Edmonds City Code Supplement 56SUPPLEMENT DIRECTIONS
EDMONDS CITY CODE Updated by:
Supplement No. 56 — July 2012 Dated:
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Table of Contents
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Table of Revised Pages
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Title 2
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Title 3
Title 4
Title 5
Title 7
Title 8
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Title 10
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Ordinance Table
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Index
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Table of Revised Pages
Title 1 General Provisions
1.01
Code Adoption..........................................................................................
3
1.02
City Classification.....................................................................................
5
1.03
Posting and Publication of Ordinances and Notices ................................. 7
1.04
Council Meetings...................................................................................... 8
1.05
Public Meetings Attendance...................................................................
10
1.08
Initiative and Referendum......................................................................
11
1.14
Repealed..................................................................................................11
16
1.20
Copies, Certifications and Transcriptions of City Records ....................
12
1.99
Limits on Campaign Contributions.........................................................
14
Title 2 City Officials and Personnel
2.01
Mayor........................................................................................................3
2.05
City Attorney............................................................................................ 4
2.06
Indemnification of Employees and Officers ............................................. 5
2.10
Confirmation and Duties of City Officers ................................................ 8
2.12
Fire Department........................................................................................ 9
2.15
Municipal Court......................................................................................
10
2.20
Salary Payments......................................................................................
15
2.21
Special Duty Pay.....................................................................................
16
2.25
Payment of Claims, Demands and Vouchers .......................................
16.1
2.30
Municipal Employees Benefit Plan .........................................................
19
2.35
Vacation and Sick Leave.........................................................................
19
2.36
Military Leave......................................................................................
24.2
2.37
Miscellaneous Leave and Break Provisions ........................................
24.4
2.40
Bonds for Officers..................................................................................
25
2.50
Firemen's Relief and Pension System ....................................................
25
2.60
Reserve Fire Fighters' Relief and Pension Act .......................................
26
2.70
Retirement System..................................................................................
27
2.80
Repealed..................................................................................................28
2.90
Jail Facilities...........................................................................................
29
2.95
Police Corps Program.............................................................................
29
Title 3 Revenue and Finance
3.01
Sale of City Property ................................................................................. 3
3.02
Lost and Unclaimed Property ...................................................................
4
3.04
Financial Reporting...................................................................................
6
3.05
Equipment Rental Fund.........................................................................
6.1
3.07
Criminal Investigation Contingency Fund ................................................
9
3.08
Drug Enforcement Fund.........................................................................
10
Contents -1 (Revised 7/12)
3.09
Repealed..................................................................................................10
3.10
Emergency Reserve Finance Fund ......................................................
10.1
3.11
Local Improvement Guarantee Fund ......................................................
11
3.13
Municipal Arts Fund...............................................................................
12
3.14
Repealed...............................................................................................14.1
6
3.15
Repealed...............................................................................................14.1
4.22
3.16
Parks Trust Fund..................................................................................14.1
Game Licenses........................................................................................
3.20
Business License and Occupation Tax ...................................................
15
3.22
Interfund Loan Program.......................................................................... 22
3.24
Taxation and Regulation of Gambling ...................................................
23
3.26
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax......................................................................
27
3.28
Sales and Use Tax...................................................................................
29
3.29
Excise Tax on Real Estate Sales............................................................. 31
3.30
Leasehold Tax......................................................................................... 33
3.32
Open Space Taxation.............................................................................. 34
3.34
Lodging Tax............................................................................................ 35
3.40
Local Improvement Code...... ..............................................................
36.1
3.45
Donations of Property to City.................................................................
42
3.50
Miscellaneous Charges........................................................................
42.1
3.60
Regulations of Basic Service Rates of the Cable Franchise ................... 43
3.65
Transportation Benefit District...............................................................
46
3.70
Conflict of Interest..................................................................................
47
Title 4 Licenses
4.04
Concession Agreements............................................................................ 3
4.08
Repealed....................................................................................................4
4.10
Repealed.................................................................................................4.1
4.11
Motor Vehicle Wreckers........................................................................
4.1
4.12
Peddlers, Solicitors and Street Vendors ....................................................
6
4.20
Liquor License - Investigations.............................................................. 12
4.22
Malt Liquor by the Keg......................................................................... 13
4.24
Game Licenses........................................................................................
14
4.32
Public Amusements................................................................................
18
4.38
Repealed..................................................................................................20
4.40
Public Dances.........................................................................................
21
4.44
Teen Dance Halls.................................................................................... 22
4.48
Cabaret Dances....................................................................................... 25
4.50
Licensing of Public Massage Parlors and Public Bathhouses ................ 28
4.52
Regulations for Adult Entertainment Facilities ...................................... 36
4.56
Sound Trucks..................................................................................... 36.14
4.60
Taxicabs.................................................................................................. 37
4.64
Repealed..................................................................................................41
4.68
Community Antenna Television Systems ...............................................
41
4.72
Business License..................................................................................
54.3
4.74
Repealed..................................................................................................55
4.75
Pawnbrokers............................................................................................56
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4.80 Aircraft Landing Permits........................................................................ 63
4.85 Horse Taxis............................................................................................. 65
4.90 Community Oriented Open Air Markets ................................................ 68
4.98 Constitutionally Protected Events........................................................... 72
Title 5 Public Safety and Morals
5.01
Preliminary Article...................................................................................
3
5.02
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Advertising, Crimes Relating To..............................................................
5
5.04
Alcoholic Beverages................................................................................. 6
5.05
Animal Control......................................................................................... 7
5.08
Anticipatory Offenses..........................................................................
20.3
5.10
Boating Code.......................................................................................
20.3
5.12
Children and Minors, Crimes Relating To .............................................. 23
5.14
Controlled Substances, Paraphernalia, Poisons, and Toxic Fumes ........ 24
5.15
Regulation of Sale of Tobacco Products ................................................. 26
5.20
False Alarms........................................................................................... 27
5.21
Misuse of the 911 or Emergency Call System .....................................
28.1
5.22
Fire, Crimes Relating To........................................................................ 29
5.24
Firearms and Dangerous Weapons......................................................... 30
5.26
Repealed..................................................................................................34
5.27
Fireworks................................................................................................ 34
5.28
Frauds, Swindles and False Representations .......................................... 37
5.30
Noise Abatement and Control................................................................. 38
5.32
Park Regulations.....................................................................................
44
5.34
Persons, Crimes Relating To.................................................................. 50
5.36
Property, Crimes Relating To.................................................................
52
5.38
Offenses Against the Public Morals .......................................................
53
5.40
Public Officers, Crimes Relating To .......................................................
56
5.42
Public Peace, Crimes Relating To ..........................................................
58
5.46
Miscellaneous Crimes.............................................................................
59
5.48
Violations Bureau - Bail Regulations .................................................
60.1
5.50
Penalties and Court Costs.......................................................................
62
5.55
Emergency Response Cost Recovery .....................................................
64
5.60
Graffiti....................................................................................................
65
5.65
Repealed..................................................................................................68
Title 6 Health and Sanitation
6.10
Health Officer - Duties............................................................................. 3
6.20
Nuisances.................................................................................................. 4
6.30
Noxious Weeds......................................................................................
8.2
6.40
Litter Control.........................................................................................
8.3
6.50
Repealed..................................................................................................14
6.60
Disaster Preparation and Coordination...................................................
14
6.65
Edmonds Fire Department - Provision of Emergency Services .............
19
6.70
Repealed..................................................................................................19
Contents -3 (Revised 7/12)
6.80 Plastic Bag Reduction............................................................................. 20
Title 7 Utility Charges and Regulations
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..................................................................................
18a
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
18.10
8.51
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
7.200
Illicit Discharges.....................................................................................
58
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
8.36
Motorized Foot Scooters.........................................................................
12
8.48
Parking....................................................................................................
14
8.49
Downtown Edmonds Rideshare Program ............................................
18.8
8.50
Abandoned and Junked Motor Vehicles ............................................
18.10
8.51
Edmonds Employee Permit Parking Program ........................................
23
8.52
Residential Parking Zone Regulations....................................................
27
8.56
Regulating Traffic on Certain Highways ................................................
30
8.60
Enforcement.........................................................................................30.1
8.64
Schedules of Designated Streets.............................................................
31
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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
Building Board of Appeals....................................................................... 5
10.16
Cemetery Board........................................................................................ 5
10.20
Edmonds Civic Arts Commission.............................................................
8
10.25
Civil Service Commission......................................................................10
10.30
Disability Board......................................................................................
17
10.31
Medical Self -Insurance Advisory Board................................................18
10.35
Hearing Examiner................................................................................... 19
10.40
Planning Board....................................................................................... 20
10.50
Public Library Board.............................................................................. 21
10.60
Edmonds Sister City Commission.......................................................... 22
10.70
Lodging Tax Advisory Committee......................................................... 24
10.75
Citizens Economic Development Commission ...................................... 25
10.80
Citizens' Commission on Compensation of Elected Officials .............
26a
10.90
Edmonds Historic Preservation Commission .........................................
27
10.95
Citizens' Tree Board.............................................................................. 30
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Index
Contents -5 (Revised 7/12)
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revision date (e.g., "(Revised 1/96)") and printing of pages in the up-to-date volume. A "-" indicates that the
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Ordinance 3889, passed June 19, 2012.
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Title 7
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Title 2
CITY OFFICIALS AND PERSONNEL
Chapters: Page
2.01
Mayor....................................................................................................3
2.05
City Attorney........................................................................................4
2.06
Indemnification of Employees and Officers.........................................5
2.10
Confirmation and Duties of City Officers............................................8
2.12
Fire Department....................................................................................9
2.15
Municipal Court ..................................................................................10
2.20
Salary Payments..................................................................................15
2.21
Special Duty Pay.................................................................................16
2.25
Payment of Claims, Demands and Vouchers...................................16.1
2.30
Municipal Employees Benefit Plan ....................................................19
2.35
Vacation and Sick Leave .................................................
...19
2.36
Military Leave..................................................................................24.2
2.37
Miscellaneous Leave and Break Provisions ....................................24.4
2.40
Bonds for Officers..............................................................................25
2.50
Firemen's Relief and Pension System................................................25
2.60
Reserve Fire Fighters' Relief and Pensions Act.................................26
2.70
Retirement System..............................................................................27
2.80
Repealed..............................................................................................28
2.90
Jail Facilities.......................................................................................29
2.95
Police Corps Program.........................................................................29
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ited with the city or town treasurer as a part of
the general fund of the city or town, or depos-
ited in such other fund of the city or town, or
deposited in such other funds as may be desig-
nated by the laws of the state of Washington.
B. The city treasurer shall remit monthly 32
percent of the money received under this sec-
tion, other than for parking infractions, to the
state treasurer. Money remitted under this sub-
section to the state treasurer shall be deposited
as provided in RCW 43.08.250.
C. The balance of the money received
under this section shall be retained by the city
and deposited as provided by law. [Ord. 2538
§ 2, 1985].
2.20.020
Chapter 2.20
SALARY PAYMENTS
Sections:
2.20.010 Bimonthly payments authorized.
2.20.020 Application of personnel policies
to exempt employees.
2.20.010 Bimonthly payments authorized.
The city clerk is directed to pay the salaries
of officials and employees of the city of
Edmonds on the fifth and the twentieth day of
each month unless such employee is paid once
a month, in which case he shall be paid on the
fifth day of each month. [Ord. 1440 § 2, 1969].
2.20.020 Application of personnel policies
to exempt employees.
Employees of the city whose duties enable
them to be classified as exempt employees
under the terms of the federal Fair Labor Stan-
dards Act are salaried employees. Regardless
of which exemption an employee qualifies for,
the provisions of these ordinances and person-
nel policies shall always be interpreted to
ensure that the salaried status of the employee
is honored. In the event of any apparent conflict
between the provisions of these ordinances or
the city's personnel manual, the requirements
of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act or the
provisions of federal regulation enacted to
implement them, such regulations and federal
requirements shall control. By way of illustra-
tion and not limitation, such ordinances and
personnel policies shall be applied to salaried
and exempt employees to ensure that:
A. The salaries of such employees shall not
be reduced in the event of absences of less than
one day. Accrued accumulated sick, compen-
satory, vacation and other leave banks may be
debited to the extent accrued and as permitted
by federal statute and regulation.
B. The compensatory time program insti-
tuted in accordance with the provisions of per-
sonnel policy and administrative practice are
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2.21.010
intended as an additional benefit to the
employee. It permits the employee flexible use
of accrued time off in a manner consistent with
their status as public servants. The city under-
stands and acknowledges that an exempt
employee is responsible for the performance of
his/her duties and that such employee is ulti-
mately answerable to the mayor as the chief
administrative officer of the city for the appro-
priate performance of duties, regardless of the
length of time necessary to perform such
duties. The city's compensatory program has
been implemented in order to better account for
such exempt employees' time to the public and
to ensure that time off accrued as compensation
for attendance at night meetings and other time
consuming exercise of public duties which
occur outside of normal working hours may be
compensated for by blocks of time off at a later
date in the nature of a holiday or vacation rather
than time off taken in absences of less than a
day, which may not have the utility for the
exempt employee nor benefit all parties by pro-
viding a usable, scheduled block of time off at
a time convenient both to the employee and to
the city.
C. The disciplinary policies of the city shall
not be interpreted to permit the use of a sus-
pension without pay as a method of discipline
for an exempt employee except for violations
of safety rules of major significance. In deter-
mining whether a violation of a safety rule of
major significance has occurred, the city's per-
sonnel manager and mayor are directed to fed-
eral statutory and case law and the regulations
established by the Department of Labor to
implement the Fair Labor Standards Act. [Ord.
2993, 1994].
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Chapter 2.21
SPECIAL DUTY PAY
Sections:
2.21.010 Authorization.
2.21.020 Special duties — Defined.
2.21.030 Special duty pay.
2.21.010 Authorization.
The mayor is authorized to pay any manager
or director level employee special duty pay in
addition to that person's regular compensation
when the mayor has temporarily assigned spe-
cial duties to that person. No employee may
receive special duty pay for longer than one
year without city council approval. [Ord. 3881
§ 1, 2012].
2.21.020 Special duties — defined.
"Special duties" are defined as those duties
not included as primary duties and responsibil-
ities in the employee's official job description
and not otherwise associated with the
employee's position. [Ord. 3881 § 1, 2012].
2.21.030 Special duty pay.
Special duty pay shall consist of up to 10
percent of the employee's salary at the time the
special duties are assigned. The mayor is
authorized to grant to each such employee up
to five percent for special duty pay at the
mayor's discretion, and shall be based upon
the scope of the additional responsibilities
identified by the mayor. If the mayor deter-
mines that special duty pay above five percent
is warranted for a particular employee, the
mayor will be authorized to grant up to 10 per-
cent for special duty pay upon prior approval
by the city council. [Ord. 3881 § 1, 2012].
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Chapter 2.25
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS, DEMANDS
AND VOUCHERS
Sections;
2.25.010
City auditing officer.
2.25.020
Preparation of list of claims,
demands and vouchers.
2.25.030
Payment of claims, demands and
vouchers.
2.25.040
Claims, demands and vouchers
presented by officers and
employees.
2.25.050
Travel authorization and expense
reimbursement policies.
2.25.060
Compliance with state law for
damage claims.
2.25.010 City auditing officer.
The administrative services director shall
serve as the city auditing officer and shall act
as auditor for the city for all claims, demands
and vouchers presented to the city council for
approval, except those claims, demands or
vouchers submitted pursuant to ECC 2.25.040.
