nated. [Ord. 1711 § 1, 1974].
7.20.070 Penalties.
In addition to the remedies set forth herein,
any person found guilty of violating any of the
provisions of this chapter shall be subject to
the penalties as set forth in ECC 5.50.020.
[Ord. 1711 § 1, 1974].
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Chapter 7.30
WATER RATES AND
SEWER CHARGES
Sections:
7.30.010
Definitions.
7.30.020
Separate single-family residence
meters.
7.30.030
Water rates — Meter installation
charges.
7.30.035
Water and sewer utility connection
charges.
7.30.040
Utility charges — Sanitary sewer.
7.30.045
Special connection charge.
7.30.050
Unauthorized use of water.
7.30.060
Severability.
7.30.070
Water and sewer rate reductions for
low income citizens.
7.30.080
Reserved.
7.30.090
Penalties.
7.30.010 Definitions.
A. "Dwelling unit" means a building or
portion thereof providing complete house-
keeping facilities for one family.
B. "Single-family residence" means a
detached building containing one dwelling
unit only.
C. "Duplex" means a building, occupying a
lot, containing two dwelling units.
D. "Apartment houses" and other "multiple
units" (except hotels, tourist courts, trailer
parks, and motels) means a building or build-
ings used for and containing three or more
dwelling units occupied on a weekly or
monthly basis. Units rented on a weekly or
monthly basis shall not be deemed to be tourist
courts or motels.
E. "Hotels" means any place with individ-
ual rooms rented on a daily or weekly basis.
F. "Tourist courts" and "motels" means
detached multiple units, occupied and paid for
on a daily basis.
G. "Office buildings" includes all types of
professional and business offices, including
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but not limited to architects, engineers, law-
yers, doctors, dentists, real estate offices, etc.
H. "Commercial" and "retail buildings"
mean all types of retail and commercial busi-
ness establishments other than office buildings
and other than industrial or manufacturing, and
each such business shall be considered as a sep-
arate unit even though two or more may be in
the same building.
I. In the event there is more than one type of
operation in the same building, i.e., a profes-
sional office, a retail store, a restaurant, or an
apartment, then in that case each separate cat-
egory or type shall pay at the rate fixed under
that particular category or type.
J. "Equivalent residential unit" or "ERU"
means a sewer connection charge based upon
the winter standard water consumption of a
single-family residence of 7.07 per 100 cubic
feet of water. [Ord. 3339 § 1, 2000; Ord. 786 §
1, 1959].
7.30.020 Separate single-family residence
meters.
Each single-family residence building or
structure served by water shall be provided
with its own separate water meter. Prior to the
time when such additional separate meters can
be installed, water rates shall be applicable on
the same basis as if the separate meters were
actually installed. [Ord. 1449, 1969].
7.30.030 Water rates - Meter installation
charges.
A. The bimonthly rates of water supplied
through meters shall be fixed at the following
levels:
Effective Dates
Existing 1/1/03 1/1/04
1. Single-family
residence (per unit) $12.57 $14.02 $15.63
2. Duplex, apartment
houses, condominiums
and other multi -unit
residences (per unit) $11.07 $12.34 $13.76
7.30.030
3. All other customers:
B. Variable Rate. In addition to the base rate
set forth above, the customer shall be charged
the following rate per 100 cubic feet of water
consumed:
Existing 1/1/03 1/1/04
$1.30 $1.45 $1.62
C. Meter Installation Charges.
1. New service line and meter installa-
tion charges are fixed as follows:
a. 3/4" $550.00
b. 1" $800.00
2. The actual cost of street restoration
(with regard to all surface streets) shall be
added to any meter installation charge, if appli-
cable.
3. When approved by the city engineer,
new service lines installed by a developer on a
plat shall be credited as follows:
a. 3/4" $175.00
b. 1" $200.00
D. All rates set forth in this section shall be
exclusive of any applicable taxes.
E. Consumption Surcharge. All customers
shall pay an additional surcharge in the amount
of 5-3/4 percent of the base rate and variable
rate for water as set forth in subsections A and
B of this section. [Ord. 3400 § 1, 2002; Ord.
3339 § 2, 2000; Ord. 2974 §§ 1 and 2, 1994;
Ord. 2898 § 1, 1992; Ord. 2880 § 1, 1992; Ord.
2657 § 1, 1988; Ord. 2361 § 1, 1983; Ord.
2339 § 2, 1982; Ord. 2305 § 2, 1982; Ord.
2255 § 1, 1981; Ord. 2211 § 1, 1981; Ord.
7-11 (Revised 8/02)
Existing
1/1/03
1/1/04
3/4"
$15.20
$16.95
$18.90
1"
$30.95
$34.51
$38.48
1.5"
$57.24
$63.82
$71.16
2"
$87.26
$97.29
$108.48
3"
$188.24
$209.89
$234.02
4"
$266.64
$297.40
$331.49
6"
$528.57
$589.36
$657.13
B. Variable Rate. In addition to the base rate
set forth above, the customer shall be charged
the following rate per 100 cubic feet of water
consumed:
Existing 1/1/03 1/1/04
$1.30 $1.45 $1.62
C. Meter Installation Charges.
1. New service line and meter installa-
tion charges are fixed as follows:
a. 3/4" $550.00
b. 1" $800.00
2. The actual cost of street restoration
(with regard to all surface streets) shall be
added to any meter installation charge, if appli-
cable.
3. When approved by the city engineer,
new service lines installed by a developer on a
plat shall be credited as follows:
a. 3/4" $175.00
b. 1" $200.00
D. All rates set forth in this section shall be
exclusive of any applicable taxes.
E. Consumption Surcharge. All customers
shall pay an additional surcharge in the amount
of 5-3/4 percent of the base rate and variable
rate for water as set forth in subsections A and
B of this section. [Ord. 3400 § 1, 2002; Ord.
3339 § 2, 2000; Ord. 2974 §§ 1 and 2, 1994;
Ord. 2898 § 1, 1992; Ord. 2880 § 1, 1992; Ord.
2657 § 1, 1988; Ord. 2361 § 1, 1983; Ord.
2339 § 2, 1982; Ord. 2305 § 2, 1982; Ord.
2255 § 1, 1981; Ord. 2211 § 1, 1981; Ord.
7-11 (Revised 8/02)
7.30.035
2197 § 1, 1981; Ord. 2139, 1980; Ord. 1963 §
1, 1977; Ord. 1898 § 1, 1977; Ord. 1709 § 1,
1974; Ord. 1457 § 1, 1970; Ord. 1385 § 2,
1968; Ord. 1263 § 1, 1967; Ord. 901, 1961;
Ord. 786 § 2, 1959].
7.30.035 Water and sewer utility
connection charges.
A connection charge shall be paid by each
new customer connecting to the city's water or
sewer system in accordance with the following
requirements:
A. Sewer System. The sanitary sewer con-
nection charge shall be equivalent to $730.00
per ERU added as a result of the connection of
the development.
A multifamily residential unit shall be con-
sidered equivalent to 0.67 of an ERU and the
development services director shall estimate
the average winter water consumption for con-
nections of buildings, structures or uses other
than residences and prorate the connection rate
according to the equivalent number of ERUs
such building, structure or use represents and
establish an appropriate connection charge.
B. Water Connection Charge. The connec-
tion charge shall be based upon the size of the
meter installed:
Meter Size
Flow
Proposed
(inches):
Factor
Charge
5/8 & 3/4"
1
$908
1"
2.5
$2,270
1.5"
5
$4,540
2"
8
$7,264
3"
16
$14,528
4"
25
$22,700
6"
50
$45,400
8"
80
$72,640
C. No water connection charge shall be lev-
ied for connections to water mains installed
pursuant to Local Improvement District Nos.
(Revised 8/02) 7-12
115, 146 and 152 by properties which partici-
pated in the establishment of said local
improvement districts. [Ord. 3339 § 3, 2000].
7.30.040 Utility charges - Sanitary sewer.
The utility charges for sanitary sewer service
set forth in this section shall be added to and
made a part of the bimonthly or monthly rates
for water supplied through the meters as set
forth in ECC 7.30.030:
A. For customers who are served by city
waterlines, the following charges are imposed:
Effective
Dates Connected Unconnected
1. Single-family residences (bimonthly)
Existing $47.71 $7.69
1/1/03 $49.71 $8.01
1/1/04 $51.80 $8.35
2. Duplexes, apartment houses, condominiums
and other multi -unit residences (bimonthly)
Existing $38.33/unit $7.69/unit
1/1/03 $39.94/unit $8.01/unit
1/1/04 $41.62/unit $8.35/unit
3. Duplexes, apartment houses, condominiums
and other multi -unit residences (monthly)
Existing $19.17/unit $3.85/unit
1/1/03 $19.98/unit $4.01/unit
1/1/04 $20.81/unit $4.18/unit
4. All other customers (monthly)
Fixed Rate:
Existing
$2.73
N/A
1/1/03
$2.84
N/A
1/1/04
$2.95
N/A
Volume Charge:
Existing $3.08/ccf* N/A
1/1/03 $3.21/ccf* N/A
1/1/04 $3.34/ccf* N/A
*Per 100 cubic feet of metered water consumption.
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B. For customers who are not served by city
waterlines but who are connected to city sew-
ers, the charges shall be the same as set forth in
subsection A of this section and its subpara-
graphs.
C. These rates do not apply to industries or
manufacturing concerns which have industrial
wastes. These, together with other activities
not covered in this chapter, shall be dealt with
on a special basis and have special rates set for
the particular business by the water/utility
administrative staff, subject to review and
approval by the city council.
D. All property owners within an area
served by a sanitary sewer system in the city of
Edmonds are hereby directed and compelled to
connect their private drains and sewers to the
city system. Failure to do so within 30 days of
written notice to connect by the city shall sub-
ject the property owner to a monthly penalty
equal to that charge imposed by subsections A,
B, and/or C above. Said penalty shall be billed
to the property owner, and they shall be subject
to payment, collection and enforcement in all
respects as though they were utility customers
of the city. All penalties collected shall be con-
sidered revenues of the sewer utility system.
[Ord. 3400 § 2, 2002; Ord. 3339 § 4, 2000;
Ord. 3195 § 1, 1998; Ord. 2823, 1991; Ord.
2657 § 2, 1988; Ord. 2551, 1986; Ord. 2361 §
2, 1983; Ord. 2255 § 2, 1981; Ord. 2197 § 2,
1981; Ord. 2181 § 1, 1980; Ord. 2147, 1980;
Ord. 2139, 1980; Ord. 1898 § 2, 1977; Ord.
1465, 1970; Ord. 1458 § 1, 1970; Ord. 1264 §
1, 1967; Ord. 1051, 1964; Ord. 786 § 3, 1959].
7.30.045 Special connection charge.
In addition to any other charges prescribed
by this chapter, a special connection charge
shall be paid by the owner of any property, res-
idential dwelling unit, or other structure that
may hereafter connect to the sanitary sewer
improvements constructed by any local
improvement district formed by the city and
for which no assessment was imposed or
charged under the said LID. The special con -
7.30.050
nection charge for each property, residential
dwelling unit, or other structure so connected
shall be equal to the amount of the assessment
that would have been levied against such prop-
erty, residential dwelling unit, or structure
under the final assessment roll of the appropri-
ate LID if the said property, residential dwell-
ing unit, or other structure had been so
assessed, together with interest thereon at the
rate established by the ordinance authorizing
issuance of the bonds for said LID, from the
time of such authorization until the time of
connection. The special connection charge
shall be paid in a lump sum prior to connection
to the sanitary sewer. The special connection
charge provided for in this section shall apply
only where the debt used to finance the local
improvements has not yet been fully retired
through assessment payments. If such debt has
been fully retired through payment of such
assessments, the special connection charge
shall not apply. [Ord. 3332 § 1, 2000].
7.30.050 Unauthorized use of water.
It is unlawful for any person, firm, corpora-
tion, or other organization of any type whatso-
ever to take, or allow to be taken, water from
the Edmonds water system without a valid per -
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7.50.050 Rates and charges.
The following rates shall be charged on all
billings after the effective date shown with
respect to the following classes of customers
and/or service:
D. An ESU is hereby defined to be the
impervious surface area estimated to contrib-
ute an amount of runoff which is approxi-
mately equal to that created by the average
single-family residential parcel. A single-fam-
ily residential parcel is one ESU. For all other
parcels, one ESU is equivalent to 3,000 square
feet of impervious surface area. [Ord. 3400 § 3,
2002; Ord. 3195 § 2, 1998].
7.50.060 Administrative rate adjustment.
The city's public works director is hereby
authorized to make adjustments to the city's
stormwater utility rates as provided in this
chapter in an amount up to 50 percent of the
rate set in the preceding section in accordance
with the following provisions:
A. Upon written application to the public
works director, a customer may request review
of the city's stormwater management utility
fee as applied to the specific developed prop-
erty to which the fee has been charged. The
applicant shall state the specific conditions
and/or facilities on the site which the applicant
feels warrants adjustment of the rate as applied
to the property.
7.50.060
B. On his own motion, the public works
director may initiate review of a stormwater
utility charge to any parcel.
C. The public works director shall have the
authority to increase or decrease rates up to 50
percent of the level set by the city council. The
sole criteria for adjusting the rate shall be a
determination that the physical characteristics
of the site and in particular the stormwater
detention, retention and/or treatment facilities
as installed thereon by the owners, or lack
thereof, have significantly increased the bur-
den which the property places upon the city's
stormwater utility (in the event of an increase)
or significantly decreased the burden (in the
event of a decrease) by providing additional
benefits over and above those which the aver-
age property places upon the utility through
on-site improvements including but not lim-
ited to on-site pollution control mechanisms or
technologies which relate to water quality and
the property's impact upon the city's stormwa-
ter management system. Factors personal to
the property owner, such as ability to pay, shall
not be considered.
D. The decision of the public works direc-
tor shall be in writing. It may be appealed to
the Edmonds city council for review. In that
review process the determination of the direc-
tor shall be given substantial weight and an
applicant for decrease shall have the burden of
proof. In the event the director has recom-
mended an increase, the city staff shall have
the burden of proof in the process. The deci-
sion of the Edmonds city council shall be final
and shall not be appealable. The city council
may either increase or decrease the rates
within 50 percent of that set or may elect, in its
sole discretion, to apply the rate as established
by ordinance if the city council determined
that such property does not differ substantially
from other similarly situated ratepayers and
their properties. [Ord. 3264 § 1, 1999].
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Effective Dates
7/1/02
1/1/03 1/1/04
A. Single-family
$10.60
$12.82 $13.46
residential and
multifamily residential
(bimonthly)
B. Single-family
$5.30
$6.41 $6.73
residential and
multifamily residential
(monthly)
C. All other
$5.30
$6.41 $6.73
nonresidential
customers per ESU
(monthly)
D. An ESU is hereby defined to be the
impervious surface area estimated to contrib-
ute an amount of runoff which is approxi-
mately equal to that created by the average
single-family residential parcel. A single-fam-
ily residential parcel is one ESU. For all other
parcels, one ESU is equivalent to 3,000 square
feet of impervious surface area. [Ord. 3400 § 3,
2002; Ord. 3195 § 2, 1998].
7.50.060 Administrative rate adjustment.
The city's public works director is hereby
authorized to make adjustments to the city's
stormwater utility rates as provided in this
chapter in an amount up to 50 percent of the
rate set in the preceding section in accordance
with the following provisions:
A. Upon written application to the public
works director, a customer may request review
of the city's stormwater management utility
fee as applied to the specific developed prop-
erty to which the fee has been charged. The
applicant shall state the specific conditions
and/or facilities on the site which the applicant
feels warrants adjustment of the rate as applied
to the property.
7.50.060
B. On his own motion, the public works
director may initiate review of a stormwater
utility charge to any parcel.
C. The public works director shall have the
authority to increase or decrease rates up to 50
percent of the level set by the city council. The
sole criteria for adjusting the rate shall be a
determination that the physical characteristics
of the site and in particular the stormwater
detention, retention and/or treatment facilities
as installed thereon by the owners, or lack
thereof, have significantly increased the bur-
den which the property places upon the city's
stormwater utility (in the event of an increase)
or significantly decreased the burden (in the
event of a decrease) by providing additional
benefits over and above those which the aver-
age property places upon the utility through
on-site improvements including but not lim-
ited to on-site pollution control mechanisms or
technologies which relate to water quality and
the property's impact upon the city's stormwa-
ter management system. Factors personal to
the property owner, such as ability to pay, shall
not be considered.
D. The decision of the public works direc-
tor shall be in writing. It may be appealed to
the Edmonds city council for review. In that
review process the determination of the direc-
tor shall be given substantial weight and an
applicant for decrease shall have the burden of
proof. In the event the director has recom-
mended an increase, the city staff shall have
the burden of proof in the process. The deci-
sion of the Edmonds city council shall be final
and shall not be appealable. The city council
may either increase or decrease the rates
within 50 percent of that set or may elect, in its
sole discretion, to apply the rate as established
by ordinance if the city council determined
that such property does not differ substantially
from other similarly situated ratepayers and
their properties. [Ord. 3264 § 1, 1999].
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7.60.010
Chapter 7.60
COMBINED UTILITY
Sections;
7.60.010 Combination of combined water
and sewer utility and stormwater
management utility.
7.60.020 Separate rates — Accountability.
7.60.030 Utility assistance fund.
7.60.010 Combination of combined water
and sewer utility and stormwater
management utility.
The city is maintaining and operating a com-
bined water supply and distribution system and
sanitary sewage disposal system and, by Chap-
ter 7.50 ECC, has created a stormwater man-
agement utility. Pursuant to the provisions of
RCW 35.67.331, the present combined water
and sewer utility, and the stormwater manage-
ment utility, together with all additions, exten-
sions and betterments thereof at any time made,
are hereby combined into a single utility; pro-
vided that the accounting procedure for each
system shall be kept separate as required by
RCW 35.37.010. The combined water, sewer
and stormwater management utility of the city,
together with all additions, extensions and bet-
terments thereof at any time made, shall here-
inafter be called the "combined utility."
7.60.020 Separate rates — Accountability.
The council declares its intent to establish
rates for the combined water and sewer utility
and stormwater management utility. In order
to better account for the costs of the respective
components of the combined utility, the
administrative services director is directed to
maintain such separate funds and accounting
structures as may be necessary to discretely
account for the costs, expenses and revenues of
each component utility. When the staff makes
recommendations for the establishment,
increase or decrease in any rate, it is directed to
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provide supporting data which separately
reflects such costs, expenses and revenues for
each component utility.
7.60.030 Utility assistance fund.
A. Purpose. The city council establishes the
utility assistance fund in order to accept, hold
and dispense funds contributed either from the
city's general fund, from charitable and civic
organizations or from individual rate -payers
who have made donations for the assistance of
a category of citizens known under Article 8,
Section 7 of the Washington State Constitution
as the "poor and infirm" and under other pro-
visions of other state statutes and local ordi-
nance as the low-income, elderly and disabled.
B. Disbursement. Such monies as are con-
tributed shall be held and disbursed to persons
qualifying for the assistance programs estab-
lished by ECC 7.30.070 and the provisions of
state law incorporated in that section. Dis-
bursements may be made, to the extent of
monies held within the fund, for utility
charges, connection fees, and other exactments
levied by the utilities which, taken as whole,
constitute the combined utility. The monies
may be expended for purposes which gener-
ally benefit the public health, safety and wel-
fare or are designated by the donor of the fund.
C. The administrative services director or
his/her designee is hereby authorized to adopt
forms and procedures for the acceptance of
contributions to the fund and for the disburse-
ment of monies from the fund. [Ord. 3393 § 1,
2002].
Edmonds City Code
Chapter 7.90
WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT —
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections:
7.90.010
Purpose and policy.
7.90.020
Administration.
7.90.030
Definitions.
7.90.040
Abbreviations.
7.90.010 Purpose and policy.
A. Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC set
forth uniform requirements for users of the
publicly owned treatment works (POTW)
operated by the city of Edmonds, and enables
the city to comply with all applicable state and
federal laws, including the Clean Water Act
(33 USC 1251 et seq.) and the General Pre-
treatment Regulations (40 CFR Part 403). The
objectives of Chapters 7.90 through 7.102
ECC are:
1. To prevent the introduction of pollut-
ants into the POTW that will interfere with the
operation of the POTW;
2. To prevent the introduction of pollut-
ants into the POTW which will pass through
the POTW, inadequately treated, into receiv-
ing waters or otherwise be incompatible with
the POTW;
3. To ensure that the quality of POTW
sludge is maintained at a level which allows its
use and disposal in compliance with applicable
statutes and regulations;
4. To protect POTW personnel who may
be affected by wastewater and sludge in the
course of their employment and to protect the
general public;
5. To improve the opportunity to recycle
and reclaim wastewater and biosolids from the
POTW; and
6. To promote strategies that reduce the
amounts of pollution generated by users,
thereby reducing the associated hazards to the
POTW and receiving waters.
B. Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC shall
apply to all users of the POTW. Chapters 7.90
7.90.030
through 7.102 ECC define certain prohibited
discharges; set forth local limits for use by
state agencies in the issuance of wastewater
discharge permits; authorize monitoring, com-
pliance, and enforcement activities; establish
administrative review procedures; require user
reporting; and provide for the recovery of liq-
uidated damages and collection of penalties.
[Ord. 3401 § 1, 2002].
7.90.020 Administration.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the
director shall administer, implement, and
enforce the provisions of Chapters 7.90
through 7.102 ECC. Any powers granted to or
duties imposed upon the director may be dele-
gated by the director to other city of Edmonds
personnel. [Ord. 3401 § 1, 2002].
7.90.030 Definitions.
Unless a provision explicitly states other-
wise, the following terms and phrases, as used
in Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC, shall
have the meanings hereinafter designated.
1. "Accessible," when applied to required
pretreatment monitoring or treatment equip-
ment, shall mean direct access without the
necessity of removing any panel, door, vehi-
cle, equipment, materials, or other similar
obstruction.
2. "Act" or "the Act" means the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act, also known as
the Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1251 et seq., as
now exists or may hereafter be amended.
3. "Administrative penalty (fine)" means a
a punitive monetary charge unrelated to treat-
ment cost, which is assessed by the director
rather than by a court.
4. "AKART" is an acronym for "all known,
available, and reasonable technology (preven-
tion, control, and treatment) to prevent and
control pollution of the waters of the state of
Washington." AKART shall represent the
most current methodology that can be reason-
ably required for preventing, controlling, or
abating the pollutants associated with a dis-
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7.90.030
charge. AKART shall by applied by all users
of the POTW. AKART includes best manage-
ment practices and may be required by the
director for any discharge to the POTW.
5. "Applicable pretreatment standards"
means, for any specified pollutant, the more
stringent of the city's prohibitive standards,
the city's specific pretreatment standards, the
state of Washington's pretreatment standards,
or applicable national categorical pretreatment
standards.
6. "Approval authority" means the state of
Washington Department of Ecology.
7. Authorized Representative of the User.
a. If the user is a corporation:
i. The president, secretary, treasurer,
or a vice-president of the corporation in charge
of a principal business function, or any other
person who performs similar policy or deci-
sion making functions for the corporation; or
ii. The manager of one or more man-
ufacturing, production, or operation facilities
employing more than 250 persons or having
gross annual sales or expenditures exceeding
$25,000,000 (in second-quarter 1980 dollars),
if authority to sign documents has been
assigned or delegated to the manager in accor-
dance with corporate procedures;
b. If the user is a partnership or sole pro-
prietorship: a general partner or proprietor,
respectively;
c. If the user is a federal, state or local
governmental facility: a director or highest
official appointed or designated to oversee the
operation and performance of the activities of
the government facility, or his/her authorized
designee;
d. The individuals described in subsec-
tions (a) through (c) of this definition may des-
ignate another authorized representative if the
authorization is in writing, the authorization
specifies the individual or position responsible
for the overall operation of the facility from
which the discharge originates or having over-
all responsibility for environmental matters for
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the company, and the written authorization is
submitted to the city.
8. "Average daily flow" shall be defined as
the arithmetical mean of the total process
wastewater flow over a one-year period. This
mean shall be calculated based on days when a
discharge occurs.
9. "Best management practices (BMPs)"
means the schedules of activities, prohibitions
of practices, maintenance procedures, and
other management practices to prevent or
reduce the pollution of "waters of the United
States." BMPs also include treatment require-
ments, operating procedures, and practices to
control plant site runoff, spillage or leaks,
sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw
material storage.
10. "Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)"
means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the
biochemical oxidation of organic matter ame-
nable to measurement by the methods
described in Standard Methods for the Exami-
nation of Water and Wastewater (19th ed.
1995); under standard laboratory procedures
for five days at 20 degrees centigrade, usually
expressed as a concentration (milligrams per
liter (mg/Q).
11. "Bypass" means the intentional diver-
sion of wastestreams from any portion of a
user's treatment facility.
12. "Categorical pretreatment standard" or
"categorical standard" means any regulation
containing pollutant discharge limits promul-
gated by the U.S. EPA in accordance with Sec-
tion 307(b) and (c) of the Act (33 USC 1317)
which apply to a specific category of users and
which appear in 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter
N, Parts 405-471.
13. "Categorical user" means a user cov-
ered by one or more of the EPA's categorical
pretreatment standards.
14. "City" means the city of Edmonds,
Washington.
15. "Cooling water/noncontact cooling
water" means water used for cooling purposes
which does not come into direct contact with
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any raw material, intermediate product, waste
product, or finished product. Cooling water
may be generated from any use, such as air
conditioning, heat exchangers, cooling or
refrigeration to which the only pollutant added
is heat.
16. "Color" means the optical density at the
visual wavelength of maximum absorption,
relative to distilled water. One hundred percent
transmittance is equivalent to zero optical den-
sity.
17. "Composite sample" means the sample
resulting from the combination of individual
wastewater samples taken at selected intervals
based on an increment of either flow or time.
18. "Day" shall be defined as a calendar
day.
19. "Department" means the Washington
State Department of Ecology or authorized
representatives thereof. (DOE is also the defi-
nition of the "approval authority.")
20. "Director" means the director of the
city of Edmonds public works department, or
his duly authorized representative or designee.
21. "Domestic sewage" means the liquid
and waterborne wastes derived from ordinary
living processes, free from industrial wastewa-
ters, and of such character to permit satisfac-
tory disposal, without special treatment, into
the POTW.
22. "Domestic user (residential user)"
means any person who contributes, causes, or
allows the contribution of wastewater into the
city POTW that is of a similar volume and/or
chemical makeup as that from a residential
dwelling unit. Discharges from a residential
dwelling unit typically include up to 100 gal-
lons per capita per day at 250 mg/L of BOD and
TSS.
23. "Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)" means the U.S. Environmental Protec-
tion Agency or, where appropriate, the Re-
gional Water Management Division Director,
or other duly authorized official of said agency.
24. Existing Source. For a categorical user,
an "existing source" is any source of dis-
7.90.030
charge, the construction or operation of which
commenced prior to the publication by EPA of
proposed categorical pretreatment standards,
which will be applicable to such source if the
standard is thereafter promulgated in accor-
dance with Section 307 of the Act.
25. Existing User. For noncategorical users
an "existing user" is defined as any user which
is discharging wastewater prior to July 15,
2002.
26. "Fats, oils and grease (FOG)" shall
mean those components of wastewater amena-
ble to measurement by the methods described
in Standard Methods for the Examination of
Water and Wastewater (19th ed. 1995). The
term "fats, oils and grease" shall include polar
and nonpolar fats, oils, and grease and other
components extracted from wastewater by
these methods.
27. "Food service facility" means any facil-
ity which prepares and/or packages food or
beverages for sale or consumption, on- or off-
site, with the exception of private residences.
Food service facilities shall include, but are not
limited to, food manufacturers, food packag-
ers, restaurants, grocery stores, bakeries,
lounges, hospitals, hotels, nursing homes,
churches, schools, and all other food service
facilities not listed above.
28. "Grab sample" means a sample which
is taken from a wastestream on a one-time
basis without regard to the flow in the waste -
stream and without consideration of time.
29. "Grease interceptor" means a device
located underground and outside of a food ser-
vice facility designed to collect, contain or
remove food wastes and grease from the waste -
stream while allowing the balance of the liquid
waste to discharge to the sewer system by grav-
ity.
30. "Grease trap" means a device located in
a food service facility or under a sink designed
to collect, contain or remove food wastes and
grease from the wastestream while allowing
the balance of the liquid waste to discharge to
the sewer system by gravity.
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31. "High strength waste" means any
waters or wastewater having a concentration of
biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) or total
suspended solids (TSS) in excess of 250 mg/L.
32. "Indirect discharge" or "discharge"
means the introduction of pollutants into the
POTW from any nondomestic source regu-
lated under Section 307(b), (c), or (d) of the
Act. The discharge into the POTW is normally
by means of pipes, conduits, pumping stations,
force mains, constructed drainage ditches, sur-
face water intercepting ditches, and all con-
structed devices and appliances appurtenant
thereto.
33. "Industrial wastewater" means water or
liquid -carried waste from any industry, manu-
facturing operation, trade, or business which
includes any combination of process wastewa-
ter, cooling water, contaminated stormwater,
contaminated leachates, or other waters such
that the combined effluent differs in some way
from purely domestic sewage, or is subject to
regulation under federal categorical pretreat-
ment standards, the state waste discharge per-
mit program, or Chapters 7.90 through 7.102
ECC.
34. "Interceptor" means a device designed
and installed so as to separate and retain dele-
terious or undesirable matter from normal
wastes and permit normal liquid wastes to dis-
charge by gravity.
35. "Interference" means a discharge which
alone or in conjunction with a discharge or dis-
charges from other sources, either:
a. Inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its
treatment processes or operations;
b. Inhibits or disrupts its sludge pro-
cesses, use or disposal; or
c. Is a cause of a violation of the city's
NPDES permit or of the prevention of sewage
sludge use or disposal in compliance with any
of the following statutory or regulatory provi-
sions or permits issued thereunder:
i. Section 405 of the Clean Water
Act;
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ii. The Solid Waste Disposal Act
(SWDA), including Title II commonly re-
ferred to as the Resource Conservation and Re-
covery Act (RCRA);
iii. Any state regulations contained in
any state sludge management plan prepared
pursuant to Subtitle D of the SWDA;
iv. The Clean Air Act;
v. The Toxic Substances Control
Act; and
vi. The Marine Protection, Research,
and Sanctuaries Act.
36. "Liquid waste" is the discharge from
any appliance, appurtenance, or other fixture
in connection with a plumbing system that
does not receive fecal matter.
37. "Maximum allowable discharge limit"
means the maximum concentration (or load-
ing) of a pollutant allowed to be discharged at
any time.
38. "May" means a permissive or discre-
tionary directive.
39. "Medical wastes" means isolation
wastes, infectious agents, human blood and
blood products, pathological wastes, sharps,
body parts, contaminated bedding, surgical
wastes, potentially contaminated laboratory
wastes, and dialysis wastes.
40. "New source" means:
a. Any building, structure, facility, or
installation from which there is (or may be) a
discharge of pollutants, the construction of
which commenced after the publication of
applicable categorical standards, provided
that:
i. The building, structure, facility, or
installation is constructed at a site at which no
other source is located; or
ii. The building, structure, facility, or
installation totally replaces the process or pro-
duction equipment that causes the discharge of
pollutants at an existing source; or
iii. The production or wastewater
generating processes of the building, structure,
facility, or installation are substantially inde-
pendent of an existing source at the same site.
Edmonds City Code.
In determining whether these are substantially
independent, factors such as the extent to
which the new facility is integrated with the
existing plant, and the extent to which the new
facility is engaged in the same general type of
activity as the existing source should be con-
sidered.
b. Construction on a site at which an
existing source is located results in a modifica-
tion rather than a new source, if the construc-
tion does not create a new building, structure,
facility, or installation meeting the criteria of
subsection (a)(ii) or (iii) of this definition but
otherwise alters, replaces, or adds to existing
process or production equipment.
c. Construction of a new source as
defined under this section has commenced if
the owner or operator has:
i. Begun, or caused to begin as part of
a continuous on-site construction program:
(A) Any placement, assembly, or
installation of facilities or equipment; or
(B) Significant site preparation
work including clearing, excavation, or
removal of existing buildings, structures, or
facilities which is necessary for the placement,
assembly, or installation of new source facili-
ties or equipment; or
ii. Entered into a binding contractual
obligation for the purchase of facilities or
equipment that are intended to be used in its
operation within a reasonable time. Options to
purchase or contracts which can be terminated
or modified without substantial loss, and con-
tracts for feasibility, engineering, and design
studies do not constitute a contractual obliga-
tion under this definition.
41. "New user" is not a "new source" and is
defined as a user that applies to the city for a
new building permit or any person who occu-
pies an existing building and plans to dis-
charge wastewater to the city's collection
system after July 15, 2002. Any person that
buys an existing facility that is discharging
nondomestic wastewater will be considered an
7.90.030
"existing user" if no significant changes are
made in the operation.
42. "Ordinance, this," as used in ECC
Chapters 7.90 through 7.102, shall mean the
provisions of ECC Chapters 7.90 through
7.102.
43. "Pass through" means a condition
occurring when discharges from users (singly
or in combination) exit the POTW in quantities
or concentrations which either:
a. Cause a violation of any requirement
of a city NPDES or state waste discharge per-
mit;
b. Cause an increase in the magnitude or
duration of a violation; or
c. Cause a violation of any water quality
standard for waters of the state promulgated
under state regulations including Chapter 173-
201A WAC.
44. "Permittee" means a person or user
issued a wastewater discharge permit or dis-
charge authorization.
45. "Person" means any individual, part-
nership, co -partnership, firm, company, corpo-
ration, association, joint stock company, trust,
estate, governmental entity, or any other legal
entity, or their legal representatives, agents, or
assigns. This definition includes all federal,
state, or local governmental entities.
46. "pH" means a measure of the acidity or
alkalinity of a substance, expressed in standard
units. (Technically defined as the logarithm of
the reciprocal of the mass of hydrogen ions in
grams per liter of solution).
47. "Pollutant" means any substance dis-
charged into a POTW or its collection system
which, if discharged directly, would alter the
chemical, physical, biological or radiological
properties of waters of the state of Washing-
ton, including pH, temperature, taste, color,
turbidity, oxygen demand, toxicity or odor.
This includes any discharge likely to create a
nuisance or render such waters harmful, detri-
mental or injurious to any beneficial uses, ter-
restrial or aquatic life, or to public health,
safety or welfare.
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7.90.030
48. "Pretreatment" means the reduction of
the amount of pollutants, the elimination of
pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of
pollutant properties in wastewater prior to (or
in lieu of) introducing such pollutants into the
POTW. This reduction or alteration can be
obtained by physical, chemical, or biological
processes; by process changes; or by other
means (except by diluting the concentration of
the pollutants, unless allowed by an applicable
pretreatment standard).
49. "Pretreatment requirements" means
any substantive or procedural local, state, or
federal requirement related to pretreatment
developed under Chapter 90.48 RCW and/or
Sections 307 and 402 of the Clean Water Act.
50. "Pretreatment standards" or "stan-
dards" means any pollutant discharge limita-
tions including categorical standards, state
standards, and limits of ECC 7.91.040 applica-
ble to the discharge of nondomestic wastes to
the POTW. The term shall also include the
prohibited discharge standards of Chapters
7.90 through 7.102 ECC, WAC 173-216-060,
and 40 CFR Part 403.5.
51. "Process wastewater" means industrial
wastewater minus cooling water/noncontact
cooling water.
52. "Prohibited discharge standards" or
"prohibited discharges" means absolute prohi-
bitions against the discharge of certain sub-
stances; these prohibitions appear in ECC
7.91.010(A) and (B).
53. "Publicly owned treatment works
(POTW)" means a "treatment works," as
defined by Section 212 of the Act (33 USC
1292) which is owned by the city. This defini-
tion includes all devices, facilities, or systems
used in the collection, storage, treatment, recy-
cling, and reclamation of sewage or industrial
wastewaters of a liquid nature and any convey-
ances that convey wastewater to a treatment
plant. The term also means the city of
Edmonds wastewater treatment plant.
54. "Sanitary flow" means sewage.
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55. "Septic tank waste" means any domes-
tic and/or residential sewage from holding
tanks such as vessels, chemical toilets, camp-
ers, trailers, and septic tanks.
56. "Sewage" means water -carried human
wastes or a combination of water -carried
wastes from residences, business buildings, in-
stitutions and industrial establishments, to-
gether with such gray water (household show-
ers, dishwashing operations, food preparation,
etc.) as may be present.
57. "Sewer" means any pipe, conduit,
ditch, or other device used to collect and trans-
port sewage from the generating source.
58. "Shall" means a mandatory directive.
59. "Significant industrial user (SIU)"
means:
a. A user subject to categorical pretreat-
ment standards; or
b. A user that:
i. Discharges an average daily flow
of 25,000 GPD or more of process wastewater
to the POTW (excluding sanitary, noncontact
cooling, and boiler blowdown wastewater); or
ii. Contributes a process wastestream
which makes up five percent or more of the
average dry weather hydraulic or organic
capacity of the POTW treatment plant; or
iii. Is designated as such by the
department with input from the city on the
basis that it, alone or in conjunction with other
sources, has a reasonable potential for
adversely affecting the POTW's operation or
for violating any pretreatment standard or
requirement.
c. Upon a finding that a user meeting the
criteria in subsection (b) of this definition has
no reasonable potential for adversely affecting
the POTW's operation or for violating any
applicable pretreatment standard or require-
ment, the department may at any time, on its
own initiative or in response to a petition
received from a user or the city (and in accor-
dance with procedures in 40 CFR 403.8(f)(6))
determine that such user should not be consid-
ered a significant industrial user.
Edmonds City Code
60. "Significant noncompliance (SNC)"
shall refer to a violation or pattern of violation
of one of the following natures:
a. Chronic violations of wastewater dis-
charge limits, defined here as those in which
66 percent or more of all wastewater measure-
ments taken during a six-month period exceed
the daily maximum limit or average limit for
the same pollutant parameter by any amount;
b. Technical review criteria (TRC) vio-
lations, defined here as those in which 33 per-
cent or more of all wastewater measurements
taken for each pollutant parameter during a
six-month period equal or exceed the product
of the daily maximum limit or the average
limit multiplied by the applicable TRC (1.4 for
BOD, TSS, fats, oils and grease, and 1.2 for all
other pollutants except pH);
c. Any other discharge violation that the
city believes has caused, alone or in combina-
tion with other discharges, interference or pass
through (including endangering the health of
city personnel or the general public);
d. Any discharge of pollutant that has
caused imminent endangerment to human
health, welfare or to the environment, or has
resulted in the city's exercise of its emergency
authority to halt or prevent such a discharge;
e. Failure to meet, within 90 days after
the scheduled date, a compliance schedule
milestone contained in a wastewater discharge
permit or enforcement order for starting con-
struction, completing construction, or attain-
ing final compliance;
f. Failure to provide within 30 days after
the due date, any required reports, including
baseline monitoring reports, periodic self-
monitoring reports, and reports on compliance
with compliance schedules;
g. Failure to accurately report noncom-
pliance; or
h. Any other violation(s) that the director
determines will adversely affect the operation
or implementation of the local pretreatment
program.
7.90.030
61. "Slug load" means any discharge at a
flow rate or concentration which could cause a
violation of the discharge standards in ECC
7.91.010 through 7.91.040 or any discharge of
a nonroutine, episodic nature, including but
not limited to, an accidental spill or a noncus-
tomary batch discharge, or any discharge
greater than or equal to five times the amount
or concentration allowed by permit or Chap-
ters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC.
62. "Standard Industrial Classification
(SIC) code" means a classification pursuant to
the Standard Industrial Classification Manual
issued by the United States Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, as now exists or as may
hereafter be amended.
63. "State" means the state of Washington.
64. "Stormwater" means any flow occur-
ring during or following any form of natural
precipitation, and resulting from such precipi-
tation, including snowmelt.
65. "Total suspended solids" means the
total suspended matter that floats on the sur-
face of, or is suspended in, water, wastewater,
or other liquid, and which is removable by lab-
oratory filtering and is amenable to measure-
ment by the methods described in Standard
Methods for the Examination of Water and
Wastewater (19th ed. 1995).
66. "Toxic pollutant" means one of the pol-
lutants, or combination of those pollutants,
listed as toxic in regulations promulgated by
EPA under Section 307 (33 USC 1317) of the
Act, or other pollutants as may be promulgated.
67. "Treatment plant effluent" means the
discharge from the city's POTW.
68. "Upset" means an exceptional incident
in which there is unintentional and temporary
noncompliance with applicable pretreatment
standards because of factors beyond the rea-
sonable control of the user.
69. "User" or "industrial user" means a
source of indirect discharge. The source shall
not include "domestic user" as defined herein.
70. "Wastewater" means liquid and water -
carried industrial wastewaters and sewage
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from residential dwellings, commercial build-
ings, industrial and manufacturing facilities,
and institutions, whether treated or untreated,
which are contributed to the POTW.
71. "Wastewater discharge permit (indus-
trial wastewater discharge permit, discharge
permit, discharge authorization)" means an
authorization or equivalent control document
issued by the department to users discharging
wastewater to the POTW. The permit may
contain appropriate pretreatment standards
and requirements as set forth in Chapters 7.90
through 7.102 ECC.
72. "Wastewater treatment plant" or "treat-
ment plant" or "pollution control facility"
means that portion of the POTW that is
designed to provide treatment of municipal
sewage and industrial wastewater.
73. "Zero discharge permit" means a per-
mit for a categorical user that operates its pro-
cesses so that no industrial wastewater is
discharged to the POTW. [Ord. 3401 § 1,
2002].
