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8.48.320 Pay parking stall defined.
As used in this chapter, "pay parking stall"
means a space in a pay parking lot designated
by appropriate markings as a parking space.
[Ord. 3564 § 1, 2005].
8.48.330 Monthly parking permits.
Monthly parking permits shall be obtained
from the city clerk upon payment of the appli-
cable fee. The monthly fee for the public park-
ing lot located near the intersection of Fifth
Avenue and Dayton and known as the "Fifth
Avenue" lot and the public parking lot located
near the intersection of Fourth Avenue and
Main Street known as the "Fourth Avenue" lot
shall be $25.00 per space. The monthly fee for
all other lots shall be $35.00 per space. The
permit shall contain a permit number and the
expiration date when issued by the city clerk.
The monthly parking permit shall authorize a
vehicle to park in a pay parking lot in accor-
dance with the following provisions:
A. Permits issued on the first day of each
month, for the one-month period ending on the
expiration date set forth on the permit; or
B. Individual monthly parking permits, a
30 -day period ending on the expiration date set
forth on the permit. [Ord. 3564 § 1, 20051.
8.48.340 Permit required.
No person shall park a vehicle in a pay park-
ing stall unless a monthly parking permit is
obtained from the city clerk and the monthly
parking permit is placed on the windshield of
the vehicle on the passenger side. [Ord. 3564
§ 1, 20051.
8.48.350 Overtime parking prohibited.
No person shall park a vehicle in a pay park-
ing space for a period of time longer than the
period authorized by the monthly parking per-
mit as specified in this chapter.
8.48.410
Each subsequent two-hour period of time
lapsing following affixing of a notice of over-
time parking to a vehicle shall constitute a fur-
ther violation of this section. [Ord. 3564 § 1,
2005].
8.48.380 Designation of pay parking lots.
The superintendent of public works is
authorized to designate pay parking lots, des-
ignate certain pay parking stalls for monthly
parking permit only, and erect suitable signs
advising the public of the requirements of pur-
chasing monthly parking permits from the city
clerk. [Ord. 3564 § 1, 2005].
8.48.390 Placement of parking permits.
Monthly parking permits shall be valid only
when placed on the windshield of the vehicle
on the passenger side. Failure to place a
monthly parking permit in the manner speci-
fied in this section shall invalidate the authori-
zation to park for the time otherwise desig-
nated on the parking permit. [Ord. 3564 § 1,
2005].
8.48.400 Reserved parking spaces.
Vehicles displaying valid monthly parking
permits shall be entitled to park in pay parking
stalls specially designated by the superinten-
dent of public works for permit parking only.
No person shall park a vehicle in a pay park-
ing stall specially designated for permit park-
ing only unless a valid monthly parking permit
is displayed as set forth in this chapter. [Ord.
3564 § 1, 20051.
8.48.410 Alteration prohibited.
It is unlawful for any person to alter a
monthly parking permit in any way, such as to
extend the period of parking time authorized,
or to place a fictitious monthly parking permit
in place of or as a substitute for a monthly
parking permit as specified in this chapter.
[Ord. 3564 § 1, 2005].
8-18.3 (Revised 9/06)
8.48.500
8.48.500 Parking in fishing pier parking
lot.
A. "Fishing pier parking lot" means that
parking lot owned jointly by the city of
Edmonds and the port of Edmonds and located
immediately adjacent to the Edmonds fishing
pier at the western end of Dayton Street, on
Railroad Avenue in the Edmonds waterfront
district.
B. Except when parking is prohibited dur-
ing the hours specified in subsection (C) of this
section, no person shall park an automobile in
excess of three consecutive hours in the fishing
pier parking lot; provided, however, that vehi-
cles displaying a valid permit issued by the city
to the senior center staff shall be exempt from
this three-hour restriction.
C. When signs are erected giving notice
thereof, no person shall park a vehicle in the
fishing pier parking lot on Friday of each week
between the hours of 4:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Vehicles displaying a valid senior center staff
permit are not exempt from this requirement.
D. Any vehicle parked in violation of this
section may be towed from the fishing pier
parking lot when signs are posted in a conspic-
uous location within the fishing pier parking
lot giving the name of the agency at whose
direction vehicles are towed for violation of
this section and the phone number and address
where information regarding the recovery of
such vehicles may be obtained. The owner of
any vehicle towed from the fishing pier park-
ing lot for violation of this section shall be lia-
ble for the entire cost of such towing. Neither
the city of Edmonds, nor any of its agents,
shall be liable for any damage to any vehicle
towed pursuant to this section.