Such claims, demands and vouchers shall be
prepared for audit and payment on a form pro-
viding for the authentication and certification
by the auditing officer that the materials have
been furnished, the services rendered or the
labor performed as described, and the claim,
demand or voucher is a just, true and unpaid
obligation against the city. [Ord. 2873 § 1,
1992].
2.25.020 Preparation of list of claims,
demands and vouchers.
The accounting manager shall prepare a list
of all claims, demands and vouchers presented
to the city and to be examined by the auditing
officer. [Ord. 2873 § 1, 19921.
2.25.030 Payment of claims, demands and
vouchers.
No claim, demand or voucher may be paid
until approved by the city council unless the
2.25.030
following conditions are met:
A. The mayor and the auditing officer who
are designated to sign the checks or warrants
shall each be furnished an official bond for the
faithful discharge of his or her duties in an
amount determined by the city council, but not
less than $50,000;
B. The city council has adopted contract-
ing, hiring, purchasing and disbursing policies
that implement effective internal control;
C. The council president shall be desig-
nated as the auditing committee for the city
council. The council president shall review the
documentation supporting claims paid and
review for approval by the city council at its
next regular public meeting all checks or war-
rants issued in payment of any claim, demand
or voucher. A list of each claim, demand or
voucher approved and each check or warrant
issued indicating the check or warrant number,
the amount paid and the vendor or payee shall
be filed in the city council office for review by
individual councilmembers prior to each regu-
larly scheduled public meeting; and
D. The city council shall require that if,
upon review, it disapproves a claim, demand
or voucher, the auditing officer and the officer
designated to sign the checks or warrants shall
jointly cause the disapproved claim, demand
or voucher to be recognized as a receivable of
the city and shall pursue collection diligently
until the amounts disapproved are collected or
until the city council is satisfied and approves
the claim, demand or voucher.
Notwithstanding the fact that all of the above
conditions are met, the city council may stipu-
late that certain kinds or amounts of claims,
demands or vouchers shall not be paid before
the city council has reviewed the supporting
documentation and approved the issue of
checks or warrants in payment of those claims,
demands or vouchers. [Ord. 2896 § 1, 1992;
Ord. 2873 § 1, 1992].
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scribe a rate lower than that permitted in the
FCC Benchmark Rate Tables or more than 10
percent less than the cable company's Septem-
ber 30, 1992 per channel rate, whichever is
higher.
D. The cable company shall first make its
presentation, followed by the presentation of
the city staff entering its analysis and recom-
mendations, if any. Then all interested parties
who have filed an objection to the rate increase
shall be heard. Finally, members of the public
shall be heard. The staff should be given a brief
opportunity to respond and the company may
conclude with rebuttal, addressing new infor-
mation raised by the staff, interested parties or
the public. The mayor shall set reasonable time
limits for the presentation of the respective
parties; provided, that the time established for
individual public comments may by limited to
three minutes per person. [Ord. 2968, 1994].
3.60.110 Notice and hearing procedures —
Cost of service showing.
The general hearing procedures outlined in
ECC 3.60. 100 shall apply to an application by
the company for a basic service rate above the
benchmark rate provided that:
A. The company shall submit a cost -of -ser-
vice showing prepared in accordance with
FCC regulations sufficient to support a finding
that the rates are reasonable. It shall make 10
copies available in conjunction with its initial
application for public inspection and use at the
hearing.
B. If the cable company submits a cost -of -
service showing, that showing supersedes any
benchmark/rollback provisions established by
the FCC. The city council may prescribe what-
ever rate it finds justified by the cost -of -ser-
vice showing, utilizing generally accepted
accounting principles, utility rate regulation
principles, and the review of criteria in 47 CFR
§§ 76.922 to 76.925 as the same exist or are
hereafter amended, even if that rate is below
the system's benchmark and more than 10 per -
3.60.140
cent below the system's September 30, 1992
rates. [Ord. 2968, 19941.
3.60.120 Refunds.
The city may order the company to refund to
subscribers that portion of previously paid
rates determined to be unreasonable. However,
the company's liability for refunds is generally
limited to a one-year period and shall not go
beyond September 1, 1993, the effective date
of the FCC rules. [Ord. 2968, 1994].
3.60.130 Use of administrative hearing
officer.
The city council may, in its sole discretion,
elect to have its hearing conducted by its hear-
ing examiner. In the event that a hearing is
conducted by the hearing examiner, the hear-
ing examiner shall present his or her proposed
findings of fact, conclusions and recommenda-
tions to the city council. Prior to adoption of
such findings, the city council shall hold a pub-
lic hearing at which the company, any inter-
ested parties who filed an objection to the rate
increase, and any member of the public may be
heard. The purpose of this public hearing will
be for the company, interested parties and the
public to comment on the proposed findings
and recommendations and shall not itself be an
evidentiary hearing. Having heard the com-
ments of the company, interested parties and
the public, the city council may adopt the rec-
ommendations of the hearing examiner,
reverse or modify the hearing examiner's
determination based upon the record before
the hearing examiner, or remand the matter
back to the hearing examiner for the taking of
further evidence and testimony. [Ord. 2968,
1994].
3.60.140 Appeals.
An appeal from any order or decision of the
city council regarding any rate increase shall
be solely to the FCC pursuant to 47 CFR §
76.944 as the same exists or is hereafter
amended. Such appeal shall be filed within 30
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3.65.010
days. Appeals from other decisions of the city
council regarding the franchise shall be filed in
the Snohomish County Superior Court within
10 business days of the date notice of decision
is issued. Nothing herein shall be interpreted to
limit the right of any citizen or the city to file a
complaint with the FCC regarding any com-
pany activity in accordance with 47 CFR §
76.953 et seq. [Ord. 2968, 1994].
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Chapter 3.65
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT
Sections:
3.65.010 Establishing transportation benefit
district.
3.65.020 Governing board.
3.65.030 Functions of the district.
3.65.040 Transportation improvements
funded.
3.65.050 Dissolution of district.
3.65.010 Establishing transportation
benefit district.
There is created a transportation benefit dis-
trict, to be known as the Edmonds transporta-
tion benefit district or "district," with
geographical boundaries comprised of the cor-
porate limits of the city as they currently exist
or as they may exist following future annex-
ations. [Ord. 3707 § 2, 2008].
3.65.020 Governing board.
A. The governing board of the transporta-
tion benefit district shall be the Edmonds city
council acting in an ex officio and independent
capacity, which shall have the authority to
exercise the statutory powers set forth in Chap-
ter 36.73 RCW.
B. The treasurer of the transportation bene-
fit district shall be the city finance director.
C. The public records officer of the trans-
portation benefit district shall be the city clerk.
D. The board shall develop a material
change policy to address major plan changes
that affect project delivery or the ability to
finance the plan, pursuant to the requirements
set forth in RCW 36.73.160(1). At a minimum,
if a transportation improvement exceeds its
original cost by more than 20 percent, as iden-
tified in the district's original plan, a public
hearing shall be held to solicit public comment
regarding how the cost change should be
resolved.
Edmonds City Code
E. The board shall issue an annual report,
pursuant to the requirements of RCW
36.73.160(2). [Ord. 3872 § 1, 2012; Ord. 3707
§ 2, 2008].
3.65.030 Functions of the district.
A. The district board may authorize a vehi-
cle fee of up to $20.00 per vehicle as provided
for by RCW 82.80.140. When authorized by
the voters pursuant to the requirements of
Chapter 36.73 RCW, other taxes, fees, charges
and tolls or increases in these revenue sources
may be assessed for the purposes provided for
in the subsections of this section.
1. Pursuant to the initial authorization of
Ordinance 3707, the district board may and has
authorized a vehicle fee of up to $20.00 per
vehicle as provided for by RCW 82.80.140 for
the purpose of the preservation, maintenance
and operations of the city streets.
2. As authorized by the voters pursuant
to the requirements of Chapter 36.73 RCW,
additional taxes, fees, charges and tolls or
increases in those revenue sources may be
assessed for the construction, reconstruction,
updating or improvement of public transporta-
tion facilities shown on the Edmonds compre-
hensive plan and transportation improvement
plan. This additional function of the district
has been authorized by ordinance amendment
in compliance with the provisions of Chapter
36.73 RCW. These additional transportation
projects authorized pursuant to the vote of the
transportation benefit district shall be deemed
funded and effective when approved by a vote
of the people in accordance with the provisions
of state law. The projects authorized shall be
limited to those specifically identified in the
proposition put to the voters.
B. Additional transportation improvements
may be added to the functions of the district
upon compliance with Chapter 36.73 RCW.
3.65.040
C. The board shall have and exercise all
powers and functions provided for by Chapter
36.73 RCW in order to fulfill the functions of
the district. [Ord. 3804 § 1, 2010; Ord. 3707
§ 2, 2008].
3.65.040 Transportation improvements
funded.
Two separate sets of functions have been
established by ordinance for the transportation
benefit district. The funds generated by a vehi-
cle fee of up to $20.00 per vehicle authorized
by the board in accordance with RCW
82.80.140 shall be used solely for transporta-
tion improvements that preserve, maintain and
operate the existing transportation infrastruc-
ture of the city, consistent with the require-
ments of Chapter 36.73 RCW. Upon authori-
zation by the voters, additional funds from
other taxes, fees, charges and tolls or increases
in these revenue sources may be utilized for
the construction of transportation improve-
ments specifically described in the proposition
submitted to the voters. Funds raised from
either revenue source may be utilized for any
lawful purpose under Chapter 36.73 RCW, but
all funds raised through the TBD shall be
expended only for the purposes specified, i.e.:
A. For the preservation, maintenance and
operation of the existing city street transporta-
tion improvement infrastructure; or
B. For projects specifically designated in a
ballot proposition approved by the voters and
utilizing the funding source approved by the
voters.
Such improvements are intended to comply
with the provisions of the Growth Manage-
ment Act and the city's comprehensive plan
and reduce the risk of transportation facilities'
failure, improve safety, continue the cost
effectiveness of the city's infrastructure
improvements and to encourage the optimum
use of the transportation system. Additional
transportation improvement projects may be
funded only after compliance with the provi-
sions of RCW 36.73.050(B) following notice,
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3.65.050
public hearing and enactment of an additional
authorizing ordinance. [Ord. 3804 § 2, 2010;
Ord. 3707 § 2, 2008].
3.65.050 Dissolution of district.
The transportation district has been autho-
rized to fulfill two separate functions. Each
function of the district shall expire and be dis-
solved upon its completion.
A. Street preservation, maintenance and
operation are ongoing, long-term obligations
of the city. In order to comply with the disso-
lution requirement of RCW 36.73.050, a street
resurfacing cycle of 20 years was adopted and
the district shall be deemed authentically dis-
solved with respect to the function of street
preservation, maintenance and operation 18
years from the effective date of the original
Ordinance 3707, to wit, November 28, 2026.
B. Upon authorization by the voters, the
additional transportation improvements spe-
cifically described in the proposition shall be
deemed authorized. In accordance with the
dissolution requirements of RCW 36.73.050,
the powers, duties and functions of the district
shall be deemed dissolved with respect to such
voter -approved projects when all indebtedness
of the districts with regard to such projects has
been retired and all transportation improve-
ments described in such project list have been
completed. Upon dissolution with respect to
these functions, the voters' authorization for
funding to construct such funding shall be
deemed to automatically expire. Nothing
herein shall be interpreted to prohibit the
Edmonds city council on the recommendation
of the Edmonds transportation benefit district
to dissolve the district in whole or in part
and/or reformulate it in accordance with the
provisions of RCW 36.73.050. [Ord. 3804 § 3,
2010; Ord. 3707 § 2, 2008].
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Chapter 4.04
CONCESSION AGREEMENTS
Sections:
4.04.010 Concession agreements.
4.04.020 Concession agreements on public
property.
4.04.030 Leases of public right-of-way.
4.04.040 Exemptions.
4.04.010 Concession agreements.
A concession agreement is a lease of public
property or city right-of-way. Decisions to
lease city property or public right-of-way are
legislative decisions to be granted at the sole
discretion of the city council.
By way of illustration and not limitation, a
concession agreement may provide for the
lease of public property or right-of-way for
private use to vend food, beverages, or mer-
chandise, provide classes or other forms of
instruction for a fee or other valuable consider-
ation, rent bicycles, roller skates, fishing
equipment or other uses which the city council,
in its sole discretion, believes are consistent
with the public's full use and enjoyment of
park, public property or right-of-way, or
enhance the general atmosphere of the com-
munity. [Ord. 3869 § 1, 2012; Ord. 3604 § 1,
2006].
4.04.020 Concession agreements on public
property.
A. "Public property" shall mean any prop-
erty in fee by the city of Edmonds.
B. Concession agreements may be granted
at the sole discretion of the city council from
time to time as it deems appropriate, with the
exception that the mayor shall have the discre-
tion to grant certain seasonal concession
agreements, subject to the limitations set forth
in subsection (D) of this section. The revenue
from the lease of public property shall accrue
to the general fund; provided, however, that
concession agreements for lease of property
4.04.030
owned, purchased or utilized by a utility or
other special purpose fund shall accrue to that
fund.
C. Such agreements shall be approved by
the city council in a form created and approved
by the city attorney. The lessee shall provide
proof of insurance in a minimum of
$1,000,000 per occurrence and $5,000,000 in
the aggregate, or as recommended by the
Washington Cities Insurance Authority, and
shall fully indemnify and hold harmless the
city, its officers, agents, employees and volun-
teers.
D. Concession agreements relating to park
property shall comply in all respects with the
park plan adopted as a part of the city's com-
prehensive plan. A concession agreement shall
be approved only if, at the determination of the
parks and recreation director, it is in line with
the goals and objectives of that plan, and is
appropriate for the particular park(s) in which
the concession is to be located. Seasonal con-
cession agreements, which are defined as those
under which the vendor operates the conces-
sion only during the annual high season (usu-
ally May through September), may be granted
by the mayor without city council approval or
public hearing requirements. Seasonal conces-
sion agreements may be located in regional or
community parks only, as defined in the park
plan, and are subject to annual review and
approval by the mayor and the parks and recre-
ation director prior to renewal.
E. Concession agreements relating to city
property other than city park property shall be
approved only after a public hearing. Notice of
the public hearing shall be posted at the site
sought for lease by a concessionaire. Conces-
sion agreements for city park property are not
subject to public hearing requirements. [Ord.
3869 § 1, 2012; Ord. 3604 § 1, 2006].
4.04.030 Leases of public right-of-way.
A. "Public right-of-way" shall mean prop-
erty held for street or alley purposes and shall
typically be limited to unopened city right -of -
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4.04.040
way. The lease of public right-of-way devel-
oped for street purposes shall incorporate
applicable terms from the street use provisions
of Chapter 18.70 ECDC.
B. Any concession agreement for the lease
of unopened street right-of-way shall confer
no vested right on the lessee. Any concession
or lease agreement drafted by the city attorney
shall provide that it may be terminable at the
will of the city council with or without cause.
On termination, a pro -rated portion of the lease
payment shall be returnable to the concession-
aire or lessee.
C. The lessee shall provide proof of insur-
ance in a minimum of $1,000,000 per occur-
rence and $5,000,000 in the aggregate and
shall fully indemnify and hold harmless the
city, its officers, agents, employees and volun-
teers. [Ord. 3607 § 1, 2006; Ord. 3604 § 1,
2006].