7.90.040 Abbreviations.
The following abbreviations shall have the
designated meanings:
AKART
All known available and
NPDES
reasonable technology
ASPP
Accidental spill prevention plan
BMPs
Best management practices
BOD
Biochemical oxygen demand
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
COD
Chemical oxygen demand
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection
RCW
Agency
FOG
Fats, oils, and grease
gpd Gallons per day
1 Liter
LEL Lower explosive limit
mg Milligrams
mg/L Milligrams per liter
MSDS Material safety and data sheet
(Revised 8/02) 7-30
NOV
Notice of violation
NPDES
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System
O&M
Operation and maintenance
POTW
Publicly owned treatment works
RCRA
Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, 42 USC 6901 et
seq.
RCW
Revised Code of Washington
SIC
Standard Industrial Classifications
SWDA
Solid Waste Disposal Act,
Chapter 70.95 RCW
TSS
Total suspended solids
USC
United States Code
WAC
Washington Administrative Code
With regards to abbreviations contained in
this chapter, the use of the singular shall be
construed to include the plural and the plural
shall include the singular as indicated by the
context of its use. [Ord. 3401 § 1, 2002].
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Chapter 7.91
WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT —
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Sections:
7.91.010
Prohibited discharge standards.
7.91.020
Federal categorical pretreatment
standards.
7.91.030
State requirements.
7.91.040
Local limits.
7.91.050
City's right of revision.
7.91.060
Special agreement.
7.91.070
Dilution.
7.91.080
Pretreatment facilities.
7.91.090
Deadline for compliance with
applicable pretreatment
requirements.
7.91.100
Additional pretreatment measures
7.91.110
Accidental discharge/slug control
plans.
7.91.120
Septic tank wastes.
7.91.010 Prohibited discharge standards.
A. General Prohibitions. No user or domes-
tic user shall introduce or cause to be intro-
duced into the POTW any pollutant or
wastewater that causes pass through or inter-
ference. These general prohibitions apply to all
users of the POTW whether or not they are
subject to categorical pretreatment standards
or any other national, state, or local pretreat-
ment standards or requirements.
B. Specific Prohibitions. No user or domes-
tic user shall introduce or cause to be intro-
duced into the POTW the following pollutants,
substances, or wastewater:
1. Pollutants which may create a fire or
explosive hazard in the POTW, including, but
not limited to, wastestreams with a closed -cup
flashpoint of less than 140 degrees Fahrenheit
(60 degrees Celsius) using the test methods
specified in 40 CFR 261.21;
2. Wastewater having a pH less than 5.0
or more than 11.0, or otherwise causing corro-
sive structural damage to the POTW or equip-
ment;
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3. Solid or viscous substances in
amounts which will cause obstruction of the
flow in the POTW resulting in interference but
in no case solids greater than one-quarter inch;
4. Pollutants, including oxygen -de-
manding pollutants (BOD, etc.), released in a
discharge at a flow rate and/or pollutant con-
centration which, either singly or by interac-
tion with other pollutants, will cause interfer-
ence with the POTW;
5. Wastewater having a temperature
which will inhibit biological activity in the
treatment plant resulting in interference, but in
no case wastewater which causes the tempera-
ture at the introduction into the treatment plant
to exceed 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees
Celsius);
6. Petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cut-
ting oil, or products of mineral oil origin, in
amounts that will cause interference or pass
through;
7. Pollutants which result in the pres-
ence of toxic gases, vapors, or fumes within
the POTW in a quantity that may cause acute
worker health and safety problems;
8. Trucked or hauled pollutants (includ-
ing sanitary wastes and grease wastes) unless
authorized by the director in writing;
9. Noxious or malodorous liquids,
gases, solids, or other wastewater which, either
singly or by interaction with other wastes, are
sufficient to create a public nuisance or a haz-
ard to life, or to prevent entry into the sewers
for maintenance or repair;
10. Wastewater which imparts color
which cannot be removed by the treatment
process, such as, but not limited to, dye wastes
and vegetable tanning solutions, which conse-
quently imparts color to the treatment plant's
effluent, thereby violating the city's NPDES
permit. Color (in combination with turbidity)
shall not cause the treatment plant effluent to
reduce the depth of the compensation point for
photosynthetic activity by more than 10 per-
cent from the seasonably established norm for
aquatic life;
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7.91.010
11. Wastewater containing any radioac-
tive wastes or isotopes except as specifically
approved in writing by the director in compli-
ance with applicable state or federal regula-
tions;
12. Stormwater, surface water, ground
water, artesian well water, roof runoff, subsur-
face drainage, swimming pool drainage, con-
densate, deionized water, noncontact cooling
water, and unpolluted wastewater, unless spe-
cifically authorized in writing by the director;
13. Any sludges, screenings, or other
residues from the pretreatment of industrial or
commercial wastes or from industrial or com-
mercial processes, except as authorized in
writing by the director;
14. Medical wastes, except as specifi-
cally authorized in writing by the director;
15. Wastewater causing, alone or in
conjunction with other sources, the treatment
plant's effluent to exhibit toxicity in an analyt-
ical test;
16. Detergents, surface-active agents, or
other substances in amounts which may cause
excessive foaming in the POTW;
17. Any liquid, solids, or gases which by
reason of their nature or quantity are, or may
be, sufficient either alone or by interaction
with other substances to cause fire or explo-
sion or be injurious in any other way to the
POTW or to the operation of the POTW. At no
time shall two successive readings on an
explosion meter, at the point of discharge into
the system (or at any point in the system), be
more than five percent nor any single reading
over 10 percent of the lower explosive limit
(LEL) of the meter;
18. Animal guts or tissues, paunch
manure, bones, hair, hides or fleshings,
entrails, whole blood, feathers, ashes, cinders,
sand, spent lime, stone or marble dusts, metal,
glass, straw, shavings, grass clippings, rags,
spent grains, spent hops, waste paper, wood,
plastics, gas, tar asphalt residues, residues
from refining or processing of fuel or lubricat-
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ing oil, mud, or glass grinding or polishing
wastes;
19. Any substance that will cause the
POTW to violate its NPDES and/or other dis-
posal system permits;
20. Any wastewater, which in the opin-
ion of the director can cause harm either to the
sewers, sewage treatment process, or equip-
ment; have an adverse effect on the receiving
stream; or can otherwise endanger life, limb,
public property, or constitute a nuisance,
unless authorized in a wastewater discharge
permit;
21. The contents of any tank or other
vessel commercially owned or used by any
person in the business of collecting or pump-
ing sewage, effluent, septage, or other waste-
water, unless said person has first obtained
testing and approval as may be generally
required by the city of Edmonds and paid all
fees assessed for the privilege of said dis-
charge;
22. Any hazardous or dangerous wastes
as defined in rules published by the state of
Washington (Chapter 173-303 WAC) and/or
in EPA rules 40 CFR Part 261;
23. Persistent pesticides and/or pesti-
cides regulated by the Federal Insecticide Fun-
gicide Rodenticide Act (FIFRA);
24. Any slug load;
25. Any substance that may cause the
POTW's effluent or treatment residues, slud-
ges, or scums to be unsuitable for reclamation
and reuse, or to interfere with the reclamation
process;
26. Fats, oils and grease in amounts that
may cause obstructions or maintenance prob-
lems in the collection/conveyance system, or
interference in the POTW.
C. Pollutants, substances, or wastewater
prohibited by this chapter shall not be pro-
cessed or stored in such a manner that they are
likely to be discharged to the POTW unless the
user has in place an approved accidental spill
prevention plan (ASPP)/slug control plan.
[Ord. 3401 § 2, 2002].
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7.91.020 Federal categorical pretreatment
standards.
National categorical pretreatment standards
as adopted and hereafter amended by the EPA
pursuant to the Act shall be met by all users in
the regulated industrial categories. These stan-
dards, found in 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter
N, Parts 405-471, as the same now exists or is
hereinafter amended, are hereby incorporated
by reference. [Ord. 3401 § 2, 2002].
7.91.030 State requirements.
A. State requirements and limitations on
discharges to the POTW shall be met by all
users which are subject to such standards in
any instance in which they are more stringent
than federal requirements and limitations, or
those in Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC or
other applicable ordinances. This includes the
requirement to meet AKART as defined herein
whenever applicable and more stringent than
the limits of ECC 7.91.040, and to comply
with the requirements of Chapter 7.92 ECC.
B. Any user determined by the city to qual-
ify as a significant industrial user shall file an
application for a state waste discharge permit
with the department in accordance with the
requirements of WAC 173-216-070. Proof of
acceptance of the application, and payment of
permit fees shall be kept at the user's facilities,
and produced upon request by the city. Failure
to submit the application or rejection of the
application by the department may be consid-
ered sufficient grounds to terminate or refuse
to provide sewer service. [Ord. 3401 § 2,
2002].
7.91.040 Local limits.
A. The following pollutant limits are estab-
lished to protect against pass through and
interference. No person shall discharge waste-
water containing in excess of the following
daily maximum allowable discharge limits:
7.91.060
arsenic
0.36
mg/L
cadmium
0.27
mg/L
chromium
1.99
mg/L
copper
0.12
mg/L
cyanide
0.29
mg/L
lead
1.82
mg/L
mercury
0.07
mg/L
nickel
2.14
mg/L
silver
0.29
mg/L
zinc
5.13
mg/L
nonpolar fats, oils, and grease
100
mg/L
(NPFOG)
polar fats, oils, and grease
300
mg/L
(PFOG)
B. The above limits apply at the point
where the wastewater is discharged to the
POTW (i.e., end of the user's pipe). Categori-
cal pretreatment standards apply at the end of
the process. However, the director may elect to
have local limits apply after pretreatment
and/or prior to mixing with dilution flows.
C. All concentrations for metallic sub-
stances are for "total" metal unless indicated
otherwise. The department may impose mass
limitations in addition to (or in place of) the
concentration -based limitations above.
D. Where a user is subject to a categorical
pretreatment standard and a local limit for a
given pollutant, the more stringent limit or
applicable pretreatment standard shall apply.
[Ord. 3401 § 2, 2002].
7.91.050 City's right of revision.
The city reserves the right to establish more
stringent standards or requirements on dis-
charges to the POTW. [Ord. 3401 § 2, 2002].
7.91.060 Special agreement.
A. The city reserves the right to enter into
written agreements with users to accept pollut-
ants compatible with the treatment system at
concentrations greater than those typical of
domestic wastewater. Within such agree-
ments, the city may establish terms of the
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user's discharge to the POTW including max-
imum flow rates and concentrations. The city
may also establish fees to recover costs associ-
ated with treating such wastes and monitoring
schedules in such agreements, as provided by
ECC 7.102.010. In no case will a special
agreement waive compliance with a state or
federal pretreatment standard or requirement
including federal categorical pretreatment
standards.
B. Users discharging or intending to dis-
charge pollutants other than BOD and TSS,
and claiming compatibility, must prove to the
satisfaction of the director that such pollutants
are compatible with the POTW. The director
may require any claim of compatibility to be
endorsed by the department. [Ord. 3401 § 2,
20021.
7.91.070 Dilution.
A user shall not increase the use of process
water, or in any way attempt to dilute a dis-
charge, as a partial or complete substitute for
adequate treatment to achieve compliance with
an applicable pretreatment standard or require-
ment unless expressly authorized by an appli-
cable pretreatment standard or requirement.
The director may request the department to
impose mass limitations on users, which he
believes may be using dilution to meet applica-
ble pretreatment standards or requirements, or
in other cases when the imposition of mass
limitations is appropriate. [Ord. 3401 § 2,
2002] .
7.91.080 Pretreatment facilities.
A. General Pretreatment Requirements.
1. Users shall procure and properly
install, operate, and maintain the wastewater
facilities which combined with appropriate
practices are necessary to achieve AKART as
defined herein. Such pretreatment facilities
shall be designed to achieve compliance with
all applicable pretreatment standards and
requirements set out in Chapters 7.90 through
7.102 ECC within the time limitations speci-
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fied by the EPA, the state, or the director,
whichever is more stringent.
2. Detailed plans showing the pretreat-
ment facilities and operating procedures shall
be submitted to the department for review and
approval in accordance with the procedures of
Chapter 173-240 WAC, and shall be submitted
to the city before construction of the facility.
The review of such plans and operating proce-
dures will in no way relieve the user from the
responsibility of modifying the facility as nec-
essary to produce an acceptable discharge to
the city and/or the department and meet dis-
charge limitations under the provisions of
Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC. Any facili-
ties required to pretreat wastewater to a level
acceptable to the city shall be provided, oper-
ated, and maintained at the user's expense.
3. Users shall comply with approved
engineering reports, plans and specifications,
and operations and maintenance manuals, and
shall modify such documents to reflect any
proposed modifications of industrial wastewa-
ter (pretreatment) facilities. Users shall submit
proposals to modify pretreatment facilities to
the department before implementation in
accordance with Chapter 173-240 WAC.
Users shall submit a copy of such revised plans
and the department's acceptance to the director
before implementing changes to approved pre-
treatment facilities. The director may audit the
compliance of any user, and require changes in
operating procedures deemed necessary by the
director to ensure continued compliance with
applicable pretreatment standards and require-
ments.
4. New sources, and new users deter-
mined to be SIUs must have pretreatment
facilities installed and operating prior to dis-
charge, if required.
5. Users who operate restaurants, cafes,
lunch counters, delis, cafeterias, bars, or clubs,
or hotel, hospital, sanitarium, factory or school
kitchens, butcher shops, grocery stores or
other establishments where food (polar) grease
may be introduced to the sewer system shall
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have pretreatment facilities to prevent the dis-
charge of fat waste, oil, and grease. Such pre-
treatment facilities shall be either a grease
interceptor or grease trap as determined by the
city, and installed in the wastewater line lead-
ing from sinks, drains, or other fixtures where
grease may be discharged.
6. Users who operate automobile or
truck repair facilities, steam cleaning facilities
for motorized equipment, air compressor(s), or
any other establishments or equipment where
petroleum based (nonpolar) grease and oil may
be introduced to the sewer system shall have
pretreatment facilities to prevent the discharge
of oil and grease. These pretreatment facilities
shall be oil/water separators or interceptors
located to collect such mixture of grease, oil,
and water. Such facilities shall be in accor-
dance with city and state standards.
7. Oil or grease of petroleum or mineral
origin (nonpolar) shall not be discharged to the
city's sewer system at a concentration in
excess of 100 mg/L.
8. Oil or grease of animal or vegetable
origin (polar) shall not be discharged to the
city's sewer system at a concentration in
excess of 300 mg/L.
9. A plumbing permit is required for the
installation of a grease trap; fee schedule is on
file with the city clerk's office.
10. A side sewer permit is required for
the installation of a grease interceptor; fee
schedule is on file with the city clerk's office.
B. Pretreatment Requirements for FOG.
1. The wholesale shredding of food
wastes into any fixture that discharges to a
grease interceptor is prohibited. Dry scrapping
dishes and cooking ware and the installation of
flat screens and/or baskets in the prerinse,
preparation and pot sinks is encouraged to
reduce the solid waste load and the discharge
of fats and oils.
2. Users that recycle fats, oils and grease
must do so in a way that complies with all
applicable state, city, and health department
regulations.
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3. Other factors may influence the type
of pretreatment required. Those factors
include but are not limited to:
a. If a user is located in a grease prob-
lem area;
b. If there have been past problems
(blockages, NOVs, etc.) with a user;
c. The type of food the users prepare;
d. Volume of water discharged by a
user;
e. Number of meals a user serves per
day;
f. Number of fixtures connected to
the sewer system;
g. Adequacy of existing pretreatment
equipment.
4. The use of any additive, such as
enzymes, chemicals, or bacteria, as a substitute
for grease traps or interceptors or the mainte-
nance of grease traps or interceptors is prohib-
ited. In no case shall any additive that emulsi-
fies fats, oils or grease be used. Any use of
additives as a supplement to grease intercep-
tors shall first be authorized in writing by the
director prior to their use by the food service
facility owner or the grease hauler. MSDS
sheets and any other applicable information
concerning the composition, frequency of use
and mode of action of the proposed additive
shall be sent to the city together with a written
statement outlining the proposed use of the
additive(s). Based upon the information
received and any other information solicited
from the potential user or supplier, the city
shall allow or deny the use of the additive in
writing. Permission to use any specific addi-
tive may be withdrawn by the city at any time
if violations of this chapter occur that can be
demonstrated to be due to the use of the addi-
tive.
5. Alternative grease/oil removal sys-
tems may be approved in writing by the direc-
tor on a case-by-case basis to augment or
replace grease interceptors to achieve accept-
able discharge. Testing of alternative devices
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to demonstrate acceptable removal of FOG
shall be at the expense of the user.
6. Authorized city employees shall be
allowed ready access at all reasonable times to
all parts of the user's premises for the purpose
of inspection, observation, records examina-
tion, measurement, sampling and testing in
accordance with the provisions of Chapters
7.90 through 7.102 ECC. The refusal of any
user to allow the director entry to or upon the
user's premises for purposes of inspection,
sampling effluents or inspecting and copying
records or performing such other duties as
shall be required by Chapters 7.90 through
7.102 ECC shall constitute a violation of
Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC. The direc-
tor may seek a warrant or use such other legal
procedures as may be advisable and reason-
ably necessary to discharge his duties under
Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC.
7. Inspections. City employees may
inspect food service facilities on both an
unscheduled and unannounced basis or on a
scheduled basis to ascertain whether the intent
of Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC is being
met and all requirements are being complied
with. The official shall also determine if the
facility has implemented best management
practices as fully as possible. Inspections shall
include all equipment, food processing and
storage areas and shall pay special attention to
the processes that produce wastewater which
is discharged from the facility through the
grease interceptor/trap. The official shall also
inspect the interceptor/trap maintenance
record, other pertinent data, the grease inter-
ceptor/trap and may check the level of the
interceptor/trap contents and/or take samples
as necessary. Noted deficiencies shall include
but not be limited to:
a. Failure to properly maintain the
grease interceptor or trap in accordance with
the provisions of Chapters 7.90 through 7.102
ECC;
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b. Failure to record pumping activi-
ties or keep copies of manifest forms or
receipts;
c. Failure to maintain logs, files,
records or access for inspection or monitoring
activities.
8. Reinspections. The city official shall
reinspect food service facilities that received
deficiency notices at the original inspection.
The city official shall inspect the repairs or
other deficiencies and shall provide written
notice of compliance or noncompliance as the
case may be. In the event of continuing non-
compliance, successive reinspections will be
scheduled and appropriate fees shall be
charged to the food service facility concerned.
A first reinspection shall be performed after a
minimum of 30 working days has elapsed to
allow for corrective action by the food service
facility to be completed.
9. Monitoring. The city shall have the
right to sample and analyze the wastewater
from any food service facility at any time to
determine compliance with the requirements
of the city code. If violations of the oil and
grease limit or proper maintenance of intercep-
tors/traps are detected, escalating enforcement
action will be initiated and demand monitoring
costs will be billed to the food service facility.
C. Grease Traps. All grease trap installa-
tions must meet the following criteria:
1. Trap Design and Location. Grease
traps shall conform to the standards in the cur-
rent edition of the UPC. Grease traps shall be
installed in strict accordance with the manu-
facturer's instructions. Grease traps shall be
equipped with a cover and a mechanism for a
secure closing. Flow control devices shall be
required where the water flow through the
interceptor may exceed its rated flow. Dish-
washers and garbage disposals shall not be
connected to grease traps. No more than four
fixtures shall connect to an individual grease
trap. Grease traps shall be located in the food
service facility's lateral sewer line between all
fixtures which may introduce grease into the
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sewer system and the connection to the city's
wastewater collection system. Wastewater
from sanitary facilities and other similar fix-
tures shall not be introduced into the grease
trap under any circumstances.
2. Trap Capacity. The capacity of the
grease trap shall be related to the flow rate and
meet the requirements of the UPC. The mini-
mum capacity of any one unit shall be rated for
35 gallons per minute flow rate, with a reten-
tion capacity of 70 pounds. -
3. Flow -Through Rate. Flow-through
rates shall be calculated in accordance with the
procedures in the UPC.
4. Flow Control Device. Grease traps
shall be equipped with a device to control the
rate of flow through the unit. The rate of flow
shall not exceed the manufacturer's rated
capacity recommended in gallons per minute
for the unit.
5. Inspection, Cleaning and Mainte-
nance. Each food service facility shall be
solely responsible for the cost of trap installa-
tion, inspection, cleaning and maintenance.
Each food service facility may contract with a
grease hauler, or it may develop a written pro-
tocol and perform its own grease trap cleaning
and maintenance procedures. Cleaning and
maintenance must be performed when the total
volume of captured grease and solid material
displaces more than 25 percent of the total vol-
ume of the unit. Each food service facility shall
determine the frequency at which their grease
trap shall be cleaned, but all grease traps shall
be opened, inspected, cleaned and maintained
at a minimum of once per week.
6. Inspection. Grease traps may be
inspected by the city as necessary to assure
compliance with Chapters 7.90 through 7.102
ECC and to assure proper cleaning and main-
tenance schedules are being adhered to.
