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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA , WASHING-
TON , AMENDING T I TL E 8 OF THE TUKWILA. MUN IC I
PAL CODE TO REVISE AND RENU,• BER THE CRIMINAL
P ROV I S IONS, TE ERE I N ADD I NG. A NEW CHAP TER
16 . 25 TO. THE TUKWILA, MUN IC IPAL., CODE ENTITLED
" ADD I T ONAL SWIMMING. POOL REG ULAT I0jS", WHICH
CHAPTER WAS FORMALLY CODIFIED AS CHAPTER.
8.24, PRESCRIBING THE EFFECT OF THE NE
CRIMINAL CODE ONPREVIOUSLY COMMITTED,
OFFENSES, DIRECTING. THE CLERK. TO MAINTAIN ON
FILE A COPY OF' STATE STATUTES ADOPTED BY
REFERENCE AND, ESTABLISHING, AN EFFECTIVE DATE..
Ordinance 1363 was amended or repealed by the
following ordinances.
AMENDED
Section(s) Amended
Amended by Ord #
1387,1389,1396,1468,
1469,1495,1531,1532,
1538,1568,1753,1796,
1805,1806,1807,1838,
1903,1908,2049
1 (part)
2497,2710
(part)
2634
REPEALED
Section(e) Repealed
Repealed by Ord #
1 (part)
1789, 1806, 2002,
2680, 2710
1837
1905
(part)
1907
CITY OF TUKWILA
JEH/clh
08/07/85
09/12/85
WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO /363
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHING-
TON, AMENDING TITLE 8 OF THE TUKWILA MUNICI-
PAL CODE TO REVISE AND RENUMBER THE CRIMINAL
PROVISIONS THEREIN, ADDING A NEW CHAPTER
16.25 TO THE TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED
"ADDITIONAL SWIMMING POOL REGULATIONS", WHICH
CHAPTER WAS FORMALLY CODIFIED AS CHAPTER
8.24, PRESCRIBING THE EFFECT OF THE NEW
CRIMINAL CODE ON PREVIOUJSLY COMMITTED
OFFENSES, DIRECTING THE CLERK TO MAINTAIN ON
FILE A COPY OF STATE STATUTES ADOPTED BY
REFERENCE AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Public Safety Committee of the Tukwila
City Council has conducted a thorough review of the City's
current criminal ordinances and has recommended a comprehensive
revision of Title 8 of the Tukwila Municipal Code in order to
promote the administration of justice in the City, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that such revision will
be in the interests of the public health, safety and welfare,
now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Title 8 Amended. Title 8 of the Tukwila
Municipal Code entitled "Peace, Safety and Morals" is hereby
amended to read as follows:
CITY OF TUKWILA
TITLE 8
PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND SAFETY
Index to Chapters:
8.01 Preliminary Article
8.02 Advertising, Crimes Relating To
8.03 Alcoholic Beverages
8.05 Anticipatory Offenses
8.06 Children and Minors, Crimes Relating To
8.07 Controlled Substances, Paraphernalia and Toxic
Fumes
8.08 False Alarms
8.09 Fire, Crimes Relating To
8.10 Firearms and Dangerous Weapons
8.16 Fire Protection
8.20 Frauds, Swindles and False Representations
8.22 Noise
8.28 Nuisances
8.30 Persons, Crimes Relating To
8.40 Property, Crimes Relating To
8.50 Public Morals, Crimes Relating To
8.60 Public Officers, Crimes Relating To
8.70 Public Peace, Crimes Relating To
8.80 Miscellaneous Crimes
8.90 Construction and Severability
Index to Sections:
8.01 Preliminary Article
8.01.010
8.01.020
8.01.030
8.01.040
8.01.050
General provisions
Principles of liability
Defenses
Contempt
Penalties
8.02 Advertising, Crimes
Relating
To
8.02.010
Advertising prohibited
8.03 Alcoholic Beverages
8.03.010 Alcoholic beverage control and enforcement
8.05 Anticipatory Offenses
8.05.010 Anticipatory offenses prohibited
8.06 Children and Minors, Crimes Relating To
8.06.010
8.06.020
Children and Minors - Conduct prohibited
A. Leaving children unattended in parked
B. Communication with a minor for
purposes
Contributing to the delinquency of a minor
8.07 Controlled Substances, Paraphernalia
vehicle
immoral
and Toxic Fumes
8.07.010
8.07.020
8.07.030
Controlled substances
Possession of paraphernalia prohibited
Inhaling toxic fumes
8.08 False Alarms
8.08.010
8.08.020
8.08.030
8.08.040
8.08.050
Audible alarm nuisance
Outside audible intrusion alarm - Notice
required
Automatic telephone dialing system - Connection
with police and fire communications prohibited
False alarm - Fines
Violation - Penalty
8.09 Fire, Crimes Relating To
8.09.010 Reckless burning
8.09.020- Fire - Miscellaneous crimes
8.10 Firearms and Dangerous Weapons
8.10.010
8.10.020
8.10.030
8.10.040
Firearms and dangerous weapons - Prohibitions
Unlawful use of air guns - Penalty
Discharge of firearms prohibited
Weapons prohibited on liquor sale premises
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8.16 Fire
Protection
8.16.010
8.16.020
8.16.030
8.16.040
Interference with firemen
Following fire apparatus
Driving over hose
Penalty
8.20 Frauds, Swindles and False Representations
8.20.010 Frauds and swindles prohibited
8.20.020 False representations
8.22 Noise
8.22.010
8.22.020
8.22.030
8.22.040
8.22.050
8.22.060
8.22.070
8.22.080
8.22.090
8.22.100
8.22.110
8.22.120
8.22.130
8.22.140
8.22.150
8.22.160
8.22.170
8.22.180
8.22.190
8.22.200
8.22.210
8.22.220
8.22.230
8.22.240
8.22.250
8.22.260
8.22.270
8.22.280
8.22.290
Policy
Definitions
Environmental sound levels - Unlawful sounds
Maximum permissible sound levels
Modifications to maximum permissible sound levels
Motor vehicle sound levels - Created by operation
Muffler requirements
Modification of motor vehicles
Tire noise
Sale of new motor vehicles which exceed limits
Motor vehicle exemptions
Public nuisance noises
Public disturbance noises
Public nuisance or disturbance noise - Exempted
sources
Sounds exempt at all times
Sounds exempt during daytime hours
Insulation standards for multiple -family dwellings
Variance procedure
Types of variances
Authority of administrator
Duties of administrator
Measurement of sound
Measurement - Technical corrections
Receiving properties within more than one district
Enforcement - Right of entry
Enforcement - Administrative proceedings
Enforcement - Administrative procedure
Appeals
Penalty
8.28 Nuisances
8.28.010
8.28.020
8.28.030
8.28.040
8.28.050
8.28.060
8.28.070
8.28.080
8.28.090
8.28.100
8.28.110
8.28.120
8.28.150
8.28.160
8.28.170
8.28.180
8.28.190
8.28.205
8.28.210
8.28.220
8.28.230
Defined generally
Specifically defined
Places not protected, from flies or rates - Foul
or malodorous places
Trash covered premises
Animal manure
Certain growth
Uncovered trash or abandoned material
Potential pest harborage or fire danger
Dangerous, abandoned buildings or structures
Dumping areas
Waste vegetable or animal matter
Place which occasions annoyances.
Burning or disposing material in an annoying
manner.
Disorderly houses.
Places where disturbance of the peace occurs.
Place where liquor used illegally.
Unguarded hole dangerous to life.
Landscape maintenance.
Person defined.
Abatement.
Care in abatement of nuisance --Assistance and
means.
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8.28.240
8.28.250
8.28.260
8.28.270
8.28.280
8.28.290
8.28.300
8.28.310
8.28.320
8.28.330
8.28.340
Liability for costs of abatement.
Buildings to be secured.
Violation --Penalty.
Growth or debris which obstruct public way.
Failure to comply with Section 8.28.270.
Enforcement of Sections 8.28.270 through
8.28.310.
Notice.
Nuisance abatement cost for Section 8.28.270.
Abandoning or discarding refrigeration equipment.
Permitting unused equipment to remain on premises.
Keeping or storing equipment for sale.
8.30 Persons, Crimes Relating To
8.30.010
8.30.020
8.30.030
8.30.040
8.30.050
Assault and other crimes involving physical harm
Placing a person in fear or apprehension by threat
Domestic violence
Violation of no contact orders
Custodial interference
8.40 Property, Crimes Relating To
8.40.010
8.40.020
8.40.030
8.40.040
Theft, UIBC and possession of stolen property
Malicious mischief and obscuring identity of
machines
Injury or destruction of property
Trespass and related crimes
8.50 Public Morals, Crimes Relating To
8.50.010
8.50.020
8.50.030
Public indecency - Sex crimes
Lewd Conduct, lewd assault
Indecent exposure
8.60 Public Officers, Crimes Relating To
8.60.010
8.60.020
8.60.030
Obstructing public officers
Obstructing justice, criminal assistance,
introducing contraband and related offenses
Escape
8.70 Public Peace, Crimes Relating To
8.70.010
8.70.020
8.70.030
8.70.040
8.70.050
Disorderly conduct
Riot, failure to disperse, and obstruction
Privacy
Libel and slander
Malicious prosecution
8.80 Miscellaneous Crimes
8.80.010
8.80.020
Conduct prohibited
Littering and pollution
8.90 Construction and Severability
8.90.010
8.90.020
Construction
Severability
Chapter 8.01
Preliminary Article
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Sections:
8.01.010
8.01.020
8.01.030
8.01.040
8.01.050
8.01.010
state of
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
General provisions
Principles of liability
Defenses
Contempt
Penalty
General provisions. The following statutes of the
Washington are adopted by reference:
9.01.055
9.01.110
9.01.130
9A.04.020
9A.04.050
9A.04.060
9A.04.070
9A.04.090
9A.04.100
9A.04.110
Citizen immunity of aiding officer
Omission, when not punishable
Sending letter, when complete
Purposes - principles of construction
People capable of committing crimes
(capability of children)
Common law to supplement statutes
Who amenable to criminal statutes
Application of general provisions of the code
Proof beyond a reasonable doubt
Definitions
8.01.020 Principles of liability. The following statutes of the
state of Washington are adopted by reference:
RCW
RCW
RCW
9A.08.010
9A.08.020
9A.08.030
8.01.030 Defenses.
ington are adopted
RCW 9A.12.010
RCW 9A.16.010
RCW 9A.16.020
RCW 9A.16.060
RCW 9A.16.070
RCW 9A.16.080
RCW 9A.16.090
General requirements of culpability
Liability for conduct of another, complicity
Criminal liability of corporations and
persons acting under a duty to act in their
behalf
The following statutes of the state of Wash -
by reference:
Insanity
Definition
Use of force --When lawful
Duress
Entrapment
Action for being detained on mercantile
establishment of premises for investigation -
"Reasonable grounds" as defense.
Intoxication
8.01.040 Contempt. The following statutes of the State of Wash-
ington are hereby adopted by reference:
(A) RCW
RCW
RCW
(B)
8.01.050
7.20.010
7.20.020
7.20.030
RCW 7.20.040
RCW 7.20.050
RCW 7.20.060
RCW 7.20.070
RCW 7.20.080
RCW 7.20.090
RCW 7.20.100
RCW 7.20.110
RCW 7.20.120
RCW 7.20.130
RCW 7.20.140
RCW 9.23.010
Contempt of court defined
Punishment - General
Contempt in presence of court - Summary
punishment
Procedure in other cases
Production of defendant if in custody
How prosecuted
Execution of warrant - Bond
Return of warrant - Examination of
defendant
Judgment and sentence
Indemnity to injured party
Imprisonment until act performed
Offender may be indicted
Alias warrant - Prosecution of bond
Appeal - Punishment for contempts of
justice courts
Criminal contempt
Penalty. Unless otherwise provided, any person violat-
ing any of the provisions of Title 8 shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not
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to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by imprisonment in
jail for a term not exceeding one (1) year, or by both such fine
and imprisonment.
Chapter 8.02
Advertising, Crimes Relating to
Sections:
8.02.010 Advertising prohibitions
8.02.010 Advertising, prohibitions. The following statutes
the state of Washington are adopted by reference:
RCW 9.04.010
RCW 9.04.030
RCW 9.04.040
of
False advertising
Advertising cures of venereal diseases, lost
vitality -- monthly regulators
Evidence
Chapter 8.03
Alcoholic Beverages
Section:
8.03.010 Alcoholic Beverage Control and Enforcement
8.03.010 Alcoholic beverage control --Enforcement. The following
statutes of the state of Washington are adopted by reference and
wherever the word "title" or words "this title" are used therein
the same shall be construed to mean and refer to RCW Title 66 and
"this act" shall mean and refer to the Washington State Liquor
Act:
RCW 66.04.010
RCW 66.20.200
RCW 66.28.080
RCW 66.28.090
RCW 66.44.010
RCW 66.44.040
RCW 66.44.050
RCW 66.44.060
RCW 66.44.070
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
66.44.080
66.44.090
66.44.100
66.44.120
66.44.130
66.44.140
RCW 66.44.150
RCW 66.44.160
RCW 66.44.170
RCW 66.44.175
Definitions
Unlawful acts relating to card of identi-
fication and certification card
Permit for music and dancing upon licensed
premises
Licensed premises open for inspection
Failure to allow
Local officers to enforce law --Authority of
board -- Liquor enforcement officers
Sufficiency of description of offenses in
complaints, informations, process, etc.