E. Violation of the subsections of this sec-
tion shall constitute a parking infraction pun-
ishable as set forth in ECC 8.48.215. [Ord.
3593 § 1, 2006; Ord. 3564 § 1, 2005].
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8.48.600 Authority to impound.
The Edmonds police department is hereby
authorized to impound vehicles parked in vio-
lation of this chapter; provided, that proper
notice is given pursuant to ECC 8.48.170 or
8.48.604. The police department is authorized
to impound vehicles without notice as pro-
vided under ECC 8.48.603. [Ord. 3564 § 1,
2005].
8.48.601 Impoundment defined.
"Impoundment" means removal of a vehicle
to a storage facility either by an officer or
authorized agent of the Edmonds police
department or by a contractor for towing and
storage in response to a request from an officer
or authorized agent of the Edmonds police
department. [Ord. 3564 § 1, 2005].
8.48.602 Applicable state law adopted by
reference.
All applicable provisions of Chapter 46.55
RCW*, as now or hereafter amended, are
hereby incorporated into this chapter by this
reference. In the event that any provision of
this chapter may conflict with any provision of
Chapter 46.55 RCW or other applicable state
law, the state law provision will control. [Ord.
3564 § 1, 20051.
*Code reviser's note: A true and correct copy of Chapter
46.55 RCW is attached as Exhibit A to Ordinance 3364,
which is on file in the office of the city clerk.
8.48.603 Impound without prior notice.
A. A vehicle may be impounded with or
without citation and without giving prior
notice to its owner as otherwise required by
this chapter under the following circum-
stances:
1. When the vehicle is impeding or is
likely to impede the normal flow of vehicular
or pedestrian traffic; or
2. When the vehicle is illegally occupy-
ing a truck, commercial load, bus, loading, or
other similar zone where, by order of the direc-
tor of engineering or chiefs of police or fire,
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parking is limited to designated classes of
vehicles or is prohibited during certain hours,
or designated days, or at all times, and where
such vehicle is interfering with the proper and
intended use of such zones; or
3. When a vehicle without a special
license plate, card, or decal indicating that the
vehicle is being used to transport a disabled
person as defined under RCW 46.16.381, as
now or hereafter amended, is parked in a stall
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per permit for applications received through
June 29th of each calendar year. The applica-
tion fee for applications received on or after
June 30th of each calendar year shall be
reduced to $25.00. Application forms can be
updated to reflect changes in the information
required by this section so long as no addi-
tional employee parking permits are requested.
F. Employee parking permits shall be
effective for the calendar year for which they
are issued, except that permits applied for after
December 1st shall be effective through the
subsequent calendar year. [Ord. 3564 § 3,
2005].
8.51.045 Employee permit parking fund
created.
There is hereby created a special fund to be
known as the "employee parking permit fund."
All application fees received by the city pursu-
ant to ECC 8.51.040(E) shall be deposited in
this fund. All monies in this fund shall be used
solely and exclusively for the administration
of the employee permit parking program cre-
ated by this chapter or for costs associated with
parking enforcement in the downtown area or
future parking inventories and studies in the
downtown area. [Ord. 3564 § 3, 2005].
8.51.050 Unlawful employee permit
parking activities and
revocation.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to
duplicate and use an employee parking permit
for purposes of parking more than three hours
in a three-hour parking area and it shall also be
unlawful to otherwise use an employee park-
ing permit for purposes of avoiding parking
restrictions in any manner not specified by this
chapter.
B. The city clerk may revoke the employee
parking permit of any person the clerk deter-
mines has abused the employee parking pro-
gram by engaging in unlawful activities
specified in subsection (A) of this section. The
city clerk's determination may be appealed by
8.51.060
the permit holder to the city council, which
shall grant a hearing for the appeal and issue
written findings of fact and conclusions of law
in support of its decision. A permit holder who
has had his or her permit revoked shall be inel-
igible for reissuance of the permit for a period
of one year from the date of revocation. [Ord.
3564 § 3, 20051.
