HomeMy WebLinkAboutFS 2013-01-23 Item 2C - Ordinance - Water Leak Adjustment PolicyTO:
City of Tukwila
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
Mayor Haggerton
Finance & Safety Committee
FROM: Peggy McCarthy, Finance Director
BY: Vicky Carlsen, Deputy Finance Director
DATE: January 14, 2013
SUBJECT: To Amend City Administrative Policy No. 300 -14, "Utility Leak Adjustment
Policy," and Repeal Ordinance No. 2313 Section 1 as it Relates to Water Bill
Leak Adjustments and Ordinance No. 2314 Section 3 as it Relates to Sewer
Bill Leak Adjustments
ISSUE
Amend Administrative Policy No. 300 -14, "Utility Leak Adjustment policy," and repeal ordinance
No. 2313 Section 1 as it relates to water bill leak adjustments and Ordinance No. 2314 Section
3 as it relates to sewer bill leak adjustments removing these policies from Tukwila Municipal
Code.
BACKGROUND
The City established the Utility Leak Adjustment Policy in October 2009, City Administrative
Policy No. 300 -14. This policy was also incorporated in Ordinance Nos. 2313 and 2314, passed
by the City Council on 10/15/2010. After three years of utilizing this policy, it has become
necessary to clarify certain sections of the policy, update language in several sections and
repeal certain sections of Ordinance Nos. 2313 and 2314. The notable changes include adding
the definition of a leak, time limit to apply for relief, change in calculation of adjustments, new
dollar adjustment limit, and removing the Utilities Committee as the appellate body.
Additionally, administrative policies are operational in nature, and not usually adopted via
ordinance. Previous Council adoption of the leak . policy is not similar to how other
administrative policies are adopted.
DISCUSSION
There are various issues that have been considered in making the proposed changes to the
Policy. The proposed changes are detailed as follows:
• A leak is defined as a broken water pipe on the service line between the City's meter
and the structure. This will exclude broken hot water tanks, running toilets, broken
faucets, and broken hose bibs. This gives a clearer definition of what types of Teaks are
eligible for adjustment, and puts the onus on the owner to maintain the property.
• The Leak Adjustment request form must be submitted to the Finance Department within
90 days of the billing month in which the leak occurs. A time frame is not addressed in
the current Policy. The intent is to encourage the owner to address water leaks in a
timely manner.
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• Change the current Policy from one leak adjustment per 12 month period to a maximum
of one adjustment every 36 months. This will encourage the owner to have a more
permanent fix to the service line rather than a "Band -Aid" approach.
• The water portion of the adjustment calculation will be changed from a 100% adjustment
for consumption due to leakage to 50 %. This allows the City to recapture approximately
the cost of the water purchased from Seattle via the Cascade Water Alliance.
• Change the total water /sewer adjustment limit from $5,000.00 to $800.00. This will limit
the financial impact on the Water and Sewer fund.
• Delete the language in the Policy which references any disputed adjustment amounts
having the appeal process officially reviewed by the Utilities Committee. Any written
appeal for review will remain with the Finance Director. This will expedite the resolution
of the appeal.
One final change to the policy is to repeal certain parts of Ordinance Nos. 2313 and 2314 which
established it in sections 14.04.245 "Water Bill Leak Adjustments" and 14.16.055 "Sewer Bill
leak Adjustments ". It has been determined that this policy is administrative in nature; similar to
other financial policies that document procedures handling billing disputes, late fees, and other
administrative adjustments to customer accounts. While the objective is to streamline the
dispute process by keeping the adjustment and appeal process within the Finance Department,
property owners and their agents always have the ability to comment to City Administrator,
Mayor, or City Council, if they desire.
The section in Ordinance No. 2313 to be repealed can be found on page 6 of the ordinance and
the section in Ordinance No. 2314 to be repealed can be found on page 9 of the ordinance.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The financial impact to the City will be a slight increase in revenue in both the water and sewer
funds. It is anticipated that total refunds would decrease between $5,000 and $10,000 annually.
RECOMMENDATION
Council is being asked to repeal Ordinance No. 2313 Section 1 as it relates to water bill leak
adjustments and Ordinance No. 2314 Section 3 as it relates to sewer bill leak adjustments. This
item is scheduled for the January 28, 2013 Committee of the Whole, and February 4, 2013
Regular Council Meeting.
ATTACHMENTS
Draft Ordinance
Current Utility Leak Adjustment Policy No. 300 -14 with changes tracked
Ordinance No. 2313
Ordinance No. 2314
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DRAFT
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO.