Description of offense in words of statutes
-- Proof required
Proof of unlawful sale establishes prima
facie intent
Certified analysis is prima facie evidence of
alcoholic content
Service of process on corporation
Acting without license
Opening or consuming liquor in public places
Unlawful use of seal
Sales of liquor by drink or bottle
Unlawful sale, transportation of spirituous
liquor without stamp or seal -- Unlawful
operation, possession of still or marsh
Buying liquor illegally
Illegal possession, transportation of
alcoholic beverages
Illegal possession of liquor with intent to
sell -- Prima facie evidence, what is
Violations of law
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RCW 66.44.180
RCW 66.44.200
RCW 66.44.210
RCW 66.44.240
RCW 66.44.250
RCW 66.44.270
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
66.44.280
66.44.290
66.44.291
66.44.300
66.44.310
66.44.316
RCW 66.44.320
RCW 66.44.325
RCW 66.44.340
RCW 66.44.370
Jurisdiction
Sales to persons apparently under the
influence of liquor
Obtaining liquor for ineligible person
Drinking in public conveyance -- Penalty
against carrier
--- Penalty against individual
Furnishing liquor to minors -- Possession,
Use
Minor applying for permit
Minor purchasing liquor
Minor purchasing or attempting purchase
liquor -- Penalty
Treating minor, etc., in public place where
liquor sold
Minors frequenting tavern -- Misrepresenta-
tion of age -- Classification of licenses
Musicians eighteen years and older permitted
to enter and remain upon licensed premises
during employment
Sales of liquor to minors a violation
Unlawful transfer to a minor of an
identification of age
Employees eighteen years and over allowed to
sell and carry beer and wine for class E
and/or F licensed employees
Resisting or opposing officers in enforcement
of title.
Chapter 8.05
Anticipatory Offenses
Section:
8.05.010 Anticipatory offenses prohibited
8.05.010 Anticipatory offenses prohibited. The following
statutes of the state of Washington are adopted by reference:
RCW 9A.28.020(1), (2), (3)(e) Criminal attempt
RCW 9A.28.030 Criminal solicitation
RCW 9A.28.040(1), (2), (3)(e) Criminal conspiracy
Section:
8.06.010
8.06.020
8.06.010
State of
Chapter 8.06
Children and Minors, Crimes Relating to
Conduct prohibited
Contributing to the delinquency of a minor
Conduct prohibited. The following statutes
Washington are adopted by reference:
A) RCW 9.91.060
B) RCW 9.68A.090
C) RCW 9.68A.011
D) RCW 9.68A.070
E) RCW 9.68A.080
Leaving children unattended
automobile
Communicating with a minor
purposes.
Definitions
Possession of depictions
engaged in sexually explicit
Processors of depictions
engaged in sexually explicit
of the
in parked
for immoral
of minor
conduct
of minor
conduct
8.06.020 Contributing to the delinquency of a minor. In all
cases when any child is dependent or delinquent as defined in RCW
13.34.030, any person who, by act or omission, encourages,
causes, or contributes to the dependency or delinquency of such
child, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Sections:
8.07.010
8.07.020
8.07.030
Chapter 8.07
Controlled Substances,
Paraphernalia and Toxic Fumes
Controlled substance
Possession of paraphernalia prohibited
Inhaling toxic fumes
8.07.010 State Statutes adopted by reference. The following
statutes of the state of Washington are hereby adopted by refer-
ence as if set forth in full herein:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
(G)
(H)
(I)
RCW 69.50.101
RCW 69.50.102
RCW 69.50.204(d)(13)
RCW 69.50.309
RCW 69.50.401(e)
RCW 69.50.412
RCW 69.50.505
RCW 69.50.506
RCW 69.50.509
Definitions
Drug paraphernalia -Definitions
Schedule I -Marijuana
Containers
Prohibited Acts: A -Penalties
Prohibited Acts: E -Penalties
Seizure and Forfeiture
Burden of Proof
Search and seizure of
controlled substances
8.07.020 Possession prohibited. No person shall possess any
drug paraphernalia as defined in RCW 69.50.102 with the intent to
use or employ the same for manufacturing and/or consuming con-
trolled substances.
8.07.030 Inhaling Toxic Fumes. The following statutes of the
state of Washington are adopted by reference:
RCW 8.47A.010
RCW 8.47A.020
RCW 8.47A.030
RCW 8.47A.040
Definition
Unlawful inhalation --Exception
Possession of certain substances prohibited,
when
Sale of certain substances prohibited, when
Chapter 8.08
False Alarms
Section:
8.08.010 Audible alarm nuisance
8.08.020 Outside audible- intrusion alarm - Notice
required
8.08.030 Automatic telephone dialing system - Connection
with police and fire communications prohibited
8.08.040 False alarm - Fines
8.08.050 Violation - Penalty
8.08.010 Audible alarm nuisance. Any alarm audible upon abut-
ting property for a period in excess of one-half hour is declared
to be a public nuisance and may be summarily abated by the police
department.
8.08.020 Outside audible intrusion alarm - Notice. required.
Any person connecting an outside audible intrusion alarm to any
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building located within the city limits shall notify the police
department of the city of such connection.
8.08.030 Automatic telephone dialinv system - Connection with
police and fire communications prohibited. No person shall con-
nect any automatic telephone dialing system to the Tukwila Police
Department, Tukwila Fire Department or Valley Communications.
8.08.040 False alarm - Fines.
(a) In the event that, in any calendar year, any department
of the city receives or responds to a total of more than two
false alarms of fire, intrusion, crime or other safety-related
emergency at any single place of business, home, vehicle or other
premises or place, the owner of said premises or place shall,
within ten days of receipt of written bill therefor, pay to the
city the sum of twenty-five dollars as to each such false alarm
in excess of two.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any false alarm
intentionally sent by a person with respect to whom the owner has
no right of control by reason of an employment, tenancy or simi-
lar relationship unless the city establishes that the alarm was
sent by means of electronic or mechanical device, other than a
telephone, installed by the owner in a manner which failed to
comply with applicable statutes, codes or regulations. In any
proceeding brought to enforce this section, the party charged
with a violation of this section shall bear the burden of proving
that the exception set forth in this subsection applies.
(c) Failure to timely make any payment required by subsec-
tion (a) shall constitute a civil infraction.
Chapter 8.09
Fire, Crimes Relating To
Sections:
8.09.010 Reckless burning
8.09.020 Miscellaneous crimes
8.09.010 Reckless burning. The following statutes of the state
of Washington are adopted by reference.
RCW 9A.48.050
RCW 9A.48.060
Reckless burning
Reckless burning -- Defenses
8.09.020 Fire - Miscellaneous crimes. The following statutes
the state of Washington are adopted by reference:
RCW 9.40.040
Sections:
8.10.010
8.10.020
8.10.030
8.10.040
8.10.050
of
Operating engine or boiler without spark
arrester
Chapter 8.10
Firearms and Dangerous Weapons
Firearms and dangerous weapons - Prohibitions
Unlawful use of air guns - Penalty
Discharge of firearms prohibited
Weapons prohibited on liquor sale premises
Penalty
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8.10.010 Firearms and dangerous weapons - Prohibitions. The
following statutes of the state of Washington are adopted by
reference:
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
9.41.010
9.41.050
9.41.060
9.41.070
9.41.080
9.41.090
9.41.093
9.41.095
9.41.098
RCW 9.41.100
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
9.41.120
9.41.130
9.41.140
9.41.150
9.41.170
9.41.230
9.41.240
9.41.250
9.41.260
9.41.270
RCW 9.41.280
Terms defined
Carrying pistol
Exception
Issuance of licenses to carry
Delivery to minors and others forbidden
Sales regulated --Application to purchase --
Grounds for denial
Exemptions
Denial of application --Appeal
Forfeiture of firearms, order by courts --
Return to owner -- Confiscation by law
enforcement officer
Dealer's licenses, by whom granted and
condition thereof --Wholesale sales excepted-
-Permits prohibited
Certain transfers forbidden
False information forbidden
Alteration of identifying marks prohibited
Exceptions
Alien's license to carry firearms --Exception
Aiming or discharging firearms
Use of firearms by minor
Dangerous weapons --Evidence
Dangerous exhibitions
Weapons apparently capable of producing
bodily harm, carrying, exhibiting, displaying
or drawing unlawful--Penalty--Exceptions
Students carrying dangerous weapons on school
property
8.10.020 Unlawful use of air guns - Penalty.
A. It is unlawful for any person to point or shoot an air
gun at any person or property of another, or to aim or
discharge such weapon in the direction of the person or
residence of another, while within such range as to
cause or inflict injury to the person or damage the
property of another.
B. As used in this section, the words "air gun" mean and
include the following: air gun, air pistol, air rifle,
BB gun and toy or other guns of any kind or nature when
so designed, contrived, modified and used to propel, by
compressed air or spring-loaded plunger, any pellet,
dart, hard -tipped arrow, bean, pea, BB, rock or other
hard substance a distance of more than twenty-five feet
with sufficient force to break windows or inflict injury
upon persons or animals.
C. Any person convicted of a violation of the provisions of
this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition
to any other punishment imposed by the court, the court
shall direct that the weapon so used in violation of the
provisions hereof be confiscated.
8.10.030 Discharge of firearms prohibited. It is unlawful for
any person to discharge any firearm in the City of Tukwila where
there is a likelihood of injury to humans, domestic animals or
property, except upon a rifle or pistol firing range which has
been issued a business license by the City for such purpose,
provided that this prohibition does not apply to the discharge of
firearms by law enforcement officers engaged in the performance
of their official powers or duties. This section shall not
abridge the right of the individual guaranteed by Article I,
Section 24 of the State Constitution to bear arms in defense of
self or others.
8.10.040 Weapons prohibited on liquor sale premises.
A. It shall be unlawful for anyone, on or in any portion of
an establishment classified by the state liquor control
board as off-limits to persons under twenty-one years of
age to:
1. Carry any rifle, shotgun or pistol, whether said
person has a license or permit to carry said firearm
or not, and whether said firearm is concealed or
not.
2. Carry any knife, sword, dagger or other cutting or
stabbing instrument, with a blade of a length of
three inches (3") or more, or any razor with an
unguarded blade, whether said weapon or instrument
is concealed or not.
3. Carry any instrument or weapon of the kind usually
known as a slingshot, taser, throwing star, bow,
sand club, blackjack, metal knuckles, or any stick,
chain, metal pipe, bar, club or combination thereof
including a device known as num-chuk sticks, or any
like device having the same or similar components or
parts, whether or not connected by a rope, chain or
other device, or any explosive or any poison or
injurious gas, or any other instrument or weapon
apparently capable of producing bodily harm, whether
said instrument or weapon is concealed or not.
B. Exceptions: The above shall not apply to or affect the
following:
1. A person engaged in military activities sponsored
by the federal or state governments, while engaged
in official duties;
2. Law enforcement personnel;
3. Security personnel while engaged in official
duties; or
4. The proprietor of the premises or his or her
employees while engaged in their employment.
C. Warnings signs required: Signs, informing the public of
the prohibitions contained herein, shall be conspi-
cuously posted at all internal and external entrances to
any area wherein the carrying of said weapons or instru-
ments are prohibited.
Said signs shall be provided by the City to all affected
places of business, and shall bear the following
inscription:
"WARNING - WEAPONS PROHIBITED: It shall
be unlawful for any person, other than a
commissioned law enforcement officer, to
enter onto this premise while carrying any
of the following weapons or instruments,
whether a license or permit to carry said
weapon is possessed or not, and whether
said weapon or instrument is concealed or
not: Rifle, shotgun, pistol, knife, sword,
dagger or any other cutting or stabbing
instrument, having a blade longer than
three inches (3"); or any razor with an
unguarded blade; or any explosive; or any
poison or injurious gas; or any sling
shot, taser, throwing star, bow, sand
club, blackjack, metal knuckles, stick,
chain, metal pipe, bar, club or combina-
tion thereof, including a device known as
"num-chuk" sticks, or any like device
having the same or similar components or
parts; or any weapon or instrument appa-
rently capable or producing bodily harm.
Tukwila Municipal Code Section 8.01.040."
D. Upon conviction said weapon or instrument involved may
be confiscated by order of the presiding judge, and
shall thereafter be disposed of in accordance with
statutes or ordinances governing the disposal of confis-
cated or found property.
8.10.050 Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of
this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic-
tion thereof, be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand
dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in jail for a term not
exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and impri-
sonment.
Sections:
8.16.010
8.16.020
8.16.030
8.16.040
Chapter 8.16
Fire Protection
Interference with firemen
Following fire apparatus
Driving over hose
Penalty
8.16.010 Interference with fire fighters. No one other than
members of the fire department, except by direction of the fire
chief, shall be permitted on the fire trucks and no person shall
in any way interfere with fire fighters while on duty at a fire
or at drill.
8.16.020 Following fire apparatus. The driver of any vehicle
other than one on official business of the City shall not follow
any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer
than five hundred feet or drive into or park such vehicle within
the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire
alarm.
8.16.030 Driving over hose. No vehicle shall be driven over any
unprotected hose of the fire department when laid down on any
street or private driveway to be used at any fire or alarm of
fire without the consent of the fire department official in
command.
8.16.040 Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of
this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic-
tion thereof, be punished by a fine not to exceed One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in jail for a period not
to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and impri-
sonment.
