HomeMy WebLinkAbout2959ORDINANCE NO. 2959
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revising e
nuisance enforcement procedures and amending Ordinance 2469 as
amended and Chapter 8.04 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DOES HERE : Y
ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Ordinance 2698 as amended and Chapter 8.04 of the Port Angles
Municipal Code are hereby amended by amending PAMC 8.04.050 to read as follows:
8.04.050 Enforcement - Request - Hearing. The enforcement officer, have ' g
knowledge of any public nuisance, shall cause the responsible person(s) to be notified of the
existence of a public nuisance on any premises and shall request such person(s) to abate the
condition within a designated period. Upon the failure of such person(s) to abate the pu lic
nuisance, the enforcement officer shall give written notice to said person(s) that an application for
initiation of formal abatement proceedings will be made to the Administrative Hearings Offi r.
The written notice shall
establish the date by which a final determination shall be made and ive
the responsible person(s) the option of requesting a hearing before the Administrative Hear
Officer prior to the final determination date. The responsible person(s) shall have five (5) . ys
in which to request a hearing which if requested shall be held within seven (7) days of the
request. Upon determining that a public nuisance exists which requires abatement, the
Administrative Hearings Officer shall issue a written report of findings and order requiring the
responsible personf4 or-persons to abate such condition. The written report of findings and o der
shall provide that in the event of the failure of such person(s) to abate the public nuisance wi in
the timeframe listed in the written report of findings and order, the
same shall be abated by the City, and the costs to the City shall become a charge collectibl by
any legally available means against the responsible persorts). - orpersens. In the case that the
owner leases or rents the premises to another responsible person(si orpersens, such owner ay
request at hearing, and the Administrative Hearings Officer may include in the written re . rt
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of findings and order, an extended abatement period for such owner to be effective if the tenant
fails to accomplish abatement within the prescribed time p re iod tent-day- period, which extended
abatement period shall allow the owner to pursue unlawful detainer proceedings, and shall not
exceed ninety (90) days. The responsible person(s) may appeal the written report of fmdings and
order of the Administrative Hearings Officer to the City Council by filing a Notice of Appeal with
the City Clerk within ten (10) days of the date of the written report of findings and order. Any
appeal taken to the City council shall be heard at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the City
Council. Any legal action challenging the Council's decision on appeal shall be brought in
Clallam County Superior Court within ten (10) days of the decision by Council. In the case that
the responsible person, or one of the responsible persons, is the owner, the charge shall be a lien
against the property, and perfected, processed and foreclosed as prescribed and foreclosed -as
prescribed in the provisions covering mechanic's liens in Chapter 60.04 RCW.
Section 2 - Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect five days after the date
of publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 3rd day of Jun
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
tson, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: June 8, 1997
Craig D. K
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(By Summary)
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Summaries of Ordinances Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
on June 3, 1997
Ordinance No. 2958
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles amends the City's Ambulance and Medic
1 Ordinances by revising the ambulance business license regulations and increasing the
non - resident Medic I charges, as follows: Every non - resident of the City of Port
Angeles who is transported by the City's Medic I program shall be charged $250 each
time he or she is transported with basic life support services, $450 each time he/she
is transported with advanced life support services, and an additional $10.00 per mile
for mileage and $33.00 for disposable equipment each time he or she is transported
with either basic or advanced life support services, provided that such charge shall not
apply to any non - resident who is a primary or general owner of a business within the
City or to any of such business owner's immediate family members, as defined by this
Ordinance. This Ordinance amends Ordinances 2050 and 2274, as amended, and
Chapters 5.08 and 8.36 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
Ordinance No. 2959
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles revises the nuisance enforcement
procedures whereby the written notice by the enforcement officer for initiation of
formal abatement proceedings will be made to the Administrative Hearings Officer,
and said written notice shall establish the date by which a final determination shall be
made and give the responsible person(s) the option of requesting a hearing before the
Administrative Hearings Officer prior to the final determination date. The responsible
person(s) shall have five (5) days in which to request a hearing which, if requested,
shall be held within seven (7) days of the request. This Ordinance amends Ordinance
2469, as amended, and Chapter 8.04 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
The full texts of the Ordinances are available at City Hall in the City Clerk's office or will be mailed
upon request. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. These
Ordinances shall take effect five days after the date of publication of these summaries.
Publish: June 3, 1997
Becky J. Upton
City Clerk
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