4.04.040 Exemptions.
Persons leasing property from the city
through a concession agreement shall obtain a
city business license. The use of property
leased under a concession agreement shall be
consistent with the uses permitted in the adja-
cent zone. "Adjacent zone" means that zoning,
other than public zoning or right-of-way desig-
nation, which is closest to the area leased. In
the event that differing zones are equidistant
from the leased property, the more restrictive
use provisions of an adjacent zone shall be
applied. [Ord. 3604 § 1, 2006].
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Chapter 4.08
AMBULANCE OPERATORS
(Repealed by Ord. 2532)
Edmonds City Code
that nothing in this section shall be construed
to relieve or otherwise excuse the owner of any
dog from complying with all applicable rules
and regulations imposed by any county, city or
town having jurisdiction over the residence
where the dog is harbored or maintained.
E. Fee Due Dates — Penalty.
1. All license fees shall be due and pay-
able on or before the first business day of Jan-
uary in each year. If the license fees are not
paid on or before March 1 st of each year, the
applicant shall pay the following late fees in
addition to the regular fee set forth in subsec-
tion C of this section:
a. Unspayed and unneutered dogs:
$18.00;
b. Spayed and neutered dogs: $10.00.
2. Whenever any person shall come into
charge, care or control of any dog, the original
license application and fee therefor shall
become due and payable within 30 days of said
date, and the late fee provided above shall be
imposed 60 days after the date said license fee
and application become due and payable.
F. Fee Waiver — Blind and Disabled. Guide
and service dogs, as defined in subsection
(B)(3) of this section, certified to assist the
impaired, and service dogs certified to assist
the disabled, may be issued a permanent
license at no charge upon the request of a blind
or otherwise impaired owner.
G. Enforcement Procedure. All dogs not
licensed under this section, or who do not
exhibit the metal identification tag provided
for in subsection C of this section, are declared
to be public nuisances and shall be impounded
as provided in ECC 5.05.126. [Ord. 3451 § 1,
2003].
5.05.025 Cat licensing.
A nonmandatory lifetime cat license is
available, upon request of the owner, for pur-
poses of identification. The fee for such license
shall be $5.00. [Ord. 3451 § 1, 2003].
5.05.040
5.05.030 Fees authorized.
A. In addition to the cost of publication of
any notices required by this chapter, prior to
the release of animals, animals in the custody
of the animal control authority or its agents, to
the registered owners of said animals, the ani-
mal control authority shall charge fees under
this chapter as follows:
1. Impound: $20.00.
2. Impound and room fees: $15.00/day
for the first 72 hours of custody (or the actual
cost incurred, whichever is greater).
3. All other services: cost incurred.
B. Prior to the adoption of animals in the
custody of the animal control authority or its
agent, the animal control authority shall charge
fees under this section as follows:
1. Veterinary exam and spay/neuter fees
for male or female canines or felines which
have not been spayed or neutered: $50.00
(deposit only, shall be refundable as provided
in ECC 5.05.127.1(B)).
2. Adoption administration: $15.00 fee.
C. In addition, the contracted animal shelter
provider shall be entitled to collect a reason-
able room and board fee. [Ord. 3486 § 1, 2004;
Ord. 3471 § 1, 2003; Ord. 3451 § 1, 2003].
5.05.040 Animal bites to be reported.
Every animal which bites a person shall be
promptly reported to the animal control
authority and shall thereupon be securely quar-
antined at the direction of the animal control
authority for a period of 10 days. At the discre-
tion of the animal control authority, such quar-
antine may be on the premises of the owner, at
the shelter designated as the city's animal shel-
ter or, at the owner's option and expense, in a
veterinary hospital of the owner's choice.
When an animal's owner is unknown, such
quarantine shall be at the shelter designated as
a city animal shelter or at a veterinary hospital.
[Ord. 3486 § 1, 2004; Ord. 3451 § 1, 2003].
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5.05.050
5.05.050 Running at large prohibited.
A. Except as provided in subsection (C) of
this section, it shall be a civil violation for the
owner or person having charge, care, custody
or control of any animal, with the exception of
cats, to allow such animal to run at large during
any hours of the day or night; provided how-
ever that fourth and subsequent violations
shall be misdemeanor offenses. This section
shall not apply to seeing eye or hearing ear
dogs or dogs owned by the city or other law
enforcement agencies and maintained as
police K-9 units while under the custody and
control of the trainer or handler. Any animal
found running at large may be seized and
impounded.
B. It shall be the duty of a person who takes
into their possession any stray animal not
owned by them or not placed in their posses-
sion by the person having the lawful custody
and control thereof, to notify the animal con-
trol authority or police within 24 hours and to
release such animal to the city officer upon
demand and without charge.
C. Dogs may be allowed to run at large only
in the marked, fenced Puget Sound area gener-
ally described as the Marina Beach Off -Leash
Area, located at 498 Admiral Way, south of the
Marina Beach Park. This designated off -leash
dog park area shall be open daily from dawn
until dusk unless otherwise posted.
D. All dogs that enter into the designated
off -leash dog park area shall be licensed, cur-
rent with all shots, healthy, and wearing a col-
lar and identification at all times. Dogs that are
ill or injured, in heat, or that have been
declared dangerous or potentially dangerous
are not permitted to use the designated off -
leash dog park area.
E. Any person or persons who take a dog
into the designated off -leash dog park area
shall:
1. Have physical control of the dog by
means of an adequate leash when entering and
leaving the off -leash area.
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2. Keep the dog in view and maintain
voice control at all times.
3. Immediately remove the dog upon the
first sign of aggression.
4. Discourage the dog from digging, and
fill any holes created by the dog.
5. Be responsible and liable for the
behavior and actions of the dog and any inju-
ries caused by the dog.
6. Carry equipment/bags for removing
feces, and place feces deposited by the dog(s)
in an appropriate waste receptacle.
7. Have no more than three dogs in the
off -leash area in his or her possession or con-
trol.
8. Supervise your children below 12
years of age.
9. Comply with Edmonds park rules and
regulations, including no food, beverages,
smoking, alcohol use, picnicking or camping,
which are expressly prohibited in the desig-
nated off -leash dog park area. Firearms and
fireworks are not permitted. [Ord. 3887 § 1,
2012; Ord. 3645 § 1, 2007; Ord. 3451 § 1,
2003].
5.05.060 Dogs on public grounds.
A. It shall be unlawful for an owner to
allow any dog to stray and/or enter with or
without a leash or other means of restraint
upon any school ground, playfield, park,
beach, waterfront or other public property.
B. Notwithstanding the restrictions set
forth in subsection (A) of this section, dogs
accompanied by their owners may be walked
or exercised while on leash in the following
areas. The phrase "on leash" and references to
pathways or walkways shall be interpreted to
mean on a leash restricting the dog to an area
on or within six feet of the pathway surface.
1. The inner trails of Yost Park, in the
area commonly known as the Shell Valley
area; and
2. Marina Beach Park, in the area south
of the Union Oil loading terminal, such area
being further described to be a walking strip of
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50 feet in width at the entrance of and along the
east end of Marina Beach Park South; and
3. The asphalted pathways in Sierra
Park; and
4. The inner trails of Pine Ridge Park;
and
5. All trails in Maplewood Park; and
6. The southeast wooded area of City
Park; and
7. The turf area of Mathay-Ballinger
Park; and
8. The asphalted pathways of Seaview
Park; and
9. The paved and wooded walkways
(approximately 3,500 linear feet) of Hickman
Park; and
10. The Sunset Avenue overlook, being
defined as the city -owned area west of Sunset
Avenue between Bell Street and Caspers
Street; and
11. The paved walkways at Haines
Wharf Park; and
12. The pathways of Hutt Park.
C. All dogs permitted in the areas desig-
nated in subsection (B) of this section shall be
on a leash except for dogs permitted in Marina
Beach Park South.
D. Nothing herein shall be determined to
require the posting of notices to exclude ani-
mals; provided, however, that such postings
may be undertaken at the discretion of the
manager of parks and recreation.
E. The regulations under ECC 5.05.070
relating to animal waste and the removal and
proper disposal of said waste will be strictly
enforced. [Ord. 3816 § 1, 2010; Ord. 3451 § 1,
2003].
5.05.070 Animal waste.
A. It shall be unlawful for the owner or per-
son having charge of any animal to permit,
either willfully or by failure to exercise due
care, such animal to commit a public nuisance
by defecating in any area of the city other than
the premises of the owner or person having
charge or control of the animal, unless said
5.05.090
owner or person having charge takes immedi-
ate steps to remove and properly dispose of
said feces.
B. It shall be unlawful for the owner or per-
son having charge of any animal to take said
animal off of the private property of said per-
son without having in the possession of the
owner or person having charge of the animal a
proper means of disposal for the feces of the
animal.
C. "Disposal" is defined, for the purposes
of this section, as the removal of feces by
means of a bag, scoop or other device and an
eventual disposal in a trash receptacle, by
burying or by other means of lawful disposal.
[Ord. 3451 § 1, 2003].
5.05.080 Confining dogs in season.
The owner or person having charge of any
unspayed female dog shall confine such dog in
a building or enclosed area during the period
such dog is in season. [Ord. 3451 § 1, 2003].
5.05.090 Rabies notice.
A. If an animal is believed to have rabies or
has been bitten by an animal suspected of hav-
ing rabies, such animal shall be confined on
the owner's premises and shall be subject to
examination and observation of a veterinarian
at the expense of the owner for a period of 10
days. The owner shall notify the city of the fact
that his animal has been exposed to rabies and
the animal control authority is empowered to
have such animal removed from the owner's
premises to a veterinary hospital for observa-
tion for a period of up to 10 days at the owner's
expense.
B. It is unlawful for any person knowing or
suspecting an animal has rabies to allow such
animal to be taken off the owner's premises
without the written permission of the animal
control authority. Every owner or other per-
son, upon ascertaining an animal is rabid, shall
immediately notify the animal control author -
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5.05.110
ity or a police officer, who shall either remove
the animal to the designated shelter or sum-
marily destroy it. [Ord. 3451 § 1, 2003].
5.05.110 Crimes relating to the
confinement of another's animal
and the abatement of private
nuisances.
A. An owner of private real property has
the right under Washington common and stat-
utory law to protect his or her property from
trespass by persons or other instrumentalities
including covered and domestic animals such
as pets. The city council finds that the exercise
of these civil rights are limited by animal cru-
elty laws and other ordinances and statutes
intended to protect the health and safety of ani-
mals. Further, the city council finds that the
inappropriate or negligent use of even humane
traps may pose a threat to animals and there-
fore prohibits the use of all traps except under
the conditions set forth in this section.
B. Crimes.
1. Unlawful Capture or Confinement of
a Pet. A person is guilty of the crime of the
unlawful capture or confinement of a pet if a
person traps, captures or otherwise confines an
animal known by the person to be the pet of
another. The unlawful capture or confinement
of a pet shall be a gross misdemeanor punish-
able as provided in ECC 5.50.020.
2. Trapping. It shall be unlawful for any
person by means of a trap or similar mechani-
cal device to intentionally trap a domestic ani-
mal, covered animal or pet. Trapping shall be
a misdemeanor punishable as provided in ECC
5.50.020. Nothing herein shall be interpreted
to prohibit a property owner from using other
lawful means to drive off a covered and
domestic animal or pet of another.
3. Negligent Confinement of an Animal.
A person is guilty of the crime of negligent
confinement of an animal if a person who
traps, captures or confines an animal fails to
promptly release an animal which the person
knows or should have known to be confined
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and which is not the property of that person.
The term "release" shall include a report to a
law enforcement or animal control officer of
the city of Edmonds. Negligent confinement of
an animal shall be a misdemeanor punishable
as provided in ECC 5.50.020.
C. Defenses. The following acts are ex-
cluded from the crime of unlawful capture or
confinement of a pet as set forth in subsection
(B)(1) of this section or trapping as set forth in
subsection (B)(2) of this section:
1. The capture, trapping or confinement
of an injured or diseased animal in order to
protect the animal from harm or in order to
deliver or report the animal to a veterinarian,
animal control officer, Washington State wild-
life official, animal shelter or other charitable
or governmental agency charged with animal
welfare and protection; and/or
2. The actions of a city, county or state
animal control officer, law enforcement
officer or other public safety officer in the per-
formance of his or her duties. [Ord. 3634 § 2,
2007].
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............................................................................18a
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
7.200
Illicit Discharges .......................................
58
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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 general
facilities charges.
7.30.036
Sewer special connection districts.
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, sewer and stormwater 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 "BRU"
means a sewer connection charge based upon
the winter standard water consumption of a
7.30.030
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:
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:
Volume Rate Consumption (ccf)
Effective Dates
Existing 8/1/10 1/1/11 1/1/12
$1.72 $1.85 $1.99 $2.14
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Effective Dates
Existing
8/1/10 1/1/11
1/1/12
1. Single-family residence (per unit)
$16.58
$17.82 $19.16
$20.60
2. Duplex, apartment houses, condominiums
and other multi -unit residences (per unit)
$14.60
$15.70 $16.87
$18.14
3. All other customers:
Meter Existing
8/1/10
1/1/11
1/1/12
3/4" $20.05
$21.55
$23.17
$24.91
1" $40.82
$43.88
$47.17
$50.71
1.5" $75.49
$81.15
$87.24
$93.78
2" $115.09
$123.72
$133.00
$142.98
3" $248.27
$266.89
$286.91
$308.43
4" $351.68
$378.06
$406.41
$436.89
6" $697.15
$749.44
$805.64
$866.07
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:
Volume Rate Consumption (ccf)
Effective Dates
Existing 8/1/10 1/1/11 1/1/12
$1.72 $1.85 $1.99 $2.14
7-11 (Revised 7/12)
7.30.035
All water rate charges on water utility bills
mailed prior to August 1, 2010, shall be based
on rates as reflected in this section correspond-
ing with said time period. The rate effective
August 1, 2010, shall be applicable to all bill-
ings after that date. Thereafter, all water rate
charges on water utility bills mailed on or after
January 1 st of each year shall be based on rates
as reflected in this section corresponding with
said time period.
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. Repealed by Ord. 3618. [Ord. 3802 § 1,
2010; Ord. 3618 § 2, 2006; Ord. 3616 §§ 1— 3,
2006; 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. 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 general
facilities charges.
A general facilities charge (GFC) (formerly
known as 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 GFC. The sanitary sewer
GFC shall be paid by the applicant at the time
and according to the date of side sewer permit
issuance in an amount per equivalent residen-
tial unit (ERU) added as a result of the devel-
opment as set forth in the table below;
provided, that nonresidential building permit
and business license applicants shall pay sewer
system GFC when the proposed structure
and/or business activity would generate addi-
tional probable sewer usage.
2012 before 2012 effective 2014 and
effective date date forward 2013 beyond
Sewer GFC per ERU $730.00 $2,573.50 $3,495.25 $4,417.00
1. A single-family residential applicant
shall pay a GFC equal to one ERU per dwell-
ing unit.
2. A multifamily residential applicant
shall pay a GFC equal to 0.67 ERU per dwell-
ing unit.