Chapter 8.20
Frauds, Swindles and False Representations
Sections:
8.20.010 Frauds and swindles prohibited
8.20.020
False representations prohibited
8.20.010
state of
Frauds and swindles. The following statutes of the
Washington are adopted by reference:
RCW 9.45.040
RCW 9.45.060
RCW 9.45.062
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
9.45.070
9.45.080
9.45.090
9.45.100
9.45.120
9.45.150
9.45.180
RCW 9.45.190
RCW 9.45.240
RCW
RCW
RCW
9.45.250
9A.60.040
9A.60.050
Frauds on innkeeper
Encumbered, leased or rented personal
property
Failure to deliver leased personal property -
Requisites for presentation --Construction
Mock auctions
Fraudulent removal of property
Knowingly receiving fraudulent conveyance
Fraud in assignment for benefit of creditors
Using false weights and measures
Concealing foreign matter in merchandise
Fraud in operating coin -box telephone or
other receptacle
Penalty for manufacture or sale of slugs to
be used for coin
Fraud in obtaining telephone or telegraph
service
Fraud in obtaining cable television services
Criminal impersonation
False certification
8.20.020 False representations. The following statutes of the
state of Washington are adopted by reference:
RCW 9.38.010
RCW 9.38.020
Sections:
8.22.010
8.22.020
8.22.030
8.22.040
8.22.050
8.22.060
8.22.070
8.22.080
8.22.090
8.22.100
8.22.110
8.22.120
8.22.130
8.22.140
8.22.150
8.22.160
8.22.170
8.22.180
8.22.190
8.22.200
8.22.210
8.22.220
8.22.230
8.22.240
8.22.250
8.22.260
8.22.270
8.22.280
8.22.290
False representation concerning credit
False representation concerning title
Chapter 8.22
Noise
Policy
Definitions
Environmental sound levels - Unlawful sounds
Maximum permissible sound levels
Modifications to maximum permissible sound levels
Motor vehicle sound levels - Created by operation
Muffler requirements
Modification of motor vehicles
Tire noise
Sale of new motor vehicles which exceed limits
Motor vehicle exemptions
Public nuisance noises
Public disturbance noises
Public nuisance or disturbance noise - Exempted
sources
Sounds exempt at all times
Sounds exempt during daytime hours
Sounds exempt from nighttime reduction
Variance procedure
Types of variances
Authority of administrator
Duties of administrator
Measurement of sound
Measurement - Technical corrections
Receiving properties within more than one district
Enforcement - Right of entry
Enforcement - Administrative proceedings
Enforcement - Administrative procedure
Appeals
Penalty
8.22.010 Policy. It is declared to be the policy of the city to
minimize the exposure of citizens to the physiological and
psychological dangers of excessive noise and to protect, promote
and preserve the public health, safety and welfare. It is the
express intent of the city council to control the level of noise
in a manner which promotes commerce; the use, value and enjoyment
of property; sleep and repose; and the quality of the environ-
ment.
8.22.020 Definitions. All technical terminology used in this
chapter, not defined in this section, shall be interpreted in
conformance with American National Standards Institute Specifica-
tions, Section 1.1-1960 and Section 1.4-1971 as may be amended.
Words used in the masculine gender include the feminine and words
used in the feminine gender include the masculine.
(1) "Administrator" means the Planning Director or his
authorized representative except in the case of vehicle (Sections
8.22.060 through 8.22.110) and public disturbance noise (Section
8.22.130) in which case "Administrator" shall mean the chief of
the police department.
(2) "Ambient sound level" means the background level of all
sound independent of the specific source being measured. (The
A -weighted sound pressure level exceeded ninety percent of the
time based on a one-hour period).
(3) "Commercial agriculture" means the production of live-
stock or agricultural commodities on lands defined as "farm and
agricultural" by RCW 84.34.020(2) and the offering of the live-
stock and agricultural commodities for sale.
(4) "Construction" means any site preparation, assembly,
erection, demolition, substantial repair, alteration, or similar
action for or of public or private rights of way, structures,
utilities or similar property.
(5) "dB(A)" means the sound level measured in decibels,
using the "A" weighting network.
(6) "District" means the land use zones to which the provi-
sions of this chapter are applied. For the purposes of this
chapter:
(A) "Residential district" includes zones designated
as R -A, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, RMH, and P -F in the comprehensive
zoning ordinance of the city.
(B) "Commercial district" includes zones designated as
C-1, C-2, and CPR in the comprehensive zoning ordinance of the
city.
(C) "Industrial district" includes zones designated as
CM, M-1, and M-2 in the comprehensive zoning ordinance of the
city.
(7) "Emergency work" means work required to restore prop-
erty to a safe condition following a public calamity, work
required to protect persons or property from an imminent exposure
to danger, or work by private or public utilities for providing
or restoring immediately necessary utility service.
(8) "Equipment" means any stationary or portable device or
any part thereof capable of generating sound.
(9) "Gross vehicle weight rating" (GVWR) means the value
specified by the manufacturer as the recommended maximum loaded
weight of a single vehicle or combination of vehicles (GCWR).
(10) "Impulsive sound" means sound having the following
qualities: The peak of the sound level is less than one second
and short compared to the occurrence rate; the onset is abrupt;
the decay rapid, and the peak value exceeds the ambient level by
more than ten dB(A).
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(11) "Motorcycle" means any motor vehicle having a saddle
for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than
three wheels in contact with the ground; except, that farm trac-
tors and vehicles powered by engines of less than five horsepower
shall not be included.
(12) "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle which is self-pro-
pelled, used primarily for transporting persons or property upon
public highways, and required to be licensed under RCW 46.16.010.
(Aircraft, watercraft and vehicles used exclusively on stationary
rails or tracks are not motor vehicles as that term is used
herein.)
(13) "Motor vehicle racing event" means any competition
between motor vehicles and/or off-highway vehicles including any
competition judged on the basis of time only, under the auspices
of a sanctioning body recognized by the administrator.
(14) "Muffler" means a device consisting of a series of
chambers or other mechanical designs for the purpose of receiving
exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine and effective in
reducing sound resulting therefrom.
(15) "New motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle manufactured
after December 31, 1975, the equitable or legal title of which
has never been transferred to a person who, in good faith, pur-
chases the new motor vehicle for purposes other than resale.
(16) "Noise" means the intensity, duration and character of
sounds from any and all sources.
(17) "Off-highway vehicle" means any self-propelled motor -
driven vehicle not used primarily for transporting persons or
property upon public highways nor required to be licensed under
RCW 46.16.010. The term "off-highway vehicle" shall not include
special construction vehicles.
(18) "Periodic sound" means sound having the following
qualities: the sound level varies repetitively, within a period
of one minute or less, and the peak value is more than five dB(A)
above the minimum value.
(19) "Person" means any individual, firm, association part-
nership, corporation or any other entity, public or private.
(20) "Powered model vehicles" means any powered vehicles,
either airborne, waterborne, or landborne, which are designed not
to carry persons or property such as, but not limited to, model
airplanes, boats, cars, rockets, and which can be propelled by
mechanical means.
(21) "Property boundary" means the surveyed line at the
ground surface, which separates the real property owned, rented
or leased by one or more persons, from that owned, rented or
leased by one or more other persons, and its vertical extension.
(22) "Public highway" means the entire width between the
boundary lines of every way publicly maintained by the Department
of Highways or any county or city when any part thereof is gene-
rally open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular
travel as a matter of right.
(23) "Public nuisance noise" means any sound which unrea-
sonably either annoys, injures, interferes with or endangers the
comfort, repose, health or safety of a community or neighborhood,
although the extent of damage may be unequal.
(24) "Public space" means an area which is owned or con-
trolled by a public governmental entity and maintained for the
use of the general public.
(25) "Pure tone component" means a sound having the follow-
ing qualities: a one-third octave band sound pressure level in
the band with the tone that exceeds the arithmetic average of the
sound pressure levels of the two contiguous one-third octave
bands by 5 decibels for center frequencies of 500 Hz and above,
by 8 decibels for center frequencies and between 160 and 400 Hz,
and by 15 decibels for center frequencies less than or equal to
125 Hz.
(26) "Real property" means an interest or aggregate of
rights in land which is guaranteed and protected by law; for
purposes of this chapter, the term "real property" includes a
leasehold interest.
(27) "Receiving property" means real property within which
the maximum permissible sound levels specified herein shall not
be exceeded from sources outside such property.
(28) "Sound level" means the weighted sound pressure level
measured by the use of a metering characteristic add weigted as
specified in American National Standards Institute Specifica-
tions, Section 1.4-1971. The sound pressure level of a sound
expressed in decibels is twenty times and logarithm to the base
10 of the ratio of the pressure of the sound to the reference
sound pressure of 20 micropascals. In the absence of any speci-
fic modifier, the level is understood to be that of a mean -square
pressure.
(29) "Sound level matter" means a sound level measuring
device, either Type I or Type II, as defined by American National
Standards Institute Specifications, Section 1.4-1971.
(30) "Special construction vehicle" means any vehicle which
is designed and used primarily for grading, paving, earth moving,
and other construction work; and which is not designed or used
primarily for the transportation of persons or property on a
public highway; and which is only incidentally operated or moved
over the highway.
(31) "Use" means the nature of the occupancy, the type of
activity, or the character and form of improvements to which land
is devoted or may be devoted.
(32) "Warning device" means any device intended to provide
public warning of potentially hazardous, emergency or illegal
activities, including but not limited to a burglar alarm or
vehicle backup signal, but not including any fire alarm.
(33) "Watercraft" means any contrivance, excluding air-
craft, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation
or recreation on water.
(34) "Weekday" means any day Monday through Friday which is
not a legal holiday.
(35) "Weekend" means Saturday and Sunday or any legal
holiday.
8.22.030 Environmental sound levels - Unlawful sounds. It is
unlawful for any person to cause sound, or for any person in
possession of property to permit sound originating from such
property, to intrude into the real property of another person
whenever such sound exceeds the maximum permissible sound levels
established by this chapter.
8.22.040 Maximum permissible sound levels. For sound sources
located within the city, the maximum permissible sound levels are
as follows:
District of
Sound Source District of Receiving Property Within the City
Residential
Residential 55 dB(A)
Commercial 57 dB(A)
Industrial 60 dB(A)
Commercial Industrial
57 dB(A)
60 dB(A)
65 dB(A)
60 dB(A)
65 dB(A)
70 dB(A)
8.22.050 Modifications to maximum permissible sound levels. The
maximum permissible sound levels established by this chapter
shall be reduced or increased by the sum of the following:
(a) Between the hours of ten p.m. and seven a.m. during
weekdays, and between the hours of ten p.m. and seven a.m. on
weekends, the levels established by Section 8.22.040 are reduced
by 10 dB(A) where the receiving property lies within a residen-
tial district of the city.
(b) For any source of sound which is periodic, which has a
pure tone component, or which is impulsive and is not measured
with an impulse sound level meter, the levels established by this
chapter shall be reduced by 5 dB(A); provided, however, that this
5 dB(A) penalty for the emission of sound having a pure tone
component shall not be imposed on any electrical substation,
whether existing or new.
(c) For any source of sound which is of short duration, the
levels established by this chapter are increased by:
(1) 5 dB(A) for a total of fifteen minutes in any
one-hour period; or
(2) 10 dB(A) for a total of five minutes in any one-
hour period; or
(3) 15 dB(A) for a total of 1.5 minutes in any one-
hour period.
8.22.060 Motor vehicle sound levels - Created by operation. It
is unlawful for any person to operate upon any public highway any
motor vehicle or any combination of motor vehicles under any
conditions of grade, load, acceleration or deceleration in such
manner as to exceed the following maximum permissible sound
levels for the category of vehicle, as measured at a distance of
fifty feet from the center of the lane of travel within the speed
limits specified by measurement procedures established by the
State Commission on Equipment in WAC 204-56:
Vehicle Category
35 mph or less Over 35 mph
Motor vehicles over
10,000 pounds GVWR
or GCWR 86 dB(A) 90 dB(A)
Motorcycles 80 dB(A) 84 dB(A)
All other motor vehicles 76 dB(A) 80 dB(A)
8.22.070 Muffler requirements. It is unlawful for any person to
operate, or for any owner to permit any person to operate, any
motor vehicle upon the public highways which is not equipped with
a muffler in good working order and in constant operation.
8.22.080 Modification of motor vehicles. It is unlawful for any
person to operate a vehicle which has been modified or changed in
any way or had installed any device thereon in any manner that
permits sound to be emitted by the motor vehicle in excess of the
limits prescribed by this chapter. It is unlawful for any person
to remove or render inoperative, or cause to be removed or
rendered inoperative, other than for purposes of maintenance,
repair, or replacement, any muffler or sound dissipative device
on a motor vehicle which is operated on the city's streets.
8.22.090 Tire noise. It is unlawful for any person to operate a
motor vehicle in such a manner as to cause or allow to be emitted
squealing, screeching or other such sound from the tires in con-
tact with the ground because of rapid acceleration or excessive
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speed around corners or other such reason; provided, that sound
resulting from emergency braking to avoid imminent danger shall
be exempt from this section.