7. Repairs. The food service facility
shall be responsible for the cost and scheduling
of all repairs to its grease trap(s). Repairs
required by the city shall be completed within
14 working days after the date of written notice
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of required repairs is received by the facility.
Users may utilize a different schedule for
repair upon prior written approval from the
city.
8. Disposal. Grease and solid materials
removed from a grease trap shall be disposed
of in the solid waste disposal system.
9. Record Keeping. The food service
facility shall maintain records of the date and
time of all cleaning and maintenance of each
grease trap, and shall make this record avail-
able for inspection by the city on demand.
D. Grease Interceptors. All grease intercep-
tor installations must meet the following crite-
ria:
1. Interceptor Design and Location.
Grease interceptors shall conform to the stan-
dards in the current edition of the UPC. Grease
interceptors shall have a minimum of two
compartments and shall be capable of separa-
tion and retention of grease and storage of set-
tled solids. Extended inlet and outlet sanitary
tees must be provided, with the outlet tee
extending down to within one-third from the
bottom of the tank. A control manhole over
each compartment for monitoring purposes
shall be required and installed at the
owner/operator's sole expense. Covers shall
have a gas-tight fit. The grease interceptor
shall be designed, constructed and installed for
adequate load-bearing capacity. Grease inter-
ceptors shall be located in the food service
facility's lateral sewer line between all fixtures
which may introduce grease into the sewer
system and the connection to the city's waste-
water collection system. Such fixtures shall
include but not be limited to sinks, dishwash-
ers, automatic hood wash units, floor drains in
food preparation and storage areas, and any
other fixture which is determined to be a
potential source of grease. Wastewater from
sanitary facilities and other similar fixtures
shall not be introduced into the grease inter-
ceptor or trap under any circumstances. Inter-
ceptors shall be installed in a location outside
of the building which provides easy access at
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all times for inspections, cleaning and proper
maintenance, including pumping.
2. Interceptor Capacity. Grease inter-
ceptor capacity calculations shall be per-
formed by each food service facility based on
size and type of operation according to the for-
mulas contained in the UPC. The minimum
capacity of any one unit shall be 500 gallons.
3. Inspection, Pumping and Mainte-
nance. Each food service facility shall be
responsible for the costs of installing, inspect-
ing, cleaning and maintaining its grease inter-
ceptor. All food service facilities that have
grease interceptors shall utilize a grease
hauler. Pumping services shall include the
complete removal of all contents, including
floating materials, wastewater and bottom
sludges and solids. Decanting or discharging
of removed wastes back into the grease inter-
ceptor from which the wastes were removed,
or into any other grease interceptor, for the
purpose of reducing the volume to be disposed
of is strictly prohibited. Grease interceptor
cleaning shall include scraping excessive sol-
ids from the walls, floors, baffles and all pipe-
work. Each food service facility shall inspect
its grease interceptor during the pumping pro-
cedure to ensure that all fittings and fixtures
inside the interceptor are in good condition and
functioning properly. After the interceptor is
emptied and cleaned, the unit shall be filled
with clean, cool tap water before any process
wastewater containing grease enters the unit.
4. Interceptor Pumping Frequency.
Each food service facility shall clean its grease
interceptor at a minimum frequency of once
every 90 days. There shall be a minimum
period of two months between each required
cleaning. Each food service facility shall deter-
mine the frequency at which its grease inter-
ceptor shall be pumped according to the
following criteria:
a. When the floatable grease layer
exceeds 12 inches in depth as measured in the
inlet compartment by an approved dipping
method; or
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b. When the settleable solids layer
exceeds eight inches in depth as measured in
the inlet compartment by an approved dipping
method; or
c. When the total volume of captured
grease and solid material displaces more than
25 percent of the capacity of the interceptor as
calculated using an approved dipping method
in the inlet compartment; or
d. When the interceptor is not retain-
ing/capturing oils and greases; or the removal
efficiency of the device, as determined through
sampling and analysis, is less than 80 percent.
5. Cleaning Variance. If a food service
facility believes that quarterly pumping of its
grease interceptor is unnecessary in order to
remain in compliance with the criteria of sub-
section (D)(4) of this section, the facility may
make written application for a variance from
the monthly pumping requirements to the
director. City employees will review cleaning
maintenance records and perform physical
inspections of the interceptor as needed to ver-
ify compliance with subsection (D)(4) of this
section. The city will base the new cleaning
frequency schedule upon observed accumula-
tion for the user requesting the variance. All
interceptors shall be cleaned at a minimum of
once every 180 calendar days.
6. Inspection. Grease interceptors may
be inspected by the city as necessary to assure
compliance with Chapters 7.90 through 7.102
ECC and to assure proper cleaning and main-
tenance schedules are being adhered to.
7. Repairs. The food service facility
shall be responsible for the cost and scheduling
of all repairs to its grease interceptor(s).
Repairs required by the city shall be completed
within 14 working days after the date of writ-
ten notice of required repairs is received by the
facility or other schedule upon written
approval from the city.
8. Disposal. Wastes removed from each
grease interceptor shall be disposed of at a
facility that is permitted to receive such
wastes. Grease or gray water shall not be
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returned to any grease interceptor, private
sewer line or to any portion of the city's waste-
water collection system.
9. Record Keeping. Each food service
facility shall maintain records of the date and
time of all cleaning and maintenance of each
grease trap, and shall make this record avail-
able for inspection by the city on demand.
E. Other Interceptors.
1. Dischargers who operate automatic
and coin-operated laundries, car washes, fill-
ing stations, commercial garages or similar
businesses having any type of washing facili-
ties (including pressure washing and steam
cleaning) or any other dischargers producing
grit, sand, oils, lint, or other materials which
have the potential of causing partial or com-
plete obstruction of the building side sewer or
other areas in the POTW shall, upon order of
the director, install approved interceptors,
oil/water separators, or tanks in accordance
with specifications adopted by the city of
Edmonds such that excessive amounts of oil,
sand and inert solids are effectively prevented
from entering the POTW.
2. Installation and Maintenance. All
grease interceptors, oil/water separators, set-
tling tanks and grit traps shall be properly
installed, maintained and operated by the dis-
charger at his own expense. The installation
shall be kept in continuous operation at all
times, and shall be maintained in a manner that
shall prevent fat waste, oil or grease, and inert
solids from being carried into the sewer system
at all times. A service contractor qualified to
perform such cleaning must perform cleaning.
All material removed shall be disposed of in
accordance with all state and federal regula-
tions. Records and certification of mainte-
nance shall be made readily available to the
director for review and inspection, and must be
maintained for a minimum of three years.
3. If a failure to maintain settling tanks,
grit traps, grease interceptors, or oil/water sep-
arators results in partial or complete blockage
of the building sewer, private sewer system
7.91.090
discharging to the city sewer system, or other
parts of the city sewer system, or adversely
affects the treatment or transmission capabili-
ties of the POTW, or requires excessive main-
tenance by the city, or poses a possible health
hazard, the discharger responsible for the facil-
ities shall be subject to the remedies herein,
including cost recovery, enforcement and pen-
alties. [Ord. 3401 § 2, 2002].
7.91.090 Deadline for compliance with
applicable pretreatment
requirements.
A. Pretreatment Facilities for FOG. All res-
taurants, cafes, lunch counters, delis, cafete-
rias, bars, or clubs, or hotel, hospital, sanitar-
ium, factory or school kitchens, butcher shops,
or other establishments where food (polar)
grease may be introduced to the sewer system
which do not have grease interceptors, or do
not have adequately sized interceptors at the
time of adoption of the ordinance codified in
this chapter shall meet the requirement for
interception of grease, oils and fats by install-
ing an approved grease interceptor.
Approved grease interceptors shall be
installed within 12 months of the adoption of
the ordinance codified in this chapter for exist-
ing facilities identified by the director as hav-
ing a history of causing problems in the city's
collection system. Facilities that must install
approved grease interceptors within 12 months
of ordinance adoption will be notified in writ-
ing by the director.
Existing facilities which are not so notified
by the director shall have 18 months from the
time of adoption of the ordinance codified in
this chapter to install approved grease inter-
ceptors in accordance with this chapter.
B. Significant Industrial Users. Compli-
ance by existing sources (categorical users)
covered by categorical pretreatment standards
shall be within three years of the date the stan-
dard is effective unless a shorter compliance
time is specified in the appropriate standard.
The department shall establish a final compli-
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7.91.100
ance deadline date for any categorical user
when the local limits for said user are more
restrictive than EPA's categorical pretreat-
ment standards.
New source dischargers, and "new users"
that are determined to be SIUs, are required to
comply with applicable pretreatment standards
within the shortest feasible time (not to exceed
90 days from the beginning of discharge). New
sources, and "new users" that are determined
to be SIUs, shall install and have in operating
condition, and shall "start-up" all pollution
control equipment required to meet applicable
pretreatment standards before beginning to
discharge. [Ord. 3401 § 2, 2002].
7.91.100 Additional pretreatment
measures.
A. Whenever deemed necessary, the direc-
tor may require users to restrict their discharge
during peak flow periods, designate that cer-
tain wastewater be discharged only into spe-
cific sewers, relocate and/or consolidate points
of discharge, separate sewage wastestreams
from industrial wastewater streams, and such
other conditions as may be necessary to protect
the POTW and determine the user's compli-
ance with the requirements of Chapters 7.90
through 7.102 ECC.
B. When determined necessary by the
director, each user discharging into the POTW
shall install and maintain, on his property and
at his expense, a suitable storage and flow -con-
trol facility to insure equalization of flow. The
director may require the facility to be equipped
with alarms and a rate of discharge controller,
the regulation of which shall be determined by
the director. A wastewater discharge permit or
discharge authorization may be issued solely
for flow equalization.
C. Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall
be provided when, in the opinion of the direc-
tor, they are necessary for the proper handling
of wastewater containing excessive amounts
of grease and oil, or sand; except that such
interceptors shall not be required for residen-
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tial users. All interception units shall be of type
and capacity approved by the director and shall
be so located to be easily accessible for clean-
ing and inspection. Such interceptors shall be
inspected, cleaned, and repaired regularly, as
needed, by the user at his expense.
D. Users with the potential to discharge
flammable substances may be required to
install and maintain an approved combustible
gas detection meter. [Ord. 3401 § 2, 2002].
7.91.110 Accidental discharge/slug
control plans.
A. The director may require any user to
install, properly operate and maintain, at its
own expense, facilities to prevent slug loads or
accidental discharges of pollutants to the
POTW. The director may require users to pro-
duce and/or implement spill plans developed
in compliance with applicable OSHA, health,
fire, and department regulations applicable to
discharges to POTWs. Where deemed neces-
sary by the director, facilities to prevent acci-
dental discharge or slug discharges of
pollutants shall be provided and maintained at
the user's cost and expense. When such plans
are required by the director, they shall contain
at least the following elements:
1. Description of discharge practices,
including nonroutine batch discharges;
2. Description of stored chemicals;
3. Procedures for immediately notifying
the POTW of any accidental or slug discharge.
Such notification must also be given for any
discharge which would violate any of the stan-
dards in ECC 7.91.010 through 7.91.040; and
4. Procedures to prevent adverse impact
from any accidental or slug discharge. Such
procedures include, but are not limited to,
inspection and maintenance of storage areas,
handling and transfer of materials, loading and
unloading operations, control of plant site run-
off, worker training, building of containment
structures or equipment, measures for contain-
ing toxic organic pollutants (including sol -
Edmonds City Code
vents), and/or measures and equipment for
emergency response.
B. Users shall notify the Edmonds waste-
water treatment plant orally or in writing
immediately upon the occurrence of a slug
load or "accidental discharge" of substances
regulated by Chapters 7.90 through 7.102
ECC. The notification shall include location of
discharge, date and time thereof, type of waste,
concentration and volume, and corrective
actions. Any affected user shall be liable for
any expense, loss, or damage to the POTW, in
addition to the amount of any fines imposed on
the city on account thereof under state or fed-
eral law.
C. Within seven days following an acciden-
tal discharge, the user shall submit to the direc-
tor a detailed written report describing the
cause of the discharge and the measures to be
taken by the user to prevent similar future
occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve
the user of any expense, loss, damage, or other
liability which may be incurred as a result of
damage to the POTW, fish kills, or any other
damage to person or property; nor shall such
notification relieve the user of any fines, civil
penalties, or other liability which may be
imposed by Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC
or other applicable law.
D. Signs shall be permanently posted in
conspicuous places on the user's premises
advising employees whom to call in the event
of a slug or accidental discharge. Employers
shall instruct all employees who may cause or
discover such a discharge with respect to
emergency notification procedures. [Ord.
3401 § 2, 2002].
7.91.120 Septic tank wastes.
No septic tank wastes shall be discharged to
the POTW. [Ord. 3401 § 2, 2002].
7.92.020
Chapter 7.92
WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT —
WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT
REQUIREMENTS
Sections:
7.92.010 Requirements to complete
industrial user surveys.
7.92.020 Wastewater discharge permitting —
Requirements for discharge.
7.92.030 Permit requirements for dangerous
waste constituents.
7.92.010 Requirements to complete
industrial user surveys.
The director shall periodically notify new,
existing, and potential users of the requirement
to complete an industrial user survey form.
Upon notification, users shall fully and accu-
rately complete the survey form, and return the
completed form to the director within 30 days
of receipt. Each user shall maintain a copy of
the latest completed survey form at their place
of business. Failure to fully or accurately com-
plete a survey form or to maintain the latest
survey form on the premises where a wastewa-
ter discharge is occurring shall be a violation
of Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC. [Ord.
3401 § 3, 2002].
7.92.020 Wastewater discharge
permitting — Requirements for
discharge.
A. No significant industrial user shall dis-
charge wastewater into the POTW without
first obtaining a written statement from the
director that the POTW has the hydraulic,
and/or loading capacity to accept the dis-
charge. Each SIU must also comply with the
state requirements listed in ECC 7.91.030, and
in particular, apply for and receive a wastewa-
ter discharge permit from the department
which authorizes the discharge. The director
may require proof of application as a condition
of new or continued discharge. Obtaining a
wastewater discharge permit does not relieve
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7.92.030
an SIU of its obligation to comply with all fed-
eral and state pretreatment standards or
requirements or with any other requirements
of federal, state, and local regulation including
the requirement for applying AKART.
B. The director may require other users,
including liquid waste haulers, to obtain
wastewater discharge permits (as necessary) to
carry out the purposes of Chapters 7.90
through 7.102 ECC.
C. The director may also establish, and
require users by letter, permit, or rule, to
implement those best management practices
determined by the director to be representative
of AKART, or to discontinue use of any sub-
stance for which an effective substitute is
available which either:
1. Will lessen the potential for violating
Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC or any water
quality standard; or
2. May represent a significant decrease
either singly, or in combination with other sim-
ilar users, in the toxicity of pollutant loadings
to the POTW. [Ord. 3401 § 3, 2002].
7.92.030 Permit requirements for
dangerous waste constituents.
Users discharging a wastestream containing
dangerous wastes as defined in Chapter 173-
303 WAC (listed, characteristic, or criteria
wastes) are required to comply with the fol-
lowing permit provisions:
A. Obtain a written authorization to dis-
charge the waste from the director, and either
obtain specific authorization to discharge the
waste in a state waste discharge permit issued
by the department, or accurately describe the
wastestream in a temporary permit obtained
pursuant to RCW 90.48.165. The description
shall include at least:
1. The name of the dangerous waste as
set forth in Chapter 173-303 WAC, and the
dangerous waste number;
2. The mass of each constituent
expected to be discharged;
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3. The type of discharge (continuous,
batch, or other).
B. Compliance shall be obtained on the fol-
lowing schedule:
1. Before discharge for new users;
2. Within 30 days after becoming aware
of a discharge of dangerous wastes to the
POTW for existing users; and
3. Within 90 days after final rules iden-
tifying additional dangerous wastes or new
characteristics or criteria of dangerous waste
are published for users discharging a newly
listed dangerous waste. [Ord. 3401 § 3, 2002].
Edmonds City Code
Chapter 7.93
WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT —
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Sections:
7.93.010
Disclosure of records.
7.93.020
Reports from unpermitted users.
7.93.030
Reporting requirements for
dangerous waste constituents.
7.93.040
Record keeping.
7.93.010 Disclosure of records.
Each user shall have available at the loca-
tion of discharge all records and reports
required by Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC,
any applicable state and federal regulation, or
any permit or order issued thereunder. Each
user shall make such records available for
review by the director during business hours,
when activities are being conducted at the
facility, and at all reasonable times. Failure to
comply with this provision is a violation of
Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC. [Ord. 3401
§ 4, 2002].
7.93.020 Reports from unpermitted users.
All users not required to obtain a wastewater
discharge permit from the department shall
provide appropriate reports to the city as the
director may require. The director shall deter-
mine the schedule and format of such reports,
and the pollutant properties, flow rates, and
other pertinent information to be reported.
[Ord. 3401 § 4, 2002].
7.93.030 Reporting requirements for
dangerous waste constituents.
Any user discharging 100 kilograms or
more of dangerous waste in any calendar
month to the POTW where the pollutants are
not reported through self-monitoring under an
applicable state waste discharge permit, shall
report to the director and the department, the
following information to the extent that it is
known or readily available to the user:
7.93.040
A. The name of the dangerous waste as set
forth in Chapter 173-303 WAC, and the dan-
gerous waste number;
B. The specific hazardous constituents;
C. The estimated mass and concentration of
such constituents in wastestreams discharged
during the calendar month;
D. The type of discharge (continuous,
batch, or other); and
E. The estimated mass of dangerous waste
constituents in wastestreams expected to be
discharged in the next 12 months. [Ord. 3401
§ 4, 2002].
7.93.040 Record keeping.
A. Users subject to Chapters 7.90 through
7.102 ECC shall retain, and make available for
inspection and copying, all records of informa-
tion maintained to comply with Chapters 7.90
through 7.102 ECC, a state waste discharge
permit, or approved operations and mainte-
nance procedures (inspections, lubrication,
repair, etc.). Users subject to monitoring activ-
ities shall keep records of all monitoring activ-
ities whether required or voluntary.
B. Monitoring records shall include the
date, exact place, method, and time of sam-
pling and the name of the person(s) taking the
samples; the dates analyses were performed;
who performed the analyses; the analytical
techniques or methods used; and the results of
such analyses.
C. These records shall remain available for
a period of at least three years. This period
shall be automatically extended for the dura-
tion of any litigation concerning the user or
POTW, or where the user has been specifically
notified of a longer retention period by the
director. [Ord. 3401 § 4, 2002].
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7.94.010
Chapter 7.94
WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT —
SAMPLING AND ANALYTICAL
REQUIREMENTS
Sections;
7.94.010
Sampling requirements for users.
7.94.020
Analytical requirements.
7.94.030
City monitoring of user's
wastewater.
7.94.010 Sampling requirements for
users.
A. Users which discharge to the Edmonds
POTW shall abide by all applicable wastewa-
ter monitoring requirements of Chapters 7.90
through 7.102 ECC, any applicable order, and
any state or federal regulation or permit,
including a state waste discharge or NPDES
permit. The director may require self-monitor-
ing as a requirement of discharge to the
POTW, or may conduct city monitoring of any
discharge to the POTW.
B. Samples should be taken immediately
downstream from pretreatment facilities if
such exist or immediately downstream from
the regulated or manufacturing process if no
pretreatment exists or as determined by the
city and/or contained in the user's wastewater
discharge permit. For categorical users, if
other wastewaters are mixed with the regu-
lated wastewater prior to pretreatment, the user
shall measure the flows and concentrations
necessary to allow use of the combined waste -
stream formula of 40 CFR 403.6(e) in order to
evaluate compliance with the applicable
national categorical pretreatment standards.
For other SIUs which are required to sample,
the user shall measure the flows and concen-
trations necessary to evaluate compliance with
the pretreatment standards and requirements.
C. Noncategorical Users. All other users,
where required to sample, shall measure the
flows and pollutant concentrations necessary
to evaluate compliance with pretreatment stan-
dards and requirements.
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D. Users that analyze wastewater samples
shall record and report, with the sampling
results, the information required in ECC
7.93.040(B). All required reports shall also
certify that such sampling and analysis is rep-
resentative of normal work cycles and
expected pollutant discharges from the user. If
a user sampled and analyzed more frequently
than what was required in its wastewater dis-
charge permit, using methodologies in 40 CFR
Part 136, it must submit all results of sampling
and analysis of the discharge with the next
required wastewater discharge report. Reports
containing incomplete information shall not
demonstrate compliance with Chapters 7.90
through 7.102 ECC, or a wastewater discharge
permit. [Ord. 3401 § 5, 2002].
7.94.020 Analytical requirements.
A. All pollutant analyses, including sam-
pling techniques, shall be performed in accor-
dance with the techniques prescribed in 40
CFR Part 136, unless otherwise specified in an
applicable categorical pretreatment standard.
If 40 CFR Part 136 does not contain sampling
or analytical techniques for the pollutant in
question, sampling and analyses must be per-
formed in accordance with procedures
approved by the EPA or the department.