8.51.060 Penalties.
A. Any person who both (1) parks a vehicle
for more than three hours in violation of ECC
8.64.060 or 8.64.065 or any other city ordi-
nance imposing a three-hour parking limit; and
(2) displays an employee parking permit as
required in ECC 8.51.030(A)(1) without using
the parking area as part of a commute to work
as specified in ECC 8.51.030(A)(2) to (5) shall
have committed a parking infraction subject to
the provisions of Chapter 8.48 ECC and shall
be fined at twice the civil penalty for overtime
parking levied under ECC 8.48.215.
B. Any person who parks a vehicle in a
three-hour parking area for more than three
hours with an employee parking permit that
the person knows has been duplicated or made
to appear to be an employee parking permit
shall have committed a parking infraction sub-
ject to the provisions of Chapter 8.48 ECC and
shall be fined a civil penalty of $50.00. [Ord.
3564 § 3, 20051.
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Chapter 8.52
RESIDENTIAL PARKING
ZONE REGULATIONS
Sections:
8.52.010
Residential parking permits
defined.
8.52.015
Limitation on issuance.
8.52.020
Eligibility for residential parking
permits.
8.52.030
Applications for permits.
8.52.040
Residential parking permit
description.
8.52.050
Use and validity of permits.
8.52.060
Visitor's permits.
8.52.065
Visitor parking on certain streets.
8.52.070
Unlawful acts.
8.52.080
Revocation of permits.
8.52.090
Revocation — City clerk's duties.
8.52.100
Appeal.
8.52.200
Penalties.
8.52.300
Severability.
8.52.010 Residential parking permits
defined.
When properly issued and displayed, a resi-
dential parking permit (permit) shall exempt a
specified vehicle, while parked within a spe-
cific limited parking zone for which the permit
was issued, from citation for parking longer
than the posted time limit for that particular
zone and no other; provided, that the permit
shall not authorize parking for more than 72
consecutive hours in any one location or as
specified specifically in this chapter. The per-
mit shall not guarantee a parking space, nor
shall it exempt the vehicle or operator from
observing zones where parking is prohibited at
all times, including but not limited to no park-
ing zones, load zones, fire zones and all other
applicable regulations contained in ECC Title
8. [Ord. 3599 § 1, 2006].
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8.52.015 Limitation on issuance.
No permit authorized to be issued under this
chapter shall be issued with respect to any
commercial vehicle over 10,000 pounds
licensed gross vehicle weight or 22 feet in
length except as specifically allowed in this
chapter. The term "recreational vehicle" as
used in this chapter shall be defined in the
same manner provided in RCW 43.22.355(7).
Nothing herein shall be interpreted as an
authorization for the use of such recreational
vehicles for residential purposes while parked
in the public right-of-way. [Ord. 3599 § 1,
2006].
8.52.020 Eligibility for residential parking
permits.
A. Eligibility. Permits may be issued only
to persons who reside within the permit zone
for which the permit is issued, who own and/or
have legal control of a motor vehicle and only
for those motor vehicles owned by or under the
legal control of the resident. Permits may be
issued to eligible persons who have insuffi-
cient off-street parking spaces for the number
of cars they own and/or control. For the pur-
poses of this chapter, "residence" shall be
defined as the street address of the structure in
which the applicant resides as determined by
the U.S. Postal Service or such other street
upon which the residence fronts and for which
the applicant can present adequate evidence
that the proposed alternative frontage ade-
quately reflects the actual orientation and loca-
tion of the structure in which the applicant
resides.
B. The Proof of Residence. Proof of resi-
dence shall be established by:
1. Display of a valid driver's license
reflecting a current address within the zone for
which the permit is issued; or
2. Display of a deed, lease, rental agree-
ment or other acceptable document showing
residency within the zone for which the permit
is issued.
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C. Ownership of Motor Vehicle. Proof of
ownership and/or control of a motor vehicle
may be established by possession of a valid
registration in the applicant's name, or by dis-
play of a valid registration accompanied by
proof that the applicant has legal use and con-
trol of the vehicle. [Ord. 3599 § 1, 2006].
8.52.030 Applications for permits.
A. Authorization of City Clerk. The city
clerk is hereby authorized to issue permits to
qualified residents who own or have control of
a motor vehicle, and who have insufficient off-
street parking spaces.