8.22.100 Sale of new motor vehicles which exceed limits. It is
unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale within the city
limits a new motor vehicle, except an off-highway vehicle, which
produces a maximum sound level exceeding the following maximum
permissible sound levels at a distance of fifty feet, by accele-
ration test procedures established by the State Commission on
Equipment in WAC 204-56:
Vehicle Category
Motorcycle manufactured after 1975 83 dB(A)
Any motor vehicle over 10,000 pounds
GVWR manufactured after 1975 86 dB(A)
Any motor vehicle over 10,000 pounds
GVWR manufactured after January 1, 1978 83 dB(A)
Any motor vehicle over 10,000 pounds
GVWR manufactured after January 1, 1982 80 dB(A)
All other motor vehicles 80 dB(A)
8.22.110 Motor vehicle exemptions. Sounds created by motor
vehicles are exempt from the maximum permissible sound levels of
Sections 8.22.030 through 8.22.050, except that sounds created by
any motor vehicle operated off public highways shall be subject
to the sound levels of Sections 8.22.030 through 8.22.050, when
the sounds are received within a residential district of the
city.
8.22.120 Public nuisance noises. Pursuant to the notice and
order procedure set forth in Section 8.22.270, the administrator
may determine that a sound constitutes a public nuisance noise as
defined in Section 8.22.020. It is unlawful for any person to
cause, or for any person in possession of property to allow to
originate from the property, sound which has been determined a
public nuisance noise.
8.22.130 Public disturbance noises. It is unlawful for any
person to cause, or for any person in possession of property to
allow to originate from the property, sound that is a public
disturbance noise. The following sounds are determined to be
public disturbance noises:
(1) Frequent, repetitive or continuous sounds made by any
animal which reasonably disturb or interfere with the peace,
comfort and repose of property owners or possessors; except, that
such sounds made in animal shelters, or commercial kennels, vete-
rinary hospitals, pet shops, or pet kennels licensed under and in
compliance with the License Code shall be exempt from this subs-
ection; provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of
this chapter, if the owner or other person having custody of the
animal cannot, with reasonable inquiry, be located by the inves-
tigating officer or if the animal is a repeated violator of this
subsection, the animal shall be impounded by contacting the
county animal control officer;
(2) The frequent, repetitive or continuous sounding of any
horn or siren attached to a motor vehicle, except as a warning of
danger or as specifically permitted or required by law;
(3) The creation of frequent, repetitive or continuous
sounds in connection with the starting, operation, repair,
rebuilding or testing of any motor vehicle, motorcycle, off-
highway vehicle, powered model vehicle, or internal combustion
engine so as to unreasonably disturb or interfere with the peace,
comfort and repose of owners or possessors of real property;
(4) The use of a sound amplifier or other device capable of
producing or reproducing amplified sound upon public streets for
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the purpose of commercial advertising or sales or for attracting
the attention of the public to any vehicle, structure, or prop-
erty or the contents therein,except as permitted by law, and
except that vendors whose sole method of selling is from a moving
vehicle shall be exempt from this subsection;
(5) The making of any loud and raucous sound within one
thousand feet of any school, hospital, sanitarium, nursing or
convalescent facility;
(6) The creation by use of a musical instrument, whistle,
sound amplifier or other device capable of producing or reproduc-
ing sound, of loud and raucous sounds which emanate frequently,
repetitively or continuously from any building, structure or
property located within a rural or residential district, such as
sounds originating from a band session or social gathering;
(7) The amplified or unamplified human voice which unrea-
sonably interferes with peace, comfort and repose of property
owners or possessors.
8.22.140 Public nuisance or disturbance noise - Exempted
sources. No sound source specifically exempted from a maximum
permissible sound level by this chapter shall be a public nui-
sance noise or public disturbance noise, insofar as the parti-
cular source is exempted.
8.22.150 Sounds exempt at all times. The following sounds are
exempt from the provisions of this chapter at all times:
(1) Sounds created by aircraft engine testing and mainten-
ance not related to flight operations between the hours of seven
a.m. and ten p.m. (WAC 173.60.050(1)(d));
(2) Sounds created by safety and protective devices, such
as relief valves, where noise suppression would defeat the safety
release intent of the device;
(3) Sounds created by fire alarms;
(4) Sounds created by emergency equipment and emergency
work necessary in the interests of law enforcement or of the
health, safety or welfare of the community;
(5) Sounds originating from commercial agriculture, if the
receiving property is located in a commercial or industrial
district of the city;
(6) Sounds created by auxiliary equipment
used for highway maintenance;
(7) Sounds created by warning devices not
ously for more than five minutes per incident;
on motor vehicles
operated continu-
(8) Sounds created by the operation of equipment or facili-
ties of surface carriers engaged in commerce by railroad;
(9) Sounds caused by natural phenomena and unamplified
human voices.
8.22.160 Sounds exempt during daytime hours. The following
sounds are exempt from the provisions of this chapter between the
hours of seven a.m. and ten p.m. on weekdays and between the
hours of seven a.m. and ten p.m. on weekends:
(1) Sounds created by bells, chimes, or carillons not ope-
rating for more than five minutes in any one hour;
(2) Sounds originating from officially sanctioned parades
and other public events;
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(3) Sounds originating from forest harvesting and from
commercial agriculture, if the receiving property is located in a
residential district of the city. The administrator is autho-
rized to promulgate regulations which extend the hours during
which this exemption shall be in effect to conform with operating
laws designated by the Washington State Department of Natural
Resources in directing an official fire closure;
(4) Sounds created by construction equipment, including
special construction vehicles, and emanating from temporary con-
struction sites, if the receiving property is located in residen-
tial district of the city;
(5) Sounds created by the installation or repair of essen-
tial utility services;
(6) Sounds created by powered equipment used in temporary
or periodic maintenance or repair of residential property,
including grounds and appurtenances, such as lawnmowers, powered
hand tools, snow removal equipment, and composters.
8.22.170 Sounds exempt from nighttime reduction. The following
sounds are exempt from the provisions of subsection (a) of Sec-
tion 8.22.050:
(1) Sounds created by existing stationary equipment used in
the conveyance of water by a utility;
(2) Sounds created by existing electrical substations;
(3) Sounds created by sources in industrial districts
which, over the previous three years, have consistently operated
in excess of fifteen hours per day as a demonstrated routine or
as a consequence of process necessity. Such exemption shall only
extend five years after or/from the date of initial complaint
lodged with the city. Changes in working hours or activity which
would increase the noise emitted under this exemption require the
approval of the administrator.
8.22.180 Variance procedure.
(a) Any person who owns or is in possession of any property
or use, or any process or equipment, may apply to the adminis-
trator for relief from the requirements of this chapter or rules
or regulations promulgated hereunder governing the quality,
nature, duration or extent of discharge of noise. In a proper
case, the variance may apply to all sources of a particular class
or type. The application shall be accompanied by such informa-
tion and data as the administrator may require. The adminis-
trator shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the
application for and granting of such variances, including hear-
ings and notice.
(b) A variance or its renewal shall not be a right of the
applicant or holder thereof, but shall be at the reasonable dis-
cretion of the administrator.
(c) No variance shall be granted pursuant to this chapter
until the administrator has considered the relative interests of
the applicant, other owners or possessors or property likely to
be affected by the noise, and the general public. A technical or
economic variance may be granted only after a public hearing on
due notice. The administrator may grant a variance, if he finds
that:
(1) The noise occurring or proposed to occur does not
endanger public health or safety;
(2) The applicant demonstrates that the criteria
required for a temporary, technical or economic variance under
Section 8.22.190 are met.
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(d) Variances, except temporary variances, granted pursuant
to this chapter may be renewed on terms and conditions and for
periods which would be appropriate on the initial granting of a
variance. No renewal shall be granted except on application made
at least sixty days prior to the expiration of the variance.
(e) Any person aggrieved by the denial, grant, or the terms
and conditions on the grant of an application for a variance or
renewal of a variance by the administrator may appeal such deci-
sion to the board of adjustment under procedures contained in
Section 8.22.290.
(f) Any person or source granted a variance pursuant to the
procedures of this section or on appeal shall be exempt from the
maximum permissible sound levels established by this chapter to
the extent provided in the variance.
8.22.190 Types of variances.
(a) Temporary Variance. The administrator may grant a
temporary variance, not to exceed fourteen days, for any acti-
vity, use, process or equipment which the administrator deter-
mines, in accordance with rules and regulations, does not annoy a
substantial number of the people and does not endanger public
health or safety.
(b) Technical Variance. A technical variance may be
granted by the administrator on the ground that there is not
practical means known or available for the adequate prevention,
abatement or control of the noise involved. Any technical vari-
ance shall be subject to the holder's taking of any alternative
measures that the administrator may prescribe. The duration of
each technical variance shall be until such practical means for
prevention, abatement or control become known or available. The
holder of a technical variance, as required by the administrator,
shall make reports to the administrator detailing actions taken
to develop a means of noise control or to reduce the noise
involved and must relate these actions to pertinent current
technology.
(c) Economic variance. An economic variance may be granted
by the administrator on the ground that compliance with the par-
ticular requirement or requirements from which the variance is
sought will require the taking of measures which, because of
their extent or cost, must be spread over a period of time. The
duration of an economic variance shall be for a period not to
exceed such reasonable time as is required in the view of the
administrator for the taking of the necessary measures. An eco-
nomic variance shall contain a timetable for the taking of action
in an expeditious manner and shall be conditioned on adherence to
the timetable.
8.22.200 Authority of administrator. The administrator is
authorized and directed to administer and enforce the provisions
of this chapter; provided, that the chief of police is directed
to enforce Section 8.22.060 through 8.22.110, Motor Vehicle Sound
Levels, and Section 8.22.130, Public Disturbance Noises. Upon
request by the administrator of the chief of police, all other
city departments and divisions are authorized to assist them in
enforcing this chapter.
8.22.210 Duties of administrator. The duties of the adminis-
trator shall include, but are not limited to:
(1) Obtaining assistance from other appropriate city
departments and divisions;
(2) Training field inspectors;
(3) Acquiring measuring instruments and training inspectors
in their calibration and use;
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(4) Promulgating and publishing rules and procedures in
accordance with this chapter, to establish techniques for measur-
ing or reducing noise and to provide for clarification, interpre-
tation, and implementation of this chapter;
(5) Investigating citizens' noise complaints;
Issuing orders for the reduction or elimination of
accordance with Section 8.22.270;
(6)
noise in
(7) Assisting citizens and city departments in evaluating
and reducing the noise impact of their activities;
(8) Assisting city planning officials in evaluating the
noise component in planning and zoning actions;
(9) Instituting a public education program on noise;
(10) Reviewing at least every three years the provisions of
this chapter and recommending revisions consistent with tech-
nology to reduce noise.
8.22.220
made with
operating
or Type
Standards
Measurement of sound. If the measurement of, sound is
a sound level meter, it shall be an instrument in good
condition and shall meet the requirement for a Type I
II instrument, as described in American National
Institute Specifications, Section 1.4-1971. If the
measurements are made with other instruments, or assemblages of
instruments, the procedure must be carried out in such manner
that the overall accuracy shall be at least that called for in
Section 1.4-1971 for Type II instruments.
8.22.230 Measurement - Technical correction. When the location,
distance or technique prescribed in this chapter for measurement
of sound is impractical or would yield misleading or inaccurate
results, measurements shall be taken at other locations or dis-
tances using appropriate correction factors, as specified in the
rules promulgated by the administrator.
8.22.240 Receiving properties within more than one district.
Where a receiving property lies within more than one district,
the maximum permissible sound level shall be determined by the
district within which the measurement is made.
8.22.250 Enforcement - Right of entry. Upon presentation of
proper credentials, the administrator, with the consent of the
occupant, or with the consent of the owner of any unoccupied
building, structure, property or portion thereof, or pursuant to
a lawfully issued warrant, may enter at all resonable times, any
building, structure, property or portion thereof to inspect the
same whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce or
determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter or when-
ever he has cause to believe that a violation of this chapter has
been or is being committed; provided, if the building, structure,
property or portion thereof is unoccupied, the administrator
shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other
persons having charge or control of the building, structure,
property or portion thereof and demand entry. If the adminis-
trator is unable to locate the owner or such other persons and he
has reason to believe that conditions therein create an immediate
health hazard or a public disturbance, then he shall make entry.
8.22.260 Enforcement - Administrative proceedings. Whenever the
administrator has reason to believe that an unlawful act under
this chapter has been committed, he shall initiate an adminis-
trative proceeding as provided by Section 8.2.270, or initiate an
enforcement action under Section 8.22.290; provided, however,
that in the event the unlawful act constitutes a violation of the
environmental sound levels established in Sections 8.22.060
through 8.22.110, and the same type of unlawful act has not been
committed previously by the offender, then the administrator
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shall initiate only an administrative proceeding as provided by
Section 8.22.270.
8.22.270 Enforcement - Administrative procedure.
(a) Notice and order. Whenever the administrator has
reason to believe that a noise will be most promptly and equi-
tably reduced by an administrative proceeding, that a public
nuisance noise is being emitted, or that the terms of a variance
have not been met, he may serve a written notice and order
directed to the owner or operator of the source, the person in
possession of the property where the sound originates, or the
holder of the variance. One copy shall also be posted on the
property or source, if reasonably possible, and another copy
shall be mailed to each complainant (if any) about the noise;
additional copies may be mailed by the administrator to such
other interested or affected persons as the administrator deems
appropriate.
(1) The notice shall contain a brief and concise des-
cription of the conditions alleged to be in violation or to be a
public nuisance noise, the provision(s) of this chapter alleged
to have been violated, and sound level readings, if taken,
including the time and place of their recording.