B. All analyses required to be reported with
the exception of flow, temperature, settleable
solids, conductivity, and pH shall be per-
formed by a laboratory registered or accredited
under the provisions of Chapter 173-50 WAC.
Laboratories must be accredited for the analy-
ses which they are performing. [Ord. 3401 § 5,
2002].
7.94.030 City monitoring of user's
wastewater.
The city will follow the same procedures
required of users described in ECC 7.94.010
and 7.94.020 whenever conducting wastewa-
ter sampling of any industrial user when such
sampling is conducted to ensure compliance
Edmonds City Code
with Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC and
applicable pretreatment standards and require-
ments. [Ord. 3401 § 5, 2002].
7.95.010
Chapter 7.95
WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT —
COMPLIANCE MONITORING
Sections;
7.95.010 Inspection and sampling.
7.95.020 Monitoring facilities.
7.95.030 Search warrants.
7.95.040 Vandalism.
7.95.010 Inspection and sampling.
Continued connection and use of the
Edmonds municipal sewer system shall be
contingent on the right of the city to inspect
and sample all discharges into the system. The
city shall have the right to enter the facilities of
any user for the purpose of the enforcement of
Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC, and to
determine that any wastewater discharge per-
mit or order issued thereunder is being met and
whether the user is complying with all require-
ments thereof. Users shall allow the director
ready access to all parts of the premises for the
purposes of inspection, sampling, records
examination and copying, and the perfor-
mance of any additional duties.
A. Where a user has security measures in
force, which require proper identification and
clearance before entry into its premises, the
user shall make necessary arrangements with
its security guards so that, upon presentation of
suitable identification, the director will be per-
mitted to enter without delay for the purposes
of performing specific responsibilities.
B. The director shall have the right to set up
on the user's property, or require installation of
such devices as are necessary to conduct sam-
pling and/or metering of the user's operations.
It shall be the policy of the director to inform
the department of such activities where users
hold a state waste discharge permit in order to
make the results of such sampling available to
the department.
C. Any temporary or permanent obstruc-
tion to safe and easy access to the facility to be
inspected and/or sampled shall be promptly
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7.95.020
removed by the user at the written or verbal
request of the director and shall not be
replaced. The costs of clearing such access
shall be borne by the user.
D. Unreasonable delays or failure to allow
the director access to the user's premises to
perform functions authorized under Chapters
7.90 through 7.102 ECC shall be a violation of
Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC. [Ord. 3401
§ 6, 2002].
7.95.020 Monitoring facilities.
A. Any user notified by the department or
the city that monitoring facilities are required,
shall provide and operate at its own expense a
monitoring facility to allow inspection, sam-
pling, and flow measurements of each sewer
discharge to the city. Each monitoring facility
shall be situated on the user's premises, except
where such a location would be impractical or
cause undue hardship on the user, the city may
concur with the facility being constructed in
the public street or sidewalk area, providing
that the facility is located so that it will not be
obstructed by landscaping or parked vehicles.
The director, whenever applicable, may
require the construction and maintenance of
sampling facilities at other locations (for
example, at the end of a manufacturing line or
wastewater treatment system).
B. There shall be ample room in or near
such sampling facility to allow accurate sam-
pling, flow measurement and preparation of
samples for analysis. The facility, sampling,
and measuring equipment shall be maintained
at all times in a safe and proper operating con-
dition at the expense of the user. All monitor-
ing facilities shall be constructed and
maintained in accordance with all applicable
local construction standards and specifica-
tions.
C. The director may require the user to
install monitoring equipment as necessary. All
devices used to measure wastewater flow and
quality shall be calibrated to ensure their accu-
racy. [Ord. 3401 § 6, 2002].
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7.95.030 Search warrants.
A. If the director has been refused access to
a building, structure or property, or any part
thereof, and is able to demonstrate probable
cause to believe that there may be a violation
of Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC, or that
there is a need to inspect as part of a routine
inspection program of the city designed to ver-
ify compliance with Chapters 7.90 through
7.102 ECC or any wastewater discharge per-
mit or order issued thereunder, or to protect the
overall public health, safety and welfare of the
community, then the director may seek issu-
ance of a search and/or seizure warrant from
the Edmonds municipal court or the Snohom-
ish County superior court. Such warrant shall
be served at reasonable hours by the director
and may be accomplished in the company of a
uniformed police officer of the city.
B. In the event the director has reason to
believe a situation represents an imminent
threat to public health and safety, and where
entry has been denied or the area is inaccessi-
ble, the director may enter in the company of a
uniformed police officer, before a requested
warrant has been produced, in order to deter-
mine if the suspected situation exists, and if so,
to take such actions necessary to protect the
public. [Ord. 3401 § 6, 2002].
7.95.040 Vandalism.
No person shall willfully or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface,
tamper with, or prevent access to any structure,
appurtenance or equipment, or other part of the
POTW. Any person found in violation of this
requirement shall be subject to the sanctions
set out in Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC.
[Ord. 3401 § 6, 2002].
Edmonds City Code
Chapter 7.96
WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT —
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Sections:
7.96.010 Confidential information.
7.96.010 Confidential information.
A. Information and data on a user obtained
from reports, surveys, wastewater discharge
permit applications, wastewater discharge per-
mits, and monitoring programs, and from city
inspection and sampling activities, shall be
available to the public without restriction,
unless the user specifically requests confiden-
tiality and demonstrates to the city's satisfac-
tion that the release would divulge informa-
tion, processes or methods of production enti-
tled to confidentiality under applicable state
law.
B. When requested and demonstrated by
the user furnishing a report that such informa-
tion should be held confidential, the city shall
make reasonable efforts to protect the portions
of a report which might disclose trade secrets
or secret processes from inspection by the pub-
lic, but shall be made available immediately
upon request to governmental agencies for
uses related to the NPDES program or pre-
treatment program, and in enforcement pro-
ceedings involving the person furnishing the
report.
C. Wastewater constituents and character-
istics and other "effluent data" as defined by
40 CFR 2.302 will not be recognized as confi-
dential information and will be available to the
public without restriction. [Ord. 3401 § 7,
2002].
7.97.020
Chapter 7.97
WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT —
ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT
REMEDIES
Sections:
7.97.010
State responsibility for
administrative actions.
7.97.020
Notification of violation (NOV).
7.97.030
Consent orders.
7.97.040
Compliance orders.
7.97.050
Show cause hearing.
7.97.060
Cease and desist orders.
7.97.070
Emergency suspensions.
7.97.080
Termination of discharge
(nonemergency).
7.97.090
Appeal procedures.
7.97.010 State responsibility for
administrative actions.
The department is charged with permitting
and regulating SIUs discharging to the city's
POTW. Except for emergency actions, it shall
be the policy of the director to coordinate
actions in regard to control of such users with
the department until such time as a local pre-
treatment program for the city may be autho-
rized by the state. Failure to conduct such
coordination, however, shall not invalidate any
action of the city authorized by Chapters 7.90
through 7.102 ECC. [Ord. 3401 § 8, 2002].
7.97.020 Notification of violation (NOV).
A. When the director finds that a user has
violated (or continues to violate) any provision
of Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC, or an
order issued thereunder, or any other pretreat-
ment standard or requirement, the director may
serve upon that user a written notice of viola-
tion (NOV). The director may select any
means of service that is reasonable under the
circumstances.
B. Within 10 days of the receipt of the
NOV, an explanation of the violation and a
plan for the satisfactory correction and preven-
tion thereof, to include specific required
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7.97.030
actions, shall be submitted by the user to the
director. Submission of this plan in no way
relieves the user of liability for any violations
occurring before or after receipt of the NOV.
Nothing in this chapter shall limit the authority
of the city to take any action, including emer-
gency actions or any other enforcement action,
without first issuing an NOV. [Ord. 3401 § 8,
2002].
7.97.030 Consent orders.
The director may enter into consent orders,
assurances of voluntary compliance, or other
similar documents establishing an agreement
with any user responsible for noncompliance.
Such documents will include specific action to
be taken by the user to correct the noncompli-
ance within a time period specified by the doc-
ument. Such documents shall have the same
force and effect as the administrative orders
issued pursuant to ECC 7.97.040 and 7.97.060
and shall be judicially enforceable. Use of a
consent order shall not be a bar against, or pre-
requisite for, taking any other action against
the user. [Ord. 3401 § 8, 2002].
7.97.040 Compliance orders.
A. Whenever the director finds that a user
has violated, or continues to violate, any provi-
sion of Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC, or
order issued thereunder, the director may issue
a compliance order to the user responsible for
the violation. The order shall direct that ade-
quate pretreatment facilities, devices, or other
related appurtenances be installed and prop-
erly operated and maintained. The order shall
specify that wastewater services, including
collection and treatment, shall be discontinued
and/or applicable penalties imposed unless,
following a specified time period, the directed
actions are taken.
B. Compliance orders may also contain
such other requirements as might be reason-
ably necessary and appropriate to address the
violation or noncompliance, including, but not
limited to, the installation of pretreatment
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technology, additional self-monitoring, and
management practices designed to minimize
the amount of pollutants discharged to the
POTW. A compliance order may not extend
the deadline for compliance beyond any appli-
cable state or federal deadlines, nor does an
order release the user from liability from any
past, present, or continuing violation(s). Issu-
ance of a compliance order shall not be a pre-
requisite to taking any other action against the
user. [Ord. 3401 § 8, 2002].
7.97.050 Show cause hearing.
The director may order a user which has vio-
lated or continues to violate any provision of
Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC, or order
issued thereunder, or any other pretreatment
standard or requirement, to appear before the
director and show cause why a proposed
enforcement action should not be taken.
Notice shall be served on the user specifying
the time and place for the meeting, the pro-
posed enforcement action, the reasons for such
action, and a request that the user show cause
why the proposed enforcement action should
not be taken. The notice of the meeting shall be
served personally or by registered or certified
mail (return receipt requested) at least 10 days
prior to the hearing. Such notice may be served
on any authorized representative of the user. A
show cause hearing shall not be a bar against,
or prerequisite for, taking any other action
against the user. [Ord. 3401 § 8, 2002].
7.97.060 Cease and desist orders.
A. When the director finds that a user has
violated (or continues to violate) any provision
of Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC, or order
issued thereunder, or any other pretreatment
standard or requirement, or that the user's past
violations are likely to recur, the director may
issue an order to the user directing it to cease
and desist all such violations and directing the
userto:
1. Immediately cease such actions or
discharges as described;
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2. Comply with all applicable pretreat-
ment standards and requirements;
3. Take such appropriate remedial or
preventive action as may be needed to properly
address a continuing or threatened violation,
including halting operations and/or terminat-
ing the discharge.
B. Issuance of a cease and desist order shall
not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, tak-
ing any other action against the user. [Ord.
3401 § 8, 2002].
7.97.070 Emergency suspensions.
A. The director may immediately suspend a
user's discharge after oral or written notice to
the user whenever such suspension is neces-
sary to stop an actual or threatened discharge
that reasonably appears to present or cause an
imminent or substantial endangerment to the
public health or welfare.
B. The director may also immediately sus-
pend a user's discharge after notice and oppor-
tunity to respond that threatens to interfere
with the operation of the POTW, or which pre-
sents or may present an endangerment to the
environment.
C. Any user notified of a suspension of its
discharge shall immediately stop or eliminate
its contribution. In the event of a user's failure
to immediately comply voluntarily with the
suspension order, the director shall take such
steps as deemed necessary, including immedi-
ate severance of the sewer connection, to pre-
vent or minimize damage to the POTW, its
receiving stream, or endangerment to any indi-
viduals.
The director may allow the user to recom-
mence its discharge when the user has demon-
strated to the satisfaction of the city that the
period of endangerment has passed, unless the
termination proceedings in ECC 7.97.080 are
initiated against the user.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person to
prevent or attempt to prevent the director
and/or city from terminating wastewater col-
lection and treatment services in an emergency
7.97.080
situation, by barring entry, by physically inter-
fering with city employees or contractors, or
by any other means.
E. A user that is responsible, in whole or in
part, for any discharge presenting imminent
endangerment shall submit a detailed written
statement, describing the causes of the harmful
contribution and the measures taken to prevent
any future occurrence, to the director prior to
the date of any show cause or termination hear-
ing under ECC 7.97.050 and 7.97.080.
Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted
as requiring a hearing prior to any emergency
suspension under this chapter. [Ord. 3401 § 8,
2002].
7.97.080 Termination of discharge
(nonemergency).
A. The director shall have authority to ter-
minate wastewater services, including collec-
tion and treatment, through the issuance of a
termination order to any user upon determin-
ing that such user has:
1. Refused access allowed by Chapters
7.90 through 7.102 ECC thereby preventing
the implementation of any purpose of Chapters
7.90 through 7.102 ECC;
2. Violated any provision of Chapters
7.90 through 7.102 ECC including the dis-
charge prohibitions and standards of Chapter
7.91 ECC; or
3. Violated any lawful order of the city
issued with respect to Chapters 7.90 through
7.102 ECC.
B. For users holding permits to discharge to
the city POTW, violation of the following con-
ditions is also grounds for terminating dis-
charge services:
1. Violation of wastewater discharge
permit conditions;
2. Failure to accurately report the waste-
water constituents and characteristics of its
discharge;
3. Failure to report significant changes
in operations or wastewater volume, constitu-
ents and characteristics prior to discharge.
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7.97.090
C. Such user will be notified of the pro-
posed termination of its discharge and be
offered an opportunity to show cause why the
proposed action should not be taken. Exercise
of this option by the city shall not be a bar to,
or a prerequisite for, taking any other action
against the user. [Ord. 3401 § 8, 2002].
7.97.090 Appeal procedures.
A. Appeals.
1. Any user seeking to dispute a notice
of violation, order, fine, or other action of the
director may file an appeal.
2. The appeal must be filed in writing
and received by the director, in writing, within
10 days of the receipt of the disputed action. If
the director does not receive the notice of
appeal within the 10 -day period, the right to an
appeal is waived. The notice of appeal shall
state with particularity the basis upon which
the appellant is disputing the action taken.
3. Upon receipt of a timely appeal, the
director shall set a date and time for an appeal
hearing before the city of Edmonds hearing
examiner, but in no case shall the hearing be
set more than 30 days from the receipt of the
timely notice of appeal. The appellant shall be
notified in writing of the date, time, and place
for the appeal hearing.
B. Appeal Hearing.
1. The hearing examiner may admit and
give probative effect to evidence that pos-
sesses probative value commonly accepted by
reasonably prudent men in the conduct of their
affairs. The hearing examiner shall give effect
to the rules of privilege recognized by law. The
hearing examiner may exclude incompetent,
irrelevant, immaterial and unduly repetitious
evidence. Factual issues shall be resolved by a
preponderance of evidence.
2. Documentary evidence may be
received in the form of copies or excerpts or by
incorporation by reference.
3. Every party shall have the right to
cross examine witnesses who testify and shall
have the right to submit rebuttal evidence; pro-
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vided, that the hearing examiner may control
the manner and extent of the cross examina-
tions and rebuttal.
4. The hearing examiner may take
notice of judicially cognizable facts.
C. Appeal Conclusion. At the conclusion of
the hearing, the hearing examiner shall deter-
mine if the disputed action was proper, and
shall approve, modify, or rescind the disputed
action. The final determination of the hearing
examiner shall be in writing, and all parties
shall be provided a copy of the final determi-
nation.
D. Judicial Review of Appeal.
1. Any party, including the city, the
Washington State Department of Ecology, the
United States Environmental Protection
Agency, or the user/appellant, is entitled to
review of the hearing examiner's final deter-
mination in the Snohomish County superior
court; provided, that any petition for review
shall be filed no later than 30 days after date of
the final determination.
2. Copies of the petition for review shall
be served as in all civil actions.
3. The filing of the petition shall not stay
enforcement of the final determination except
by order of the superior court and on posting of
a bond to be determined by the court naming
the city as beneficiary. [Ord. 3401 § 8, 2002].
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Chapter 7.98
WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT —
JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES
Sections:
7.98.010
Injunctive relief.
7.98.020
Civil penalties.
7.98.030
Criminal prosecution.
7.98.040
Remedies nonexclusive.
7.98.010 Injunctive relief.
When the director finds that a user has vio-
lated or continues to violate any provision of
Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC, a wastewa-
ter discharge permit, or order issued thereun-
der, or any other pretreatment standard or
requirement, the director may petition the Sno-
homish County superior court through the
city's attorney for the issuance of a temporary
or permanent injunction, as appropriate, which
restrains or compels the specific performance
of the wastewater discharge permit, order,or
other requirement imposed by Chapters 7.90
through 7.102 ECC on activities of the user.
The city may also seek such other action as
is appropriate for legal and/or equitable relief,
including a requirement for the user to conduct
environmental remediation. A petition for
injunctive relief shall not be a bar against, or a
prerequisite for, taking any other action
against a user. Injunctive relief shall be nonex-
clusive to other remedies available to the city.
[Ord. 3401 § 9, 2002].
7.98.020 Civil penalties.
A. A user which has violated or continues
to violate any provision of Chapters 7.90
through 7.102 ECC, or order issued thereun-
der, or any other pretreatment standard or
requirement not reserved by a permit by the
department shall be liable to the city for a max-
imum civil penalty of $10,000 per violation.
Said $10,000 penalty shall represent the stan-
dard penalty amount, absent the director's
determination of mitigating circumstances as
provided in subsection C of this section. Each
7.98.030
day that any such violation exists or continues
to exist shall constitute a separate violation. In
the case of a monthly or other long-term aver-
age discharge limit, penalties shall accrue for
each day during the period of the violation.
B. The director may recover reasonable
attorneys' fees, court costs, and other expenses
associated with enforcement activities, includ-
ing sampling and monitoring expenses, as well
as the cost of any actual damages incurred by
the city.
C. In determining the appropriate amount
of civil liability, the director in his or her sole
discretion may consider relevant circum-
stances, including but not limited to the extent
of harm caused by the violation, the magnitude
and duration of the violation, any economic
benefit gained through the user's violation,
corrective actions by the user, the compliance
history of the user, and any other factor as jus-
tice requires.
D. Filing a suit for civil penalties shall not
be a bar against, or a prerequisite for taking
any other action against a user. [Ord. 3401 § 9,
2002].
7.98.030 Criminal prosecution.
A. A user who violates any provision of
Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC, a wastewa-
ter discharge permit, or any other pretreatment
standard or requirement shall, upon convic-
tion, be guilty of a gross misdemeanor, punish-
able by a fine of not more than $5,000 and/or
one year in jail. Each day a violation occurs
shall constitute a separate offense.
B. A user who introduces any substance
into the POTW which causes personal injury
or property damage shall, upon conviction, be
guilty of a gross misdemeanor and be subject
to a penalty of not more than $5,000 and/or one
year in jail. Each day a violation occurs shall
constitute a separate offense. This penalty
shall be in addition to any other cause of action
for personal injury or property damage avail-
able under state law.
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7.98.040
C. A user who knowingly makes any false
statements, representations, or certifications in
any application, record, report, plan, or other
documentation filed, or required to be main-
tained, pursuant to Chapters 7.90 through
7.102 ECC, or order issued thereunder, or who
falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders
inaccurate any monitoring device or method
required under Chapters 7.90 through 7.102
ECC shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
gross misdemeanor, and punished by a fine of
not more than $5,000 and/or one year in jail.
Each day a violation occurs shall constitute a
separate offense.
D. In addition, the user shall be subject to
all other applicable laws and regulations,
including but not limited to:
1. The provisions of 18 USC Section
1001 relating to fraud and false statements;
2. The provisions of Section 309(c)(4)
of the Clean Water Act, as amended, govern-
ing false statements, representation, or certifi-
cation; and
3. The provisions of Section 309(c)(6)
of the Clean Water Act, regarding responsible
corporate officers. [Ord. 3401 § 9, 2002].
7.98.040 Remedies nonexclusive.
The provisions in Chapters 7.90 through
7.102 ECC are not exclusive remedies. The
city reserves the right to take any, all, or any
combination of these actions concurrently or
sequentially against a noncompliant user or to
take other actions as warranted by the circum-
stances. [Ord. 3401 § 9, 2002].
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Chapter 7.99
WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT —
SUPPLEMENTAL ENFORCEMENT
ACTION
Sections:
7.99.010
Performance bonds and liability
insurance.
7.99.020
Financial assurances.
7.99.030
Water supply severance.
7.99.040
Public nuisances.
7.99.050
Contractor listing.
7.99.010 Performance bonds and liability
insurance.
The director may decline to reinstate waste-
water collection and treatment service to any
user whose wastewater services were sus-
pended or terminated under the provisions of
Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC, unless such
user, at the sole discretion of the director,
either:
A. First files with the city a satisfactory
bond, payable to the city, in a sum not to
exceed a value determined by the director to be
necessary to achieve consistent compliance; or
B. First submits proof that the user has
obtained financial assurances sufficient to
restore or repair POTW damage caused by its
discharge. [Ord. 3401 § 10, 2002].
