HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2434 - TMC Section 8.08.040 "False Alarm - Fines" - Increase Fines (Repealed by Ord 2634)City of Tukwila
Washington
Cover page to Ordinance 2434
The full text of the ordinance follows this cover page.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL Of TiHE, CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON„ AMENDING ORDINANCE NO
1363 §I (PART)„ AS CODIFIED AT TUKWILA IIIIIUNICIPAL
CODE SECTION 8.08,0-'0, "FALSE ALARM - FINES," TO
INCREASE FINES RELATING TO FALSE ALARMS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND EST"ASLISHING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE,
Ordinance 2434 was amended or repealed by the
following ordinances.
REPEALED
Section(s) Repealed Repealed by Ord #
2634
City of Tukwila
Washington
Ordinance No. 2434
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.
1363 §1 (PART), AS CODIFIED AT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL
CODE SECTION 8.08.040, "FALSE ALARM — FINES," TO
INCREASE FINES RELATING TO FALSE ALARMS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1363 amended Title 8 of the Tukwila Municipal Code;
and
WHEREAS, Section 1 of Ordinance No. 1363 included Tukwila Municipal Code
Section 8.08.040, which established fines for false alarms; and
WHEREAS, the fines for police false alarms have not been adjusted since 1985,
and the fines for fire false alarms have not been adjusted since 2004; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that false alarm fines should be increased to
recover costs associated with responding to false alarms and to encourage alarm
owners to reduce the number of false alarms; and
WHEREAS, false alarm fines should be reviewed and updated on a regular basis;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. TMC Section 8.08.040 Amended. Ordinance No. 1363 §1 (part), as
codified at Tukwila Municipal Code Section 8.08.040, "False Alarm — Fines," is hereby
amended to read as follows:
8.08.040 False Alarm — Fines
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 10 days of receipt of written bill
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therefor, pay to the City the fee charged in accordance with the fee schedule to be
adopted by resolution of the Tukwila City Council.
Section 2. Corrections by City Clerk or Code Reviser. Upon approval of the
City Attorney, the City Clerk and the code reviser are authorized to make necessary
corrections to this ordinance, including the correction of clerical errors; references to
other local, state or federal laws, codes, rules, or regulations; or ordinance numbering
and section /subsection numbering.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause
or phrase of this ordinance or its application to any person or situation should be held to
be invalid or unconstitutional for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the
remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to any other person or situation.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published
in the official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force April 1,
2014.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCI OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at
a Regular Meeting thereof this � E day of , 2014.
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
Christy MMC, y, , City Cle
t O'Fla ert
APPROVED AS e 0 M BY:
Office of the City Attorney
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Filed with the City Clerk: D---,U9-1 y
Passed by the City Council: 3 -3_1 y
Published: 3 -b -(Uj
Effective Date: pA2f. Sect oi)
Ordinance Number:
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City of Tukwila Public Notice of Ordinance Adoption for Ordinances 2432 -2434.
On March 3, 2014 the City Council of the City of Tukwila, Washington, adopted the
following ordinances, the main points of which are summarized by title as follows:
Ordinance 2432: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE PROPOSED 402
BAKER BOULEVARD DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH MRFH, LLC, A
WASHINGTON LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance 2433: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2384 §3, AS CODIFIED AT
TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 16.60.020, TO REVISE REQUIREMENTS FOR
DESIGNATION OF LANDMARKS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance 2434: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1363 §1 (PART), AS
CODIFIED AT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 8.08.040, "FALSE ALARM —
FINES," TO INCREASE FINES RELATING TO FALSE ALARMS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The full text of these ordinances will be provided upon request.
Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk
Published Seattle Times: March 6, 2014