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ORDINANCE NO. ,q-No
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles
authorizing the City Clerk, City Light
Director and City Light Conservation
Manager to sign forms to satisfy mortgages
placed on properties belonging to home-
owners who participated in the City's
Pilot and Zero Interest Loan Residential
Weatherization Programs.
WHEREAS, BPA has offered homeowners with outstanding
loans, executed under the Pilot Residential Weatherization
Program and Zero Interest Loan Residential Weatherization
Program, the opportunity to "cash -out" their loans earlier than
originally anticipated at 35% of the loan in lieu of a full
repayment when interest in the property changes; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this offer, up to 1,100 Satisfac-
tion of Mortgage forms may need to be signed to remove liens
placed on these homeowners' properties; and
WHEREAS, these forms are currently being signed by the
Mayor and the City Clerk;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT
ANGELES DOES ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. The City Clerk, City Light Director and
City Light Conservation Manager are hereby authorized and
directed to sign properly prepared Satisfaction of Mortgage forms
between October 1, 1984, and March 31, 1985, for outstanding
loans executed under the BPA Pilot Residential Weatherization
Program and Zero Interest Loan Residential Weatherization
Program.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles
at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 4th day of
September, 1984.
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ATTEST:
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Merri A. Lannoye, City Cl k
APP AS TO FAfSM:
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Craig D. tson, City Attorney
PUBLISHED:
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M A i/Y 0 R
MEMORANDUM
August 21, 1984
TO: City Council
FROM: City Attorney
SUBJECT: Adoption of Ordinance Adding Noise Regulations
ISSUE: Should the City Council pass an ordinance that adopts by
reference Washington Administrative Code noise regulations relat-
ing to sound measurement procedures, maximum environmental noise
levels, and watercraft noise standards?
BACKGROUND /ANALYSIS: The attached memorandum from Lieutenant Bill
Myers, Port Angeles Police Department, to Craig Knutson, City
Attorney, discusses the background and reasons for adopting by
reference additional Washington Administrative Code regulations
relating to sound measurement procedures, maximum environmental
noise levels, and watercraft noise standards. As Lieutenant
Myers points out, the City has already adopted the WAC regula-
tions relating to motor vehicle noise. There is an additional
need for adopting by reference the remaining noise regulations in
the Washington Administrative Code. Adopting the WAC's by ref-
erence will give the Police Department the tool that they need in
order to file violations without reliance upon the undermanned
staff at the Department of Ecology.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Police Department and
the City Attorney's Office that the Council pass the proposed
ordinance, adopting by reference Washington Administrative Code
regulations relating to sound measurement procedures, maximum
envirpimental noise levels, and watercraft noise standards.
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Craig D. iutson, City Attorney
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MEMO: June 28, 1984
TO: Craig Knutson, City Attorney
FROM: Lt. Bill Myers, P.A.P.
SUBJ: Noise Ordinance
When Ordinance 2195 (vehicle noise ordinance) was enacted, it repealed
Ordinance 1667 (the former version). Unfortunately it was apparently over-
looked that all other noise controls outside of vehicles that were in 1667
simply went out the window with the repealer.
Ordinance 2195 is a good ordinance. It adapts WAC 173 -62, a very compre-
hensive motor vehicle noise standards rule.
What we need to do is adopt by reference the WAC's around it. .
173 -58 (sound measurement procedures)
173 -60 (maximum environmental noise)
173 -70 (watercraft noise standards)
173 -58 has all of the necessary definitions, equipment standards (we have
the equipment and trained officers) and methods of measuring various sounds.
173 -60 would be the basis of our environmental noise ordinance and would
probably serve for all of the sections of 1667 that were inadvertantly re-
pealed. Note in 173 -60 -060 local nuisance regulations also are permitted
if something specific has to be addressed that falls outside of the WAC
or is inadequately dealt with.
173 -70 With our harbor and large waterfront and boat haven we should be
prepared by adopting this "Watercraft noise performance standards" WAC
as well.
I suspect the repeal of 1667 did not contemplate dumping the paragraphs
on noise not related to motor vehicles, even though the majority of the
ordinance addressed that issue. We are powerless right now to deal with
noisy T.V.'s, radios, tools, machinery disturbances of the peace, etc.,
especially between 9 PM and 6 AM except by filing in district court
under RCW 70.107.050 ( ?).
Our ordinance 2195 has no penalty clause. The civil penalty.-in RCW
70.107.050 is $100. It appears that 70.107.060-allows some local penalty
options. 70.107.070 makes motor vehicle noise violations a misdemeanor
and excludes it from the civil penalty issue.
We need this tool and ought to be filing violations under municipal ordinance
rather than RCW. The ordinances would be fairly' easy I suspect, since most
of it is adoption by reference.
cc: Sound Meter file
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