7.99.020 Financial assurances.
The director may decline to reinstate waste-
water collection and treatment service to any
user whose wastewater services were sus-
pended or terminated under the provisions of
Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC, unless such
user first submits proof that it has obtained
financial assurances sufficient to meet pre-
treatment requirements, and/or restore or
repair damage to the POTW caused by its dis-
charge. [Ord. 3401 § 10, 2002].
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7.99.030 Water supply severance.
Whenever a user has violated or continues
to violate any provision of Chapters 7.90
through 7.102 ECC, a wastewater discharge
permit or order issued thereunder, or any other
pretreatment standard or requirement, water
service to the user may be severed. Service
will only recommence, at the user's expense,
after it has satisfactorily demonstrated its abil-
ity to comply. [Ord. 3401 § 10, 2002].
7.99.040 Public nuisances.
A violation of any provision of Chapters
7.90 through 7.102 ECC, wastewater dis-
charge permit, or order issued thereunder, or
any other pretreatment standard or require-
ment, is hereby declared a public nuisance and
may be corrected or abated as directed by the
director. [Ord. 3401 § 10, 2002].
7.99.050 Contractor listing.
To the extent consistent with applicable
state law, users that have not achieved compli-
ance with applicable pretreatment standards
and requirements are not eligible to receive a
contractual award for the sale of goods or ser-
vices to the city. Existing contracts for the sale
of goods or services to the city held by a user
found to be in significant noncompliance with
pretreatment standards or requirements may,
to the extent consistent with applicable state
law, be terminated at the discretion of the city.
[Ord. 3401 § 10, 2002].
7.100.010
Chapter 7.100
WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT —
AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO
DISCHARGE VIOLATIONS
Sections:
7.100.010
Upset.
7.100.020
Prohibited discharge standards.
7.100.030
Bypass.
7.100.010 Upset.
A. Users shall control production of all dis-
charges to the extent necessary to maintain
compliance with applicable pretreatment stan-
dards upon reduction, loss, or failure of its
treatment facility until the facility is restored
or an alternative method of treatment is pro-
vided. This requirement applies in the situation
where, among other things, the primary source
of power of the treatment facility is reduced,
lost, or fails.
B. For the purposes of this chapter, an upset
does not include noncompliance to the extent
caused by operational error, improperly
designed treatment facilities, inadequate treat-
ment facilities, lack of preventive mainte-
nance, or careless or improper operation.
C. An upset shall constitute an affirmative
defense to an action brought for noncompli-
ance with applicable pretreatment standards if
the requirements of subsection D of this sec-
tion are met.
D. A user who wishes to establish the affir-
mative defense of upset to an enforcement
action brought for noncompliance with appli-
cable pretreatment standards shall demon-
strate, through properly signed, contemporane-
ous operating logs, or other relevant evidence
that:
1. An upset occurred and the user can
identify the cause(s) of the upset; and it was
not due to improperly designed or inadequate
treatment facilities, lack of preventive mainte-
nance, or careless or improper operation;
2. The facility was at the time being
operated in a prudent and workman -like man -
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7.100.020
ner and in compliance with applicable opera-
tion and maintenance procedures; and
3. The user has submitted the following
information to the POTW and treatment plant
operator within 24 hours of becoming aware of
the upset (if this information is provided
orally, a written submission must be provided
within five days):
a. A description of the indirect dis-
charge and cause of noncompliance;
b. The period of noncompliance,
including exact dates and times or, if not cor-
rected, the anticipated time the noncompliance
is expected to continue; and
c. Steps being taken and/or planned
to reduce, eliminate, and prevent recurrence of
the noncompliance.
E. In any enforcement proceeding, the user
seeking to establish the occurrence of an upset
shall have the burden of proof.
F. Users will have the opportunity for a
judicial determination on any claim of upset
only in an enforcement action brought for non-
compliance with applicable pretreatment stan-
dards. [Ord. 3401 § 11, 20021.
7.100.020 Prohibited discharge standards.
A user shall have an affirmative defense to
an enforcement action brought against it for
noncompliance with the prohibitions in ECC
7.91.010(A) and (13)(3) through (7) if it can
prove that it did not know, or have reason to
know, that its discharge, alone or in conjunc-
tion with discharges from other sources, would
cause pass through or interference and that
either:
A. A local limit exists for each pollutant
discharged and the user was in compliance
with each limit directly prior to, and during,
the pass through or interference; or
B. No local limit exists, but the discharge
did not change substantially in nature or con-
stituents from the user's prior discharge when
the city was regularly in compliance with its
NPDES permit, and in the case of interference,
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was in compliance with applicable sludge use
or disposal requirements. [Ord. 3401 § 11,
2002].
7.100.030 Bypass.
A. For the purposes of this chapter, "severe
property damage" means substantial physical
damage to property, damage to the treatment
facilities which causes them to become inoper-
able, or substantial and permanent loss of nat-
ural resources which can reasonably be
expected to occur in the absence of a bypass.
Severe property damage does not mean eco-
nomic loss caused by delays in production.
B. A user may allow any bypass to occur
which does not cause applicable pretreatment
standards or requirements to be violated, but
only if it also is for essential maintenance to
assure efficient operation. Such bypasses are
not subject to subsections C and D of this sec-
tion.
C. 1. If a user knows in advance of the need
for a bypass, it shall submit prior notice to the
POTW, at least 10 days before the date of the
bypass, if possible.
2. A user shall submit oral notice to the
city of an unanticipated bypass that exceeds
applicable pretreatment standards within 24
hours from the time it becomes aware of the
bypass. A written submission shall also be pro-
vided within five days of the time the user
becomes aware of the bypass. The written sub-
mission shall contain a description of the
bypass and its cause; the duration of the
bypass, including exact dates and times, and, if
the bypass has not been corrected, the antici-
pated time it is expected to continue; and steps
taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and pre-
vent reoccurrence of the bypass. The POTW
may waive the written report on a case-by-case
basis if the oral report has been received within
24 hours.
D. 1. Bypass is prohibited, and the POTW
may take an enforcement action against a user
for a bypass, unless:
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a. Bypass was unavoidable to prevent
loss of life, personal injury, or severe property
damage;
b. There were no feasible alternatives
to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary treat-
ment facilities, retention of untreated wastes,
or maintenance during normal periods of
equipment downtime. This condition is not
satisfied if adequate backup equipment should
have been installed in the exercise of reason-
able engineering judgment to prevent a bypass
which occurred during normal periods of
equipment downtime or preventive mainte-
nance; and
c. The user submitted notices as
required under subsection C of this section.
2. The POTW may approve an antici-
pated bypass, after considering its adverse
effects, if the POTW determines that it will
meet the three conditions listed in subsection
(D)(1) of this section. [Ord. 3401 § 11, 2002].
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Chapter 7.101
(Reserved)
7.100.030
(Revised 8/02)
7.102.010
Chapter 7.102
WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT —
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sections:
7.102.010
Pretreatment charges and fees.
7.102.020
Severability.
7.102.030
Conflicts.
7.102.040
Nonliability.
7.102.050
Savings.
7.102.010 Pretreatment charges and fees.
A. General Charges and Fees.
1. The following fees relate solely to the
matters covered by Chapters 7.90 through
7.102 ECC and are separate from all other
rates or charges for sewer service; provided,
that the city shall collect said charges in the
same manner as other sewer utility rates are
collected, including but not limited to the
sewer lien procedures provided under Chapter
35.67 RCW. A fee schedule containing all
applicable charges shall be maintained on file
at the city clerk's office.
2. Fees may include:
a. Fees for monitoring, inspection,
surveillance and enforcement procedures
including the cost of collection and analyzing
a user's discharge;
b. Fees for reviewing and responding
to accidental discharge procedures and con-
struction;
c. Fees for preparing and executing
enforcement action;
d. Fees for filing appeals;
e. Fees for high strength waste and
industrial process flow; and
f. Other fees as the city may deem
necessary to carry out the requirements con-
tained herein.
3. All fees or charges will be collected
by direct billing. Unless the director has been
made aware of extenuating circumstances that
would prevent prompt payment, all fees are
payable within 30 days of the billing. Fees past
due will be considered a violation of Chapters
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7.90 through 7.102 ECC. Users not paying fees
within 60 days of the billing period will be
subject to termination of service. The director
may change existing or adopt new fees.
B. High Strength Waste Surcharge.
1. Monthly Fee for BOD and Suspended
Solids. Rates for strength of industrial waste-
water from high strength users are established
for each pound of BOD and suspended solids
as authorized by ECC 7.91.060.
2. Sampling of Industrial Wastewater.
The samples taken shall be 24-hour composite
samples, obtained through flow -proportioned
composite samples, where feasible. Charges
shall apply as specified in subsection (13)(3) of
this section, as determined on the basis of at
least one 24-hour flow proportioned or timed
sample analysis to be obtained twice per
month and such analyses averaged for each
month; provided, a new average for strength of
industrial wastewater may be computed,
regardless of previous averages, when changes
in preliminary treatment or industrial process
changes have been made which are expected to
significantly change the average strength of
wastes.
3. Surcharge Fee. Users having effluent
concentrations of BOD and/or TSS in excess
of 250 mg/L will be billed a high strength
waste surcharge fee. The surcharge rate is
$0.158736 per pound of BOD or TSS. The
director may establish new rates based upon
the cost of conveyance and treatment in the
POTW.
C. Industrial Flow Surcharge. An industrial
flow surcharge will be billed to significant
industrial users and categorical users (and may
be billed to other users where deemed appro-
priate by the director). This charge is based
upon measured volume of total sewage or
metered water consumption, as determined by
the director. The surcharge rate is $0.19 per
1,000 gallons industrial wastewater flow. The
director may establish new rates based upon
the cost of conveyance and treatment in the
POTW.
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D. Billing. Sewer use service charges under
this chapter shall be billed monthly by the city
director of finance. The amount of the charge
will be determined by the director at the end of
each month and will be submitted to the city
director of finance after sufficient time has
been given for laboratory analysis of all sew-
age samples and/or computations. Charges
will be computed and billed based on records
of flow from the previous month and mean
waste strengths as determined in subsections B
and C of this section. The director may check
sewage strength as outlined in this chapter and
adjust charges where applicable at any time in
accordance with all the provisions of this chap-
ter. [Ord. 3401 § 13, 2002].
7.102.020 Severability.
Should any chapter, subchapter, paragraph,
sentence, clause or phrase of Chapters 7.90
through 7.102 ECC or its application to any
person or situation be declared unconstitu-
tional or invalid for any reason, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC
or its application to any other person or situa-
tion. The city council of the city of Edmonds
hereby declares that it would have adopted
Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC and each
chapter, subchapter, sentence, clause, phrase
or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that
any one or more chapters, subchapters,
clauses, phrases or portions be declared invalid
or unconstitutional. [Ord. 3401 § 13, 2002].
7.102.030 Conflicts.
In the event of any inconsistency between
the provisions of Chapters 7.90 through 7.102
ECC and any other city regulation, the provi-
sions of Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC
shall govern to the extent of such inconsis-
tency. [Ord. 3401 § 13, 2002].
7.102.050
7.102.040 Nonliability.
It is the specific intent of Chapters 7.90
through 7.102 ECC to place the obligation of
complying with these regulations upon the
applicant or user and no provision nor any term
used in Chapters 7.90 through 7.102 ECC is
intended to impose any duty whatsoever upon
the city or any of its officers, employees or
agents, except as provided under the Act or
other related statutes of the United States or the
State of Washington.
Nothing contained in Chapters 7.90 through
7.102 ECC is intended to be nor shall be con-
strued to create or form the basis for any tort
liability on the part of the city or its officers,
employees or agents, for any injury or damage
resulting from the failure of an applicant or
user to comply with the provisions of Chapters
7.90 through 7.102 ECC, or by reason or in
consequence of any inspection, notice, order,
certificate, permission or approval authorized
or issued or done in connection with the imple-
mentation or enforcement of Chapters 7.90
through 7.102 ECC, or inaction on the part of
the city related in any manner to the implemen-
tation or the enforcement of Chapters 7.90
through 7.102 ECC by its officers, employees
or agents. [Ord. 3401 § 13, 2002].
7.102.050 Savings.
The enactments of Chapters 7.90 through
7.102 ECC shall not affect any case, proceed-
ing, appeal or other matter currently pending in
any court or in any way modify any right or lia-
bility, civil or criminal, which may be in exist-
ence on July 15, 2002. [Ord. 3401 § 13, 2002].
7-57 (Revised 8/02)
Edmonds City Code
0806 02/16/1960 Accepting Rendler deed
0807 03/01/1960 Approving assessment, LID No. 95
0808 03/01/1960 Street paving
0809 03/15/1960 Change offices, city clerk and city attorney
0810 04/05/1960 Street vacation
0811 01/01/1901 Emergency ordinance
0812 04/05/1960 Provide for comp. plan
0813 04/19/1960 Regulating use of bicycles
0814 05/03/1960 Issuance water -sewer revenue bonds
0815 05/03/1960 LID No. 95
0816 05/17/1960 Amend Ord. No. 815
0817 06/07/1960 Street paving
0818 06/07/1960 Annexation
0819 06/07/1960 Repeal Ord. No. 816; amend Ord. No. 815
0820 07/05/1960 Adopting 1958 Uniform Plumbing Code
0821 07/05/1960 Repeal Ord. No. 412 and amend Ord. No.
413 (7.10)
0822 07/05/1960 Obstructing, damaging, etc., operation
(Repealed by 3401)
0823 07/05/1960 Installation of gas pipes
0824 07/05/1960 Dog licenses
0825 07/05/1960 Regulating use of sound trucks (4.56)
0826 07/19/1960 Street paving
0827 08/02/1960 LID No. 99
0828 08/16/1960 Amend Ord. No. 775, cost of LID No. 97
0829 08/16/1960 Requiring property owners
0830 08/16/1960 Licensing of solicitors, hawkers, peddlers
(4.12)
0831 08/16/1960 Cigarette vending machines, sale to
minors
0832 08/16/1960 Amend Ord. No. 569, fireworks
0833 08/16/1960 Taxing punch boards
0834 08/16/1960 Repealing sections of Ord. No. 254
0835 08/16/1960 Creating and establishing fire zone
0836 08/16/1960 Repealing sections Ord. No. 794, traffic
0837 08/16/1960 Repealing Ord. No. 198
0838 08/16/1960 Amend Ord. No. 200, health officer
0839 08/16/1960 Amend Ord. No. 503, council meetings
(1.04)
0840 08/19/1960 Creating office
0841 08/30/1960 Street paving
0842 09/06/1960 Sewers
0843 09/20/1960 Construction of civic center
0844 09/20/1960 LID No. 99
0845 10/04/1960 Final budget 1961
0846 10/04/1960 Levying general taxes 1961
0847 10/04/1960 Adopting 1958 Uniform Building Code
0848 10/04/1960 Establishing an electrical code
0849 10/04/1960 Adopting 1956 National Electrical Code
0850 10/04/1960 Amend Ord. No. 285, noxious weeds
(6.30)
0851 10/04/1960 LID No. 98
0852 11/01/1960 LID No. 100
0853 11/17/1960 Creating office of city supervisor
0854 05/01/1960 Creating office of superintendent of public
works
0855 11/15/1960 Salaries 1961
0856 12/06/1960 Pension relief, disability and retirement
(2.70)
0857 12/06/1960 Adopting city code
0858 12/06/1960 LID No. 98
0859 12/06/1960 Acquisition of property, civic center
0860 12/20/1960 LID No. 102
Ordinance Table
0861 12/20/1960 Issuance general obligation bonds, civic
center
0862 12/27/1960 Emergency ordinance
0863 12/20/1960 LID No. 100
0865 01/17/1961 Amend portions of code
0866 02/07/1961 General obligation bonds, fire station
0867 02/07/1961 General obligation bonds, civic center
0868 02/07/1961 LID No. 102
0869 02/21/1961 Snohomish County humane society
0871 03/07/1961 Amend portions of comp. plan
0872 03/07/1961 Amend portions of comp. plan
0873 03/07/1961 Amend portions of comp. plan
0874 03/07/1961 Rezoning
0875 03/21/1961 Emergency ordinance
0876 03/21/1961 Amend portions of code, dogs
0877 04/18/1961 LID No. 97
0878 04/18/1961 Street vacation
0879 04/18/1961 Curfew
0880 04/18/1961 Amend city code, firearms
0881 05/02/1961 Amend city code, sewer connections
0882 05/02/1961 Amend portions comp. plan
0883 05/02/1961 Sales of city property (3.01)
0884 05/16/1961 Annexation
0885 06/06/1961 Licensing and regulation, garbage (4.64)
0886 06/06/1961 LID No. 97
0887 06/27/1961 Annexation
0888 06/27/1961 LID No. 106
0889 07/05/1961 LID No. 105
0890 07/18/1961 Amend portions comp. plan
0891 07/18/1961 Amend portions comp. plan
0892 08/15/1961 Annexation
0893 08/15/1961 LID No. 101
0894 08/15/1961 LID No. 103
0895 08/15/1961 LID No. 104
0896 08/22/1961 Amend portions comp. plan
0897 08/22/1961 Amend portions comp. plan
0898 08/22/1961 Amend city code, off-street parking
0899 09/05/1961 Annexation
0900 09/05/1961 Amend portions comp. plan
0901 09/05/1961 Amend city code, water rates (7.30)
0902 10/03/1961 Budget 1962
0903 10/03/1961 Levying taxes 1962
0904 10/03/1961 Amend portions comp. plan
0905 10/03/1961 LID No. 104
0906 10/03/1961 LID No. 101
0907 10/03/1961 LID No. 103
0908 11/07/1961 Amend city code, sewer connections
0909 11/21/1961 Water and sewer bonds 1961
0910 12/19/1961 Emergency ordinance
0911 01/01/1901 Salary 1962
