HomeMy WebLinkAbout3250ORDINANCE NO. 3250
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles amending Chapter 3.27 of the
Port Angeles Municipal Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES do hereby ordain as
follows:
WHEREAS, the City wishes to provide resources for expenditures related to code
compliance and nuisance abatement; and
WHEREAS, the most efficient method to do so is to authorize use for that purpose of the
fund created by Ordinance 2610.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON,
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Ordinance 2610, as amended, and Title 3, Revenue and Finance, shall be
amended by amending Chapter 3.27 PAMC in its entirety to read as follows:
REPAIR,*-1i13 DEMOLITION, AND CODE COMPLIANCE FUND
Sections
3.27.010 Established.
3.27.020 Disbursements.
3.27.030 Transfer of Funds.
3.27.010 Established . There is hereby established in the City treasury a special
revolving fund for the fiscal administration and accounting for monies for the enforcement
actions of the City of Port Angeles in doing or causing to be done the necessary work of repair
or demolition of dangerous buildings, code compliance and nuisance abatement. Said fund shall
be entitled "Repairand Demolition, and Code Compliance Fund."
3.27.020 Disbursements Disbursements shall be made out of said fund upon the request
of the City Manager or Director of Public Works & Utilities to defray the costs and expenses
incurred by the City of Port Angeles in doing or causing to be done the necessary work of repair
or demolition of dangerous buildings, code compliance and nuisance abatement.
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3.27.030 Transfer of Funds . The City Council may transfer such sums as it deems
necessary in order to expedite the performance of the work of repair and demolition code
compliance and nuisance abatement out of any money in the General Fund. Any sums so
transferred shall be deemed a loan to the Repairand Demolition, and Code Compliance Fund and
shall be repaid out of the proceeds of collection actions taken against the legal owner of the
property against which enforcement action was taken. All funds collected through such
collection actions shall be paid to the Finance Directo who shall
credit the same to the Repairanel Demolition, and Code Compliance 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. 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.
Section 4. Effective Date . This Ordinance shall take effect five days after its
publication by summary.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 19th day of June
ATTEST:
PUBLISHED: June 25, 2006
By Summary
APP OVED AS TO,FdRM:
William E. Bloor, City Attorney
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Summary of Ordinance Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
on June 19, 2006
Ordinance No. 3250
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, amends Chapter 3.27 of the
Port Angeles Municipal Code by establishing the Repair, Demolition, and Code
Compliance Fund.
The full text of this Ordinance is 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. This
Ordinance shall take effect five days following the date of publication by summary.
Becky J. Upton, CMC
City Clerk
Publish: June 25, 2006