B. Application Form. Application shall be
made on forms provided by the city clerk
which shall include:
1. The name, address, telephone number
and license number of the applicant;
2. Make, model, color and year of the
registration of the vehicle for which the permit
is sought;
3. The type of document used to estab-
lish eligibility for the permit as required in
ECC 8.52.020;
4. The number of off-street parking
spaces available to the applicant;
5. License plate number (and state) of
vehicle;
6. The number of visitor's permits
requested and issued; and
7. A statement immediately above
where the applicant is to sign stating that the
applicant has been provided with an opportu-
nity to examine this chapter and is familiar
with the terms thereof.
All applications shall be signed by the appli-
cant and notarized.
C. Limited Parking Zone Determination.
The limited parking zone for which the permit
is valid shall be the designated zone in which
the permit holder resides. Three zones have
been created and are as follows: Red Zone —
Caspers Street to Edmonds Street and Sunset
Avenue to Sixth Avenue. Blue Zone —
Edmonds Street to Dayton Street and Railroad
8.52.050
Avenue to Sixth Avenue. Yellow Zone — Day-
ton Street to Pine Street and SR 104 to Sixth
Avenue.
D. Fees/Notification to Police Chief.
1. Fees for the permit shall be $10.00 for
the first vehicle, $10.00 for the second vehicle
and $10.00 for the third vehicle. No fee will be
required for limited recreational vehicle per-
mits.
2. Fees shall be collected prior to issu-
ance of the permit. A copy of all permits issued
shall be promptly sent to the police chief as
well as notification that a permit has been
revoked or suspended.
3. No more than three permits shall be
issued to any one residence. [Ord. 3599 § 1,
2006].
8.52.040 Residential parking permit
description.
The permit shall contain the following
information:
A. The make, model, color, year, license
plate number and registration of the vehicle;
B. The limited parking zone for which it is
issued; and
C. The expiration date of the permit. [Ord.
3599 § 1, 20061.
8.52.050 Use and validity of permits.
A. Display. Permits shall be displayed in
the lower right-hand corner of the vehicle's
rear window.
B. Validity. Permits shall be valid only for
the vehicle for which they are issued, only in
the zone designated and only so long as the
permit holder retains the vehicle and resides at
the address specified in his or her application.
C. Expiration. Permits shall expire one year
from the date of issue, so long as the permit
holder retains the permit vehicle and resides at
the address specified in his/her permit applica-
tion. Permits issued for a recreational vehicle
are limited to a period of 36 hours and no more
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8.52.060
than six permits may be issued for an individ-
ual recreational vehicle in any one-year period.
[Ord. 3599 § 1, 2006].
8.52.060 Visitor's permits.
A. The city clerk is hereby authorized to
issue visitor's permits which shall be valid for
a period of up to one year. The clerk may issue
up to two visitor's permits per residential
address. Visitor's permits may be issued to one
individual residing at each residential address
who can provide the proof of residence
required by ECC 8.52.020(B).
B. The fee for visitor permits shall be:
1. Five dollars per visitor's permit for an
individual holding a valid residential parking
permit; or
2. Ten dollars per visitor's permit for
persons who do not hold a valid residential
parking permit.
Visitor's permits shall be issued in conjunc-
tion with the issuance or renewal of a residen-
tial parking permit for those individuals who
hold a valid residential parking permit or for
the calendar year or any unexpired portion
thereof for other qualified applicants. [Ord.
3599 § 1, 20061.
8.52.065 Visitor parking on certain
streets.
Visitor's permits shall be issued by the city
clerk to residents of Sunset Avenue, and the
portion of 75th Place West, north of North
Meadowdale Road, without showing a lack of
off-street parking or vehicle ownership. Such
visitor's permits shall be issued at no cost to
the applicant. Such visitor's permits shall be
limited to two permits per household or resi-
dence. These permits shall only be valid for
parking after the posted hours on the west side
of Sunset Avenue from Bell Street to Caspers
Street. Such permits shall be valid on either
side of 75th Place West, north of North Mead-
owdale Road. All other provisions of this
chapter, where not inconsistent with this sec-
tion, shall apply. [Ord. 3599 § 1, 20061.
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8.52.070 Unlawful acts.
It shall be unlawful for any person to do any
of the following:
A. To make any false or misleading state-
ment in application for a permit;
B. To transfer the permit to another person
or vehicle;
C. To fraudulently alter a permit or visitor's
permit in any respect whatsoever;
D. To improperly display the permit or vis-
itor's permit or to violate any terms or condi-
tions under which the permit or visitor's
permit was issued;
E. Use or place the permit on any other
vehicle than that for which the permit is issued;
or
F. To use or permit to be used a revoked or
suspended permit. [Ord. 3599 § 1, 20061.