0912 12/05/1961 Sewer service charge
0913 12/05/1961 Regulation of traffic and parking
0915 12/19/1961 Building inspection; buildings to be
moved
0916 01/02/1962 LID No. 106
0917 01/16/1962 Business license and occupation tax (3.20)
0918 01/16/1962 Amend portions comp. plan
0919 01/23/1962 LID No. 107
0920 02/20/1962 Amend portions comp. plan
0921 02/20/1962 LID No. 106
0922 03/27/1962 Amend portions comp. plan
0923 03/27/1962 Amend portions comp. plan
0924 03/27/1962 Amend Ord. No. 913, standing vehicle
0925 03/27/1962 Foreclosure of delinquent LID assessment
Tables - 7 (Revised 8/02)
Ordinance Table
0926
03/27/1962 Creating office of city attorney (2.05)
0986
05/07/1963 LID No. 115
0927
04/03/1962 LID No. 109
0987
05/07/1963 Amend section (g) Ord. No. 790, sidewalk
0928
04/03/1962 LID No. 108
0988
05/21/1963 LID No. 110
0929
06/05/1962 LID No. 110
0989
05/21/1963 LID No. 118
0930
06/05/1962 Amend portions comp. plan
0990
05/21/1963 Amend § 3 Ord. No. 959
0931
06/05/1962 Amend portions Ord. No. 829, sewer fee
0991
06/04/1963 LID No. 108
0932
06/19/1962 LID sewers, Spruce Street
0992
06/04/1963 Purchase of property for public park
0933
06/19/1962 Street vacation
0993
06/04/1963 Authorize mayor to negotiate
0934
06/21/1962 Annexation
0994
06/18/1963 LID No. 116
0935
07/17/1962 LID paving streets
0995
06/18/1963 LID No. 119
0936
07/17/1962 LID paving streets
0996
06/18/1963 LID No. 120
0937
07/17/1962 LID water main
0997
07/02/1963 LID No. 122
0938
08/07/1962 Amend Ord. No. 794, one-way traffic
0998
07/02/1963 Location, construction and use of sewer
0939
08/07/1962 Amend portions comp. plan
0999
07/16/1963 Sewage disposal systems
0940
09/04/1962 Amend Ord. No. 786, sewer service
1000
07/02/1963 Amend portion map A comp. plan
0941
09/18/1962 Acquisition
1001
07/02/1963 LID No. 115
0942
09/25/1962 LID street paving
1002
07/02/1963 LID No. 113
0943
10/02/1962 Budget 1963
1003
07/16/1963 Emergency ordinance, funds, LID No. 107
0944
10/02/1962 Levying taxes 1963
1004
07/16/1963 Annexation
0945
10/02/1962 Salaries 1963
1005
07/16/1963 LID No. 110
0946
10/16/1962 LID No. 109
1006
07/23/1963 Amending official map B for rezone
0947
11/06/1962 Amend portions comp. plan
1007
07/23/1963 Amending official map B for rezone
0948
11/06/1962 Amending portions comp. plan
1008
08/20/1963 LID No. 108
0949
11/20/1962 Creating civil service commission; police
1009
08/20/1963 LID No. 116
department
1010
01/01/1901 Number assigned to ordinance which was
0950
11/20/1962 Creating civil service commission; fire
tabled
department
1011
08/20/1963 Amending official map B for rezone
0951
11/20/1962 Repeal Res. No. 123
1012
09/03/1963 Annexation
0952
12/04/1962 Amend § 5 Ord. No. 824, licensing dog
1013
09/03/1963 Official street map ordinance
0953
12/18/1962 LID No. 105
1014
10/01/1963 Annexation
0954
12/18/1962 LID No. 111
1015
10/01/1963 Amend portions Ord. No. 789, zoning
0955
12/18/1962 Annexation
code
0956
12/18/1962 Annexation
1016
10/01/1963 Amend official map A
0957
12/18/1962 Annexation
1017
10/01/1963 Amend official map B
0958
01/02/1963 LID No. 109
1018
10/07/1963 Budget1964
0959
01/15/1963 LID No. 107
1019
10/07/1963 Levying taxes 1964
0960
01/15/1963 Amend § 3 Ord. No. 847, building fee
1020
12/17/1963 Salaries 1964
0961
01/15/1963 Amend § 2 Ord, No. 820, plumbing fee
1021
10/15/1963 Amend § 6 Ord. No. 1013, street map
0962
01/15/1963 Repeal § 10 Ord. No. 848, electrical
1022
10/15/1963 Amending map B for rezone
0963
02/19/1963 Amend Ord. No. 956, correct legal
1023
10/07/1963 LID No. 124
description
1024
11/05/1963 Issuance and sale bonds
0964
02/19/1963 LID No. 105
1025
11/05/1963 LID No. 114, approving assessment roll
0965
02/19/1963 LID No. 111
1026
11/05/1963 LID No. 117
0966
03/05/1963 Amend portions comp. plan
1027
11/05/1963 LID No. 118
0967
03/05/1963 Amend portions comp. plan
1028
11/05/1963 LID No. 123
0968
03/05/1963 Amend portions comp. plan
1029
12/03/1963 Emergency ordinance additional funds
0969
03/05/1963 Amend portions comp. plan
1030
01/07/1964 Amend official map AC and B rezone
0970
03/05/1963 Amend portions comp. plan
1031
01/07/1964 Amend official map AC and B rezone
0971
03/05/1963 Amend portions comp. plan
1032
01/07/1964 Amend official map AC and B rezone
0972
03/05/1963 Standard specifications for municipal
1033
01/07/1964 LID No. 114
public work
1034
01/07/1964 LID No. 117
0973
03/05/1963 Adopting Uniform Sign Code
1035
01/07/1964 LID No. 118
0974
03/19/1963 LID street paving
1036
01/07/1964 Annexation
0975
03/19/1963 LID No. 107
1037
01/14/1964 LID No. 120
0976
03/19/1963 Amend Ord. No. 790
1038
01/14/1964 Acquisition of additional park property
0977
04/02/1963 Amend portions comp. plan
1039
01/21/1964 Amend official map A and B rezone
0978
04/02/1963 Amend portions comp. plan
1040
01/21/1964 Acquisition of additional park property
0979
04/02/1963 Amend portions comp. plan
1041
02/03/1964 Repeal Ord. No. 864, license fees pinball
0980
04/02/1963 Amend portions comp. plan
1042
03/03/1964 $215,000 water -sewer bonds
0981
04/02/1963 Amend portions comp. plan
1043
03/17/1964 Annexation
0982
04/02/1963 Amend map comp. plan
1044
03/17/1964 LID No. 120
0983
04/02/1963 Amend Ord. No. 847, height of buildings
1045
03/17/1964 Amend official map A and B rezone
0984
04/02/1963 Repeal Ord. No. 25, criminal
1046
03/17/1964 Amend Ord. No. 1013, street map
0985
05/07/1963 LID No. 113
1047
04/07/1964 LID No. 119
(Revised 8/02) Tables - 8
Edmonds City Code
Ordinance Table
1973
02/07/1978 Sewage disposal system design
2031
11/07/1978 Uses in CW zone
1974
02/07/1978 Interfund loan equipment rental
2032
11/07/1978 Amend comprehensive plan, waterfront
1975
02/07/1978 Amend 1978 budget
2033
11/07/1978 Minimum attendance for boards and
1976
02/07/1978 Amend street map
commissions (1.05)
1977
02/07/1978 1978 salaries, finance and administration
2034
11/07/1978 Number of members, length of term
1978
02/28/1978 Reducing right-of-way
2035
11/07/1978 Membership on arts commission
1979
02/28/1978 Amending council meeting (1.04)
2036
11/07/1978 Establish four-year term for parking
1980
03/07/1978 Allow ADB decisions at special meeting
2037
11/07/1978 Reduce park board to seven members
(10.05)
2038
01/01/1901 Vetoed, see Ord. 2044
1981
03/07/1978 Posting of ordinances instead of
2039
11/07/1978 Reduce board of adjustment to seven
publishing
members
1982
03/21/1978 Cash prepayment LID No. 198
2040
11/07/1978 Change name of ADB to architectural
1983
03/21/1978 Amend zoning ordinance for PRD bonds
design board (10.05)
1984
03/21/1978 Amend ADB appeal procedure
2041
11/14/1978 Parking tickets (8.48)
1985
03/21/1978 Amend code, allow joint residential uses
2042
12/05/1978 1979 budget
1986
03/28/1978 Prohibit use of compression brakes
2043
12/05/1978 Create RMD district
1987
03/28/1978 Height and depth of screening device
2044
12/12/1978 Reduce membership in the shoreline
1988
04/18/1978 Amend 1978 budget
2045
12/19/1978 Conditional increase of driveway
1989
04/18/1978 Creating LID No. 204
2046
12/19/1978 Amending 1978 budget
1990
04/25/1978 Council disclosure
2047
12/19/1978 1979 salary ordinance
1991
05/02/1978 Amending underwater park regulation
2048
01/02/1979 Establish monthly payment period (3.20)
(5.32)
2049
01/02/1979 Regulating restoration of damaged
1992
05/02/1978 Condemnation for LID No. 203
building
1993
05/02/1978 Rezone
2050
02/06/1979 Multiple residential development
1994
05/16/1978 Sign code
2051
02/06/1979 Approving and confirming LID No. 203
1995
05/16/1978 Residential street status for 240th
2052
02/20/1979 Increase utility tax
1996
05/23/1978 Contract rezone
2053
02/20/1979 LID No. 204, confirming roll
1997
05/23/1978 Parking limits on certain streets (8.48, 8.64)
2055
Parking restrictions (8.64)
1998
06/06/1978 Annexation
2057
03/20/1979 Assess prisoners one-half detention cost
1999
06/06/1978 Zoning, 220th and Highway 99 annexed
2058
03/20/1979 Warrants to finance elementary school
2000
06/20/1978 Amend sign ordinance
2059
03/20/1979 Contract rezone
2001
06/20/1978 Street vacation
2060
03/27/1979 Flag lots
2002
06/20/1978 Street vacation
2061
03/27/1979 Change zoning
2003
06/20/1978 Amend civil service commission
2062
03/27/1979 Four-hour parking on Bell Street (8.64)
2004
06/20/1978 Amend zoning ordinance
2063
04/10/1979 Expiration, cash prepayment period
2005
06/20/1978 Amend zoning ordinance
2064
04/10/1979 Expiration, cash prepayment period
2006
06/20/1978 Rezone
2065
04/17/1979 Regulations for fishing pier (5.32)
2007
06/27/1978 1976 Uniform Plumbing Code
2066
04/17/1979 Prohibit parking (8.64)
2008
06/27/1978 1976 Uniform Building Code
2067
05/08/1979 Amend sign code
2009
07/18/1978 Require temperature and pressure relief
2068
05/15/1979 Adopt 1978 National Electrical Code
valve (7.10)
2069
05/15/1979 Establish fees for taxicab operators (4.60)
2010
07/18/1978 Hotel, motel tax for convention center
2070
05/22/1979 Decrease speed limit (8.16)
(3.34)
2071
05/22/1979 Amend official street map
2011
08/01/1978 Condemnation
2072
05/29/1979 Willowbrook #1 lot 5, RS -8 to RML
2012
08/15/1978 Off-street parking standards
2073
06/11/1979 Street vacation
2013
08/15/1978 Amend 1978 budget
2074
06/19/1979 Confirm final assessment roll, LID No.
2014
08/15/1978 Street vacation
205
2015
08/15/1978 Contract rezone
2075
06/19/1979 Amend official street map
2016
08/22/1978 Amendment to comp. policy plan
2076
06/26/1979 Abandoned motor vehicles (8.50)
2017
08/22/1978 SEPA guidelines
2077
06/26/1979 Creating SID 1-79
2018
08/22/1978 Signs
2078
07/10/1979 Four-hour parking, portions Bell and
2019
08/22/1978 Restrict parking on 76th (8.64)
Sunset (8.64)
2020
09/05/1978 Creating LID No. 205
2079
07/24/1979 Street vacation
2021
09/05/1978 Two-hour parking limit on certain streets
2080
07/24/1979 Vacating excess right-of-way
(8.64)
2081
07/24/1979 Amending street map for vacation right -
2022
09/19/1978 Building code amendment, ventilation
of -way
2023
09/19/1978 Bail schedule (5.48)
2082
07/24/1979 Rezone
2024
09/19/1978 In -lieu -of fee for parks
2083
07/30/1979 Prohibit abandoning junk motor vehicle
2025
09/26/1978 Fair housing commission
(8.50)
2026
10/03/1978 1979 tax levy
2084
08/07/1979 Cash prepayment expiration, LID No. 205
2027
10/17/1978 Allow 25 percent compact car stalls
2085
08/14/1979 Traffic restrictions (8.64)
2028
10/17/1978 Restrict parking (8.64)
2086
08/21/1979 Unclaimed personal property
2029
10/31/1978 Amend tax levy
2087
08/21/1979 Supplement 1979 salary
2030
10/31/1978 Amending 1978 budget
2088
08/28/1979 Rezone
Tables - 17 (Revised 8/02)
Ordinance Table
2089 09/04/1979 Parking on Sunset and Ocean Ave. (8.64) 2147 06/03/1980 Expiration date for utility rates (7.30)
2090
09/11/1979 Plumbing code amendment
2148
06/03/1980 Sunset Ave. traffic flow (8.64)
2091
09/11/1979 Adopt 1976 mechanical code
2149
06/10/1980 Increase occupation utilities tax
2092
09/11/1979 Adopt 1976 housing code
2150
06/16/1980 Councilmanic bonds
2093
09/11/1979 Adopt code, abatement of dangerous
2151
06/16/1980 Annexation
building
2152
07/01/1980 Amend boating ordinance (5.10)
2094
09/11/1979 Ballot property tax levy for emergency
2153
07/29/1980 Amend interest rate, LID No. 206
2095
09/18/1979 Annexation
2154
07/29/1980 Amend municipal arts fund (3.13)
2096
09/25/1979 Annexation
2155
07/29/1980 Pay parking lots (8.48)
2097
10/02/1979 1980 tax levy
2156
08/05/1980 Boards and commissions, excused absence
2098
10/02/1979 Jail detention costs
(1.05)
2099
10/16/1979 Parking restrictions (8.48, 8.64)
2157
08/05/1980 Vacation right-of-way
2100
10/23/1979 Reduce right-of-way
2158
09/09/1980 Street vacation
2101
11/20/1979 Amend street map
2159
09/09/1980 Public official participation matter
2102
11/20/1979 Rezone
2160
09/16/1980 Accept bid from Olympic Bank on LID
2103
12/03/1979 Residential parking permits (8.52)
2161
09/16/1980 Prohibit parking with yellow curb marking
2104
12/11/1979 Define substantial change, sign code
(8.48)
2105
12/18/1979 1980 budget
2162
09/23/1980 Parking, Railroad Ave. (8.64)
2106
12/18/1979 Council salaries
2163
10/07/1980 Property tax levy for 1981
2107
12/18/1979 Establish fund #002/cumulative reserve
2164
10/07/1980 Street vacation
(Repealed by 3370)
2165
10/07/1980 Amending 1980 budget
2108
12/18/1979 Transfer funds and close sidewalk
2166
10/07/1980 Creating LID No. 208
2109
01/08/1980 1980 salary ordinance
2167
10/07/1980 Community impact statement (4.74)
2110
01/15/1980 8:00 p.m. starting time for council meeting
2168
11/04/1980 Contract rezone
(1.04)
2169
11/10/1980 Establishing hearing examiner (10.35)
2111
01/15/1980 Create LID No. 206
2170
11/10/1980 Creating planning advisory board (10.40)
2112
01/15/1980 Rezone
2171
11/10/1980 Sale of city property procedure (3.01)
2113
01/15/1980 Rezone
2172
11/10/1980 Criminal investigation contingency (3.07)
2114
01/22/1980 Amend official street map
2173
11/10/1980 Juke boxes, pool tables, fees and hours
2115
01/29/1980 Driving while intoxicated
(4.24)
2116
01/29/1980 Creating council president (1.02)
2174
11/10/1980 Public dances (4.40)
2117
02/11/1980 Amend 1980 salary ordinance
2175
11/10/1980 Public amusements, theatres, circus (4.32)
2118
02/19/1980 Contract rezone
2176
11/10/1980 Health officer (6.10)
2119
02/19/1980 Confirm assessment roll
2177
11/10/1980 Costs of abating nuisances (6.20)
2120
02/19/1980 Amendment to comprehensive policy
2178
11/10/1980 Notice to abate noxious weeds (6.30)
2121
02/19/1980 Amendment to zoning code
2179
11/10/1980 Water valves and billings (7.10)
2122
02/19/1980 Building code amendment
2180
11/10/1980 Duplicate railroad regulation repeal
2123
02/19/1980 Annexing Union Oil property and zoning
2181
11/10/1980 Water -sewer rate adjustment (7.30)
2124
03/03/1980 Amend 1980 budget
2182
12/02/1980 Adopting community development code
2125
03/11/1980 Edmonds elementary bonds
2183
12/02/1980 Recodification of all ordinances (1.01)
2126
03/18/1980 Increase per diem allowance for council
2184
12/09/1980 Authorizing filing traffic/criminal
(1.02)
2185
12/16/1980 Annexation
2127
03/25/1980 Drug paraphernalia
2186
12/20/1980 Adopting final budget 1981
2128
04/08/1980 Prepayment expiration SID 1-79
2187
12/30/1980 Update model traffic ordinance
2129
04/15/1980 Creating LID No. 207
2188
12/30/1980 Establish advance travel fund (3.04)
2130
04/22/1980 Admiral Way parking (8.64)
2189
12/30/1980 1981 salary ordinance
2131
04/22/1980 Council president salary (1.02)
2190
01/06/1981 Revised fees for planning building
2132
04/29/1980 Port (Harbor Square) contract rezone
2191
01/20/1981 New business license fees (4.72)
2133
04/29/1980 Contract rezone
2192
01/27/1981 Rezone
2134
05/06/1980 Street vacation
2193
01/27/1981 Noise ordinance (5.30)
2135
05/06/1980 Amend official street map
2194
02/03/1981 Establish new council meeting schedule
2136
05/06/1980 Community development department
(1.04)
(Repealed by 3279)
2195
02/10/1981 Reorganizing planning department
2137
05/13/1980 Amend salary ordinance
(Repealed by 3279)
2138
05/13/1980 Commercial vehicle parking (8.48)
2196
02/17/1981 7:00 p.m. meeting time for planning
2139
05/20/1980 Water -sewer rate increase (7.10, 7.30)
(10.40)
2140
05/13/1980 Prohibiting internal combustion motor
2197
02/24/1981 Establish water rates (7.30)
(5.10)
2198
02/24/1981 Low-income senior citizen water rates
2141
05/20/1980 Street vacation
(7.30)
2142
05/20/1980 Official street map
2199
03/03/1981 Zoning annexed area
2143
05/20/1980 Amend official street map
2200
03/03/1981 Creating LID No. 209
2144
05/27/1980 Septic tank dumping (Repealed by 3401)
2201
03/03/1981 1981 salaries for exempt personnel
2145
05/27/1980 Annexation
2202
03/31/1981 Amend zone for PRD -4-79
2146
05/27/1980 Official street map
2203
03/31/1981 Powers and duties of alternate PAB
(Revised 8/02) Tables - 18
Edmonds City Code
Ordinance Table
3289 1/18/00
Utility easement vacation (Special)
3325 9/18/00
Amends § 10.80.060, citizens'
3290 1/18/00
Alternative deferred compensation
commission on salaries of elected officials
program for mayor (Special)
(10.80)
3291 1/18/00
Amends § 5.34.015, assault (5.34)
3326 9/18/00
Adds Ch. 3.15, fire donation fund; repeals
3292 1/18/00
Repeals and replaces Ch. 18.70,
and replaces Ch. 3.09, cumulative reserve
encroachment permits (Repealed by 3367)
fund for fire apparatus (3.09, 3.15)
3293 1/18/00
Amends § 17.70.040, bistro and outdoor
3327 9/18/00
Amends § 17.40.025(C), nonconforming
dining (17.70)
uses (17.40)
3294 2/1/00
Repeals and replaces Ch. 20.21 and
3328 9/18/00
Adds §§ 3.24.015 and 3.24.016; amends
§ 21.05.015, accessory dwelling units
§§ 3.24.020(D) and 3.24.200, taxation and
(20.21, 21.05)
regulation of gambling (3.24)
3295 2/1/00
Grants telecommunications franchise to
3329 10/10/00
Amends §§ 20.15B.110 and 20.95.050,
Metromedia Fiber Network Services, Inc.
geologically hazardous areas (20.15B,
(Special)
20.95)
3296 2/15/00
Renumbers existing § 20.75.055 to be
3330 10/24/00
Amends § 3.24.015, taxation and
§ 20.75.060; adds new § 20.75.055,
regulation of gambling (3.24)
subdivisions (20.75)
3331 10/24/00
2001 tax levies (Special)
3297 3/06/00
Adds § 20.105.045, appeals (20.105)
3332 11/21/00
Adds § 7.30.045, special connection
3298 3/21/00
Adds Ch. 5.55, emergency response cost
charge (7.30)
recovery (5.55)
3333 11/21/00
Grants telecommunications franchise to
3299 3/21/00
Property condemnation (Special)
Adelphia Business Solutions Operations,
3300 3/28/00
Adds § 17.40.025, nonconforming
Inc. (Special)
accessory dwelling units (17.40)
3334 11/28/00
LID Nos. 215 and 216 bond anticipation
3301 4/4/00
Amends § 8.51.040, employee parking
notes (Special)
permits (8.51)
3335 11/28/00
Ratifies and reenacts Ords. 3286 and 3287,
3302 4/18/00
Amends § 18.80.060, streets and
LID Nos. 215 and 216 assessments
driveways (18.80)
(Special)
3303 4/25/00
Purchasing policy; repeals Ch 2.80 (Not
3336 11/28/00
Adopts 2001 budget (Special)
codified)
3337 12/05/00
Reenacts Ords. 3280, 3281, 3282, and Res.
3304 4/25/00
Amends § 3.24.020, gambling tax (3.24)
No. 967 (Special)
3305 5/2/00
Amends comprehensive plan (Special)
3338 12/12/00
Citizens historic preservation advisory
3306 5/2/00
Amends comprehensive plan (Special)
committee (Special)
3307 5/2/00
Amends comprehensive plan (Special)
3339 12/12/00
Adds §§ 7.30.010(J) and 7.30.035;
3308 5/2/00
Amends comprehensive plan (Special)
amends §§ 7.30.030 and 7.30.040(A),
3309 5/2/00
Amends comprehensive plan (Special)
water rates and sewer charges (7.30)
3310 5/2/00
Amends comprehensive plan (Special)
3340 12/12/00
Salary ranges and benefits for
3311 5/16/00
Amends § 8.48.215, parking (8.48)
nonrepresented personnel (Special)
3312 5/16/00
Adds Ch. 17.75, outdoor dining (17.75)
3341 12/12/00
Amends Ord. 3284, 2000 budget (Special)
3313 5/23/00
Repeals Ch. 20.60 and §§ 21.05.050,
3342 1/2/01
Annexation (Special)
21.30.080, 21.35.020, 21.80.100,
3343 1/30/01
Adds Ch. 17.35, animals in residential
21.90.070, 21.115.010 and 21.115.020;
zones (17.35)
adds new Ch. 20.60, sign code (20.60)
3344 2/6/01
Amends § 18.95.030, tandem parking
3314 6/6/00
Adds § 20.91.030, continuances
(18.95)
(Repealed by 3317)
3345 2/6/01
Repeals § 20.15A.280, environmentally
3316 6/27/00
Amends Ord. 3285, salary ranges for
sensitive areas (Repealer)
nonrepresented personnel (Special)
3346 2/6/01
Amends § 21.55.050, lot width (21.55)
3317 7/18/00
Repeals and reenacts § 20.91.030 as an
3347 2/6/01
Adds § 17.70.005, project sales offices/
interim measure, zoning (20.91)
sales models (17.70)
3318 7/18/00
Adds Title 23, natural resources, and Ch.