3. Applicants for nonresidential devel-
opment shall pay a GFC equal to the ERU
determination that is made by the public works
director. This determination shall be made by
estimating the probable sewer usage of the
proposed development. In estimating the prob-
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able sewer usage, the public works director
may consider, among other factors, the aver-
age winter water consumption for similar
existing development in the city. If the appli-
cant disagrees with the director's ERU deter-
mination, the applicant may submit additional
information and analysis from a qualified
engineer, with an additional $200.00 review
fee, in support of a request for an alternate
ERU determination. The director shall review
the request for an alternate ERU determination
and may accept the alternate calculation,
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revise the earlier ERU determination based on
the new information, or uphold the earlier
ERU determination. Once the director has
made a final ERU determination, the applicant
may pay the GFC under protest and appeal the
determination, along with the underlying per-
mit, to the hearing examiner.
7.30.036
B. Water System GFC. The water system
GFC shall be paid upon, and according to the
date of, application for water service, and
based upon the size of the meter to be installed,
as set forth in the table below:
C. No water connection charge shall be lev-
ied for connections to water mains installed
pursuant to Local Improvement District Nos.
115, 146 and 152 by properties which partici-
pated in the establishment of said local
improvement districts. [Ord. 3883 § 1(Att. A),
2012; Ord. 3339 § 3, 2000].
7.30.036 Sewer special connection
districts.
A. A connection charge shall be paid by
each new customer connecting to the city's
sewer system within the following described
district(s). This special connection charge is
based upon the actual cost of constructing
improvements which relate directly and exclu-
sively to homes within the district(s) and
which are, because of the special nature of the
construction, separate and distinct from the
overall costs of the system paid by a customer
pursuant to ECC 7.30.035. These charges shall
be in addition to the charges paid by a new cus-
tomer pursuant to ECC 7.30.035 and do not
duplicate any costs contained in the underlying
sewer utility connection charge.
B. 88th Avenue West Sewer Special Con-
nection District.
1. Properties addressed as 21903,
21904, and 21911 88th Avenue West shown
on Exhibit A attached to the ordinance codi-
fied in this section maintained on file in the
city clerk's office and any subdivision, lot line
adjustment or reconfiguration of the lots or the
property represented by such addresses shall
pay a special connection fee, to be paid in full
at the time of connection to the sewer system,
of $2,941.39 per lot.
2. Due to the significant additional
sewer system construction that will be
required at the property owners' expense to
connect these properties to the sewer system
after completion of the sewer project by the
city, these properties may defer connection
and shall not be required to connect to the
7-12a (Revised 7/12)
2012 before
2012 effective
2014 and
Water Meter Size
effective date
date forward
2013
beyond
3/4" meter
$908.00
$2,979.00
$4,014.50
$5,050.00
1" meter
$2,270.00
$7,447.00
$10,035.50
$12,624.00
1.5" meter
$4,540.00
$14,894.00
$20,071.00
$25,248.00
2" meter
$7,264.00
$23,830.50
$32,113.75
$40,397.00
3" meter
$14,528.00
$47,661.00
$64,227.50
$80,794.00
4" meter
$22,700.00
$74,470.00
$100,355.00
$126,240.00
6" meter
$45,400.00
$148,940.00
$200,710.00
$252,480.00
8" meter
$72,640.00
$238,304.00
$321,136.00
$403,968.00
C. No water connection charge shall be lev-
ied for connections to water mains installed
pursuant to Local Improvement District Nos.
115, 146 and 152 by properties which partici-
pated in the establishment of said local
improvement districts. [Ord. 3883 § 1(Att. A),
2012; Ord. 3339 § 3, 2000].
7.30.036 Sewer special connection
districts.
A. A connection charge shall be paid by
each new customer connecting to the city's
sewer system within the following described
district(s). This special connection charge is
based upon the actual cost of constructing
improvements which relate directly and exclu-
sively to homes within the district(s) and
which are, because of the special nature of the
construction, separate and distinct from the
overall costs of the system paid by a customer
pursuant to ECC 7.30.035. These charges shall
be in addition to the charges paid by a new cus-
tomer pursuant to ECC 7.30.035 and do not
duplicate any costs contained in the underlying
sewer utility connection charge.
B. 88th Avenue West Sewer Special Con-
nection District.
1. Properties addressed as 21903,
21904, and 21911 88th Avenue West shown
on Exhibit A attached to the ordinance codi-
fied in this section maintained on file in the
city clerk's office and any subdivision, lot line
adjustment or reconfiguration of the lots or the
property represented by such addresses shall
pay a special connection fee, to be paid in full
at the time of connection to the sewer system,
of $2,941.39 per lot.
2. Due to the significant additional
sewer system construction that will be
required at the property owners' expense to
connect these properties to the sewer system
after completion of the sewer project by the
city, these properties may defer connection
and shall not be required to connect to the
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7.30.036
sewer system within the time limit require-
ments of ECDC 18.10.010 and ECC 7.30.040.
3. The owner of any of these properties
that does not connect to the sewer system
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Edmonds City Code
for which both fire protection and other water
service for such uses as domestic, commercial,
industrial, or manufacturing purposes is sup-
plied, there may be two service installations
made to the premises: one for fire service only
and one for other water service. These service
functions may also be combined in a single
service connection with the approval of the
water division.
In the event two separate service connec-
tions are installed, the fire protection system so
served shall consist of an automatic sprinkler
system only, without additional outlets which
could normally be used for other than fire sup-
pression purposes. [Ord. 1561, 1971].
7.40.040 Fire service monthly service
charges.
A. The monthly rates for inspection and
maintenance of detector check systems are
fixed as follows:
Fire Service or
Bimonthly
Detector Meter Size
Service Charge
Up to 4"
$12.34
6"
$21.59
8"
$30.81
Water used through the fire service line for
fire suppression purposes and limited testing
of the system will normally be furnished with-
out any charge in addition to the bimonthly
minimum charge set forth for fire service
meter or detector check meter.
B. If a detector check meter proves, or
proof is otherwise provided, leakage or unau-
thorized usage of water which is not for fire
suppression purposes, the customer shall pay
for all water used at the applicable metered
rate. The rates for water so used are fixed as
follows: at the time of first written notice from
the city water division the applicable rate shall
be the same as the domestic rate for compara-
ble size of domestic water meter for unautho-
rized use over 100 cubic feet per month; in the
event the unauthorized use again occurs after
7.40.050
the period of time specified in the written
notice from the water division, the rate shall be
double the domestic rate for a comparable size
domestic water for such unauthorized use over
100 cubic feet per month.
C. References made by this chapter as to
existing metered rates shall be to Chapter 7.30
ECC. [Ord. 3629 § 10, 2007; Ord. 3457 § 1,
2003; Ord. 1561, 1971].
7.40.050 Violation — Penalty.
In addition to all civil rights of collection,
liens, shut -offs and other remedies available to
the city of Edmonds as prescribed by statute
and ordinance for unauthorized use and/or
nonpayment of charges, any person, firm, cor-
poration or other organization, including any
officers, directors and managers thereof, who
violate any provision of this chapter shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to penal-
ties as set forth in ECC 5.50.020. [Ord. 1561,
1971].
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7.50.010
Chapter 7.50
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
UTILITY
Sections:
7.50.010
Stormwater management utility
created — Responsibilities.
7.50.020
Administrator of utility.
7.50.030
System or plan of stormwater
management utility.
7.50.040
Transfer of property to stormwater
management utility.
7.50.050
Rates and charges.
7.50.060
Administrative rate adjustment.
7.50.070
Stormwater management system
general facilities charge.
7.50.010 Stormwater management utility
created — Responsibilities.
There is hereby created and established, pur-
suant to Chapters 35A.80 and 35.67 RCW, a
storm and surface water utility to be known as
the "Edmonds Stormwater Management Util-
ity." All references to "the utility" in this chap-
ter refer to the Edmonds stormwater manage-
ment utility. The utility will have primary
authority and responsibility for carrying out the
city's comprehensive drainage and storm
sewer plan, including responsibilities for plan-
ning, design, construction, maintenance, ad-
ministration, and operation of all city storm and
surface water facilities, as well as establishing
standards for design, construction, and mainte-
nance of improvements on private property
where these may affect storm and surface water
management.
7.50.020 Administrator of utility.
The director of community services shall be
ex officio administrator of the utility.
7.50.030 System or plan of stormwater
management utility.
There is hereby specified and adopted the
original system or plan of the stormwater man-
agement utility, which shall include all proper-
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ties, interests, and physical and intangible
rights of every nature owned or held by the city,
however acquired, insofar as they relate to or
concern storm or surface water sewage, further
including, without limitation, all properties,
interests and rights acquired by adverse posses-
sion or by prescription, directly or through
another, in and to the drainage or storage, or
both, of storm or surface waters, or both,
through, under, or over lands, watercourses,
sloughs, streams, ponds, lakes, and swamps, all
beginning in each instance at a point where
storm or surface waters first enter the storm and
surface water system of the city and ending in
each instance at a point where the storm or sur-
face waters exit from the storm and surface
water system of the city, and in width to the full
extent of inundation caused by storm or flood
conditions.
7.50.040 Transfer of property to
stormwater management utility.
The city council expressly finds the value of
the above-described original system or plan of
storm drainage and surface water facilities,
together with funds currently held in the water
and sewer fund in the amount of $690,000, is
equal to the value of release from primary
responsibility therefor insofar as it relates to or
concerns storm or surface waters within the
city. Accordingly, all of the city's above-men-
tioned facilities, including the rights and inter-
ests as a part thereof as they relate to or concern
storm or surface waters, and the funds in the
amount of $690,000 are, for purposes of RCW
43.09.210, hereby transferred to and subject to
the administration of the city's stormwater
management utility created by this chapter, and
all other institutions and departments of the
city having primary responsibility therefor
within the city are, to the same extent, released
from such primary responsibility. Inasmuch as
the city now owns all of those facilities, includ-
ing the rights and interests as a part thereof and
the original system or plan set forth in ECC
7.50.030, there is no estimated cost thereof.
Edmonds City Code
7.50.060
7.50.050 Rates and charges.
A. The following rates shall be charged on all billings with respect to the following customers
and/or service:
CATEGORY
EFFECTIVE DATE
to 8/1/10
8/1/10
1/1/11
1/1/12
Single-family residential and multifamily
residential
Bimonthly billing cycle
$16.62
$17.94
$19.38
$20.94
Monthly billing cycle
$8.31
$8.97
$9.69
$10.47
All other residential customers per ESU
(monthly cycle)
$8.31
$8.97
$9.69
$10.47
B. 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 an 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. 3801 § 1,
2010; Ord. 3744 § 1, 2009; Ord. 3570 § 1,
2005; Ord. 3538 § 1, 2005; 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.
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
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7.50.070
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].
7.50.070 Stormwater management system
general facilities charge.
A. In addition to any other charge pre-
scribed by this chapter, a stormwater manage-
ment system general facilities charge (GFC)
(formerly known as a development charge)
shall be paid by the applicant at the time and
according to the date of building permit issu-
ance in an amount per equivalent service unit
(ESU) added to or created by the development
as set forth in the table below; provided, that
stormwater permit applicants shall pay GFC at
the time and according to the date of stormwa-
ter permit issuance.
2012 before 2012 effective 2014 and
effective date date forward 2013 beyond
Storm GFC per ESU $428.00 $613.50 $706.25 $799.00
B. For the purposes of this section only, an
ESU is hereby defined to be the impervious
surface area estimated to contribute an amount
of runoff which is approximately equal to that
created by an average single-family residential
development. A single-family residential
development shall pay GFC equal to one ESU;
provided, that a single-family residential
development that includes 5,000 square feet of
new, replaced, or new plus replaced impervi-
ous surface area shall pay GFC pursuant to
subsection (C) of this section.
C. All development not meeting the criteria
in subsesction (B) of this section shall pay
GFC calculated according to a ratio of one
ESU per 3,000 square feet of new, replaced, or
new plus replaced impervious surface area.
[Ord. 3883 § 2 (Att. A), 2012; Ord. 3450 § 1,
2003].
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Edmonds City Code
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
7.60.020
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Title 8
TRAFFIC
Chapters: Page
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
8.36
Motorized Foot Scooters.....................................................................12
8.48
Parking................................................................................................14
8.49
Downtown Edmonds Rideshare Program........................................18.8
8.50
Abandoned and Junked Motor Vehicles ........................................18.10
8.51
Edmonds Employee Permit Parking Program
....................................23
8.52
Residential Parking Zone Regulations................................................27
8.56
Regulating Traffic on Certain Highways............................................30
8.60
Enforcement.....................................................................................30.1
8.64
Schedules of Designated Streets.........................................................31
8-1 (Revised 7/12)
Edmonds City Code
fied in ECC 8.64.068. Official city of
Edmonds vehicles and service vehicles will be
exempt from this time restriction. [Ord. 3564
§ 1, 2005].
8.48.162 Moving vehicle to avoid limit.
No person shall move and repark a vehicle
on either side of a street within the same block
in order to avoid a parking time limit. Parking,
stopping or standing a vehicle shall be limited
to a total of three hours within any 12 -hour
period within the same block on either side of
the street. A violation of this section consti-
tutes a parking infraction subject to the penal-
ties and processes of this chapter. [Ord. 3884
§ 1, 2012; Ord. 3564 § 1, 2005].
8.48.165 Removal of chalk marks
prohibited.
It is unlawful for any person to alter or
remove a chalk mark placed upon a vehicle tire
by a parking enforcement officer to monitor
and enforce the parking time limits set forth in
this chapter when the alteration or removal is
intended to extend the period of parking time
authorized. [Ord. 3564 § 1, 2005].
8.48.166 Motorcycle parking only.
The public works director is authorized to
designate certain areas of any street, road or
portion thereof for motorcycle parking exclu-
sively. When signs are erected on any street or
road or portion thereof giving notice of park-
ing exclusively for motorcycles, no person
shall stop, stand or park any other type of vehi-
cle thereon. [Ord. 3667 § 1, 2007].
8.48.167 Parking within spaces required.
No person shall park a vehicle such that it
occupies more than one marked parking space
within the limited parking areas set forth in
ECC 8.48.160. [Ord. 3564 § 1, 2005].
8.48.168 Parking of unlicensed vehicle.
A. No person shall stop, stand or park a
vehicle on a publicly maintained street, high -
8.48.169
way, alley or public property within the city
limits of Edmonds unless such vehicle pos-
sesses a proper and current vehicle license
plate or plates, and such plate or plates are
properly mounted on the vehicle in accordance
with the State of Washington Department of
Licensing rules and regulations.
B. Penalty. Any violation of this section
shall be an infraction and punishable by a mon-
etary penalty as provided under ECC 8.48.215.
[Ord. 3564 § 1, 2005].
8.48.169 Parking for disabled persons.
A. A person who has received a current and
valid special disabled person's card, decal or
license plate from the Washington State
Department of Licensing under RCW
46.16.381 shall be allowed to park a vehicle
being used to transport such person in parking
meter spaces free of charge and in nonmetered
spaces for unlimited periods of time in parking
zones or areas which are otherwise restricted
as to the length of time parking is permitted
except as otherwise provided in subsection (B)
of this section. This section shall have no
application to those zones or areas in which the
stopping, parking or standing of all vehicles is
prohibited or which are reserved for special
types of vehicles. Such person shall not be per-
mitted the foregoing privilege unless the per-
son obtains and displays a distinguishing card,
decal, or license plate issued pursuant to RCW
46.16.381.