8.52.080 Revocation of permits.
Permits and/or visitor's permits may be
revoked by the city clerk for any of the follow-
ing reasons:
A. The permit holder has made any false,
misleading or incomplete statement in the
application;
B. Violation of any of the provisions of this
chapter; or
C. Overissuance of permits; provided,
however, that in the event of revocation for
overissuance, priority shall be given to provid-
ing one permit per dwelling unit. [Ord. 3599
§ 1, 20061.
8.52.090 Revocation — City clerk's duties.
If the city clerk finds that a permit and/or
visitor's permit should be revoked for any of
the reasons set forth in ECC 8.52.080, the clerk
shall send a written notice to the permit holder
at the address contained on the application.
The notice shall contain the following infor-
mation:
A. Advise the permit holder that the permit
and/or visitor's permit will be revoked on a
specified date which shall be not fewer than 10
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nor more than 13 days from the date of the let-
ter;
B. Advise the permit holder that unless a
written notice of appeal setting forth the rea-
sons for the appeal is filed with the city clerk
not later than the date set forth in subsection
(A) of this section, the permit will be deemed
revoked;
C. Advise the permit holder that if a written
notice of appeal is filed within the required
time, the date, time and place of the hearing
will be set; and
D. The reasons for the revocation. [Ord.
3599 § 1, 20061.
8.52.100 Appeal.
Upon receipt of the appeal, the mayor or his
designee shall set a date for hearing within 30
days of receipt of the notice of appeal and
notify the appellant of the date, time and place
of hearing. The mayor or his designee shall
render the decision within 10 days after the
hearing is closed, reduce the decision to writ-
ing and include a statement of reasons for the
decision. The mayor or his designee may
affirm or reverse the revocation decision or
order suspension for a specified period. [Ord.
3599 § 1, 20061.
8.52.200 Penalties.
Any person violating any of the provisions
of this chapter shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction thereof be pun-
ished as set forth in ECC 5.50.020. [Ord. 3599
§ 1, 20061.
8.52.300 Severability.
If any section, subsection, clause, phrase or
word of this chapter, or any provision adopted
by reference in this chapter is for any reason
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court
of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity
or constitutionality of the remaining portions
of this chapter. [Ord. 3599 § 1, 2006].
8.56.030
Chapter 8.56
REGULATING TRAFFIC ON
CERTAIN HIGHWAYS
Sections:
8.56.010 Regulated truck ban.
8.56.020 Repealed.
8.56.030 Restrictions upon use of streets by
certain vehicles.
8.56.010 Regulated truck ban.
A. A regulated truck is any vehicle over
10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight the princi-
pal use of which is the transportation of com-
modities, merchandise, produce, freight, ani-
mals, or passengers for hire excluding school
buses, emergency vehicles, duly franchised
solid waste disposal and recycling vehicles and
public transit vehicles. All regulated trucks are
prohibited from all city streets and alleys
except upon the designated truck routes set
forth below and except that such vehicles may
be operated on other streets and alleys only for
the purpose of pick up and delivery of materials
and then only by entering such street at the
intersection nearest the designation of the vehi-
cle and proceeding thereon no further than the
next intersection thereafter.
B. The following streets or routes are
hereby designated as the exclusive truck routes
in the city of Edmonds:
1. SR -104;
2. Highway 99; and
3. 76th Street south of 196th Street to
Highway 99. [Ord. 2849 § 1, 1991; Ord. 2377
§ 1, 1983; Ord. 1169 § 91, 1966].
8.56.020 Certain vehicles prohibited from
use of certain streets.
Repealed by Ord. 2849.
8.56.030 Restrictions upon use of streets
by certain vehicles.
The city traffic engineer is authorized to
determine and designate those heavily traveled
streets upon which shall be prohibited the use
8-29 (Revised 9/06)
8.60.010
of the roadway by motor -driven cycles, bicy-
cles, horsedrawn vehicles or other nonmotor-
ized traffic and shall erect appropriate signs
giving notice thereof.
When signs are so erected giving notice
thereof, no person shall disobey the restric-
tions stated on such signs. [Ord. 1169 § 93,
1966].
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Chapter 8.60
ENFORCEMENT
Sections:
8.60.010 Penalties.
8.60.020 Disposition of traffic fines and
forfeitures.