(2) The order shall contain a statement of the correc-
tive action required and shall specify a reasonable time within
which the action must be accomplished.
(b) Method of Service. Service of the notice and order
shall be made upon the persons named in the notice and order,
either personally or by mailing a copy of the notice and order by
certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to
each person at his last known address. If the whereabouts of the
persons is unknown and cannot be ascertained by the administrator
in the exercise of reasonable diligence, the administrator shall
make affidavit to that effect, then the service of the notice and
order upon the persons may be made by publishing them once each
week for two consecutive weeks in the city official newspaper.
The failure of any such person to receive the notice and order
shall not affect the validity of any proceedings taken under this
chapter. Service by certified mail in the manner provided in
this section shall be effective on the date of mailing.
(c) Final orders. Any order issued by the administrator
pursuant to this chapter shall become final unless, no later than
ten days after the order is served, a person named in the notice
and order requests a hearing before the board of adjustment in
accordance with subsection (a) of Section 8.22.280.
(d) Administrative conferences. An informal administrative
conference may be conducted at any time by the administrator for
the purpose of bringing out all the facts and circumstances
relating to an alleged violation, promoting communication between
concerned parties, and providing a forum for efficient resolution
of a violation. The administrator may call a conference in
response to a request from any person aggrieved by an order of
the administrator or the administrator may call a conference on
his own motion. Attendance at the conferences shall be deter-
mined by the administrator and need not be limited to those named
in a notice and order. As a result of information developed at
the conference, the administrator may affirm, modify or revoke
his order. The holding of an administrative conference shall not
be a prerequisite to use of any other enforcement provisions
contained in this chapter.
8.22.280 Appeals.
(a) Right to appeal. Any person aggrieved by an order
issued by the administrator, including a variance decision, may
file an appeal in writing with the city clerk, who shall accept
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service on behalf of the board of adjustment within a period
extending to five p.m. of the tenth day following the date of
service of the order. The appeal shall be accompanied by a
receipt from the finance director showing payment by the appel-
lant of a filing fee of ten dollars.
(b) Content of appeal. The written appeal shall contain
the following information:
(1) A brief statement setting forth any legal interest
of each of the appellants in the property or equipment involved
in the order or variance decision;
(2) A brief statement in concise language of the spe-
cific action protested, together with any material facts claimed
to support the contentions of the appellant;
(3) A brief statement of the relief sought, and the
reason why it is claimed the protested action should be reversed,
modified, or otherwise set aside;
(4) The signatures of all parties named as appellants
and their mailing addresses;
(5) The verification (by declaration under penalty of
perjury) of at least one appellant as to the truth of the matters
stated in the appeal.
(c) Board of Adjustment's Consideration. The board of
adjustment shall consider the appeal and within thirty days of
the conclusion of the hearing, shall render its decision and mail
its final order to the administrator and the appellant. The
ruling or interpretation of the administrator may be affirmed,
reversed or modified in the board of adjustment's final order.
If the ruling or interpretation of the administrator is reversed
or substantially modified, the board of adjustment shall direct
that the filing fee be returned to the appellant. The decision
of the board of adjustment shall be final, and the appellant and
administrator bound thereby.
8.22.290 Penalties.
A. Any person convicted of an offense defined by this
chapter or made unlawful thereby shall be punished as
provided in Section 8.01.050 of this Code.
B. In addition to any other sanction or remedial
injunctive procedure which may otherwise be available,
any person failing to comply with a final order issued
by the administrator or board of adjustment shall be
subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed
one hundred dollars per day from the date set for
compliance until such order is complied with. The civil
penalty shall be collected by civil action, brought in
the name of the City. The administrator shall notify
the city attorney in writing of the name of any person
subject to the penalty and the amount thereof; and the
city attorney shall with the assistance of the
administrator, take appropriate action to collect the
penalty. The defendant in any such action may show, in
mitigation of liability:
1. That the failure to comply was caused by the
wilful act, or negelect or abuse of another; or
2. That action to comply with the order was commenced
promptly upon receipt of notice thereof, but that
full compliance within the time specified was
prevented by inability to obtain necessary
materials or labor, inability to gain access to
the subject building, or other condition or
circumstance beyond the control of defendant, and
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8.28.040
8.28.050
8.28.060
8.28.070
8.28.080
8.28.090
8.28.100
8.28.110
8.28.120
8.28.150
8.28.160
8.28.170
8.28.180
8.28.190
8.28.205
8.28.210
8.28.220
8.28.230
8.28.240
8.28.250
8.28.260
8.28.270
8.28.280
8.28.290
8.28.300
8.28.310
8.28.320
8.28.330
8.28.340
upon such a showing the court may remit all or
part of the accumulated penalty as justice may
require.
Chapter 8.28
Nuisances
Sections:
8.28.010 Defined generally
8.28.020 Specifically defined
8.28.030 Places not protected, from flies or
rates - Foul or malodorous places
Trash covered premises
Animal manure
Certain growth
Uncovered trash or abandoned material
Potential pest harborage or fire danger
Dangerous, abandoned buildings or structures
Dumping areas
Waste vegetable or animal matter
Place which occasions annoyances.
Burning or disposing material in an annoying
manner.
Disorderly houses.
Places where disturbance of the peace occurs.
Place where liquor used illegally.
Unguarded hole dangerous to life.
Landscape maintenance.
Person defined.
Abatement.
Care in abatement of nuisance --Assistance and
means.
Liability for costs of abatement.
Buildings to be secured.
Violation --Penalty.
Growth or debris which obstruct public way.
Failure to comply with Section 8.28.270.
Enforcement of Sections 8.28.270 through
8.28.310.
Notice.
Nuisance abatement cost for Section 8.28.270.
Abandoning or discarding refrigeration equipment.
Permitting unused equipment to remain on premises.
Keeping or storing equipment for sale.
8.28.010 Defined generally. A nuisance consists of doing
an unlawful act, or omitting to perform a duty, or suffering
or permitting any condition or thing to be or exist, which
act, omission, condition or thing either:
(1) Annoys, injures or endangers the comfort, repose,
health or safety of others;
(2) Offends decency;
(3) Is offensive to the senses;
(4) Unlawfully interferes with, obstructs or tends to
obstruct or renders dangerous for passage any stream, public
park, parkway, square, sidewalk, street or highway in the
city;
(5) In any way renders other persons insecure in life
or the use of property; or
(6) Obstructs the free use of property so as to
essentially interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life
and property.
8.28.020 Specifically defined. The following specific
acts, omissions, places, conditions, and things are declared
to be nuisances:
The erecting, maintaining, using, placing, depositing,
causing, allowing, leaving, or permitting to be or remain in
or upon any private lot, building, structure or premises, or
in or upon any street, avenue, alley, park, parkway, or
other public or private place in the city, of any one or
more of the following places, conditions, things, or acts to
the prejudice, danger, or annoyance of others, as follows in
Sections 8.28.030 through 8.28.200.
8.28.030 Places not protected from flies or rats --Foul or
malodorous places. Privies, vaults, cesspools, sumps, pits
or like places which are not securely protected from flies
or rats, or which are foul or malodorous are declared to be
nuisances.
8.28.040 Trash covered premises. Filthy, littered or trash
covered premises, including all buildings and structures
thereon and areas adjacent thereto are declared to be
nuisances.
8.28.050 Animal manure. Animal manure in any quantity
which is not securely protected from flies and the elements,
or which is kept or handled in violation of any ordinance of
the city is declared to be a nuisance.
8.28.060 Certain growth. Poison oak, poison ivy, deadly
nightshade, or any noxious or toxic weed or uncultivated
plant (whether growing or otherwise), weeds, tall grass,
uncultivated shrubs or growth higher than two feet, or grass
clippings, cut brush or cut weeds are declared to be
nuisances.
8.28.070 Uncovered trash or abandoned material. Tin cans,
bottles, glass, cans, ashes, small pieces of scrap iron,
wire, metal articles, bric-a-brac, broken stone or all other
trash or abandoned material, unless the same be kept in
covered bins or metal receptacles approved by the health
officer are declared to be nuisances.
8.28.080 Potential pest harborage or fire danger. Trash,
litter, rags, accumulations of empty barrels, boxes, crates,
packing cases, mattresses, bedding, excelsior, packing hay,
straw, or other packing material, lumber not neatly piled,
scrap iron, tin, and other metal not neatly piled, or
anything whatsoever in which flies may breed or multiply or
which provides harborage for rats or which may be a fire
danger is declared to be a nuisance.
8.28.090 Dangerous, abandoned buildings or structures. Any
unsightly and dangerous building, billboard or other
structure, or any old, abandoned or partially destroyed
building or structure, or any building or structure
commenced and left unfinished are declared to be nuisances.
8.28.100 Dumping areas. All places used or maintained as
junk yards or dumping grounds, or for the wrecking,
dissembling, repair or rebuilding of automobiles, trucks,
tractors or machinery of any kind, or for the storing or
leaving of worn out, wrecked or abandoned automobiles,
trucks, tractors or machinery of any kind or of any of the
parts thereof, or for the storing or leaving of any
machinery or equipment used by contractors or builders or by
other persons, which said places are kept or maintained so
as to essentially interfere with the comfortable enjoyment
of life or property by others are declared to be nuisances.
8.28.110 Waste vegetable or animal matter. Any putrid,
unsound or unwholesome bones, meat, hides, skins, or the
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whole or any part of any dead animal, fish or fowl,
butcher's trimmings and offal, or any waste vegetable or
animal matter in any quantity, garbage, human excreta or
other offensive substance are declared to be nuisances;
Provided, nothing herein contained shall prevent the
temporary retention of waste in receptables in the manner
approved by the health officer of the city.
8.28.120 Place which occasions annoyances. The erection,
continuance or use of any building, room or other place in
the city for the exercise of any trade, employment or
manufacture which, by occasioning noxious exhalations,
offensive odors or other annoyances, is discomforting or
offensive or detrimental to the health of individuals or of
the public is declared to be a nuisance.
8.28.150 Burning or disposing material in an annoying
manner. Burning or disposal of refuse, sawdust or other
material in such a manner to cause or permit ashes, sawdust,
soot or cinders to be cast upon the streets or alleys of the
city, or to cause or permit the smoke, ashes, soot or gases
arising from such burning to become annoying to any
considerable number of persons or to injure or endanger the
health, comfort or repose of said persons is declared to be
a nuisance.
8.28.160 Disorderly houses. All disorderly houses, houses
of prostitution or houses or premises kept or resorted to
for the purposes of prostitution or lewdness, and all
houses, premises, rooms, booths, or other structures used as
places where people are employed for the purpose of
prostitution, or in which people solicit, practice or carry
on the business of prostitution, or in which the
solicitation of drinks of intoxicating liquors or reputed
intoxicants by patrons or employees for their own
consumption is regularly and customarily permitted, or in
which any drugs are being illegally kept, illegally sold, or
illegally consumed are declared to be nuisances.
8.28.170 Places where disturbance of the peace occurs. Any
premises, place or business establishment where drunkeness,
fighting or breaches of the peace are carried on or
permitted or tolerated, or where loud noises are carried on
or permitted in such a way as to disturb the peace and
tranquility of the neighborhood is declared to be a
nuisance.
8.28.180 Place where liquor used illegally. Any building,
room or rooms, place or places in the city kept or
maintained in which intoxicating liquors are sold or given
away contrary to law, or in which such liquors are kept or
harbored for the evident purpose of selling or giving away
the same contrary to law, or where persons are permitted to
resort for the purpose of drinking intoxicating liquors, or
where intoxicating liquors are kept for the purpose of
inducing people to resort to buy or receive intoxicating
liquors in violation of law is declared to be a nuisance.
8.28.190 Unguarded hole dangerous to life. Any unguarded
or abandoned excavation, pit, well or hole dangerous to life
is declared to be a nuisance.
8.28.205 Landscape maintenance. In addition to the
foregoing it constitutes a nuisance for anyone to fail to
maintain landscaping, including but not limited to, lawns,
shrubs, trees and other plantings, whether of native growth
or domestic vegetation in commercial, manufacturing or
industrial, or multiple dwelling residential areas of the
city; and it is a nuisance to fail to maintain landscaping
as designated in the landscaping and maintenance plan
required before occupancy areas of the city zoned C -M.
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8.28.210 Person defined. For the purpose of this chapter,
"person", wherever used in this chapter, means and includes
natural persons of either sex, firms, copartnerships and
corporations, and all associations of natural persons,
whether acting by themselves or by a servant or employee.
8.28.220 Abatement. When judgment is rendered against any
person, firm or corporation finding it guilty of creating,
keeping or maintaining a nuisance, as provided in this
chapter, it shall be the duty of the court before whom the
conviction is had, in addition to imposing the penalty or
penalties herein provided, to order the defendant or
defendants in such action to forthwith abate and remove such
nuisance, and if the same is not done by such offender
within twenty-four hours the nuisance shall be abated and
removed under the direction fo the chief of police of the
city or any other officer authorized by the order of the
court. The order of abatement shall be entered upon the
docket of the court and made a part of the judgment in the
action. When any such nuisance is of such a character, and
is so situated that it can be abated without the invasion or
destruction of private property and further continuance is
likely to result in expense to the city or injury to any
person, it shall be the duty of the chief of police to abate
and remove the same summarily without waiting for the
conviction of the author thereof.
