HomeMy WebLinkAbout3608ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, creating a
fund for the administration and prosecution of code compliance
actions, and adding a new section, 3.23, to Chapter 3 of the Port
Angeles Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby find that there is need to establish a special
fund to be identified as the "Code Compliance Enforcement Fund" for the purpose of
providing a dedicated source of funds to support code compliance actions, as well as
administering and accounting for code compliance expenditures and revenue received,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES
do hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 3, Revenue and Finance, of the Port Angeles Municipal Code
is hereby amended by adding a new chapter, PAMC 3.23, to read as follows:
Sections:
3.23.010
3.23.020
3.23.030
3.23.040
Chanter 3.23
CODE COMPLIANCE ENFORCEMENT FUND
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Revenue.
Expenditures.
Administration.
3.23.010 - Fund Created.
There is hereby established in the City Treasury a special fund designated and known
as the "Code Compliance Enforcement Fund."
3.23.020 - Revenue.
Whenever amounts are received or recovered by the City as a result of any action or.
activity that is supported by payments from this fund, all such amounts shall be deposited as
revenue to this fund.
3.23.030 - Expenditures.
The "Code Compliance Enforcement Fund" shall be used and expended only for the
payment of necessaryproper expenditures and obligations incurred in or incident to (1)
actions undertaken to enforce the City's nuisance, zoning and land use codes or (2) actions
brought on the basis of the laws of the State of Washington relating to Unfit dwellings,
buildings, and structures or to Condemnation of blighted property_
For purposes of this Chapter, "action" means any act, action project or process done directly
or indirectly, to enforce the codes or on the basis of the State laws identified in the preceding
paragraph, including but not limited to, administrative actions before any agency and legal
actions brought in the courts of Washington State.
3.23.040 - Administration.
The City Attorney is hereby granted the right and authority to control and administer
this fund.
Section 2 - Severability. If any provisions of this Ordinance or its applications to
any person or circumstances is held to be invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance or
application of the provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances is not
affected.
Section 3 - Effective Date. This ordinance, being an exercise of a power
specifically delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum. This
ordinance shall take effect five (5) days after passage and publication of an approved
summary thereof consisting of the title.
Section 4 - Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are
authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but not limited to, the
correction of the scrivener's/clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering,
section/subsection numbers and any references thereto.
PASSED by the (City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
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Council held on the TT'� "day of L , 2018.
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SISSI BRUCH, MAYOR
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ATTEST:
Kari Martinez -Baffle , �i erk
PUBLISHED:, 1 2018
By Summary
APP COVED AS TO FOP,
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William E. Bloor, City Attorney
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Summary of Ordinance Adopted by the Port Angeles City Council on September 4, 2018
ORDINANCE NO. 3608
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, creating a fund for the
administration and prosecution of code compliance actions, and adding a new section, 3.23, to
Chapter 3 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
This ordinance is not subject to referendum and shall take effect 5 days after passage and
publication of summary.
The full texts of Ordinances are available at City Hall in the City Clerk's office, on the City's
website at www.cityofpa.us, or will be mailed upon request. Office hours are Monday through
Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Kari Martinez -Bailey
City Clerk
Published by summary: September 12, 2018