2313, §1 (PART), AS CODIFIED AT TMC SECTION 14.04.245;
ORDINANCE NO. 2314, §3 (PART), AS CODIFIED AT TMC
SECTION 14.16.055; AND THE REMAINING SECTIONS OF
ORDINANCE NO. 2252 ( §3 AND §4) RELATING TO THE CITY'S
UTILITY LEAK ADJUSTMENT POLICY; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Ordinance Nos. 2313 and 2314 set forth a procedure for approval,
calculation, and adjustment of water, sewer, and sewage treatment charges where
excessive water consumption can be attributed to a water leak; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance Nos. 2313 and 2314 require that amendments to the leak
adjustment policy be approved by the Finance & Safety Committee; and
WHEREAS, this process is in conflict with the regular and usual practice of the City
Council to set policies as the entire Council; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that the leak adjustment policy is strictly
administrative in nature and those above - referenced sections of Ordinance Nos. 2313
and 2314 should be repealed;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Repealer. Ordinance Nos. 2313 §1 (part), as codified at TMC Section
14.04.245, "Water Bill Leak Adjustments;" and Ordinance No. 2314, §3 (part), as
codified at TMC Section 14.16.055, "Sewer Bill Leak Adjustments;" are hereby
repealed. As the remaining sections of Ordinance No. 2252 ( §3 and §4) are no longer
applicable, they are also repealed, thereby completing the repeal of Ordinance No.
2252 in its entirety.
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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 five days
after passage and publication as provided by law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at
a Regular Meeting thereof this day of , 2013.
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY:
Shelley M. Kerslake, City Attorney
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
Filed with the City Clerk:
Passed by the City Council:
Published:
Effective Date:
Ordinance Number:
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CITY OF TUKWILA
ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL
Index: 300-14
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TITLE: UTILITY LEAK ADJUSTMENT POLICY
PURPOSE: To provide a procedure for approval, calculation and adjustment of water, sewer
and sewage treatment charges (Single Family & Non-single family account classifications)
where excessive water consumption can be attributed to a water leak.
ORGANIZATION AFFECTED:
REFERENCES:
POLICY:
1. The property owner, or their agent, must request the adjustment in writing by completing a
request form located at the Finance Department in City Hall or on the City's website. This
request form must be submitted to the Finance Department within 90 days of the
billing month in which the leak occurred in order to receive any adjustment. A leak is
defined as a broken water pipe on the service line between the City's meter and the
structure. Required information shall include:
a. Name, service address where leak occurred and account number
b. Description of leak and date repaired
c. Copy of repair bill or materials receipts
d. Signature of property owner or their agent
2. Upon receipt of the completed request form, a representative of the City Public Works
department will confirm, through visual inspection, that the leak has been repaired.
3 Following confirmation of repair, Finance personnel will adjust no more than two billing
cycles (2 months). Single-family account types will have water only adjusted. Non-single
family account types, where the customer's sewer bill is based on the water consumption,
will be allowed an adjustment to the water, City sewer and Metro sewer sewage treatment
charge, provided it can be confirmed to the satisfaction of the Finance Utilities Supervisor
that the additional water volume was due to the leak and did not enter the sanitary sewer
system.
4. The consumption used to determine the leak adjustment amount will be the actual
consumption from the same billing cycle of the previous year except for situations
described in number 5.
5. For property owners who have been owners for less than one year, or in situations where
the current tenant did not occupy the same space in the previous year, the consumption used
to determine the leak adjustment amount will be one of the following:
a. An average of the water consumption in the three-complete billing cycles immediately
preceding the bill cycle in which the leak began.
b. In the absence of three complete prior billing cycles, water consumption after the leak
repair is complete can be used to estimate consumption during the leak period.
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TITLE: UTILITY LEAK ADJUSTMENT
POLICY
Index: 300 -14
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6. One leak adjustment per 4-236 —month period per
7. The leak adjustment calculation will be as follows:
a. For water, 50% of the excess consumption
b. For sewer, 100% of the excess consumption
types only.
c. For sewage treatment, 100% of the excess
commercial/industrial account types.
d. The maximum adjustment given by the
calculations outlined in 7a through 7c shall
8. Property owners will be eligible for a leak adjustment
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account
for all
for
consumption
City,
be $800.00.
than
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will be authorized.
account types.
commercial/industrial account
for both multi - family and
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if the total dollar amount of the
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limited $5,000.00 800.00. for water
Adjustments are to no more than any combination
the type customer.
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amount
armor sewer charges, regardless of of
9. Leak adjustments shall have the following required approvals:
a. $500.00 or less — Finance Utilities Supervisor
b. Greater than $500.00 and up to $5,000.00 $800.00 — Finance Director
10. If disputes the decision by the City in which the disputed
the property owner made
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Director for the by the City Council Utilities
an administrative review of adjustment
Committee. Recommendations for leak by Utilities Committee will be
adjustments made
full City Council for final Such
submitted to the consideration and approval. request should
identify describe the leak the basis for the request for an
the property, and repair, and state
The Finance Director the written request for
administrative review. must receive
15 days from the date the City the to the
administrative review within posted adjustment
Pending the decision this the
account. on review, customer who requests such review must
to the disputed billed the decision the Finance
continue pay charge as until written of
Director is A decision be
provided. of such an administrative review will provided within
30 days the for Upon the
of receipt of written request administrative review. written
decision the Finance Director, if has been incorrectly the
of an account charged, account
be to billings during the
will adjusted accordingly cover all occurring administrative review
billings that the date the for in
and all preceded of receipt
City
of written request review,
accordance with policy.