8.28.230 Care in abatement of nuisance --Assistance and
means. In any case where a nuisance is to be abated by the
chief of police, or any other officer thereto authorized, it
shall be the duty of such officer to proceed with due care
and without any unnecessary destruction of property, and he
shall in all cases be authorized to employ such assistance
and adopt such means as may be necessary to affect the
entire abatement of the evil in question.
8.28.240 Liability for costs of abatement. Any person,
firm or corporation found guilty of keeping or .maintaining a
nuisance as provided in this chapter shall be liable for all
costs and expenses of abating the same when the nuisance has
been abated by any officer of the city and the costs and
expenses shall be taxed as part of the costs of said
prosecution against the party liable, to be recovered as
other costs are recovered; Provided, that in such cases the
city shall be liable in the first instance to pay the same,
and in all cases where the chief of police or other officer
abate any such nuisance he shall keep an account of all
expenses attending the abatement. In addition to other
powers herein given to collect such costs and expenses, the
city may bring suit for the same in any court of competent
jurisdiction against the person, firm or corporation
creating, keeping or maintaining the nuisance so abated.
8.28.250 Buildings to be secured. Every agent or owner of
any unoccupied building in the city shall keep the same
securely closed at all times against persons who may enter
and commit a nuisance therein.
8.28.260 Violation --Penalty. Any person, firm or
corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter
or who creates, keeps or maintains any nuisance as herein
defined, or any person present in such a place as is defined
in Sections 8.28.160, 8.28.170 and b.28.180 shall upon
conviction thereof be punished as provided in Section
8.01.050.
8.28.270 Growth or debris which obstruct public way.
Trees, plants, shrubs or vegetation or parts thereof which
so overhang any sidewalk or street or which are growing
thereon in such manner as to obstruct or impair the free and
full use of the sidewalk or street by the public are public
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nuisances. Grass, weeds, bushes, trees, or vegetation
growing or which has grown and died, or any debris upon any
property and which are a fire hazard or a menace to public
health, safety or welfare are likewise public nuisances. It
is the duty of the owner of the property wherein or whereon
any such nuisances exist to abate the nuisance by
destroying, removing or trimming the growth or debris.
8.28.280 Failure to comply with Section 8.28.270. The
failure or refusal to comply with any of the provisions of
Section 8.28.270 hereof shall subject the offender to a fine
not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment in jail
for a period not exceeding ninety days, or both such fine
and imprisonment.
8.28.290 Enforcement of Sections 8.28.270 through 8.28.310.
The Mayor or his designee shall enforce Sections 8.28.270
through 8.28.310 and if any property owner fails or refuses
to abate any such nuisance as contemplated by Section
8.28.270, the city council may, after report filed by the
Mayor or his designee, by resolution require such property
owner, in addition to other penalties prescribed by this
chapter to abate the nuisance by removal or destruction, at
his cost and expense within a time specified in the
resolution; and if the removal or destruction is not made by
such owner within the time specified, the Mayor or designee
may abate the same as provided in this Chapter.
8.28.300 Notice. The resolution mentioned in Section
8.28.290 hereof shall not be passed until the property owner
is given at least five days notice of the pendency of the
resolution; such notice shall be given by the Mayor or his
designee by mailing a copy of the notice to the owner as
shown upon the records of the county treasurer and at the
address shown thereon; and if no owner and address is shown
on such records, a copy of the notice shall be posted upon
the property, and shall also be published in one issue of
the official newspaper. The mailing, posting and
publication shall be made at least five days before the
resolution is adopted and proof shall be made by affidavit
of the Mayor or his designee filed with the city clerk. The
notice shall include the resolution number and both shall
describe the property involved and the nature of the
hazardous condition constituting the nuisance.
8.28.310 Nuisance abatement cost for Section 8.28.270. If
the nuisance described in Section 8.28.270 is not abated by
removal or destruction by the property owner within the time
fixed in the resolution, the Mayor or his designee may abate
the same and he shall render a bill covering the cost to the
city of such abatement including the Mayor'sor his
designee's expense, and mail the bill to the property owner.
If the property owner fails or refuses to pay the bill
immediately, or if no bill is rendered because he cannot be
found, the Mayor in the name of the city may file a lien
therefor against' said property which lien shall be in the
same form, filed with the same officer and within the same
time and manner and enforced and foreclosed as is provided
by laws for liens for labor and material.
8.28.320 Abandoning or discarding refrigeration equipment.
Any person who discards or abandons or leaves in any place
accessible to children any refrigerator, icebox, or deep
freeze locker having a capacity of one and one-half cubic
feet or more, which is no longer in use, and which has not
had the door removed or a portion of the latch mechanism
removed to prevent latching or locking of the door, is
guilty of a misdemeanor.
8.28.330 Permitting unused equipment to remain on premises.
Any owner, lessee or manager who knowingly permits such an
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unused refrigerator, icebox or deep freeze locker to remain
on the premises under his control without having the door
removed or a portion of the latch mechanism removed to
prevent latching or locking of the door is guilty of a
misdemeanor.
8.28.340 Keeping or storing equipment for sale. Any person
who keeps or stores refrigerators, iceboxes or deep freeze
lockers for the purpose of selling or offering them for sale
shall not be guilty of a violation of Sections 8.28.320
through 8.28.340 if he takes ,reasonable precautions to
effectively secure the door of any refrigerator, icebox or
deep freeze locker held for purpose of sale so as to prevent
entrance of children small enough to fit into such articles.
Sections:
8.30.010
8.30.020
8.30.030
8.30.040
8.30.050
Chapter 8.30
Persons, Crimes Relating To
Assault and other crimes involving physical harm
Placing a person in fear or apprehension by threat
Domestic violence
Violation of no contact orders
Custodial interference
8.30.010 Assault and other crimes involving physical harm. The
following statutes of the state of Washington are adopted by
reference:
RCW 9A.36.040
RCW 9A.36.050
RCW 9A.36.070
RCW 9.61.230
RCW 9.61.240
RCW 9.61.250
Simple assault
Reckless endangerment
Coercion
Telephone calls to harass, intimidate,
torment or embarrass
Permitting telephone to be used
Offenses, where deemed committed
8.30.020 Placing a person in fear or apprehension by threat.
A. Every person who shall intentionally place or attempt to
place another person in reasonable fear or apprehension
of bodily harm by means of a threat shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.
B. For purposes of this section, "threat" means to communi-
cate, directly or indirectly, by act, word or deed,
whether written, spoken or otherwise communicated, the
intent to imminently:
1. Cause bodily injury to the person threatened or any
other person; or
2. Cause physical damage to the property of a person
other than the person making the threat; or
3. Subject the person threatened or any other person to
physical confinement or restraint.
8.30.030 Domestic violence: State statutes adopted by reference.
The following statutes of the state of Washington as the same
exist or shall hereafter be amended are hereby adopted by
reference:
RCW 10.99.020
RCW 10.99.030
RCW 10.99.040
RCW 10.99.045
RCW 10.99.050
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
10.99.055
26.50.010
26.50.020
26.50.030
RCW 26.50.040
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
26.50.050
26.50.060
26.50.070
26.50.080
RCW 26.50.090
RCW 26.50.100
RCW 26.50.110
RCW 26.50.120
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
26.50.130
26.50.140
26.50.200
26.50.210
Definitions
Law enforcement officers - Training, powers,
duties
Restrictions upon and duties of court
Appearances by defendant - Orders prohibiting
contact
Restriction or prohibition of contact with
victim - Procedures
Enforcement of orders against defendants
Definitions
Commencement of action - Jurisdiction - Venue
Petition for an order for protection -
Availability of forms and instructional
brochures - Filing fee - Bond not required
Application for leave to proceed in forma
pauperis
Hearing - Service - Time
Relief
Ex parte temporary order for protection
Issuance of order - Assistance of peace
officer - Designation of appropriate law
enforcement agency
Order - Service
Order - Transmittal to law enforcement agency
- Record in law enforcement information
system - Enforceability
Violation of order - Penalties
Violation of order - Prosecuting attorney or
attorney for municipality may be requested to
assist - Costs and attorney's fees
Order - Modification - Transmittal
Peace officers - Immunity
Title to real estate - Effect
Proceedings additional
8.30.040 Failure to abide by court order. It shall be unlawful
for any person subject to a Restraining Order, Protection Order
or No Contact Order issued under the provisions of state law, to
knowingly and willfully violate the terms of that order. Each
violation shall constitute a misdemeanor.
8.30.050 Custodial Interference. The following statute of the
State of Washington is hereby adopted by reference:
RCW 9A.40.070 Custodial
RCW 9A.40.080 Custodial
- Defense
Sections:
8.40.010
8.40.020
8.40.030
8.40.040
interference in the second degree
interference - Assessment of costs
- Consent defense, restricted
Chapter 8.40
Property, Crimes Relating To
Theft, UIBC and possession of stolen property
Malicious mischief and obscuring identity of
machine
Injury or destruction of property
Trespass and related crimes
8.40.010 Theft, UIBC and Possession of Stolen Property. The
following statutes of the state of Washington are adopted by
reference:
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
9A.56.010
9A.56.020
9A.56.050
9A.56.060
RCW 9A.56.140
RCW 9A.56.170
RCW 9.54.130
Definitions.
Theft --Definition, defense
Theft in third degree
(1)(2)(3)(5) Unlawful issuance of checks or
drafts
Possessing stolen property --Definition,
credit cards, presumption
Possessing stolen property in the third
degree
Restoration of stolen property --Duty of
officers
8.40.020 Malicious Mischief and obscuring identity of machines.
The following statutes of the State of Washington are adopted by
reference:
RCW 9A.48.090 Malicious mischief in the third degree
RCW 9A.48.100(1) Malicious mischief and physical damage
defined
RCW 9A.56.180 Obscuring identity of a machine
8.40.030 Injury or Destruction of Property. It is unlawful for
any person to wantonly destroy, cut, alter, remove, deface, mark
or write upon, or in any manner injure any window, fence, gate
bridge, dwelling, house, engine house, building, awning, railing
or any other property, public or private, not his own, in an
amount not exceeding $250.00.
8.40.040 Trespass and related crimes. The following
the state of Washington are adopted by reference:
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
9A.52.010
9A.52.060
9A.52.070
9A.52.080
9A.52.090
9A.52.100
9A.52.120
9A.52.130
Sections:
8.50.010
8.50.020
8.50.030
statutes of
Definitions
Making or having burglary tools
Criminal trespass in the first degree
Criminal trespass in the second degree
Criminal trespass -- Defenses
Vehicle prowling
Computer trespass in the second degree
Computer trespass - Commission of other crime
Chapter 8.50
Public Morals, Crimes Relating To
Public indecency - Sex crimes
Lewd conduct, lewd assault
Indecent exposure
8.50.010 Public Indecency --Sex crimes. The following
of the state of Washington are adopted by reference.
statutes
RCW 9A.44.120 Admissibility of child's statement
conditions
RCW 9A.44.010 (1) sexual intercourse defined
RCW 9A.44.100 (2) sexual contact defined
RCW 9A.88.030 Prostitution
RCW 9A.88.050 Prostitution - No defense
RCW 9A.88.090(1) Permitting prostitution
8.50.020 Lewd conduct - Lewd assault.
(a) Definitions. For purposes of this section, the
following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Expressive dance" means any dance which, when
considering the context of the entire performance, constitutes an
expression of theme, story or ideas, but excluding any dance such
as, but not limited to, common barroom -type topless dancing
which, when considered in the context of the entire performance
is presented primarily as a means of displaying nudity as a sales
device or for other commercial exploitation without substantial
expression of theme, story or ideas.
(2) "Lewd act" means:
(A) Touching, caressing or fondling the genitals;
(B) Exposure of one's own erect penis;
(C) Masturbation;
(D) Sexual intercourse;
(E) Urination or defecation other than in a
restroom.
Provided, however, that the foregoing
to any:
(1) "Expressive dance"
8.50.020(a)(1);
(2) Play, opera, musical
(3) Class, seminar or
scientific or educational purpose;
(4) Nudity within a locker room or
facility used for changing clothing in connection
or exercise activities.
definition shall not apply
as defined in Section
or other similar work;
lecture conducted for
a
other similar
with athletic
(3) "Public place" means:
(A) Any place open to the public, including
public restrooms;
(B) Any place easily visible from a public
thoroughfare or from the property of another; and
(C) Any vehicle which is itself located in a
public place as defined in this section, such that activities
inside the vehicle may be observed by a member of the public.
(4) "Lewd assault" means the uninvited touching, or
uninvited attempt to touch, coupled with an apparent present
ability to complete the act, another person's genitals, pubic
area, or buttocks, or the female breast.
(b) Lewd Conduct Prohibited. No person shall intentionally
perform any lewd act (1) in a public place, or (2) in any place
under such circumstances as to make it difficult for an unwilling
member of the public to avoid exposure.
(c) Lewd Assault Prohibited. No person shall intentionally
commit a lewd assault.
(d) Revocation of Business Licenses. If the owner, manager
or operator of any premises open to the public intentionally
permits any lewd act to occur in public on the premises, such
permission shall constitute cause for the revocation of any
business license granted or issued by the city for such premises.
Revocation shall be accomplished pursuant to applicable city
ordinances governing revocation proceedings.