B. No person shall stop, stand or park a
vehicle in a parking space reserved for dis-
abled persons provided on -street or on private
property without charge without obtaining and
displaying a special license plate, card, or
decal issued pursuant to RCW 46.16.381; pro-
vided, pursuant to RCW 46.16.3 81 a time lim-
itation of four hours is imposed on the use of
such parking spaces for on -street parking
when so signed and a time restriction of four
hours is imposed on the use of nonreserved,
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8.48.170
on -street parking spaces by vehicles display-
ing the special parking placards when such
time restriction is clearly posted.
C. A parking space or stall for a disabled
person shall be identified as described in RCW
46.61.581 including fine, time limitation (if
applicable), and tow -away information. Not-
withstanding any provision in this chapter, in
accordance with RCW 46.61.581, failure of
the person owning or controlling the property
where required parking spaces are located to
erect and maintain the sign is a Class 2 civil
infraction under Chapter 7.80 RCW for each
parking space that should be so designated.
The person owning or controlling the property
where the required parking spaces are located
shall ensure that the parking spaces are not
blocked or made inaccessible, and failure to do
so is a Class 2 civil infraction.
D. No person shall make inaccessible the
access aisle located next to a space reserved for
physically disabled persons.
E. Notwithstanding any provision in this
chapter, the city's police department is autho-
rized to appoint volunteers, with a limited
commission, to issue notices of infractions for
violations of the city's disabled parking regu-
lations. Volunteers must be at least 21 years of
age and meet such additional qualifications as
established by the city's police department. A
notice of infraction issued by a volunteer
appointed under this section has the same force
and effect as a notice of infraction issued by
police officers and parking enforcement offic-
ers for a violation of the city's disabled parking
regulations.
F. The following on -street parking stalls
are designated as parking for disabled persons
only:
1. The south side of James Street, 160
feet west of Sunset Avenue;
2. The west side of Railroad Avenue, 45
feet south of Main Street;
3. The west side of Second Avenue
South, 102 feet south of James Street;
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4. The west side of Fifth Avenue North,
85 feet south of Bell Street;
5. The west side of Sixth Avenue North,
40 feet north of Bell Street;
6. The west side of Seventh Avenue
North, four stalls, 165 feet south of Sprague
Street;
7. The north side of Main Street, two
stalls, directly in front of Francis Anderson
Center main entry;
8. The north side of Dayton Street,
directly across from 720 Dayton;
9. The west side of Fifth Avenue, 30 feet
south of Howell Way;
10. The west side of Second Avenue
South, 32 feet south of Main Street;
11. The east side of Third Avenue
South, 110 feet south of Main Street;
12. The west side of Fourth Avenue
South, 95 feet south of Main Street;
13. The north side of Bell Street, 34 feet
west of Fourth Avenue North;
14. The northbound Sixth Avenue,
directly across from 411 Sixth Avenue, 16 feet
south of alley;
15. The westbound Edmonds Street, 30
feet west of Third Avenue North; and
16. The south side of Main Street,
directly in front of 414 Main Street. [Ord. 3564
§ 1, 2005].
8.48.170 Parking signs or other notice
required.
Whenever by this title or any other ordi-
nance of this city any parking time limit is
imposed or parking prohibited on designated
streets, it shall be the duty of the city traffic
engineer to erect appropriate signs giving
notice thereof, provided, however, that the city
traffic engineer may designate such no parking
zone by painting the curb yellow, in lieu of or
in addition to posting no parking signs. The
words "no parking" may also be painted on
such yellow curb. No regulations imposing
parking time limits or prohibiting parking shall
be effective unless the signs and/or curb mark -
Edmonds City Code
ings authorized herein are in place at the time
of any alleged infraction. The words "Tow
Away Zone" shall be added to signs in areas
where impoundment is authorized under this
chapter. [Ord. 3564 § 1, 2005].
8.48.175 Restriction of parking time on
certain public property.
When parking signs are erected giving
notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle
for a period of time longer than the posted time
limit at the following listed public properties
within the city:
A. Public property adjacent to the west side
of the area known as Olympic View Drive, at
18200 Olympic View Drive.
B. Public Safety Building parking lot on the
northeast corner of 5th Avenue North and Bell
Street, except for emergency vehicles and
juror parking. [Ord. 3667 § 2, 2007; Ord. 3564
§ 1, 20051.
8.48.180 Overnight parking prohibited in
residential areas.
It is unlawful and a violation of the traffic
code to park or otherwise leave overnight, or
between the hours of one minute after 12:00
midnight and 6:00 a.m., on any street or high-
way in the city of Edmonds within or abutting
an area classified as residential (RS, RD,
RML, or RMH) or open space (OS) by the offi-
cial zoning ordinance the following types of
trailers and/or vehicles:
A. All types of trailers designed to be
drawn by a motor vehicle including but not
limited to boat trailers, trailer homes and
mobile homes; and
B. Vehicles over 10,000 pounds licensed
gross vehicle weight, the principal use of
which is the transportation of commodities,
merchandise, produce, freight, animals, vehi-
cles, passengers for hire, or which are used pri-
marily in construction or farming, including
but not limited to bulldozers, backhoes, trac-
tors and cranes.
8.48.200
It is not necessary that restricted parking or
other traffic signs be erected for the purpose of
enforcing this section. [Ord. 3564 § 1, 2005].
8.48.190 Stopping, standing or parking
prohibited along certain
roadways.
A. Except as otherwise permitted by the
Edmonds City Code, no person may stop, park,
or leave any vehicle, whether attended or unat-
tended, upon any paved portion of an uncurbed
street.
B. Except as otherwise permitted by the
Edmonds City Code, no person may stop,
stand or park or leave standing any vehicle,
whether attended or unattended, upon any
paved portion of a curbed street in the follow-
ing manner:
1. Upon street lanes, when such action
reduces the street lane width to less than 10
feet for vehicles traveling in the same direc-
tion;
2. Upon cul-de-sacs, when such action
reduces the radius of the cul-de-sac to less than
35 feet; or
3. Upon designated bike lanes. [Ord.
3836 § 1, 2011; Ord. 3564 § 1, 2005].
8.48.200 Parking — Notice of violation.
A. Whenever any motor vehicle without an
operator is found parked, standing or stopped
in violation of any of the parking regulations or
time limits of this title, the officer finding it
shall complete a notice of parking violation
and affix the same in a conspicuous place on
the motor vehicle.
B. The notice of parking violation shall be
in a form approved by the chief of police and
shall advise the operator to answer the charges
against him within seven days at a place and
manner specified in the notice. The notice of
parking infraction shall be filed in the traffic
violations bureau no later than 48 hours after
issuance.
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8.48.210
C. If a violator of any provision of this title
regulating stopping, standing or parking does
not answer to the charges set forth in the notice
of parking violation affixed to such motor
vehicle within a period of seven days, the chief
of police shall send to the owner of the motor
vehicle to which the notice was affixed a letter
informing him of the violation warning him
that in the event such letter is disregarded for a
period of seven days, a criminal complaint will
be filed and a summons to appear or a warrant
for arrest may be issued. [Ord. 3564 § 1,
2005].
8.48.210 Failure to respond to notice of
parking infraction.
RCW 46.64.020 is hereby adopted by this
reference as if set forth in full herein. Pursuant
to such statute and this chapter, any person who
has been issued a notice of parking infraction
and who willfully fails to respond as provided
in this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
regardless of the disposition of the notice of
parking infraction. [Ord. 3564 § 1, 2005].
8.48.215 Parking infraction penalties.
A. Any person who commits a parking
infraction shall be assessed the following civil
penalty, unless otherwise provided herein:
1. All parking infractions, whether on
public streets or within lots, except as detailed
in subsection (A)(2) of this section: $40.00;
2. Unauthorized handicapped zone
parking: $450.00.
B. All persons who have committed a park-
ing infraction and are issued a notice of infrac-
tion for a violation of subsection (A)(1) of this
section shall be assessed a reduced fine of
$20.00 for that violation if:
1. It is their first violation; and
2. The individual pays, or mails the pay-
ment for, the penalty by the end of the next
business day after the issuance of the notice of
infraction.
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C. Repeat Violations Within One Calendar
Year.
1. For persons who commit repeated
parking violations within one calendar year,
there shall be no opportunity for reduction and
the penalty shall stand as stated in subsection
(A) of this section regardless of when the pen-
alty is paid; provided, however, that nothing
herein shall be interpreted to prohibit the court
from imposing additional penalties and costs
for late payment.
2. After the second violation, the pen-
alty listed in subsection (A) of this section,
with the exception of subsection (A)(2) of this
section, shall be increased to $40.00 with no
reduction. After the third violation, the penalty
listed in subsection (A) of this section shall be
increased to $80.00 and all subsequent viola-
tions within one calendar year shall pay a civil
penalty equal to $160.00 per violation.
3. Each subsequent violation of the
posted period of parking time constitutes
another violation. Calculation of the new
period of parking time begins immediately
after a notice of infraction has been issued.
4. Any person who remains free of park-
ing infractions for one calendar year shall
revert to the base fine set forth in subsection (A)
of this section to the end that, after a one-year
period free of violation, the offense shall be
considered a first offense and subject to reduc-
tion as provided above if paid within 24 hours.
D. Any person who commits a parking
infraction, and who fails to respond to the
notice of that infraction within 15 days of its
issuance, shall be assessed a late fee of
$100.00. Such penalty shall be in addition to
any other penalties or fines imposed for failure
to respond to a notice of parking infraction.
E. "Person" as used in this section shall
refer to the registered owner of the vehicle
found to be in violation of the parking provi-
sions of this chapter. [Ord. 3884 § 1, 2012;
Ord. 3653 § 1, 2007; Ord. 3564 § 1, 2005].
Edmonds City Code
8.48.220 Presumption in reference to
illegal parking.
A. In any prosecution for a violation of any
law or regulation governing the stopping,
standing, or parking of a vehicle, proof that the
particular vehicle described in the complaint
was stopping, standing, or parking in violation
of any such law or regulation, together with
proof that the defendant named in the com-
plaint was at the time of such violation the reg-
istered owner of such vehicle, shall constitute
in evidence a prima facie presumption that the
registered owner of such vehicle was the per-
son who parked or placed such vehicle at the
point where, and for the time during which,
such violation occurred.
B. The foregoing stated presumption shall
apply only when the procedure as prescribed in
ECC 8.48.200 has been followed. [Ord. 3564
§ 1, 2005].
8.48.300 Pay parking lot defined.
For the purposes of this chapter, "pay park-
ing lot" means any parking lot owned or oper-
ated by the city of Edmonds which is
designated by appropriate signs as a pay park-
ing lot. [Ord. 3564 § 1, 2005].
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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 permits
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. 3606 § 1, 2006].
8.52.020
8.52.015 Limitation on issuance.
No permit authorized to be issued under this
chapter shall be issued with respect to any
commercial or recreational vehicle over
10,000 pounds licensed gross vehicle weight
or 22 feet in length except as specifically
allowed in this chapter. [Ord. 3606 § 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.
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. 3606 § 1, 2006].
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8.52.030
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 but is prohibited on
Main Street from Third Avenue to Sixth Ave-
nue and Fifth Avenue from Bell Street to Wal-
nut Street except between the hours of 6:00
p.m. and 9:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday.
Three zones have been created and are as fol-
lows: Red Zone — Caspers Street to Edmonds
Street and Sunset Avenue to Sixth Avenue;
Blue Zone — Edmonds Street to Dayton Street
and Railroad Avenue to Sixth Avenue; Yellow
Zone — Dayton Street to Pine Street and SR
104 to Sixth Avenue.
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D. Fees.
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.
3. No more than three permits shall be
issued to any one residence. [Ord. 3885 § 1,
2012; Ord. 3606 § 1, 2006].
8.52.040 Residential parking permits
description.
The permit shall contain the following
information:
A. The residential permit number;
B. The expiration date of the permit; and
C. Color of permit will designate limited
parking zone, as set forth in ECC 8.52.030(C).
[Ord. 3885 § 1, 2012; Ord. 3606 § 1, 2006].
8.52.050 Use and validity of permits.
A. Display. Residential permits shall be
displayed in the upper left-hand corner of the
vehicle's rear window on the outside of the
glass. Visitor's permits shall be displayed
face -up on the vehicle's dashboard.
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
than six permits may be issued for an individ-
ual recreational vehicle in any one-year period.
[Ord. 3885 § 1, 2012; Ord. 3606 § 1, 2006].
8.52.060 Visitor's permits.
A. The city clerk is hereby authorized to
issue up to two visitor's permits per residential
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address, which shall be valid for a period of up
to one year. Only one resident per residential
address who can provide the proof of residence
required by ECC 8.52.020(B) is eligible to
receive the two visitor's permits. A "visitor" is
defined as a guest of a person who resides
within the permit zone; provided, that the guest
is not a resident of the residential address for
which the permit was issued. Only the visitor's
vehicle is allowed to display the visitor's per-
mit.
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.
3885 § 1, 2012; Ord. 3606 § 1, 2006].
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, and the adopted parking regulations of the
Revised Code of Washington shall apply.
[Ord. 3606 § 1, 2006].
8.52.090
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. 3606 § 1, 2006].
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. 3606
§ 1, 2006].
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
nor more than 13 days from the date of the let-
ter;
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8.52.100
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.
3606 § 1, 2006].
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.
3606 § 1, 2006].
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 may be
punished as set forth in ECC 5.50.020. [Ord.
3885 § 1, 2012; Ord. 3606 § 1, 2006].
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. 3606 § 1, 2006].
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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
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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].
8.60.030
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].
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19. West side of Admiral Way from Port
of Edmonds Boat Launch Road to a point 550
feet north;
20. East side of Railroad Avenue from
Main to Dayton;
21. West side of Railroad Street from
Main to James;
22. East side of Sunset from Bell Street
to Caspers Street;
23. East side of Seventh Avenue N.
from Walnut Street to Hemlock Street;
24. The west side of 100th Avenue
West, from 80 feet north of the cemetery
entrance to 80 feet south of the cemetery
entrance;
25. The terminus and west side of Ocean
Avenue excepting only five parking spaces
designated by the city engineer;
26. A portion of the south side of 216th
Street S.W. between 72nd Avenue West and
73rd Place West, with said no parking area to
be 40 feet east and 75 feet west of the current
established driveway for the Kruger Clinic;
27. West side of 76th Avenue West
from the intersection of 208th Street S.W.
north for a distance of 225 feet;
28. Both sides of Dayton Street from
Admiral Way to Sunset Avenue (State Route
104);
29. Both sides of Howell Way from
Fourth Avenue South to Fifth Avenue South;
30. South side of Caspers Street from
Sunset Avenue (State Route 104) to Third
Avenue; and
31. West side of Second Avenue South
from Alder Street to its dead end, located south
of Alder Street. [Ord. 3605 § 1, 2006; Ord.
3564 § 5, 2005].
8.64.040 Schedule IV — Parking
prohibited during certain hours
on certain streets.
In accordance with ECC 8.48.140, and
when signs are erected giving notice thereof,
no person shall park a vehicle between the
hours specified herein on any day except Sun -
8.64.050
day and public holidays within the district or
upon any of the streets or parts of streets as fol-
lows: (None). [Ord. 3564 § 5, 2005].
8.64.045 Schedule IV -A — Stopping,
standing or parking during
certain hours on certain streets
prohibited.