Title: UTILITY LEAK ADJUSTMENT POLICY
Initiating Department: Finance
Effective Date: ?/ ?/2012
Supersedes:
10/05/2009
Mayor's Office Approval Signature:
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City of Tukwila
Washington
Ordinance No. a3
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, REPEALING VARIOUS ORDINANCES AS CODIFIED AT
TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 14.04 AND 14.06 RELATING TO
THE UPDATING AND EXPANDING OF THE REGULATIONS RELATING
TO WATER RATES AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLIES
WITHIN THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to have in place an equitable and adequate rate
structure to finance the operation and maintenance of the water utility; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to continue the pass - through rate increases
received from the City's water supplier; and
WHEREAS, the City needs additional revenues to adequately fund the Capital
Improvement Program for the water utility; and
WHEREAS, the administrative cost of servicing the water utility accounts increase
annually; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Regulations established. "Water Management Fees and Regulations," to
be codified at Tukwila Municipal Code (TMC) Chapter 14.04, are hereby established to
read as follows:
14.04.010 Definitions.
A. "Director," wherever used in TMC Title 14, means the Director of Public Works
or his or her designee.
B. "Department," wherever used in TMC Title 14, means the Department of Public
Works.
C. "Person," wherever used in TMC Title 14, means and includes natural persons of
either sex, associations, partnerships, or corporations, whether acting by themselves or
by a servant, agent or employee; the singular number includes the plural and the
masculine pronoun includes the feminine.
14.04.020 Application to Connect Required. Any person desiring to be connected
with the City water supply system shall make application therefor to the Department.
Applications shall be made upon a printed form furnished for that purpose, which
application shall contain a description of the property where such water supply is
desired, the size of the service pipe, and shall be signed by the owner of the property to
be served or his duly authorized agent.
14.04.030 Contents of Application. The application provided for in Section
14.04.020 shall contain a contract on the part of the person making the same to pay for
the water applied for at the rate and in the manner specified in such contract, and shall
reserve to the City the right to charge and to collect the rates and enforce the penalties
provided for in this chapter, in the manner herein provided; to change the rates at any
time by ordinance; to temporarily discontinue the service at any time without notice to
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the consumer; and shall specify that said contract is subject to all the provisions of this
chapter and of any ordinance of the City relating to the subject hereafter passed; and
shall provide that the City shall not be held responsible for any damage by water or
other cause resulting from defective plumbing or appliances in the property supplied
with water, installed by the owner or occupant of said property; and shall provide that
in case the supply of water shall be interrupted or fail by any reason, the City shall not
be held liable for damages for such interruption or failure, nor shall such interruptions
or failures for any reasonable period of time be held to constitute a breach of contract on
the part of the City or in any way relieve the consumer from performing the obligations
of his contract.
14.04.040 Effective Date of Contracts. All contracts shall take effect from the day
they are signed and rates shall be charged from the day the property is connected with
the City water supply.
14.04.050 Connection Procedure. Upon the presentation to the Director of the
receipt for the installation fees, the Director shall cause the property described in the
application to be connected with the City's water main by a service pipe extending at
right angles from the main to the property line and including a stopcock placed within
the lines of the street curb, which connection shall thereafter be maintained and kept
within the exclusive control of the City.
14.04.060 Installation and Apparatus Standards and Specifications. The current
requirements of the Tukwila Municipal Code, the Tukwila Public Works Department,
the Tukwila Fire Department, the Rules and Regulations of the Washington State
Department of Health, the Uniform Plumbing Code, American Water Works
Association Standards, and the American Public Works Association Standards shall be
met and apply to any and all water main installations, extensions, service connection,
irrigation sprinkler connections, hydrant connection, fire sprinkler and fire main
connections, and branches hereinafter installed in the City. Detailed criteria and permit
requirements are available through the City of Tukwila Infrastructure and
Development Standards.
14.04.070 Connection Installation Fees. The water meter shall be installed by the
City water utility. The water meter installation fee shall be payable at the time of
application for connection. Whenever the fee is not sufficient to cover the total expense
for labor, materials, and overhead, the deficit shall be charged to the property for which
installation was made and to the owner thereof. Any excess payment shall be returned
to the person applying for the installation.
14.04.071 Regular Connection Charge. In order that property owners shall bear
their equitable share of the cost of the City's entire water system, the property owner
seeking connection to the water system of the City shall pay, prior to connection to a
City water system, a regular water meter installation charge in accordance with the fee
schedule to be adopted by motion or resolution of the Tukwila City Council.
14.04.072 Special Connection Charge. In addition to the regular connection charge
imposed under TMC Section 14.04.071, a special connection charge shall be paid by the
owners of properties that have not been assessed or charged or borne the cost of private
development of mains or laterals or borne an equitable share of the cost of the City
water system. The special connection charge shall be computed as provided in TMC
Section 14.04.074 in the absence of latecomers' agreements, Local Improvement
Districts, or special assessment ordinances.
14.04.074 Computation of Special Connection Charge.
A. The special connection charge imposed by TMC Section 14.04.072 shall be paid to
the water fund and shall be computed in accordance with RCW 35.44.030 and 35.44.040.
B. If the property for which a special connection charge has been paid is
subsequently included in a Local Improvement District for the construction of water
mains or lateral lines of a similar nature, the amount so paid shall be credited to the
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assessment against such property and such amount shall be paid from the water fund to
such Local Improvement District fund.