8.50.030 Indecent exposure.
(a) Definitions. for purposes of this section, the
following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Expressive dance" shall have the same measuring as
in Section 8.50.020(a)(1);
(2) "Indecent exposure" means showing, or making open
to view, one's genitals, pubic area, or buttocks, or the mature
female breast;
Provided, however, that the foregoing definition shall not apply
to any:
(1) "Expressive dance" as defined in Section
8.50.020(a)(1);
(2) Play, opera, musical or other similar work;
(3) Class, seminar or lecture conducted for a
scientific or educational purpose;
(4) Nudity within a locker room or other similar
facility used for changing clothing in connection with athletic
or exercise activities.
(3) "Public place" means:
(A) Any place open to the public, or open to
(B) Any place easily visible from a public
thoroughfare or from the property of another; and
(C) Any vehicle which is itself located in a
public place, as defined in this section, such that activities
inside the vehicle may be observed by a member of the public.
(b) Indecent exposure prohibited. No person shall
intentionally make any indecent exposure of his/her person in a
public place.
(c) Revocation of business license. If the owner, manager
or operator of any premises open to the public intentionally
permits any indecent exposure to occur in public on the premises,
such permission shall constitute cause for the revocation of any
business license granted or issued by the city for such premises.
Revocation shall be accomplished pursuant to applicable city
ordinances governing revocation proceedings.
public view;
Sections:
8.60.010
8.60.020
8.60.030
Chapter 8.60
Public Officers, Crimes Relating To
Obstructing public officers
Obstructing justice, criminal assistance,
introducing contraband and related offenses
Escape
8.60.010 Obstructing Public Officers. It is unlawful for any
person to willfully make any untrue, misleading or exaggerated
statement, or to willfully hinder, delay or obstruct any public
officer in the discharge of his or her official powers or duties.
8.60.020 Obstructing justice, criminal assistance, introducing
contraband and related offenses. The following statutes of the
state of Washington are adopted by reference:
RCW 9.69.100
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
9A.76.010
9A.76.030
9A.76.040
9A.76.050
RCW 9A.76.060
RCW 9A.76.090
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
Withholding knowledge of felony involving
violence --Penalty
Definitions
Refusing to summon aid for a peace officer
Resisting arrest
Rendering criminal assistance --Definition of
terms
Relative defined
Rendering criminal assistance in the third
degree
9A.76.100 Compounding
9A.76.160 Introducing contraband in the third degree
9A.76.170(1)(2)(d) Bail jumping
9A.84.040 False reporting
8.60.030 Escape. The following statutes of the state of
Washington are adopted by reference:
RCW 9.31.090 Escaped prisoner recaptured
RCW 9A.76.130 Escape in the third degree
Sections:
8.70.010
8.70.020
8.70.030
8.70.040
8.70.050
Chapter 8.70
Public Peace, Crimes Relating To
Disorderly conduct
Riot, failure to disperse and obstruction
Privacy
Libel and slander
Malicious prosecution
8.70.010 Disorderly conduct. A person is guilty of disorderly
conduct if he:
(a) Uses abusive language and thereby intentionally creates
a risk of assault; or
(b) Intentionally disrupts any lawful assembly or meeting of
persons without authority; or
(c) Intentionally obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic
without lawful authority; or
(d) Intentionally and without lawful authority makes noise
which unreasonably disturbs another; or
(e) Intentionally engages in any conduct which tends to or
does disturb the public peace, provoke disorder, or endanger the
safety of others.
8.70.020 Riot, failure to disperse and obstruction. The
following statutes of the state of Washington are adopted by
reference:
RCW 9A.84.010(1)(2)(b)
RCW 9A.84.020
RCW 9.27.015
Riot
Failure to disperse
Interference, obstruction of any
court, building or residence
Violations
8.70.030 Privacy, violating right of. The following
the state of Washington are adopted by reference:
RCW
RCW
RCW
9.73.010
9.73.020
9.73.030
RCW 9.73.070
RCW 9.73.090
RCW 9.73.100
statutes of
Divulging telegram
Opening sealed letter
Intercepting, recording or divulging private
communication --Consent required --Exceptions
---- Persons and activities excepted
Police and fire personnel exempted from RCW
9.73.030 - 9.73.080 --Standards
Recordings available to defense counsel
8.70.040 Libel and slander. The following statutes of the
of Washington are adopted by reference:
RCW 9.58.010
RCW 9.58.020
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
RCW
9.58.030
9.58.040
9.58.050
9.58.070
9.58.080
9.58.090
9.58.100
9.58.120
state
Libel, what constitutes
How justified or excused --Malice, when
presumed
Publication defined
Liability of editors and others
Report of proceedings privileged
Privileged communications
Furnishing libelous information
Threatening to publish libel
Slander of financial institution
Testimony necessary to convict
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8.70.050 Malicious prosecution --Abuse of process. The following
statutes of the state of Washington are adopted by reference:
RCW 9.62.010
RCW 9.62.020
Sections:
8.80.010
8.80.020
8.80.030
Malicious prosecution
Instituting suit in name of another
Chapter 8.80
Miscellaneous Crimes
Conduct prohibited
Littering and pollution
United States and state flags
8.80.010 Conduct prohibited. The following statutes of the state
of Washington are adopted by reference:
RCW 9.91.010
RCW 9.91.020
RCW
RCW
RCW
9.91.025
9.91.110
9.03.010
RCW 9.03.020
RCW 9.03.030
RCW 9.03.040
Denial of civil rights --Terms defined
Operating railroad, steamboat, vehicle, etc.,
while intoxicated
Unlawful bus conduct
Meal buyers --Records of purchases --Penalty
Abandoning, discarding, refrigeration
equipment
Permitting unused equipment to remain on
premises
Violation of RCW 9.03.010 or 9.03.020
Keeping or storing equipment for sale
8.80.020 Littering and pollution. The following statutes of the
state of Washington are adopted by reference:
RCW 70.93.060 Littering
RCW 70.54.010 Polluting water supply
8.80.030 United States and state flags, crimes relating to. The
following statutes of the state of Washington are adopted by
reference:
RCW 9.86.010
RCW 9.86.020
RCW 9.86.030
RCW 9.86.040
Sections:
8.90.010
8.90.020
"Flag," etc., defined
Improper use of flag prohibited
Desecration of flag
Application of provisions
Chapter 8.90
Construction and Severability
Construction
Severability
8.90.010 Construction. In adopting the foregoing state statutes
by reference, only those crimes and offenses within the jurisdic-
tion of a noncharter city are intended to be adopted and in those
sections adopted which deal with both misdemeanors and felonies,
only the language applicable to misdemeanors is to be applied.
8.90.020 Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or
phrase of this title should be held to be invalid or uncon-
stitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invali-
dity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or
phrase of this title.
Section 2. Swimming Pools. A new Chapter 16.25
entitled "Additional Swimming Pool Regulations", which chapter
was formerly codified as Chapter 8.24, is hereby added to the
Tukwila Municipal Code to read as follows:
Sections:
16.25.010
16.25.020
16.25.030
16.25.040
16.25.050
Chapter 16.25
Additional Swimming Pool Regulations
Location.
Required fencing.
Plan approval required.
Public swimming pools.
Conformance of prior -existing swimming
pools.
16.25.010 Location. A swimming pool may not be located in
any front yard required by the zoning code of the city, nor
closer than five feet measured from the edge of the water surface
to any exterior property line.
16.25.020 Required fencing. Every person who owns real
property, or any person who is in possession of real property
either as owner, purchaser under contract, as the lessee, tenant
or licensee, and which real property is located within the
boundaries of any residential district zone (R-1 through RMH) or
which is located within the boundaries of any C-1, C-2 or M-1
district, and which property is located within the incorporated
area of the city and upon which real property there is situated a
man-made, hard -surfaced swimming pool, or, any person above named
who hereinafter constructs upon any real property, as above
designated, a man-made, hard -surfaced swimming pool, shall erect
thereon and maintain thereupon a solid structure or a fence not
less than five feet in height with no opening therein, other than
doors or gates, larger than six inches square. The fence or
other solid structure shall completely surround the swimming pool
in such a manner as to minimize, as nearly as possible, the
danger of unsupervised children gaining access thereto. All
gates or doors opening through such enclosure shall be equipped
with a self-closing and self -latching device designed to keep and
capable of keeping such doors or gates securely closed at all
times when not in actual use, and all latches shall be placed at
least four and one-half feet above the ground or shall be made
inaccessible to small children from the outside; Provided,
however, that the door to any dwelling occupied by human beings
and forming any part of the enclosure hereinabove required need
not be so equipped. Such fencing and latches shall be installed
prior to the filling of the pool with water for use.
When a swimming pool that is located within a yard enclosed
by a fence meets the requirements of this chapter, and when the
gates or doors in the fence meet the requirements of this
chapter, no fence immediately surrounding the swimming pool shall
be required.
16.25.030 Plan approval required. Plans for swimming pools
to be constructed shall be submitted to the building department,
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and shall show on their face the form of proposed compliance with
the requirements of this chapter, and the final inspection and
approval of all pools hereafer constructed shall be withheld
until all requirements of this chapter shall have been complied
with. Use of the swimming pools before final inspection and
approval shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
16.25.040 Public swimming pools. The provisions of this
chapter shall not apply to public swimming pools for which a
charge or admission price is required to be paid for the use
thereof, nor to swimming pools which are a part of and located
upon the same premises as a hotel or motel, nor to swimming pools
operated by a school district when the pools are made unavailable
except at times when attended by adult supervisors or guards.
16.25.050 Conformance of prior -existing swimming pools.
Swimming pools of a type subject to the provisions of this
chapter which were in existence on the effective date of the
ordinance codified herein but which swimming pools do not possess
the safety features required in this chapter shall, within a
period of not to exceed six months from the effective date of the
ordinance codified herein, be brought into conformity with the
provisions and requirements of this chapter. Swimming pools not
brought into conformity within the period of time herein
stipulated are hereby declared to be public nuisances and public
hazards, and the owners of the premises upon which such pools
exist shall be subject to the penalties prescribed herein.
Section 3. Effect on Previously Committed Offenses.
The provisions of this ordinance do not apply to or govern the
construction of and punishment for any offense committed prior to
the effective date of this ordinance, or the construction and
application of any defense to a prosecution for such an offense.
Such an offense must be construed and punished according to the
provisions of law existing at the time of the commission thereof
in the same manner as if this ordinance had not been enacted.
Section 4. Duties of City Clerk. The City Clerk is
hereby directed to maintain not less than one (1) copy of all
state statutes adopted by reference as part of Title 8 on file in
the Office of the City Clerk for use and examination by the
public pursuant to RCW 35A.12.140.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance, or a
summary thereof approved by the City Council, shall be published
in the official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and
be in full force five (5) days after the date of publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, at a regular meeting thereof this day of
, 1985.
APPROVED:
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ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
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CITE' C ERK, MAXINE ANDERSON
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
By
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MA OR, GARY L. VAN DUSEN
FILED WITH THE CITY CLER
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNC
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ORDINANCE NO. J&3
TUK-3
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09/11/85
ORDINANCE SUMMARY
ORDINANCE NO. 1363
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHING-
TON, AMENDING TITLE 8 OF THE TUKWILA MUNICI-
PAL CODE TO REVISE AND RENUMBER THE CRIMINAL
PROVISIONS THEREIN, ADDING A NEW CHAPTER
16.25 TO THE TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED
"ADDITIONAL SWIMMING POOL REGULATIONS", WHICH
CHAPTER WAS FORMALLY CODIFIED AS CHAPTER
8.24, PRESCRIBING THE EFFECT OF THE NEW
CRIMINAL CODE ON PREVIOUSLY COMMITTED
OFFENSES, DIRECTING THE CLERK TO MAINTAIN ON
FILE A COPY OF STATE STATUTES ADOPTED BY
REFERENCE AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
On September 16
, 1985, the City Council of the City
of Tukwila, Washington, adopted Ordinance No. 1363 , which
provides as follows:
Section 1. Title 8 amended. Amends Title 8 of the
Tukwila Municipal Code as follows:
Sections 8.01.010 - .040. Adopt the following
statutes of the State of Washington by reference:
RCW 9.01.055
9.01.110
9.01.130
9A.04.020
9A.04.050
9A.04.060
9A.04.070
9A.04.090
9A.04.100
9A.04.110
9A.08.010
9A.08.020
9A.08.030
9A.12.010
9A.16.010
9A.16.020
9A.16.060
9A.16.070
9A.16.080
9A.16.090
7.20.010
7.20.020
7.20.030
7.20.040
7.20.050
7.20.060
7.20.070
7.20.080
7.20.090
7.20.100
7.20.110
7.20.120
7.20.130
7.20.140
9.23.010
Section 8.01.050 Penalty. Unless otherwise
provided, any person violating any of the provisions of
Title 8 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not to exceed
Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by imprisonment in
jail for a term not exceeding one (1) year, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
Section 8.02.010. Adopts the following state
statutes by reference: 9.04.010, 9.04.030, and
9.04.040.
Section 8.03.010. Adopts the following state
statutes by reference:
RCW 66.04.010
66.20.200
66.28.080
66.28.090
66.44.010
66.44.040
66.44.050
66.44.060
66.44.070
66.44.080
66.44.090
66.44.100
66.44.120
66.44.130
66.44.140
66.44.150
66.44.160
66.44.170
66.44.175
66.44.180
66.44.200
66.44.210
66.44.240
66.44.250
66.44.270
66.44.280
66.44.290
66.44.291
66.44.300
66.44.310
66.44.316
66.44.320
66.44.325
66.44.340
66.44.370
Section 8.05.010. Adopts RCW 9A.28.020(1), (2),
(3)(e), 9A.28.030 and 9A.28.040(1), (2), (3)(e).