3348 3/6/01
Adds § 17.30.035, trellises and arbors
23. 10, shoreline master program; repeals
(17.30)
Chs. 15.35 - 15.39 (23.10)
3349 3/6/01
Sno-Isle library district annexation special
3319 7/25/00
Adds § 3.24.015, taxation and regulation
election (Special)
of gambling (3.24)
3350 3/6/01
Adds Ch. 6.65, fire department (6.65)
3320 7/25/00
Adds Ch. 17.65, limited outdoor display of
3351 3/20/01
Amends Ord. 3340, salary ranges and
merchandise, and §§ 16.45.030(A)(5),
benefits for nonrepresented personnel
16.50.030(A)(6), 16.55.030(A)(4) and
(Special)
16.60.030(A)(8), zoning (16.45, 16.50,
3352 3/20/01
Amends Ord. 3333, telecommunications
16.55, 16.60, 17.65)
franchise to Adelphia Business Solutions
3321 9/5/00
Amends zoning map (Special)
Operations, Inc. (Special)
3322 9/5/00
Amends Ch. 5.05, animal control (5.05)
3353 3/20/01
Adds § 17.40.050, Ch. 17.100,
3323 9/5/00
Amends Ord. 3285, salary ranges for
§§ 21.15.015, 21.15.071, 21.15.073,
nonrepresented personnel (Special)
21.55.007, Ch. 21.65, §§ 21.80.005,
3324 9/5/00
Establishes mayor's salary (Special)
21.85.031, 21.85.033, 21.90.008 and
21.100.090; renumbers existing
Tables
- 31
(Revised 8/02)
Ordinance Table
3354
3355 4/3/01
3356 4/17/01
3357 4/17/01
3358 4/24/01
3359 5/14/01
3360 5/14/01
3361 5/14/01
3362 5/22/01
3363 5/22/01
3364 5/22/01
3365 6/19/01
3366 6/19/01
3367 6/19/01
3368 6/26/01
3369 7/24/01
3370 7/24/01
3371 7/31/01
3372 8/21/01
3373 11/05/01
3374 11/20/01
3375 11/27/01
3376 11/27/01
3377 11/27/01
3378 11/27/01
3379 11/27/01
3380 11/27/01
3381 12/04/01
3382 12/04/01
3383 12/11/01
3384 12/11/01
§ 21.90.008 to 21.90.006; amends
§§ 16.20.010, 16.30.010, 16.45.010,
16.50.010, 16.53.010, 16.55.010,
16.62.010, 17.40.010 and 17.40.040;
repeals and replaces Ch. 16.80,
community facilities (16.20, 16.30, 16.45,
16.50, 16.53, 16.55, 16.62, 16.80, 17.40,
17.100, 21.15, 21.55, 21.65, 21.80, 21.85,
21.90, 21.100)
Failed
Moratorium on building permit
applications for establishment or
expansion of churches on collector streets
(Repealed by 3362)
Amends comprehensive plan (Special)
Amends comprehensive plan (Special)
Creates public facilities district (Special)
Repeals and replaces § 4.64.070, garbage
collection (4.64)
Amends § 10.80.060, salary schedule
(10.80)
Public facilities district charter (Special)
Repeals Ord. 3355 (Repealer)
Amends § 17.50.020(A), parking space
requirements (17.50)
Amends § 21.90.120, streets (21.90)
Adds §§ 8.48.168, 8.48.600, 8.48.601,
8.48.602, 8.48.603, 8.48.604, 8.48.605,
8.48.606, 8.48.607, 8.48.608, 8.48.610,
8.48.611, 8.48.613 and 8.48.614; amends
§ 8.48.170, parking (8.48)
Amends § 6.40.130, handbills on vehicles
(6.40)
Repeals and replaces Ch. 18.70, street
right-of-way use and encroachment
permits (18.70)
Amends zoning map (Special)
Amends 2001 budget (Special)
Repeals Ord. 2107, cumulative reserve
fund for general fund expenditures
(Repealer)
Grants open video system franchise to
Black Rock Cable, Inc. (Special)
Bond issuance (Special)
Adds Ch. 2.25, military leave; amends
§ 2.35.045(A) and (B), shared leave (2.35,
2.36)
Amends zoning map (Special)
Amends § 3.50.020, insufficient check
charges (3.50)
Amends § 20.91.030, continuances
(20.91)
Consolidated LID No. 215/216 bonds
(Special)
Amends zoning map (Special)
2002 property tax levy (Special)
2002 property tax levy (Special)
Consolidated LID No. 215/216
assessments (Special)
Amends § 1.02.035, vacant council
positions (1.02)
Approved planned residential
development (Special)
Amends § 2.15.060, judges pro tem (2.15)
3385 12/11/01
Amends comprehensive plan (Special)
3386 12/11/01
Amends comprehensive plan (Special)
3387 12/11/01
Repeals and replaces Ch. 20.35; adds Ch.
21.125, planned residential development
(20.35, 21.125)
3388 12/11/01
General obligation bond issuance
(Special)
3389 12/11/01
Amends 2001 budget (Special)
3390 12/11/01
Salary ranges and benefits for
nonrepresented personnel (Special)
3391 12/18/01
Adopts 2002 budget (Special)
3392 2/19/02
Adds Ch. 10.90, historic preservation
commission (10.90)
3393 3/5/02
Adds § 7.60.030, utility assistance fund
(7.60)
3394 3/19/02
Amends § 20.91.030, continuances
(20.91)
3395 4/16/02
Amends § 5.28.010, frauds and swindles
(5.28)
3396 4/23/02
Property condemnation (Special)
3397 5/7/02
Adds Ch. 20.45, Edmonds register of
historic places (20.45)
3398 5/21/02
Amends comprehensive plan (Special)
3399 6/18/02
Amends § 2.25.020, military leave (2.36)
3400 6/25/02
Amends §§ 7.30.030(A) and (B),
7.30.040(A) and 7.50.050, utility rates
(7.30, 7.50)
3401 7/2/02
Adds Chs. 7.90, 7.91, 7.92, 7.93, 7.94,
7.95, 7.96, 7.97, 7.98, 7.99, 7.100, 7.101
and 7.102; repeals Ch. 6.50, wastewater
treatment (7.90, 7.91, 7.92, 7.93, 7.94,
7.95, 7.96, 7.97, 7.98, 7.99, 7.100, 7.102)
3402 7/2/02
Adds Ch. 16.75, master plan hillside
mixed-use zone (16.75)
3403 7/2/02
Franchise change of control (Special)
3404 7/16/02
Amends § 2.35.020(A), holidays (2.35)
3405 7/16/02
Property tax levy special election (Special)
3406 7/16/02
Property tax levy special election (Special)
3407 7/16/02
Amends Ord. 3390, salary ranges, benefits
for nonrepresented personnel (Special)
3408 7/23/02
Amends Ord. 3390, salary ranges
(Special)
3409 7/23/02
Establishes mayor's salary (Special)
3410 7/23/02
Councilmembers' salaries (Special)
3411 7/23/02
Rezone (Special)
3412 7/23/02
Amends § 2,35.045, shared leave (2.35)
(Revised 8/02) Tables - 32
Edmonds City Code Property
Schedule V 8.48.150, 8.64.050
Peddlers
Schedule VI 8.48.160, 8.64.060
Appeals 4.12.085
Schedule VI -A 8.48.155, 8.64.065
Definitions 4.12.010
Schedule VI -B 8.64.067
License
Unlicensed vehicle 8.48.168
applications 4.12.040
Violation
carrying 4.12.070
infractions 8.48.215
fees 4.12.030
notice
investigations 4.12.050
failure to respond 8.48.210
issuance, expiration 4.12.060
issuance 8.48.200
required 4.12.020
Parks
revocation 4.12.080
See also Boating code
Penalties 4.12. 100
Brackett's Landing Shoreline Sanctuary
Purchase order forms 4.12.090
nuisances 5.32.130
Restrictions 4.12.065
permits 5.32.120
Severability 4.12. 110
prohibited acts 5.32.110
Street vendors 4.12.055
Closing hours
Permit
special, posting 5.32.020
Aircraft landing 4.80.020
standard 5.32.010
CATV systems 4.68.020
Definitions 5.32.005
Employee parking 8.51.040
Fishing pier 5.32.100
Marine life, collecting 5.32.105
Horses 5.32.050
Parade 8.08.010
Intoxicants 5.32.040
Residential parking 8.52.010
Marine life, collecting
Rideshare program 8.49.040
permit required 5.32.105
Personnel See City officers, employees
shellfish
Planning board
enforcement 5.32.108
Appointment, powers, duties 10.40.020
statutes adopted 5.32.107
Purpose of provisions 10.40.010
Underwater parks
Police
beaches adjacent to 5.32.080
See also Civil service commission; Criminal code;
diving, special permission 5.32.090
Disability board
prohibited acts 5.32.070
Chief, appointment 2.10.030
regulations 5.32.060
Corps program
scuba, skin diving 5.32.085
civil service integration 2.95.030
Vehicles prohibited 5.32.030
participation authorized 2.95.020
Violation, penalty 5.32.140
recitals, findings 2.95.010
Pawnbrokers
Dogs, interfering with, abusing 5.40.040
Ammunition sales, storage 4.75.150
Impersonation 5.40.060
Definitions 4.75.030
Vehicles, resemblance to 5.40.050
Exemptions 4.75.020
Pool, billiards, arcades
Inspections 4.75. 110
Arcade locations, hours of operation 4.24.027
Interest rates 4.75.160
License
License
applications 4.24.025
application 4.75.060
denial 4.24.040
denial, revocation 4.75.070
fees 4.24.020
fees 4.75.040
investigation 4.24.026
hearings 4.75.080
required 4.24.010
required 4.75.010
revocation 4.24.050
Locations 4.75.050
Pool, billiard room locations, hours of operation
Police
4.24.030
authority 4.75.035
Violation, penalty 4.24. 100
holds 4.75.170
Property
Property retention 4.75.140
Crimes
Recordkeeping 4.75.100
See also Criminal code
Seller, consignee
malicious mischief, statutes adopted 5.36.020
duty to provide true name 4.75.120
theft, statutes adopted 5.36.010
restrictions 4.75.180
trespassing, statutes adopted 5.36.040
Transaction record, furnishing 4.75.130
Prostitution See Crimes under Public morals
Violation, penalty 4.75.190
Index -11 (Revised 8/02)
Public amusements
Public amusements
Compliance 4.32. 100
Definitions 4.32.010
License
applications 4.32.030
emergency suspension 4.32.090
fees, term 4.32.060
investigations 4.32.040
issuance 4.32.050
required 4.32.020
revocation
notice, appeals 4.32.080
reasons 4.32.070
Severability 4.32.200
Violation, penalty 4.32.110
Public art
See also Arts commission
Acquisition fund
See also Municipal arts fund
created 3.13.070
Public disclosure
Applicability 1.14.010
Definitions 1. 14.020
Documents filing 1. 14-030
Interpretations 1. 14.060
Participation prohibited 1. 14.050
Required 1. 14.040
Severability 1.14.080
Violation, penalty 1. 14.070
Public morals
See also Sex offenders
Crimes
offensive telephone calls 5.38.020
prostitution
sex, no defense 5.38.070
unlawful acts 5.38.060
public exposure
exemptions 5.38.050
facilitating 5.38.040
prohibited 5.38.030
Definitions 5.38.010
Violation, penalty 5.38.130
Public peace
See also Criminal code
Crimes, statutes adopted
libel, slander 5.42.040
malicious prosecution 5.42.050
privacy rights 5.42.030
riot 5.42.020
Publicly owned treatment works See Wastewater
pretreatment
Punchboards, pull tabs See Gambling tax
_Q_
Quiet zones See under Noise
—R—
Rabies See under Animal control
Raffles See Gambling tax
Real estate excise tax
Additional
imposed 3.29.015
park acquisition/improvement fund 3.29.017
Capital improvement fund created 3.29.013
Collection by county 3.29.020
County treasurer duties 3.29.050
Due date 3.29.060
Imposed 3.29.010
Lien 3.29.040
Refunds 3.29.070
Seller's obligation 3.29.030
Statutes adopted 3.29.080
Recycling
See also Garbage collection; Solid waste
Consistency with existing programs 7.80. 100
Containers 7.80. 110
Definitions 7.80.020
Program, monitoring 7.80.060
Purpose of provisions 7.80.010
Separation 7.80.090
Services
changes 7.80.070
classifications 7.80.040
implementation dates 7.80.120
rates, reporting 7.80.050
required 7.80.030
Rideshare program
Definitions 8.49.020
Permits
issuance, applications 8.49.040
revocation 8.49.050
Purpose of provisions 8.49.010
Three-hour parking limits, exemptions from 8.49.030
Unlawful activities 8.49.050
Violation, penalty 8.49.060
_S_
Sales, use tax
Additional, imposed 3.28.020
Administration, collection 3.28.030
Imposed 3.28.010
Records inspection 3.28.040
Violation, penalty 3.28.050
Secondhand dealers See Pawnbrokers
Security guards
License required 5.40.070
Sewage treatment plant See Wastewater
pretreatment
Sewers See Combined utility
Sex offenders
Registration of 5.38.140
Shorelines See under Parks
Sidewalks
Construction
abutting property designated 9.20.040
assessment notice 9.20.030
(Revised 8/02) Index -12
Edmonds City Code Traffic
definitions 9.20.010
issuance 4.60.070
expenses 9.20.020
required 4.60.020
Enforcement 9.20.090
revocation, suspension, denial 4.60.120
Repair, maintenance responsibility
Prohibited activities 4.60.110
planting strips 9.20.060
Severability 4.60.300
procedures, costs 9.20.080
Violation, penalty 4.60.140
sidewalks 9.20.050
Teen dance halls
transition strips 9.20.070
Age restrictions 4.44.072
Sister city commission
Definitions 4.44.010
Created 10.60.010
License
Expenditures 10.60.050
application 4.44.040
Funds acceptance 10.60.040
denial 4.44.050
Meetings 10.60.020
exemption, payment waiver 4.44.030
Organization 10.60.030
location, operator limitations 4.44.078
Skateboards, roller skates
required, fees 4.44.020
See also Criminal code
revocation 4.44.070
Restrictions 5.46.050
Official access 4.44.076
Slander See under Public peace
Readmission fees 4.44.074
Solicitors See Peddlers
Threatening
Solid waste
See also Criminal code
See also Garbage collection; Recycling
Misdemeanor 5.34.020
County system applicability 7.70.020
Tobacco products sale
Definitions 7.70.010
See also Criminal code
Interlocal agreement 7.70.040
Definitions 5.15.010
Unlawful disposal 7.70.030
Identification 5.15.030
Sound trucks
Notice posting 5.15.040
License required, fees 4.56.010
Vending machines 5.15.020
Violation, penalty 4.56.020
Violation, penalty 5.15.050
Stormwater management utility
Traffic
See also Combined utility
Alcoholic beverages in vehicles 8.32.060
Administrative rate adjustment 7.50.060
Arterial highways
Administrator 7.50.020
Schedule II 8.64.020
Created 7.50.010
stops
Property transfer 7.50.040
designated 8.28.010
Rates, charges 7.50.050
signs 8.28.020
System adoption 7.50.030
violation, penalty 8.28.030
Street
Compression brakes 8.32.050
See also Traffic
Control devices 8.32.070
Obstructions
Definitions 8.04.010
penalties 9.25. 100
business district 8.04.150
violations designated 9.25.010
central traffic district 8.04.140
Vendors See Peddlers
garage keeper 8.06.050
highway 8.04.015
T —
road 8.04.015
Tax See Specific Tax
street 8.04.015
Taxicabs
Fines, forfeitures
See also Horse taxis
disposition 8.60.020
Appeals 4.60.130
official misconduct 8.60.030
Definitions 4.60.010
Funeral processions 8.32.010
License
Model Traffic Ordinance
application
See also Statutes
contents 4.60.040
adopted 8.06.010
form 4.60.030
sections not adopted 8.06.020
approval 4.60.060
One-way streets
drivers 4.60.080
designated 8.24.010
fees, expiration date 4.60.090
restrictions 8.32.030
insurance 4.60. 100
Schedule I 8.64.010
investigation 4.60.050
signage 8.24.020
violation, penalty 8.24.030
Index -13 (Revised 8/02)
Utilities
Parades See Parades
industrial user surveys 7.92.010
Parking See Parking
Enforcement
Playing in streets 8.32.025
See also Violation, penalty
Skateboards See Skateboards, roller skates
cease and desist orders 7.97.060
Speed limits
compliance orders 7.97.040
parks 8.16.070
consent orders 7.97.030
state laws
contract termination 7.99.050
applicability 8.16.010
emergency suspensions 7.97.070
decreasing 8.16.020, 8.16.040
injunctive relief 7.98.010
increasing 8.16.030
notification of violation 7.97.020
violation, penalty 8.16.015
nuisance declaration 7.99.040
Statutes
remedies nonexclusive 7.98.040
See also Model Traffic Ordinance
show cause hearing 7.97.050
adopted 8.06.040
state responsibility 7.97.010
sections not adopted 8.06.030
termination of discharge 7.97.080
Street closures, Schedule IX 8.64.090
water supply severance 7.99.030
Title of provisions 8.04.001, 8.06.001
Facilities requirements 7.91.080
Trains, blocking streets 8.32.040
Financial assurances 7.99.020
Truck routes 8.56.010
Nonliability of city 7.102.040
Vehicles restricted 8.56.030
Performance bonds 7.99.010
Violation
Purpose, policy 7.90.010
See also Specific Violation
Reporting requirements
penalty 8.04.002, 8.32.080, 8.60.010
dangerous waste constituents 7.93.030
Warrant issuance 8.60.090
records
Weight limitations, Schedule VIII 8.64.080
disclosure 7.93.010
keeping 7.93.040
— U —
unpermitted users 7.93.020
Sampling
Use tax See Sales, use tax
analytical requirements 7.94.020
Utilities
city monitoring 7.94.030
See also Combined utility
generally 010
Bills, delinquency charges 3.50.030
00
Savings 2.5
Tax See Occupation tax
Septic tannkk wastes 7.91.120
— V —
Severability 7.102.020
Standards
Vehicles See Abandoned vehicles; Motor vehicles
See also Facilities requirements
Video games See Pool, billiards, arcades
additional measures 7.91.100
Violations bureau See under Criminal code
compliance deadline 7.91.090
dilution 7.91.070
— W —
local limits 7.91.040
national 7.91.020
Wastewater pretreatment
prohibited discharge 7.91.010
Abbreviations 7.90.040
revision rights 7.91.050
Accidental discharge/slug control plans 7.91.110
special agreements 7.91.060
Administration 7.90.020
state requirements 7.91.030
Appeals 7.97.090
Violation, penalty
Charges, fees 7.102.010
See also Enforcement
Compliance, monitoring
civil 7.98.020
facilities monitoring 7.95.020
criminal prosecution 7.98.030
inspections, sampling 7.95.010
defense
orders 7.97.040 -
bypass 7.100.030
search warrants 7.95.030
discharge standards 7.100.020
vandalism 7.95.040
upset 7.100.010
Confidential information 7.96.010
Water
Conflicts of provisions 7.102.030
See also Combined utility
Definitions 7.90.030
Backflow prevention
Discharge permit requirements
abatement procedures 7.20.060
dangerous waste constituents 7.92.030
cross -connections prohibited 7.20.020
generally 7.92.020
definitions 7.20.010
(Revised 8/02) Index -14
Edmonds City Code
device installation 7.20.030
private supply systems 7.20.040
state regulations adopted 7.20.050
violation, penalty 7.20.070
Cross -connections See Backflow prevention
Fire service connections
applications 7.40.010
expense 7.40.020
metering 7.40.030
service charges 7.40.040
violation, penalty 7.40.050
Rates, charges
connection
special 7.30.045
utility 7.30.035
definitions 7.30.010
designated 7.30.040
low income deductions
authorized 7.30.070
misrepresentations, penalties 7.30.090
meters
installation charges 7.30.030
single-family residences 7.30.020
severability 7.30.060
unauthorized use 7.30.050
Service
accounting 7.10.020
applications 7.10.010
billing adjustments 7.10.110
city access
buildings 7.10.040
curb cocks, meters 7.10.050
connections
required 7.10.065
responsibility 7.10.120
dormant 7.10.140
enforcement 7.10.063
meter inspection request 7.10.080
pipe 7.10.130
pressure corrections 7.10.150
repairs, temperature valves 7.10.170
stop, waste valves 7.10.160
suspension, procedure 7.10.030
turnon, turnoff charges 7.10.070
unlawful acts 7.10.180
Shortages, use limitations
authorization 7.10.060
city powers 7.10.061
enforcement See under Service
surcharge 7.10.062
Weapons See Explosives; Firearms, dangerous
weapons
Weeds
See also Nuisances
Abatement
inspection 6.30.020
notice 6.30.030
refusal, failure 6.30.040
Noxious plants prohibited 6.30.010
Index -15
Violation, penalty 6.30.050
Wreckers
Business location, appearance 4.11.050
Definitions 4.11.010
License required 4.11.020
Penalties 4.11.060
Recordkeeping 4.11.030
Severability 4.11.300
Unlawful activities 4.11.040
Wreckers
(Revised 8/02)