14.04.076 Regional Capital Facilities Charge. In addition to the regular connection
charge imposed under TMC Section 14.04.071 and any special connection charges under
TMC Section 14.04.072, a regional system growth fee known as the Regional Capital
Facilities Charge (RCFC) shall be paid for all new residential, multi - family housing, or
commercial service connections on or after January 1, 2003, for regional capital costs
associated with new supply and transmission of water. Property owners shall pay the
RCFC prior to permit issuance for connection to a City water system. The fee for this
expense shall be established by the Cascade Water Alliance and passed through without
additional markup.
14.04.080 Connection Notification. Whenever the owner or occupant of any
property connected with the City water supply system desires to use the water, he shall
notify the Director and request that the water be turned on to the property. The owner
shall leave his portion of the service exposed in the trench until it has been inspected
and the water turned on, when he shall immediately cover the pipe.
14.04.090 Connection to Water Main. All water used for any purpose other than fire
protection service shall be supplied through a meter. Every house or building supplied
by City water must install its own separate service connection with the City main, and
the house or building so supplied will not be allowed to supply water to others, except
temporarily where there are no mains in the street. When a new main is laid in any
street, owners of property on the street who are being supplied with City water from a
private main or a connection to a private service shall make application for a tap and
shall connect up with a separate service connection to the main in front of the property.
14.04.110 Change in Size or Location of Connection. A change in the size or
location of a service connection shall be paid for by the owner on the basis of the cost of
materials and labor involved in making said change, plus administrative overhead.
14.04.120 Application to Discontinue Water - Fee to Turn Water Meter On.
Whenever any water customer desires to discontinue the use of water for a period of
not less than one month, he shall make written application to have the water turned off
and pay all arrears in full. A charge in accordance with the fee schedule to be adopted
by motion or resolution of the Tukwila City Council will be assessed to turn water on.
No reduction of rates will be made for less than one month, or without the application
prescribed in this section. Work performed outside of normal working hours, due to
customer request, will receive an additional charge in accordance with the fee schedule
to be adopted by motion or resolution of the Tukwila City Council
14.04.122 Special Meter Read. Whenever a water customer desires to have the
water meter read outside the water department's normal meter reading schedule, a
written application shall be submitted specifying the requested read date. A fee will be
charged for this meter reading service in accordance with the fee schedule to be
adopted by motion or resolution of the Tukwila City Council.
14.04.125 Charge for Shut -off Notices for Delinquent Water Service Billings.
A. When water service customers are 60 days in arrears, a shut -off notice shall be
mailed or posted. There shall be a service charge on water accounts for all shut -off
notices in accordance with the fee schedule to be adopted by motion or resolution of the
Tukwila City Council. This fee will be applied first before regular service charges are
credited.
B. All monies in arrears, which is defined as the amount owing eleven days after
the billing date, are due upon receipt of a shut -off notice. To avoid water shut -off,
arrangements for payment may be made with the Finance Director.
C. When water is used after the meter has been turned off and locked for non-
payment, an unauthorized water turn -on fee will be charged in accordance with the fee
schedule to be adopted by motion or resolution of the Tukwila City Council.
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14.04.130 Cost of Shutoff and Turn -on by City. When water has been shut off by
the City for any cause and is turned on again or allowed or caused to be turned on by
the owner without written application, no remission of rates will be made on account of
its having been shut off, and the Director may then shut off the water at the main or
remove a portion of the service connection in the street, and shall charge the actual cost
of cutting out and reinstating the water supply to the owner of the property
14.04.150 Water Utility Billing. All accounts for water shall be the responsibility of
the owner of the property for which the service was installed regardless of whether the
property has a tenant and /or third -party paying agents. A fee will be charged for the
administrative cost of updating the utility records for changes in owners, tenants, and
third party paying agents in accordance with the fee schedule to be adopted by motion
or resolution of the Tukwila City Council.
14.04.160 Chapter Compliance Required. It is unlawful for any person to make any
connection with any service or branch pipe thereof, or to make any repairs, additions,
or alterations of any pipe, stop, or waste, or any fixtures connected or designed to be
connected with the City water system, except in compliance with this chapter.
14.04.165 Water Shortage Response Plan. A water shortage response plan is
required by the wholesale water supplier, the Cascade Water Alliance, and by the
public welfare to effect conservation of water during water emergencies. A water
shortage response plan for the Tukwila water system, as required by WAC 246 - 290 -42,
shall be updated by the Council as required.
14.04.170 Emergency Change in Water Use.
A. Upon finding that an emergency situation exists, the Director shall:
1. Immediately seek to communicate with the Mayor and Council through the
fastest means feasible to advise them of this emergency situation and the reason for
such restrictions.
2. Immediately take steps to notify the public within the service area affected
through the media and other means to advise said water users of such emergency water
conservation measures and the necessity thereof.
3. Implement such measures and regulations as may be necessary to implement
water use restrictions under this ordinance and the plan adopted in TMC Section
14.04.165.