8.60.030 Official misconduct.
8.60.090 When warrant to be issued.
8.60.010 Penalties.
Any person who has been found to have
committed a traffic infraction, as defined by
this code or any state statute adopted by refer-
ence herein shall pay a monetary fine only not
to exceed $1,000 for each violation. Unless
otherwise provided in this municipal code, or
by state statute adopted by reference, any per-
son violating a criminal provision of this title
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor with a maxi-
mum sentence of $1,000 fine and/or 90 days in
jail. [Ord. 2853 § 52, 1991; Ord. 2393, 1983;
Ord. 1865 § 4, 1976; Ord. 1169 § 94, 1966].
8.60.020 Disposition of traffic fines and
forfeitures.
All fines or forfeitures collected upon con-
viction or upon forfeiture of bail of any person
charged with the violation of any of the provi-
sions of this title shall be paid to the general
fund of the city. [Ord. 1865 § 5, 1976; Ord.
1169 § 95, 19661.
8.60.030 Official misconduct.
Failure, refusal, or neglect on the part of any
judicial or other officer or employee receiving
or having custody of any such fine or forfeiture
or bail, either before or after a deposit in the
general fund, to comply with the provisions of
ECC 8.60.020 shall constitute misconduct in
office and shall be grounds for removal there-
from; provided appropriate action is taken pur-
suant to state law relating to removal of public
officials. [Ord. 1865 § 6,1976; Ord. 1169 § 97,
1966].
Edmonds City Code
Ordinance Table
3523 11/09/2004 2005 property tax levy (Special)
imposition of special height limits to
3524 11/16/2004 Amends §§ 3.05.030, 3.05.050 and
protect views (Expired)
3.29.017, funds; closes, renames and
3557 7/05/05
Extends interim Ords. 3511 and 3533,
transfers balance of certain funds (3.05,
which amended § 21.30.010, definitions
3.29)
(Expired)
3525 11/16/2004 Adopts 2005 budget (Special)
3558 8/2/05
Moratorium on development permits for
3526 11/23/2004 Amends § 10.90.020, historic preservation
certain uses in CG and CG -2 zones
commission (10.90)
(Expired)
3527 11/23/2004 Adds Chs. 23.40, 23.50, 23.60, 23.70,
3559 8/2/05
Amends Ords. 3525, 2005 budget
23.80 and 23.90; repeals Ch. 20.15B,
(Special)
critical areas regulations (23.40, 23.50,
3560 9/6/05
Rezone (Special)
23.60, 23.70, 23.80, 23.90)
3561 9/19/05
Amends § 20.60.005, sign code (20.60)
3528 12/14/2004 Salary ranges for nonrepresented
3562 9/19/05
Amends § 18.70.030, street use and
personnel (Special)
encroachment permits (18.70)
3529 12/14/2004 Amends Ord. 3476, 2004 budget (Special)
3563 9/27/05
Authorizes loans to Edmonds public
3530 1/04/2005
Moratorium on certain architectural design
facilities district (Special)
board or building permit applications
3564 9/27/05
Repeals and replaces Chs. 8.48, 8.49, 8.5 1,
(Expired)
8.52 and 8.64, traffic (8.48, 8.49, 8.5 1,
3531 1/18/2005
Amends § 3.20.050, business license and
8.64)
occupation tax (3.20)
3565 10/4/05
Street vacation (Special)
3532 1/18/2005
Moratorium on application of
3566 10/4/05
Approves Charlotte Gardens final plat and
§ 20.10.070(C)(3) relating to the
PRD (Special)
imposition of special height limits to
3567 10/4/05
Amends on interim basis §§ 21.85.020,
protect views (Expired)
21.90.050 and 21.90.140, setback
3533 2/01/2005
Extends interim Ord. 3511, which
definitions (Expired)
amended § 21.30.010, definitions
3568 10/18/05
Approves Edmonds Cascade Cottages
(Expired)
final plat (Special)
3534 2/15/2005
Wireless communications facilities
3569 10/25/05
Adds Ch. 16.77; amends § 21.40.030,
(Special)
master planned office -residential zone
3535 2/15/2005
Amends § 10.30.010, disability board
(16.77, 21.40)
(10.30)
3570 11/1/05
Amends §§ 7.30.040 and 7.50.050, utility