Section 8.06.010. Adopts RCW 9.91.060, 9.68A.090,
9.68A.011, 9.68A.070, and 9.68A.080.
Section 8.68.020. Provides that any person
contributing to the delinquency of a minor is guilty of
a misdemeanor.
Section 8.07.010. Adopts RCW 69.50.101,
69.50.102, 69.50.204(d)(13), 69.50.309, 69.50.401(e),
69.50.412, 69.50.505, 69.50.506 and 69.50.509 by
reference.
Section 8.07.020. Prohibits possessing drug
paraphrenalia.
Section 8.07.030. Adopts RCW 8.47A.010,
8.47A.020, 8.47A.030 and 8.47A.040 by reference.
Section 8.08.010. Declares certain audible alarms
to be a nuisance.
Section 8.08.020. Requires notice to the police
department of connection of outside audible intrusion
alarms.
Section 8.08.030. Prohibits connecting an
automatic telephone dialing system to Tukwila Police
Department, the Tukwila Fire Department or Valley
Communications
Section 8.08.040. Requires owners of premises on
which two false alarms have occurred during a calendar
year to pay to the City the sum of Twenty Five Dollars
($25.00) for each false alarm in excess of two,
provides exemptions from such requirement, and provides
that the failure to timely make any payment required is
a civil infraction.
Sections 8.09.010 and 8.09.020. Adopt RCW
9A.48.050, 9A.48.060 and 9.40.040.
Section 8.10.010. Adopts the following state
statutes by reference:
RCW 9.41.010
9.41.050
9.41.060
9.41.070
9.41.080
9.41.090
9.41.093
9.41.095
9.41.098
9.41.100
9.41.120
9.41.130
9.41.140
9.41.150
9.41.170
9.41.230
9.41.240
9.41.250
9.41.260
9.41.270
9.41.280
Section 8.10.020(A) and (B). Prohibit pointing or
shooting air guns.
Section 8.10.020(C). Any person convicted of a
violation of the provisions of this section is guilty
of a misdemeanor and, in addition to any other
punishment imposed by the court, the court shall direct
that the weapon so used in violation of the provisions
hereof be confiscated.
Section 8.10.030. Prohibits the discharge of
firearms by persons other than law enforcement officers
where there is a likelihood of injuries to persons,
animals or property, except upon a rifle or pistol
firing range.
Section 8.10.040(A) -(C). Prohibits the carrying
of weapons on liquor sale premises, provides exceptions
for persons engaged in military activities, law
enforcement personnel, security personnel and the
proprietor and employees and requires warning signs to
be posted in conspicuous places on the premises.
Section 8.10.040(D). Upon conviction said weapon
or instrument involved may be confiscated by order of
the presiding judge and shall thereafter be disposed of
in accordance with statutes or ordinances governing the
disposal of confiscated or found property.
Section 8.10.050 Penalty. Any person violating
any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, be
punished by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in jail for a term not
exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
Section 8.16.010. Prohibits interfering with
firefighters on duty at a fire or drill.
Section 8.16.020. Prohibits following fire
apparatus at a distance closer than 500 feet.
Section 8.16.030. Prohibits driving over
unprotected fire hoses.
Section 8.20.010 - .020. Adopt the following
state statutes by reference:
RCW 9.45.040
9.45.060
9.45.062
9.45.070
9.45.080
9.45.090
9.45.100
9.45.120
9.45.150
9.45.180
9.45.190
9.45.240
9.45.250
9A.60.040
9A.60.050
9.38.010
9.38.020
Section 8.22.010. Declares policy regarding
noise.
Section 8.22.020. Defines terms used in
connection with noise regulations.
Section 8.22.030. Prohibits the causing or
permitting of sounds exceeding the maximum permissible
sound levels established by this chapter.
Section 8.22.040. Establishes maximum permissible
sound levels for residential, commercial and industrial
areas.
Section 8.22.050. Provides for modification of
maximum permissible sound levels during certain hours
of the day and for certain types of sounds.
Section 8.22.060. Establishes maximum permissible
motor vehicle sound levels.
Section 8.22.070. Prohibits operating a vehicle
without a muffler.
Section 8.22.080. Prohibits modifying or
operating a vehicle which has been modified to allow
sound emissions in excess of permissible limits.
Section 8.22.090. Prohibits squealing, screeching
or causing other sounds to be emitted by tires during
rapid acceleration.
Section 8.22.100. Prohibits the sale of new motor
vehicles, except off-road vehicles, which produce
sounds in excess of maximum permissible limits.
Section 8.22.110. Exempts motor vehicles from
certain sections of the chapter.
Section 8.22.120. Allows the administrator to
determine sounds to be public nuisances, and prohibits
the causing of such sounds.
Section 8.22.130. Prohibits the causing or
permitting of certain public disturbance noises.
Section 8.22.140 - .170. Exempts certain sounds
from the provisions of the chapter.
Section 8.22.180 - .190. Establish procedures for
obtaining a variance from the requirements of Chapter
8.22.
Section 8.22.200. Authorizes the administrator to
enforce the provisions of Chapter 8.22.
Section 8.22.210. Establishes the duties of the
administrator.
Section 8.22.220 - .230. Establish techniques for
measuring sound.
Section 8.22.240. Provides that where receiving
property lies within more than one district, the
maximum permissible sound level shall be determined by
the district within which the measurement is made.
Section 8.22.250 - .270. Provide procedures for
administrative enforcement of Chapter 8.22.
Section 8.22.280. Establishes a procedure for
appealing decisions of the admiistrator to the Board of
Adjustment.
Section 8.22.290. Penalties. A. Any person
convicted of an offense defined by this Chapter or made
unlawful thereby shall be punished as provided in
Section 8.01.050 of this Code.
B. In addition to any other sanction or remedial
injunctive procedure which may otherwise be available,
any person failing to comply with a final order issued
by the administrator or board of adjustment shall be
subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed
One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per day from the date set
for compliance until such order is complied with. The
civil penalty shall be collected by civil action,
brought in the name of the city. The administrator
shall notify the city attorney in writing of the name
of any person subject to the penalty and the amount
thereof; and the city attorney shall with the
assistance of the administrator, take appropriate
action to collect the penalty. The defendant in any
such action may show, in mitigation of liability:
(1) That the failure to comply was caused by the
willful act, or neglect or abuse of another;
or
(2) That action to comply with the order was commenced
promptly upon receipt of notice thereof, but that
full compliance within the time specified was
prevented by inability to obtain necessary
materials or labor, inability to gain access to the
subject building, or other condition or
circumstance beyond the control of defendant, and
upon such a showing the court may remit all or part
of the accumulated penalty as justice may require.
Section 8.28.010. Defines nuisances generally.
Section 8.28.020. Defines certain specific acts,
omissions, places, conditions and things to be
nuisances.
Section 8.28.030 - .205. Declare places not
protected from flies or rats, trash -covered premises,
animal manure, certain plant growth, uncovered trash,
potential pest harborage or fire danger, dangerous,
abandoned buildings or structures, dumping areas, waste
vegetable or animal matter, places which occasion
annoyances, burning or disposing of material in an
annoying manner, disorderly houses, places where
disturbance of the peace occurs, places where liquor is
used illegally, unguarded holes dangerous to life, and
unmaintained landscaping to be public nuisances.
Section 8.28.210. Defines person for purposes of
Chapter 8.28.
Section 8.28.220 - .240. Establish procedures for
the abatement of public nuisances.
Section 8.28.250. Requires unoccupied buildings
to be securely closed.
Section 8.28.260. Violation - Penalty. Any
person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this chapter, or who creates, keeps or
maintains any nuisance as herein defined, or any person
present in such a place as is defined in Sections
8.28.160, 8.28.170 and 8.28.180 shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punished as provided in Section 8.01.050.
Section 8.28.270. Declares growth or debris
obstructing public rights of way and vegetation or
debris which constitutes a fire hazard or menace to
public health, safety or welfare to be public
nuisances.
Section 8.28.280. Failure to comply with Section
8.28.270. The failure or refusal to comply with any of
the provisions of Section 8.28.270 hereof shall subject
the offender to a fine not exceeding Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment in jail for not
exceeding ninety (90) days or both.
Section 8.28.290. Authorizes the Mayor or his
designee to enforce Section 8.28.0270 - 8.28.310.
Section 8.28.300. Provides for notice of
enforcement to be given to the property owner.
Section 8.28.310. Requires the property owner to
pay the cost of abatement.
Section 8.28.320. Prohibits the discarding or
abandoning of refrigeration equipment.
Section 8.28.330. Prohibits knowingly permitting
unused refrigeration equipment on premises without
having the door or latch mechanism removed.
Section 8.28.340. Exempts the keeping or storing
of refrigeration equipment for the purpose of sale from
the provisions of Chapter 8.28 under certain
conditions.
Section 8.30.010. Adopts RCW 9A.36.040,
9A.36.050, 9A.36.070, 9.61.230, 9.61.240 and 9.61.250
by reference.
Section 8.30.020. Prohibits intentionally placing
or attempting to place another person in reasonable
fear or apprehension of bodily harm by means of a
threat.
Section 8.30.030. Adopts the following state
statutes by reference;
RCW 10.99.020
10.99.030
10.99.040
10.99.045
10.99.050
10.99.055
26.50.010
26.50.020
26.50.030
26.50.040
26.50.050
26.50.060
26.50.070
26.50.080
26.50.090
26.50.100
26.50.110
26.50.120
26.50.130
26.50.140
26.50.200
26.50.210
Section 8.30.040. Prohibits any person subject to
a restraining order, protection order or no -contact
order, from knowingly and willfully violating the same.
Section 8.30.050. Adopts RCW 9A.40.070 and
9A.40.080 by reference.
Section 8.40.010. Adopts RCW 9A.56.010,
9A.56.020, 9A.56.050, 9A.56.060(1), (2), (3) and (5),
9A.56.140, 9A.56.170, and 9.54.130 by reference.
Section 8.40.020. Adopts RCW 9A.48.090,
9A.48.100(1) and 9A.56.180 by reference.
Section 8.40.030. Makes it unlawful for any
person to destroy or injure property of others in an
amount not exceeding Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars
($250.00).
Section 8.40.040. Adopts RCW 9A.52.010,
9A.52.060, 9A.52.070, 9A.52.080, 9A.52.090, 9A.52.100,
9A.52.120 and 9A.52.130 by reference.
Section 8.50.010. Adopts RCW 9A.44.120,
9A.44.010(1), 9A.44.100(2), 9A.88.030, 9A.88.050 and
9A.88.090(1) by reference.
Section 8.50.020. Defines and prohibits lewd
conduct and lewd assault and provides for the
revocation of business licenses issued for any premises
on which lewd acts are permitted to occur.
Section 8.50.030. Defines and prohibits indecent
exposure and provides for the revocation of business
licenses issued for any premises on which indecent
exposure is permitted to occur.
Section 8.60.010. Defines and prohibits
obstructing public officers.
Section 8.60.020. Adopts the following state
statutes by reference:
RCW 9.69.100
9A.76.010
9A.76.030
9A.76.040
9A.76.050
9A.76.060
9A.76.090
9A.76.100
9A.76.160
9A.76.170(1)(2)(d)
9A.84.040
Section 8.60.030. Adopts RCW 9.31.090 and 9A.76.130
by reference.
Section 8.70.010. Defines and prohibits disorderly
conduct.
Section 8.70.020- 8.70.050. Adopt the following
state statutes by reference:
RCW 9A.84.010(1)(2)(b)
9A.84.020
9.27.015
9.73.010
9.73.020
9.73.030
9.73.070
9.73.090
9.73.100
9.58.010
9.58.020
9.58.030
9.58.040
9.58.050
9.58.070
9.58.080
9.58.090
9.58.100
9.58.120
9.62.010
9.62.020
Section 8.80.010 - .030. Adopt the following state
statutes by reference:
RCW 9.91.010
9.91.020
9.91.025
9.91.110
9.03.010
9.03.020
9.03.030
9.03.040
70.93.060
70.54.010
9.86.010
9.86.020
9.86.030
9.86.040
Section 8.90.010. Provides rules for constructing
Title 8.
Section 8.90.020. Provides that sections, sentences,
clauses and phrases of Title 8 are severable.
Section 2. Adds a new Chapter 16.25 entitled "Additional
Swimming Pool Regulations" which Chapter was formerly codified as
Chapter 8.24 to the Tukwila Municipal Code. Said Chapter provides
as follows:
16.25.010. Regulates the location of swimming
pools.
16.25.020. Requires fences to be installed around
swimming pools.
16.25.030. Requires plan approval by the Building
Department for the construction of swimming pools in
the City.
16.25.040. Exempts public swimming pools from the
provisions of Chapter 16.25.
16.25.050. Requires existing swimming pools to be
brought into conformity within six months of the
effective date of this ordinance.
Section 3. Prescribes the effect of the ordinance on
previously committed offenses.
Section 4. Directs the City Clerk to maintain a copy of the
state statutes adopted by reference in Title 8 on file in the
Clerk's office.
Section 5. Establishes an effective date.
The full text of this ordinance will be mailed to anyone who
submits a written request for a copy of the .text to the city Clerk
of the City of Tukwila.
Published Renton Chronicle: 9/25/85