B. The Mayor, upon finding that an emergency situation exists which threatens to
seriously disrupt or diminish the municipal water supply, may order restrictions on
water use so as to distribute the available supply on a just and equitable basis to all
customers, including residential, industrial and commercial users who purchase water.
C. Upon declaration of a water supply emergency by the Mayor, no water shall be
used for nonessential outdoor uses including, but not limited to, irrigation of lawns, the
washing of cars, driveways or other outdoor surfaces by any customer at any residence,
apartment building, commercial building, or property or structure except at such times
and under those conditions as specified by the Director. These restrictions are to be
implemented even though more restrictive than the plan provisions and shall in no way
limit indoor rationing provisions of the plan.
14.04.175 Violations.
A. The Director shall be authorized to impose sanctions and /or surcharges upon
those customers within the affected area who refuse or otherwise fail to comply with
the emergency conservation measures directed by levying a surcharge in accordance
with the fee schedule to be adopted by motion or resolution of the Tukwila City Council
and /or disconnecting water service to said customers.
B. The restrictions and surcharge shall not compromise the health, safety or welfare
of the public. Exemption from the imposition of a surcharge may be granted by the
Mayor or Director in the Mayor's absence, upon written request, if it is found that a
surcharge will constitute an undue burden on the customer.
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14.04.180 Water Falling on Street or Sidewalk. It is unlawful for any person
willfully to place any automatic sprinkling device in a wasteful manner or willfully to
place or to hold any hose in such position or manner that water falls on any person
while on any public street or sidewalk.
14.04.190 Violation of TMC Section 14.04.180. If any person violates any provision
of TMC Section 14.04.180, the City shall shut off the water furnished to the property
upon which such violation is made, and shall charge a fee for turning on the water in
accordance with the fee schedule to be adopted by motion or resolution of the Tukwila
City Council.
14.04.200 City Control of Water Use. The City reserves the right in case of a
shortage of water from any cause to make an order forbidding or suspending the use of
water for sprinkler or irrigation, or to fix the hours during which the same may be
done, by proper notice. Any person violating such order shall have his water shut off
by the City and shall pay a fee for having the water turned on again as in accordance
with the fee schedule to be adopted by motion or resolution of the Tukwila City
Council.
14.04.210 Use of Water Restricted During Fire. It is unlawful for any person to use
water for irrigation or sprinkling during the progress of any fire in the City, unless for
the protection of property; and all irrigation and sprinkling shall stop when an alarm of
fire is sounded, and shall not begin again until the fire is extinguished.
14.04.220 Right of City to Shut Off Supply. The City reserves the right at any time,
without notice, to shut off the water supply for repairs, extensions, nonpayment of
rates, or any other reason, and the City shall not be responsible for any damage such as
bursting of boilers supplied by direct pressure, the breaking of any pipe or fixtures,
stoppages or interruptions of water supply, or any other damage resulting from the
shutting off of water.
14.04.230 Meter Ownership and Maintenance. All meters on services of consumers
shall be and remain the property of the City. In all cases where meters are lost, injured
or broken by carelessness or negligence of owners or occupants, and in the case of
nonpayment, the water shall be shut off and will not be turned on until such fee and the
charge for turning on the water are paid. In event of the meter getting out of order or
failing to register properly, the consumer shall be charged on an estimate made by the
Director on the average monthly consumption during the last three months that the
same was in good order or from what he may consider the most reliable data at his
command.
14.04.240 Rates for Metered Water.
A. The rates for metered water supplied within the City for commercial/ industrial
customers, in one -month increments or any fractional part thereof, shall be in
accordance with the fee schedule to be adopted by motion or resolution of the Tukwila
City Council.
B. Single - family customers (one dwelling unit): Each single - family residence shall
be charged in accordance with the fee schedule to be adopted by motion or resolution of
the Tukwila City Council.
C. Multi- family customers (more than one dwelling unit): Each dwelling unit shall
be charged in accordance with the fee schedule to be adopted by motion or resolution of
the Tukwila City Council.
D. Every person 62 years of age or older (if married, then either spouse) and every
person totally and permanently disabled residing in a separately metered dwelling and
who is paying directly for such separately billed service either as owner, purchaser or
renter and whose individual disposable income if a single person, or whose combined
disposable income, if a married couple, from all sources is less than $32,000 per year,
shall pay a rate equal to 50% of all water service charges. Every such person shall file
with the Finance Department their affidavit that he or she is qualified to be charged the
special rate. Such affidavits are to contain information as required by the Finance
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Director in order to establish eligibility. Each affidavit will also include an unqualified
promise to inform the City of any changes in financial condition that would disqualify
the person for the special rates. The Finance Director may require affidavits on an
annual basis if deemed necessary.
E. Tukwila's current fee schedule will be reviewed annually and at such time the
City may amend the water rates to reflect the City's increased costs.
14:04 :245 Water: Bill Leak Adjustments. City Administrative Policy No. 300 -14,
"Utility Leak Adjustment Policy," is hereby adopted and incorporated into this chapter
by reference as if fully set forth herein. The Finance Director is required to maintain the
administrative leak adjustment policy. Changes to the policy require approval of the
City Council Finance and Safety Committee.