3536 2/15/2005
General obligation bond (Special)
charges and regulations (7.30, 7.50)
3537 2/15/2005
Water and sewer revenue bonds (Special)
3571 11/1/05
Adds § 21.30.010(D), definitions (21.30)
3538 2/22/2005
Amends § 7.50.050, stormwater rates and
3572 11/1/05
Adds Ch. 20.16, essential public facilities
charges (7.50)
(20.16)
3539 3/15/2005
Amends § 16.50.020, site development
3573 11/15/05
Salary ranges for nonrepresented
standards (16.50)
personnel (Special)
3540 3/15/2005
Repeals Ch. 3.04, travel expense
3574 11/15/05
2006 property tax levy (Special)
procedures (Repealer)
3575 11/15/05
Adopts 2006 budget (Special)
3541 3/15/2005
Amends § 3.05.070, rental charges
3576 12/6/05
Extends moratorium on certain
schedule (3.05)
architectural design board or building
3542 3/15/2005
Amends comprehensive plan (Special)
permit applications (Expired)
3543 3/22/2005
Street vacation (Special)
3577 12/6/05
Extends moratorium on application of
3544 4/5/2005
Amends on interim basis §§ 21.85.020,
§ 20.10.070(C)(3) relating to the
21.90.050 and 21.90.140, setback
imposition of special height limits to
definitions (Expired)
protect views (Expired)
3545 4/19/2005
Amends § 2.35.010 and 2.35.030, vacation
3578 12/6/05
Amends 2005 budget (Special)
and sick leave policies (2.35)
3579 1/3/06
Adds § 2.15.030(B); renumbers and
3546 4/19/2005
Amends comprehensive plan (Special)
amends existing 2.15.030(B) to
3547 4/26/2005
Repeals and replaces Ch. 16.20, RS single-
2.15.030(C), municipal court (2.15)
family residential zone (16.20)
3580 1/3/06
Amends §§ 18.05.000(A)(6) and
3548 4/26/2005
Rezone (Special)
18.05.030(B)(3), utility wires (18.05)
3549 4/26/2005
Amends comprehensive plan (Special)
3581 1/3/06
Moratorium on applications to rezone
3550 5/3/2005
Rezone (Special)
properties to the MPOR zone under Ch.
3551 5/17/2005
Street vacation (Special)
16.77 (Expired)
3552 5/17/2005
Amends 2005 budget (Special)
3582 2/7/06
Moratorium on development permits for
3553 6/21/05
Rezone (Special)
certain uses in CG and CG -2 zones
3554 6/21/05
Amends Ord. 3528, salary ranges for
(Expired)
nonrepresented personnel (Special)
3583 2/21/06
Amends § 2.35.030, vacations (2.35)
3555 6/21/05
Moratorium on certain architectural design
3584 2/28/06
Bond issuance (Special)
board or building permit applications
3585 3/21/06
Amends Figure 18-1 to Ord. 3121, parking
(Expired)
(18.95)
3556 6/21/05
Moratorium on application of
§ 20.10.070(C)(3) relating to the
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Ordinance Table
3586 4/4/06
Amends on interim basis §§ 21.85.020,
21.90.050 and 21.90.140, setback
definitions (21.85, 21.90)
3587 4/18/06
Closes LTGO bond debt service fund
(Special)
3588 4/18/06
Closes public safety building construction
fund (Special)
3589 4/18/06
Closes bond construction fund (Special)
3590 4/18/06
Creates special projects fund (Special)
3591 5/2/06
Amends 2006 budget (Special)
3592 5/16/06
Adopts 2007-2008 budget (Special)
3593 5/16/06
Repeals and replaces §§ 8.48.500 and
8.52.030(C), fishing pier parking (8.48)
3594 5/16/06
Amends § 18.80.010, street standards
(18.80)
3595 5/16/06
Extends moratorium on certain
architectural design board or building
permit applications (Special)
3596 5/16/06
Extends moratorium on application of
§ 20.10.070(C)(3) relating to the
imposition of special height limits to
protect views (Special)
3597 5/16/06
Amends comprehensive plan (Special)
3598 6/6/06
Amends § 20.45.020, Edmonds register of
historic places (20.45)
3599 6/20/06
Repeals and replaces Ch. 8.52, residential
parking zone regulations (8.52)
3600 6/20/06
Moratorium on applications to rezone
properties to the MPOR zone under Ch.
16.77 (Special)
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