In accordance with ECC 8.48.145 and when
signs are erected giving notice thereof, no per-
son shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle between
the hours specified herein on any day immedi-
ately preceding a public holiday and public
holidays within the district or upon any of the
streets or parts of streets as follows:
Name of Street or
District
Hours — Stopping,
Standing or Parking
Prohibited
East side of Admiral
From 6:00 p.m. on
Way from Dayton
Friday to 12:00 midnight
Street to a point 1,600
on Sunday, and from
feet southerly — no
6:00 p.m. on those days
parking of trailers or
immediately preceding
other apparatus
public holidays to
designed to be towed
midnight on said public
by a motor vehicle
holidays for the period
whether attached to
from the Friday
said vehicle or not.
preceding Memorial
Day through the Sunday
following Labor Day.
[Ord. 3564 § 5, 2005].
8.64.050 Schedule V — Stopping, standing
or parking during certain hours
on certain streets prohibited.
A. In accordance with ECC 8.48.150 and
when signs are erected giving notice thereof,
no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle
between the hours specified in this section of
any day, except Saturdays, Sundays and holi-
days, within the district or upon any of the
streets or parts of streets as follows:
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8.64.060
Name of Street or
Hours — Stopping,
District
Standing or Parking
Prohibited
Both sides of 102nd
7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Place West, from SR
104 (Edmonds Way) to
its terminus at
Woodway High School
B. In accordance with ECC 8.48.150 and
when signs are erected giving notice thereof,
no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle
between the hours specified in this section of
any day whatsoever within the district or upon
any of the streets or parts of streets as follows:
Name of Street or
Hours — Stopping,
District
Standing or Parking
Prohibited
Terminus and west side of
Dusk* to 8:00 a.m.
Ocean Avenue within 5
parking spaces designated
by city engineer
*Dusk is hereby defined as commencing 30 minutes fol-
lowing sunset.
[Ord. 3564 § 5, 2005].
8.64.060 Schedule VI — Parking limited on
certain streets.
A. In accordance with ECC 8.48.160 and
when signs are erected giving notice thereof,
no person shall park a vehicle for a period of
time longer than three hours between the hours
of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 p.m. of any day
except Sundays and public holidays, within the
district or upon any of the streets as follows:
1. Both sides of Bell Street from Sunset
Avenue North to 250 feet west of Sixth Ave-
nue North;
2. Both sides of Daley Street from Third
Avenue North to Sixth Avenue North;
3. Both sides of Main Street from Sunset
Avenue to Sixth Avenue;
4. Both sides of James Street from Sun-
set Avenue to Third Avenue South;
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5. Both sides of Dayton Street from
Sunset Avenue (State Route 104) to Sixth
Avenue South;
6. Both sides of Second Avenue from
Alder Street to Caspers Street;
7. West side of Railroad Avenue from
Dayton Street to Main Street;
8. Both sides of Third Avenue North
from its intersection with Dayton Street to the
600 block of Third Avenue North;
9. Both sides of Fourth Avenue from
Dayton Street to Third Avenue North;
10. Both sides of Fifth Avenue from
Howell Way to Edmonds Street;
11. Both sides of Maple Street from
Fifth Avenue South to 120 feet east of Fifth
Avenue South;
12. Both sides of Alder Street from Fifth
Avenue South to 120 feet east of Fifth Avenue
South;
13. Both sides of Edmonds Street from
Sunset Avenue to Fifth Avenue North;
14. West side of Sunset Avenue from
Bell Street to Edmonds Street;
15. Both sides of Sunset Avenue from
Main Street to Bell Street;
16. North side of Caspers Street from
Sunset Avenue to Third Avenue North;
17. East side of Railroad Street from
James Street to Main Street;
18. South side of James Street from
Railroad Street to Sunset Avenue (State Route
104);
19. Both sides of Third Avenue South,
from Dayton Street to Pine Street;
20. Both sides of Fourth Avenue South,
from Dayton Street to 120 feet south of Walnut
Street;
21. The east side of Third Avenue North
from Edmonds Street to Daley Street;
22. The south side of Daley Street from
Third Avenue North to the alley between Third
Avenue North and Fourth Avenue North;
23. The west side of Sixth Avenue from
Dayton Street to Bell Street;
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24. The east side of Sixth Avenue from
Dayton Street to the alley between Main Street
and Bell Street;
25. Both sides of Main Street from Sixth
Avenue to 120 feet east of Sixth Avenue;
26. The north side of Dayton Street from
Sixth Avenue North to 120 feet east of Sixth
Avenue South;
27. Both sides of Walnut Street from
Third Avenue South to 120 feet east of Fifth
Avenue South;
28. The north side of Howell Way from
300 feet west of Fifth Avenue South to Fifth
Avenue South;
29. The south side of Howell Way from
120 feet west of Fifth Avenue South to Fifth
Avenue South;
30. The west side of Fifth Avenue South
from Howell Way to Erben Drive;
31. Both sides of Second Avenue South
from Dayton Street to its dead end, located
south of Alder Street;
32. Both sides of Alder Street between
its intersection with Second Avenue South and
Third Avenue South; and
33. Both sides of Sprague Street from
Edmonds Street to Sixth Avenue North. [Ord.
3879 § 1, 2012; Ord. 3841 § 1, 2011; Ord.
3829 § 1, 2010; Ord. 3667 § 3, 2007; Ord.
3564 § 5, 2005].
8.64.065 Schedule VI -A — Parking time
limited for certain periods of
time on certain streets.
In accordance with ECC 8.48.155 and when
signs are erected giving notice thereof, no per-
son shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for a
period of time longer than the number of hours
set forth below, or between the hours set forth
below:
Name of Street or
Hours — Stopped,
Road
Standing or Parking
Prohibited
1. Sunset Beach access
Four hours maximum at
way and Sunset
any one time.
Beach Park.
parking from 10:00 p.m.
8.64.065
Name of Street or
Hours — Stopped,
Road
Standing or Parking
Prohibited
2. West side of Sunset
Four-hour parking 8:00
Avenue from
a.m. to 10:00 p.m. No
Edmonds Street to
parking from 10:00 p.m.
Caspers Street.
to 8:00 a.m.; provided,
however, the city council
may adjust the four-hour
parking time and the no
parking time set forth in
this subsection by
appropriate motion and
upon erection of
appropriate signs.
3. West side ofAdmiral
Two-hour parking from
Way from Dayton
6:00 p.m. on Friday to
Street to a point 260
midnight on Sunday, and
feet southerly.
from 6:00 p.m. on those
days immediately
preceding public
holidays to midnight on
said public holidays.
4. Both sides of the
Four-hour parking, 8:00
portion of 75th Place
a.m. to 10:00 p.m. No
West, north ofNorth
parking from 10:00 p.m.
Meadowdale Road.
to 8:00 a.m.
5. Five parking spaces
Two hours maximum
designated by city
between the hours of 8:00
engineer and located
a.m. and dusk.* No
at the terminus and
parking between dusk
southerly end of
and 8:00 a.m.
Ocean Avenue.
6. Both sides of
Three hours maximum at
Admiral Way from
any one time.
its intersection with
Dayton Street and
south thereof to the
end of the public
right-of-way
(approximately
2,300 feet).
7. Bracket's Landing
Four hours maximum at
parking lot.
any one time.
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8.64.067
Name of Street or
Hours — Stopped,
Road
Standing or Parking
Prohibited
8. Signed parking stalls
No use except for electric
at City Hall, Public
or plug-in hybrid
Safety, and City Park
vehicles for three hours
parking lots.
maximum while
charging.
9. Signed parking stalls
Thirty -minute limit for
at 6th Avenue at the
any use other than
Main Street
electric or plug-in hybrid
intersection.
vehicles. Electric or plug-
in hybrid vehicles for
three hours maximum
while charging.
10. Signed parking
Three hours maximum
stalls on south side
between the hours of 7:00
of Dayton St.
p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
between Edmonds
(Monday through Friday)
Way/SR-104 and the
railroad tracks.
11. Signed parking stall
Three-hour parking from
in front of 111
midnight to 6:00 p.m.
Sunset Avenue.
except Sundays and
holidays. No parking
2:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. on
Saturdays.
*Dusk is hereby defined as commencing 30 minutes fol-
lowing sunset.
[Ord. 3888 § 1, 2012; Ord. 3880 § 1, 2012;
Ord. 3853 § 1, 2011; Ord. 3851 § 1, 2011; Ord.
3564 § 5, 20051.
8.64.067 Schedule VI -B — Parking time
limited for certain periods of
time on certain streets.
In accordance with ECC 8.48.155 and when
signs are erected giving notice thereof, no per-
son shall park a vehicle for a period of time
longer than two hours between the hours of
8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Fri-
day, on the following listed streets within the
city:
212th Street S.W. on the north and south
sides from 480 feet west of the intersection of
(Revised 7/12) 8-36
76th Avenue West, west a distance of 500 feet.
[Ord. 3564 § 5, 2005].
8.64.068 Schedule VI -C — Parking time
limited for short-term parking
for specific on -street parking
stalls.
A. In accordance with ECC 8.48.161 and
when signs are erected giving notice thereof,
no person shall park a vehicle for a period of
time longer than five minutes between the
hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 p.m. of any
day except Sundays and public holidays,
within the district or upon any of the streets as
follows:
1. The east side of Fifth Avenue, 50 feet
south of Bell Street;
2. The east side of Second Avenue, 35
feet north of Main Street;
3. The north side of Main Street from
Second Avenue extending east 120 feet;
4. The south side of Main Street, begin-
ning at Seventh Avenue, extending east 185
feet to the Frances Anderson Center access
drive; and
5. The north side of Dayton Street,
beginning at entrance to preschool, extending
west 200 feet.
B. In accordance with ECC 8.48.161 and
when signs are erected giving notice thereof,
no person shall park a vehicle for a period of
time longer than 15 minutes between the hours
of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 p.m. of any day,
except Sundays and public holidays, within the
district or upon any of the streets as follows:
1. The east side of Fifth Avenue South,
140 feet north of Dayton Street;
2. The west side of Fifth Avenue South,
30 feet south of Main Street;
3. The west side of Second Avenue
South, 150 feet south of Main Street;
4. The west side of Second Avenue
South, 150 feet north of Dayton Street;
5. The east side of Third Avenue North,
beginning 197 feet north of Bell Street, extend-
ing 20 feet;
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6. The west side of Fifth Avenue South,
90 feet north of Maple Street; and
7. The north side of James Street, 110
feet west of Second Avenue South, extending
25 feet. [Ord. 3716 § 1, 2008; Ord. 3667 § 4,
2007; Ord. 3564 § 5, 2005].
8.64.070 Reserved.
[Ord. 3564 § 5, 20051.
8.64.080 Schedule VIII — Commercial
vehicles prohibited from using
certain streets.
When signs are erected giving notice
thereof, no person shall operate a commercial
vehicle upon any of the following streets or
parts of streets:
Name of Street
Licensed Gross
Weight Limit
1. 76th Avenue West,
10,000 pounds; except
from PSH No. 1
for buses used for
(U.S. 99) to 224th
public or school
S.W.
transportation which
are exempt from this
limit.
2. Olympic View Drive
10,000 pounds; except
from Puget Drive to
for buses used for
76th West.
public or school
6. Ninth Avenue North,
transportation which
from Main Street to
are exempt from this
Caspers Street.
limit.
3. SR 524 from the east
10,000 pounds; except
city limits to Dayton
for buses used for
Street being 196th
public or school
S.W. from the east
transportation which
city limits to Puget
are exempt from this
Drive to Ninth
limit.
Avenue North to
Caspers to Third
Avenue to Dayton
Street.
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8.64.090
Name of Street
Licensed Gross
Weight Limit
4. Sunset Avenue, Main
10,000 pounds; except
to Caspers Street.
for buses used for
public or school
transportation which
are exempt from this
limit.
5. Pine Street, Third
10,000 pounds.
Avenue South to
Fifth Avenue South.
6. Ninth Avenue North,
10,000 pounds; except
from Main Street to
for buses used for
Caspers Street.
public or school
transportation which
are exempt from this
limit.
[Ord. 3564 § 5, 2005].
8.64.090 Schedule IX — Street closure
during designated hours.
When signs and/or barricades are erected
giving notice thereof and prohibiting entry
thereto, no person shall operate a motor vehi-
cle or stop, stand or park a motor vehicle for
any length of time between the hours of 9:00
p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on the following listed
streets within the city:
A. Viewland Way, east from 12th Avenue
North to the end of such street.
This provision shall not apply to emergency
vehicles, construction vehicles with valid
street use permits for any street designated
herein, and for access to abutting property by
the owner or the agent or invitee of said owner.
[Ord. 3564 § 5, 2005].
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Title 10
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Chapters: Page
10.01
Council Confirmation.......................................................................... 3
10.05
Architectural Design Board.................................................................
3
10.15
Building Board of Appeals..................................................................
5
10.16
Cemetery Board...................................................................................
5
10.20
Edmonds Civic Arts Commission........................................................
8
10.25
Civil Service Commission.................................................................
10
10.30
Disability Board.................................................................................
17
10.31
Medical Self -Insurance Advisory Board............................................18
10.35
Hearing Examiner..............................................................................
19
10.40
Planning Board..................................................................................
20
10.50
Public Library Board......................................................................... 21
10.60
Edmonds Sister City Commission..................................................... 22
10.70
Lodging Tax Advisory Committee .................................................... 24
10.75
Citizens Economic Development Commission..................................25
10.80
Citizens' Commission on Compensation of Elected Officials ........
26a
10.90
Edmonds Historic Preservation Commission .................................... 27
10.95
Citizens' Tree Board.......................................................................... 30
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it deems appropriate replacing or retaining
members as it, in its sole discretion, shall deem
appropriate. [Ord. 3166 § 3, 1997].
10.75.010
Chapter 10.75
CITIZENS ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Sections:
10.75.010 Commission created —
Membership — Term of
appointments.
10.75.020 Officers of commission— Meetings
— Forum.
10.75.030 Powers and duties.
10.75.010 Commission created —
Membership — Term of
appointments.
A. There is hereby created a citizens eco-
nomic development commission consisting of
up to 17 members. The commission shall auto-
matically expire December 31, 2015.
B. The members of the commission shall be
appointed in the following manner:
1. Each council member may appoint up
to two members.
2. The mayor may appoint up to three
members.
3. In the event that any commissioner
resigns or fails to attend three consecutive
commission meetings, that position may be
deemed vacant by the holder of the office that
appointed the commissioner (e.g., mayor or
council member) and such office holder may
appoint a replacement commissioner for the
remainder of the unexpired term for that posi-
tion.
4. Elected government officials shall not
be eligible for appointment to the commission;
provided, that the city council may appoint one
of its members to serve as a nonvoting, ex offi-
cio member of the commission; and further
provided, that the Edmonds port commission
may also appoint one of its members to serve
as a nonvoting, ex officio member of the com-
mission.
C. Commissioner terms shall be staggered
such that all members of the commission as of
December 31, 2011, shall have their terms
10-25 (Revised 7/12)
10.75.020
expire on December 31, 2012. All members
appointed during 2012 shall have their terms
expire on December 31, 2014. All members
appointed during 2013 or later shall have their
terms expire on December 31, 2015. [Ord.
3876 § 1 (Att. A), 2012; Ord. 3868 § 1, 2011;
Ord. 3808 § 1, 2010; Ord. 3735 § 1, 20091.
10.75.020 Officers of commission —
Meetings — Forum.