14.04.250 Fire Protection.
A. Any service connection to the main for a fire sprinkler system shall be approved
in advance by the City, and shall be installed at the expense of the owner, and fitted
only with such fixtures as are needed for fire protection and must be entirely
disconnected from those used for other purposes.
B. Any service connection other than fire sprinkler installed on private property for
fire protection, and fitted with fire hydrants, stand pipes or other outlets for fire
protection, shall be approved in advance by the City.
C. It is unlawful for any person to fail, neglect or refuse to give the Director or his
duly authorized representative free access at all reasonable hours to all parts of
premises supplied with water from the City mains for the purpose of inspecting the
condition of pipes and fixtures and noting the amount of water being used and the
manner in which it is used.
D. The rates for water supplied for fire protection purposes exclusively shall be
deemed service charges and shall be, for any one month or fractional part thereof,
charged in accordance with the fee schedule to be adopted by motion or resolution of
the Tukwila City Council,
E. Water used for any other purpose than for fire protection service shall be
deemed as theft and the owner will be made liable for the cost of water used and a
meter shall be required on any fire protection service connection.
14.04.260 Rates Outside City Limits. The rates for water supplied to consumers not
within the City limits shall be as follows: The same rate schedule as provided in TMC
Sections 14.04.240 and 14.04.250 shall apply. The above rates to consumers outside the
City limits are subject to the same rates to consumers inside the City limits, provided
that nothing in this section shall prevent the City Council from fixing other and
different rates for the sale of water to water districts, provided that all meters for
measuring water to outside consumers are installed within the City limits or within the
limits of easements, franchises, or rights -of -way belonging to the City.
14.04.270 Payment of Charges - Delinquency. All water charges and related fees
shall be due and payable on the first day of each and every month for the water
consumed and the services provided during the previous month and shall be paid to
the Finance Department. In all cases when the water bill becomes delinquent, the
Director may shut off the water and shall not turn it on again until all arrearages have
been paid. All bills will become delinquent on the eleventh day of the month following
the month that the water was consumed. Interest will be charged on delinquent
balances 30 days in arrears in accordance with the fee schedule to be adopted by motion
or resolution of the Tukwila City Council.
14.04.280 Failure to Receive Bill. Failure to receive a bill will not be recognized as a
valid excuse for failure to pay fees when due. Change of ownership of property and
change in mailing address must be filed in writing with the Finance Director.
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14.04.290 Bathing or Discarding Substance in City Water System. It is unlawful for
any person to bathe in or to throw any substance into any reservoir, water tank, or
impounding dams of the City water system.
14.04.300 Connection Without Permission. It is unlawful for any person to make
connections with any fixtures or to connect any pipe with any water main or water pipe
belonging to the water system or to open or to close any valves in the system without
first obtaining permission from the Director.
14.04.310 Supervisor Authority - Appeal to Council. The Director shall have
authority to decide any question that may arise and that is not fully covered in this
chapter, and his decision shall be final unless an appeal is made to the City Council. In
such a case, the decision of the Council shall be final.
14.04.320 Payment by City for Fire Hydrant Supply. The City shall pay to the
Tukwila water department a monthly fee for water furnished to each fire hydrant in the
City in accordance with a fee schedule to be adopted by motion or resolution of the
Tukwila City Council.
14.04.330 Temporary Water Meters.
A. Temporary water meters are available on a rental basis from the Public Works
Department, with the rental deposit amount charged in accordance with the fee
schedule to be adopted by motion or resolution of the Tukwila City Council.
B. Meters are to be used only for the designated project.
C. Meters are to be returned promptly upon completion of the project or at the end
of 60 days, whichever comes first.
D. Meters are to be returned in the same condition as when rented. The user is
responsible for meter damage and shall pay all costs related to repair. Lost or stolen
meters are the responsibility of the renter and renter shall pay all costs associated with
replacement of the meter, shall forfeit the rental deposit and shall pay for an estimated
amount of water used.
E. Meters may be moved from one hydrant to another within the same project
providing:
1. Water Department is notified in advance of proposed relocation;
2. Hydrant wrenches are used in making all connections and disconnections.
F. Rates for water usage through temporary meters shall be charged in accordance
with the June through September Commercial /Industrial fee schedule to be adopted by
motion or resolution of the Tukwila City Council.
Section 2. New Regulations Established. Provisions for "Backflow Prevention
Assemblies," to be codified at Tukwila Municipal Code Chapter 14.06, are hereby
established to read as follows:
14.06.010 Purpose of Chapter. The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public
water system from contamination due to backflow through cross - connections, and
eliminate or control cross - connections between the public water system and any private
water supply.
14.06.020 Authority.
A. The Public Works Director, or his or her designee, shall administer this chapter.
The Director's authority includes the establishment of regulations and procedures,
enforcement, and implementation of measures necessary to carry out the intent of this
chapter.
B. The Director promulgates and implements the City's policy on cross - connection
control for the operation of the Cross - Connection Control Program. The Cross -
Connection Control Program policy shall be enforced under the requirements of this
Chapter.
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14.06.030 Definitions.
A. "Backflow" means undesirable reversal of flow of water or other substances
through a cross - connection into the public water system or customer's potable water
system.
B. "Approved backflow prevention assembly" means a Reduced Pressure Principle
Assembly (RPPA), Reduced Pressure Detector Assembly (RPDA), Double Check Valve
Assembly (DCVA), Double Check Detector Assembly (DCDA), Pressure Vacuum
Breaker Assembly (PVBA), or a Spill- Resistant Vacuum Breaker Assembly (SVBA) that
is approved by the Washington State Department of Health (DOH). Assemblies that
will be approved will appear on the current approved backflow prevention assemblies
list developed by the University of Southern California Foundation for Cross -
Connection Control and Hydraulic Research or other entity acceptable to the DOH.
C. "Cross- connection" means any physical connection whereby a public water supply
is connected, directly or indirectly, with any other water supply system, sewer, drain,
conduit, pool, storage reservoir, plumbing fixture or other device which contains or
may contain contaminated water, sewage or other wastes or liquids of unknown or
unsafe quality, which may be capable of imparting contamination to a public water
supply as a result of backflow.
14.06.040 Cross - Connections Declared Unlawful. The installation or maintenance
of a cross - connection, which in the opinion of the Director, or his or her designee, will
endanger the water quality of the potable water supply of the City, is unlawful.
14.06.050 Approved Backflow Prevention Assemblies. Approved backflow
prevention assemblies, when required to be installed in the opinion of the Public Works
Director, or his or her designee, shall be installed and maintained by the service
customer on any service connection to the City's water supply system where said
approved backflow prevention assemblies are necessary for the protection of the City's
water supply.
14.06.060 Regulation of Private Water Supplies. Use or operation of a private water
supply system, contrary to the provisions of the ordinances of the City, or the laws of
the State, or the rules and regulations of the DOH regarding public water supplies
where said private system is served by the City public water supply, is unlawful.
14.06.070 Adoption of State Regulations. DOH rules and regulations regarding
public water supplies, entitled "Cross- Connection Control Regulation in Washington
State" codified at WAC 246 - 290 -490, and the American Water Works Association,
Pacific Northwest Sections' Second Edition of "Accepted Procedure and Practice in
Cross - Connection Manual" as they presently exist or are hereafter amended, are
adopted by this reference as if set forth in full and are on file in the office of the City
Clerk.
14.06.080 Abatement of Unlawful Cross - Connections and Installation of
Approved Backflow Prevention Assemblies - Procedure. Cross - connections declared
in TMC Chapter 14.06 to be unlawful, whether presently existing or hereinafter
installed, and /or services requiring backflow prevention assemblies and /or unlawful
use or operation of a private water supply system served by the City public water
supply system are public nuisances, and in addition to any other provisions of this code
or the ordinances of the City where abatement of public nuisances shall be subject to
abatement in accordance with the following procedure:
1. In the event that the Public Works Director determines that a nuisance as herein
provided does exist, written notice shall be sent to the person in whose name the water
service is established under the records of the City water department, or alternatively, a
copy of such written notice shall be posted on the premises served.
2. The notice shall provide that the nuisance described herein shall be corrected
within 30 days of the date said notice is mailed or posted on the premises.
3. In the event said nuisance is not abated within the prescribed time, water service
to said premises shall be discontinued.
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4. In the event that the nuisance, in the opinion of the Public Works Director, or his
or her designee, presents an immediate danger of contamination to the public water
supply, service from the City water supply system to the premises may be terminated
without prior notice, provided, however, notice will be posted on the premises in the
manner heretofore provided at the time said service is terminated.
14.06.090 Penalties. Any violation of any provision, or failure to comply with any of
the requirements of TMC Chapter 14.06, shall be subject to the terms and conditions of
Chapter 8.45 ( "Enforcement ").
Section 3. Repealer. Ordinance Nos. 951 §1 (part), 1770 (part), 1766 §1 (part),
1798 §2, 2001 §1, 2187 (part), and 2252 §1 (part) are hereby repealed.
Section 4. 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 5. 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 and effect
five days after passage and publication as provided by law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a
Regular Meeting thereof this / 6 T" day of d V Q i i h F/ , 2010.
ATTEST/ AUTHENTICATED:
Christy O'FlaNerty, CMC, City Clerk
agger 1f` ayor
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APPR• I ED AS t RM BY: Passed by the City Council: ) 5 --/ ()
Published: j )- /2
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Offi the C Att. ney Ordinance Number: pl j U
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City of Tukwila Public Notice of Ordinance Adoption for Ordinances 2313 -2315.
On November 15, 2010 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 2313: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, REPEALING VARIOUS ORDINANCES AS CODIFIED
AT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 14.04 AND 14.06 RELATING TO
THE UPDATING AND EXPANDING OF THE REGULATIONS RELATING TO
WATER RATES AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLIES WITHIN THE
CITY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
Ordinance 2314: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON; REPEALING VARIOUS ORDINANCES AS CODIFIED
AT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS 14.08, 14.12 AND 14.16
RELATING TO THE UPDATING AND EXPANDING OF THE REGULATIONS
RELATING TO SEWER RATES AND DISCHARGE WITHIN THE CITY;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance 2315: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER
5.04 "BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS" TO UPDATE THE ISSUING
DEPARTMENT AND TO CLARIFY PROCEDURES FOR DENIAL OR
REVOCATION; REPEALING VARIOUS ORDINANCES AS CODIFIED AT
TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS 5.04, " BUSINESS LICENSE AND
REGULATIONS, 5.16, "CARD AND POOL ROOMS," AND 5.40, "MASSAGE
ESTABLISHMENTS "; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The full text of these ordinances will be provided upon request.