Members of the commission shall meet and
organize by electing from the members of the
commission a chairman and vice-chairman and
such other officers as may be determined by the
commission. It shall be the duty of the chair-
man to preside at all meetings. The vice-chair-
man shall perform this duty in the absence of
the chairman. A majority of the filled positions
on the commission shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business. A majority of
the quorum may transact any particular busi-
ness of the commission. The regular public
meeting of the commission shall be held at
such time or place as may be determined by the
chairman or a majority of the members of the
commission. Such meetings shall be consid-
ered special meetings and notice shall be pro-
vided in accordance with city ordinance and
state law. [Ord. 3876 § 1 (Att. A), 2012; Ord.
3735 § 1, 2009].
10.75.030 Powers and duties.
A. The commission is empowered to advise
and make recommendations to the mayor and
city council, and as appropriate to the planning
commission, architectural design board or
other boards or commissions of the city on
such matters as may be specifically referred to
the commission by the mayor or city council,
including but not limited to:
1. Determining new strategies for eco-
nomic development within the city of
Edmonds;
2. Identifying new sources of revenue as
a direct result of economic development
(Revised 7/12) 10-26
projects for the consideration of the city coun-
cil.
B. The commission shall deliver an annual
report to the city council in written and oral
form on or about the first meeting in December
of every year, and when appropriate, during
other times as directed by the mayor or council.
C. The Edmonds economic development
commission may from time to time provide its
reports and recommendations regarding strate-
gies for economic development and other mat-
ters that will improve commercial viability,
tourist development and activity within the
city. The planning board and economic devel-
opment commission shall make joint recom-
mendations on such subjects to the city council
on or about the first meeting in December.
[Ord. 3876 § 1 (Att. A), 2012; Ord. 3735 § 1,
2009].
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Chapter 10.80
CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON
COMPENSATION OF ELECTED
OFFICIALS
Sections:
10.80.010 Purpose.
10.80.020 Duties.
10.80.030 Eligibility.
10.80.040 Appointment.
10.80.050 Operation.
10.80.060 Compensation schedule
recommendation.
10.80.070 Open meetings.
10.80.080 Referendum.
10.80.090 Reimbursement unaffected.
10.80.010 Purpose.
It is the policy of the city of Edmonds to
base the compensation of elected officials on
realistic standards so that elected officials of
the city may be compensated according to the
duties of their offices, and so that citizens of
the highest quality may be attracted in public
service. To effectuate this policy, the
Edmonds' citizens commission on the com-
pensation of elected officials ("compensation
commission") is hereby created consisting of
seven members with duties and responsibili-
ties as set forth below. [Ord. 3508 § 1, 2004].
10.80.020 Duties.
The compensation commission shall study
the relationship of compensation for each
respective position. Except as provided other-
wise below, the compensation commission
shall be solely responsible for its own organi-
zation, operation, and action and shall enjoy
the fullest cooperation of all elected officials,
departments and agencies of the city of
Edmonds. [Ord. 3508 § 1, 2004].
10.80.030 Eligibility.
The compensation commission shall consist
of seven members, all of whom must be at least
21 years of age, registered to vote, and main -
10.80.030
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nance. Any ordinance which enacts a commis-
sion recommendation shall be subject to Arti-
cle XXX, Section 1 of the Washington State
Constitution regarding increases in elected
officials' compensation during their term of
office. [Ord. 3508 § 1, 2004].
10.80.090 Reimbursement unaffected.
The mayor and councilmembers shall
receive reimbursement for their action and
necessary expenses incurred in the perfor-
mance of the duties of their office, or the coun-
cil by ordinance may provide for a per diem
allowance. Procedure for approval of claims
for expenses shall be as provided by ordinance,
consistent with state law. [Ord. 3508 § 1,
2004].
10.90.020
Chapter 10.90
EDMONDS HISTORIC
PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Sections:
10.90.010
Creation and size.
10.90.020
Composition of the commission.
10.90.030
Terms.
10.90.040
Powers and duties.
10.90.050
Rules and officers.
10.90.060
Commission staff.
10.90.010 Creation and size.
There is hereby established an Edmonds
historic preservation commission, consisting
of 12 voting members, as provided in ECC
10.90.020. Members of the Edmonds historic
preservation commission shall be appointed by
the mayor and approved by the city council.
All appointments shall be residents of
Edmonds, except as expressly provided in
ECC 10.90.020(B). [Ord. 3870 § 1, 2012; Ord.
3669 § 1, 2007; Ord. 3392 § 1, 2002].
10.90.020 Composition of the commission.
A. All members of the commission must
have a demonstrated interest or competence in
historic preservation and possess qualities of
impartiality and broad judgment.
B. The commission shall consist of 12 vot-
ing members and one nonvoting, ex officio
position to be filled by Edmonds city council
members. The commission shall include at
least two professionals who have experience in
identifying, evaluating, and protecting historic
resources and are selected from among the dis-
ciplines of history, architecture, architectural
history, historic preservation, planning, cul-
tural anthropology, archaeology, cultural
geography, American studies, law, and/or real
estate. Six positions shall be filled by citizens
of Edmonds with demonstrated interest in his-
toric preservation. One position shall be filled
as recommended by the Edmonds South Sno-
homish County Historical Society. A commis-
sion action that would otherwise be valid shall
10-27 (Revised 7/12)
10.90.030
not be rendered invalid by the temporary
vacancy of one or all of the professional posi-
tions, unless the commission action is related
to meeting certified local government (CLG)
responsibilities cited in the certification agree-
ment between the mayor and the historic pres-
ervation officer. Furthermore, in special
circumstances, exceptions to the residence
requirement of commission members may be
granted by the mayor and the city council in
order to obtain representatives from those dis-
ciplines. [Ord. 3870 § 2, 2012; Ord. 3813 § 1,
2010; Ord. 3669 § 2, 2007; Ord. 3526 § 1,
2004; Ord. 3392 § 1, 2002].
10.90.030 Terms.
The original appointment of members to the
commission shall be as follows: three for two
years, two for three years, and two for four
years. Thereafter, appointments shall be made
for a three-year term. Vacancies shall be filled
by the mayor for the unexpired term in the
same manner as the original appointment.
[Ord. 3392 § 1, 2002].
10.90.040 Powers and duties.
The major responsibility of the historic
preservation commission is to identify and
actively encourage the conservation of the
city's historic resources by initiating and
maintaining a register of historic places and
reviewing proposed changes to register prop-
erties; to raise community awareness of the
city's history and historic resources; and to
serve as the city's primary resource in matters
of history, historic planning, and preservation.
In carrying out these responsibilities, the
historic preservation commission shall engage
in the following:
A. Conduct and maintain a comprehensive
inventory of historic resources within the
boundaries of the city and known as the
Edmonds historic inventory; publicize and
periodically update inventory results. Proper-
ties listed on the inventory shall be recorded on
official zoning records with a "HI" (for his-
(Revised 7/12) 10-28
toric inventory designation). This designation
shall not change or modify the underlying zone
classification.
B. Initiate and maintain the Edmonds regis-
ter of historic places. This official register shall
be compiled of buildings, structures, sites,
objects and districts identified by the commis-
sion as having historic significance worthy of
recognition and protection by the city and
encouragement of efforts by owners to main-
tain, rehabilitate and preserve properties.
C. Review nominations to the Edmonds
register of historic places according to criteria
in ECDC 20.45.010 and adopt standards in its
rules to be used to guide this review and the
issuance of a certificate of appropriateness or
waiver.
D. Review proposals to construct, change,
alter, modify, remodel, move, demolish or sig-
nificantly affect properties or districts on the
register as provided in Chapter 20.45 ECDC
and adopt standards in its rules to be used to
guide this review and the issuance of a certifi-
cate of appropriateness or waiver.
E. Provide for the review either by the com-
mission or its staff of all applications for
approvals, permits, environmental assess-
ments or impact statements, and other similar
documents pertaining to identified historic
resources or adjacent properties.
F. Conduct all commission meetings in
compliance with Chapter 42.30 RCW, Open
Public Meetings Act, to provide for adequate
public participation and adopt standards in its
rules to guide this action.
G. Participate in, promote and conduct pub-
lic information, educational and interpretive
programs pertaining to historic and prehistoric
resources.
H. Establish liaison support, communica-
tion and cooperation with federal, state and
other local government entities which will fur-
ther historic preservation objectives, including
public education, within the city.
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I. Review and comment to the city council
on land use, housing and redevelopment,
municipal improvement and other types of
planning and programs undertaken by any
agency of the city, other neighboring commu-
nities, Snohomish County, the state or federal
governments, as they relate to historic
resources of the city.
J. Advise the city council and chief local
elected official generally on matters of
Edmonds history and historic preservation.
K. Perform other related functions assigned
to the commission by the city council or chief
local elected official.
L. Provide information to the public on
methods of maintaining and rehabilitating his-
toric properties. This may take the form of
pamphlets, newsletters, workshops or similar
activities.
M. Officially recognize excellence in the
rehabilitation of historic buildings, structures,
sites and districts, and new construction in his-
toric areas; and encourage appropriate mea-
sures for such recognition.
N. Be informed about and provide informa-
tion to the public and city departments on in-
centives for preservation of historic resources
including legislation, regulations and codes
which encourage the use of adaptive reuse of
historic properties.
O. Review nominations to the State and
National Registers of Historic Places.
P. Investigate and report to the city council
on the use of various federal, state, local or pri-
vate funding sources available to promote his-
toric resource preservation in the city.
Q. Serve as the local review board for spe-
cial valuation and:
1. Make determinations concerning the
eligibility of historic properties for special val-
uation;
2. Verify that the improvements are con-
sistent with the Washington State Advisory
Council's standards for rehabilitation and
maintenance;
10.90.060
3. Enter into agreements with property
owners for the duration of the special valuation
period as required under WAC 254-20-070(2);
4. Approve or deny applications for spe-
cial valuation;
5. Monitor the property for continued
compliance with the agreement and statutory
eligibility requirements during the 10 -year
special valuation period; and
6. Adopt bylaws and/or administrative
rules and comply with all other local review
board responsibilities identified in Chapter
84.26 RCW.
R. The commission shall adopt rules of pro-
cedure to address subsections C, D, F, O and Q
of this section. [Ord. 3392 § 1, 2002].
10.90.050 Rules and officers.
The commission shall establish and adopt
its own rules of procedure, and shall select
from among its membership a chairperson and
such other officers as may be necessary to con-
duct the commission's business. [Ord. 3392
§ 1, 2002].
10.90.060 Commission staff.
Commission and professional staff assis-
tance shall be designated by the mayor with
additional assistance and information to be
provided by other city departments as may be
necessary to aid the commission in carrying
out its duties and responsibilities under this
chapter. [Ord. 3392 § 1, 2002].
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10.95.010
Chapter 10.95
CITIZENS' TREE BOARD
Sections:
10.95.010 Board created —Membership.
10.95.020 Officers of board — Meetings —
Forum.
10.95.030 Powers and duties.
10.95.010 Board created —Membership.
A. There is hereby created a citizens' tree
board consisting of up to seven members plus
one alternate and one nonvoting, ex officio
position to be filled by an Edmonds city coun-
cil member. Citizens must be Edmonds resi-
dents. It is recommended the board include
citizens from throughout the city (representing
different watersheds and neighborhoods).
Additionally, those with professional or hob-
byist interest/experience in urban forestry,
horticulture, and habitat enviroscaping are pre-
ferred; these may include arborists, botanists,
horticulturists, native plant experts, master
gardeners, wildlife experts, and related. The
members shall be appointed in the following
manner: Within 30 days after the ordinance
codified in this chapter is passed, the city shall
draft and publish an announcement seeking
applicants for board membership. The stan-
dard city of Edmonds citizen board and com-
mission application will be used. Prospective
board members will have 30 days to submit
their application. Initially, each councilmem-
ber will appoint one tree board member within
30 days following the close of the application
period. The alternate member shall be
appointed by the council president or mayor
(as determined by the council). The selections
shall be made based on the qualifications
described per the applications; councilmem-
bers may also interview applicants at their dis-
cretion. Subsequent to the initial
appointments, recommendations for
renewal/replacements, when required, will be
made by the full council.
(Revised 7/12) 10-30
B. The term of appointment shall be four
years. However, initially, to ensure transitional
consistency three members shall be appointed
to four-year terms and four members (plus the
alternate) shall be appointed to two-year terms.
Councilmembers whose terms expire in 2011
shall appoint members to initial two-year
terms. Councilmembers whose terms expire in
2013 shall appoint members to initial four-
year terms. Thereafter, appointments shall
coincide with the terms of newly elected coun-
cilmembers. Each member, at his or her discre-
tion, may seek renewal for one additional term.
Should a vacancy occur, a new member shall
be appointed for the duration of the term he or
she is fulfilling. [Ord. 3875 § 1, 2012; Ord.
3807 § 1, 2010].
10.95.020 Officers of board — Meetings —
Forum.
Members of the commission shall meet and
organize by election, from the members of the
board, a chair and vice chair and other officers
as may be determined by the board. It shall be
the duty of the chair to preside at all meetings.
The vice chair shall perform this duty in the
absence of the chair. A majority of the filled
positions on the board shall constitute a quo-
rum for the transaction of business. The board
is expected to meet monthly or as otherwise
agreed to by the board. The regular public
meeting of the board shall be held at such time
or place as may be determined by the chair or
a majority of the members of the board. [Ord.
3807 § 1, 2010].
10.95.030 Powers and duties.
A. The board is empowered to advise and
make recommendations to the mayor and city
council and, as appropriate, to the planning
board and other boards or commissions of the
city on such matters including but not limited
to:
1. Developing a tree ordinance designed
to preserve and protect existing trees, encour-
age planting of additional trees, safeguard
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trees on parcels where construction or renova-
tion is occurring or planned to occur, and
encouraging the Edmonds citizenry to become
active stewards of the urban forest.
2. Increasing community outreach and
education regarding the value of trees, proper
selection of trees, and correct methods for
planting of and caring for trees.
3. Working with civic, religious, and cit-
izen groups to organize invasive plant removal
and native vegetation planting in accord with
the department of parks, recreation and cul-
tural services.
4. Coordinating with other citizen
groups to specific projects.
5. Facilitating relevant grant applica-
tions supporting ecology and watershed pro-
tection projects.
6. Sponsoring an annual Arbor Day
Event.
7. Working towards achievement of
Tree City USA® status.
B. The board shall provide an annual report
to the city council in December of each year.
[Ord. 3807 § 1, 2010].
10-31
10.95.030
(Revised 7/12)
Edmonds City Code
3862 12/6/11
Bond issuance (Special)
3863 12/6/11
Bond issuance (Special)
3864 12/20/11
Amends comprehensive plan (Special)
3865 12/20/11
Amends § 16.43.030, site development
standards (16.43)
3866 12/20/11
Amends §§ 17.40.020 and 21.40.030,
definitions and nonconforming buildings
(17.40, 21.40)
3867 12/20/11
Amends comprehensive plan (Special)
3868 12/20/11
Amends § 10.75.010, economic
development commission (10.75)
3869 1/23/12
Amends §§ 4.04.010 and 4.04.020,
concession agreements (4.04)
3870 1/24/12
Amends §§ 10.90.010 and 10.90.020,
historic preservation commission (10.90)
3871 2/7/12
Adds § 21.75.120; amends Ch. 17.75,
outdoor dining (17.75, 21.75)
3872 2/7/12
Amends § 3.65.020, transportation benefit
district (3.65)
3873 2/7/12
Amends public facilities district charter
(Special)
3874 2/7/12
Amends public facilities district charter
(Special)
3875 3/6/12
Amends § 10.95.010, citizens' tree board
(10.95)
3876 3/20/12
Amends Ch. 10.75, economic
development commission (10.75)
3877 3/20/12
Amends 2012 budget (Special)
3878 4/3/12
Amends § 18.00.050, apprentice
requirements (18.00)
3879 4/17/12
Amends § 8.64.060, parking limits (8.64)
3880 4/17/12
Amends § 8.64.065, downtown parking
(8.64)
3881 4/17/12
Adds Ch. 2.21, special duty pay (2.21)
3882 4/17/12
Amends 2012 budget (Special)
3883 5/15/12
Amends §§ 7.30.035 and 7.50.070, water,
sewer and stormwater charges (7.30, 7.50)
3884 5/15/12
Amends §§ 8.48.162 and 8.48.215,
parking limits (8.48)
3885 5/15/12
Amends §§ 8.52.030, 8.52.040, 8.52.050,
8.52.060 and 8.52.200, parking permits
(8.52)
3886 5/15/12
Amends 2012 budget (Special)
3887 6/5/12
Amends § 5.05.050, animals running at
large (5.05)
3888 6/19/12
Amends § 8.64.065, downtown parking
(8.64)
3889 6/19/12
Amends Ch. 20.20, home occupations
(20.20)
Ordinance Table
Tables - 41 (Revised 7/12)
Edmonds City Code City
CFAR (competitive franchise application rule)
Circuses See Public amusements
application
Citizens' commission on compensation of elected
fee, deposit 4.68.410
officials
requisites 4.68.400
Compensation schedule recommendation 10.80.060
review, process 4.68.390
Duties 10.80.020
City costs
Eligibility 10.80.030
apportionment 4.68.370
Members 10.80.040
reimbursement 4.68.360
Open meetings 10.80.070
Consistency with other regulations 4.68.380
Organization 10.80.050
Construction standards 4.68.080
Purpose 10.80.010
Definitions 4.68.010
Referendum applicability 10.80.080
Franchise
Reimbursement exception 10.80.090
acceptance 4.68.050
City
application 4.68.030
Boards, commissions
external costs 4.68.250
attendance
fee 4.68.160
exemptions 1.05.040
issuance 4.68.040
records 1.05.020
revocation 4.68.300
required 1.05.010
termination for noncompliance 4.68.3 10
council confirmation defined 10.01.010
terms 4.68.020
quorum 1.05.050
Indemnity, hold harmless agreements 4.68.320
vacancies, filling 1.05.030
Institutional networks
Budget review, modification 1.02.060
capability, activation 4.68.220
Checks, insufficient funds, charges 3.50.020
city-wide interconnection 4.68.230
Claims See Claims against the city
franchisee contributions 4.68.240
Classification
Insurance 4.68.330
continuity 1.02.040
Meetings with city 4.68.170
effective date 1.02.020
Nondiscrimination 4.68.260
noncharter code city 1.02.010
Ownership transfers 4.68.280
Code See Code
Performance bond 4.68.340
Council See Council
Police power of city 4.68.060
Financial reporting
Property abandonment 4.68.290
generally 3.04.010
Public, educational and governmental access
reports
city-wide interconnection 4.68.2 10
comprehensive annual 3.04.050
required 4.68.200
monthly 3.04.030
Rate schedule 4.68.140
quarterly 3.04.020
Records inspection 4.68.190
summaries, quarterly 3.04.040
Right-of-way use 4.68. 100
Officers, employees See City officers, employees
Rules, regulations 4.68.070
Property, sales
Safety requirements 4.68.110
See also Equipment rental fund
Security, recourse against 4.68.350
authority 3.01.010
Service
bids
continuity 4.68.270
call, notice 3.01.030
denial 4.68.150
opening, rejecting 3.01.040
System evaluation 4.68.180
instruments of conveyance 3.01.050
Tree trimming 4.68.130
minimum price 3.01.020
Undergrounding, landscaping 4.68.090
negotiated sales 3.01.060
Cemetery board
Records, copying
Alternate 10.16.070
certification fees 1.20.060
Council supervision 10. 16.060
exemptions 1.20.030
Maintenance funds 10. 16.050
fees
Meetings 10. 16.040
charging, exceptions 1.20.040
Membership, terms 10.16.010
modifications 1.20.070
Powers 10.16.030
index 1.20.045
Severability 10.16.200
public disclosure 1.20.080
Vacancies 10. 16.020
public records officer 1.20.010
Cigarettes
request
See also Tobacco products sale
form 1.20.010
Possession by minor unlawful 5.46.070
response 1.20.020
Index -3 (Revised 7/12)
City attorney
transcriptions 1.20.050
City attorney
Compensation 2.05.030
Duties 2.05.020
Legal services contract 2.05.0 10
City officers, employees
Assignment of duties 2.10.020
Benefit plan
authorized 2.30.010
participation mandatory 2.30.020
Bonds
See also Indemnification
premium payments 2.40.020
refusing to give 2.40.030
required, amounts 2.40.010
Breaks 2.37.010
Compensation See Citizens' commission on
compensation of elected officials
Confirmation process 2. 10.010
Conflict of interest
definitions 3.70.000
exemption 3.70.030
fixture employment restrictions 3.70.010
information disclosure 3.70.020
violation, penalty 3.70.040
Emergency periods, extra duty 2.35.050
Exempt employees 2.20.020
Expense reimbursement See Advance travel expense
revolving fund; Claims against the city
Holidays 2.35.020
Indemnification
See also Bonds
applicability 2.06.090
conditions
compliance with 2.06.050
failure to comply 2.06.060
requirements 2.06.040
definitions 2.06.000
exclusions
designated 2.06.020
determinations 2.06.030
expense reimbursement 2.06.070
insurance policies, conflicts 2.06.080
legal representation 2.06.010
Military leave
additional leave, obligations 2.36.030
service 2.36.020
reservists, annual entitlement 2.36.010
shared leave See under Vacation, sick leave
Paydays 2.20.010
Public disclosure See Public disclosure
Retirement system
contributions 2.70.040
number included 2.70.020
participation 2.70.010
prior service credit 2.70.030
Special duty pay
amount, grant 2.21.030
authorization 2.21.010
special duties defined 2.21.020
Vacation, sick leave
compensating time 2.35.040
definitions 2.35.010
employment contract conflicts 2.35.090
extenuating circumstances 2.35.080
shared leave 2.35.045
sick leave accrual, use 2.35.060
transferring positions 2.35.070
vacation accrual, use 2.35.030
Civil service commission
Applicability 10.25.160
Covered employees
applicant qualifications 10.25.050
continuity 10.25.040
disciplinary procedures 10.25.070
initial appointments, probationary period 10.25.090
police department 10.25.030
positions, creating 10.25.100
tenure, discharges 10.25.060
Created, appointments 10.25.010
Deceptive practices 10.25.120
Definitions 10.25.140
Legal actions 10.25.110
Powers, duties 10.25.020
Severability 10.25.150
Scope 10.25.030
Terms, number limited 10.25.015
Violation, penalty 10.25.130
Claims against the city
See also Advance travel expense revolving fund
Auditing officer 2.25.010
Employees 2.25.040
List preparation 2.25.020
Paying 2.25.030
Statutory compliance 2.25.060
Travel expense reimbursement 2.25.050
Code
See also Criminal code
Adopted 1.01.005
Authority 1.01.020
Construction 1.01.035
Definitions 1.01.025
Effect on past actions, obligations 1.0 1.060
Grammatical interpretation 1.01.030
Headings 1.01.040
Prohibited acts 1.01.100
References to
amendments 1.01.015
code citations 1.01.010
specific ordinances 1.0 1.050
Repeals not to revive 1.0 1.070
Severability 1.01.110
Superseding
exclusions 1.01.090
provisions 1.01.080
Combined utility
See also Water
Accounting 7.60.020
(Revised 7/12) Index -4
Edmonds City Code Community development department
Assistance fund 7.60.030
Water, sewer, stormwater utilities combined 7.60.010
Community development department
Director, references to 2.10.050
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Edmonds City Code
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 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
COM
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 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 3.29.0 10
Lien 3.29.040
Refunds 3.29.070
Seller's obligation 3.29.030
Statutes adopted 3.29.080
Recycling
See also Solid waste
Consistency with existing programs 7.80. 100
Containers 7.80. 110
Definitions 7.80.020
Skateboards, roller skates
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
Defmitions 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
Sales, use tax
Additional, imposed 3.28.020
Administration, collection 3.28.030
Imposed 3.28.0 10
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; Water
Sex offenders
Registration of 5.38.140
Shorelines See under Parks
Sidewalks
Construction
abutting property designated 9.20.040
assessment notice 9.20.030
definitions 9.20.010
expenses 9.20.020
Enforcement 9.20.090
Repair, maintenance responsibility
planting strips 9.20.060
procedures, costs 9.20.080
sidewalks 9.20.050
transition strips 9.20.070
Sister city commission
Created 10.60.010
Expenditures 10.60.050
Funds acceptance 10.60.040
Meetings 10.60.020
Organization 10.60.030
Skateboards, roller skates
See also Criminal code
Restrictions 5.46.050
Slander See under Public peace
Solicitors See Peddlers
Index -13 (Revised 7/12)
Solid waste
Solid waste
Readmission fees 4.44.074
See also Recycling
Threatening
County system applicability 7.70.020
See also Criminal code
Defmitions 7.70.010
Misdemeanor 5.34.020
Interlocal agreement 7.70.040
Tobacco products sale
Unlawful disposal 7.70.030
See also Criminal code
Sound trucks
Definitions 5.15.010
License required, fees 4.56.010
Identification 5.15.030
Violation, penalty 4.56.020
Notice posting 5.15.040
Stormwater management utility
Vending machines 5.15.020
See also Illicit discharges
Violation, penalty 5.15.050
Administrative rate adjustment 7.50.060
Traffic
Administrator 7.50.020
Alcoholic beverages in vehicles 8.32.060
Created 7.50.010
Arterial highways
Property transfer 7.50.040
Schedule II 8.64.020
Rates, charges
stops
facilities 7.50.070
designated 8.28.010
generally 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
street 8.04.015
Tax See Specific Tax
Fines, forfeitures
Taxicabs
disposition 8.60.020
See also Horse taxis
official misconduct 8.60.030
Appeals 4.60.130
Funeral processions 8.32.0 10
Definitions 4.60.010
Model Traffic Ordinance
License
See also Statutes
application
adopted 8.06.010
contents 4.60.040
sections not adopted 8.06.020
form 4.60.030
One-way streets
approval 4.60.060
designated 8.24.010
drivers 4.60.080
restrictions 8.32.030
fees, expiration date 4.60.090
Schedule I 8.64.010
insurance 4.60. 100
signage 8.24.020
investigation 4.60.050
violation, penalty 8.24.030
issuance 4.60.070
Parades See Parades
required 4.60.020
Parking See Parking
revocation, suspension, denial 4.60.120
Playing in streets 8.32.025
Prohibited activities 4.60. 110
Skateboards See Skateboards, roller skates
Severability 4.60.300
Speed limits
Violation, penalty 4.60.140
parks 8.16.070
Teen dance halls
state laws
Age restrictions 4.44.072
applicability 8.16.010
Definitions 4.44.010
decreasing 8.16.020, 8.16.040
License
increasing 8.16.030
application 4.44.040
violation, penalty 8.16.015
denial 4.44.050
Statutes
exemptiona ent waiver 4.44.030
p ° p
See also Model Traffic Ordinance
location, operator limitations 4.44.078
adopted 8.06.040
required, fees 4.44.020
sections not adopted 8.06.030
revocation 4.4
Street closures, Schedule IX 8.64.090
Official access 4..44.044.0 76
Title of provisions 8.04.001, 8.06.001
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Edmonds City Code
Trains, blocking streets 8.32.040
Truck routes 8.56.010
Vehicles restricted 8.56.030
Violation
See also Specific Violation
penalty 8.04.002, 8.32.080, 8.60.010
Warrant issuance 8.60.090
Weight limitations, Schedule VIII 8.64.080
Transportation benefit district
Board 3.65.020
Dissolution 3.65.050
Established 3.65.010
Functions 3.65.030
Use of funds 3.65.040
Tree board, citizens'
Created, membership 10.95.010
Meetings 10.95.020
Powers, duties 10.95.030
_U_
Use tax See Sales, use tax
Utilities
See also Combined utility; Water
Bills, delinquency charges 7.10.025
Tax See Occupation tax
_V_
Vehicles See Abandoned vehicles; Motor vehicles
Video games See Pool, billiards, arcades
Violations bureau See under Criminal code
_W_
Wastewater pretreatment
Abbreviations 7.90.040
Accidental discharge/slug control plans 7.91. 110
Administration 7.90.020
Appeals 7.97.090
Charges, fees 7.102.010
Compliance, monitoring
facilities monitoring 7.95.020
inspections, sampling 7.95.010
orders 7.97.040
search warrants 7.95.030
vandalism 7.95.040
Confidential information 7.96.0 10
Conflicts of provisions 7.102.030
Definitions 7.90.030
Discharge permit requirements
dangerous waste constituents 7.92.030
generally 7.92.020
industrial user surveys 7.92.0 10
Enforcement
See also Violation, penalty
cease and desist orders 7.97.060
compliance orders 7.97.040
consent orders 7.97.030
contract termination 7.99.050
Index -15
Water
emergency suspensions 7.97.070
injunctive relief 7.98.010
notification of violation 7.97.020
nuisance declaration 7.99.040
remedies nonexclusive 7.98.040
show cause hearing 7.97.050
state responsibility 7.97.010
termination of discharge 7.97.080
water supply severance 7.99.030
Facilities requirements 7.91.080
Financial assurances 7.99.020
Nonliability of city 7.102.040
Performance bonds 7.99.010
Purpose, policy 7.90.010
Reporting requirements
dangerous waste constituents 7.93.030
records
disclosure 7.93.010
keeping 7.93.040
unpermitted users 7.93.020
Sampling
analytical requirements 7.94.020
city monitoring 7.94.030
generally 7.94.010
Savings 7.102.050
Septic tank wastes 7.91.120
Severability 7.102.020
Standards
See also Facilities requirements
additional measures 7.91.100
compliance deadline 7.91.090
dilution 7.91.070
local limits 7.91.040
national 7.91.020
prohibited discharge 7.91.010
revision rights 7.91.050
special agreements 7.91.060
state requirements 7.91.030
Violation, penalty
See also Enforcement
civil 7.98.020
criminal prosecution 7.98.030
defense
bypass 7.100.030
discharge standards 7.100.020
upset 7.100.010
Water
See also Combined utility
Backflow prevention
abatement procedures 7.20.060
cross -connections prohibited 7.20.020
definitions 7.20.010
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
(Revised 7/12)
Weeds
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
definitions 7.30.010
designated 7.30.040
general facilities 7.30.035
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
sewer special connection districts 7.30.036
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
delinquency charge 7.10.025
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
Watercourses See Illicit discharges
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
Wreckers
Business location, appearance 4.11.050
Definitions 4.11.0 10
License required 4.11.020
Penalties 4.11.060
(Revised 7/12) Index -16
Recordkeeping 4.11.030
Severability 4.11.300
Unlawful activities 4.11.040