Christy O'Flaherty, CMC, City Clerk
Published Seattle Times: November 18, 2010
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City of Tukwila
Washington
Ordinance No. _ )1 f
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON; REPEALING VARIOUS ORDINANCES AS CODIFIED AT
TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS 14.08, 14.12 AND 14.16
RELATING TO THE UPDATING AND EXPANDING OF THE
REGULATIONS RELATING TO SEWER RATES AND DISCHARGE
WITHIN THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to have in place an equitable and adequate rate
structure to finance the operation and maintenance of the sewer utility; and
WHEREAS, the City Council also desires to establish the appropriate fees for work
requiring a permit and inspection; and
WHEREAS, the City needs additional revenues to adequately fund the sewer utility
and related capital improvements;
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. TMC Chapter 14.08, "Sewage Waste Disposal Systems ", hereby reads as
follows:
14.08.010 County Ordinance Adopted. The regulations and provisions of Title 13 of
the Board of Health of King County, Washington, entitled "Board of Health On -site
Sewage Regulations" as they presently exist or are hereafter amended, are adopted by
the reference as if set forth in full and are on file in the office of the City Clerk.
Section 2. TMC Chapter 14.12 "Sewer Regulations," hereby reads as follows:
14.12.020 Definitions. See TMC Section 14.04.010.
14.12.030 Notice - Connection Requirements. The owner of each lot or parcel of
real property within the area to be served by the sanitary sewage disposal system, upon
which such lot or parcel of property there shall be situated any building or structure for
human occupancy or use for any purpose, shall within 30 days after the publication in a
newspaper of general circulation within the City of a notice signed by the Mayor and
City Clerk, for connections to be made therewith, cause a connection to be made
between the said sewage system and each such building or structure; provided that
where more than one such building is located on a lot or parcel of land not larger than
50 feet in width and 100 feet in depth, and all such buildings may be served by one
sanitary sewer connection, only one connection for all such buildings need be made. All
premises upon which any portion of any building is situated within 250 feet of a
sanitary sewer line or lateral shall be deemed to be within the area served by said
sanitary sewage system. All connections shall be made to said sanitary sewage system
in a permanent and sanitary manner subject to the approval of the Director, and shall be
sufficient to carry all sanitary sewage and waste fluids of any kind from said buildings
into said sanitary sewage system, and each toilet, sink, stationary wash stand, or any
other piece or type of equipment having waste fluids shall be connected with said
sanitary sewage system; provided, that where such building or structure has not been
completed before the publication of such notice, connections shall be made on or before
the completion of such building or structure and before any use or occupancy.
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14.12.040 Penalty for Late Connection - Payment. If any connection shall not be
made within the time herein provided, the Director or such other employee of the City
as the Mayor or City Council designate is hereby authorized and directed to cause the
same to be made and to file a statement of the costs thereof with the City Clerk; and
thereupon a warrant shall be issued under the direction of the City Council against the
sewer fund for the payment of such cost. Such amount, together with a penalty of 10 %,
plus interest at the rate of 8% per annum upon the total amount of such costs and
penalty, shall be assessed against the property upon which the said building or
structure is situated, and shall become a lien thereon as hereinafter provided as in the
case of delinquent sanitary sewer service charges. The total amount when collected
shall be paid into the sewer fund. In the alternative, if any such connection shall not be
made within the time hereinabove provided, the Director or such other employee of the
City as the Mayor and City Council may hereinafter designate, shall certify to the City
Clerk that the connection has not been made, and the City Council shall cause an action
to be instituted in the Superior Court of the State of Washington for King County
against the owner or owners of the property upon which the building or structure
requiring said person to forthwith cause the connection to be made. Nothing in TMC
Chapter 14.12 shall be construed to relieve the property owner from paying monthly
sanitary sewage service charges as herein established pending the making of the
connection.
14.12.050 Permit Required. It is unlawful for any person to make any opening in
any public sanitary sewer or to connect any private drain or sewer therewith, or to lay,
repair, alter or connect any private drain or sanitary sewer in a public street, avenue,
alley or other public place, unless such person has first obtained a permit to do so from
the Director.
14.12.060 Sanitary Side Sewer Installation Permit Required. It is unlawful for any
person to connect any private sanitary sewer system to the public sanitary sewer system
without complying with all the provisions of TMC Chapter 14.12 in relation thereto and
having a permit to do so from the Director.
14.12.070 Obtaining Permit to Install Sanitary Side Sewer. In order to obtain the
permit provided for in TMC Section 14.12.060, the owner shall file an application
therefor with the Department pursuant to TMC Section 18.104.060, together with plans
and specifications showing the whole course of the drain from the public sanitary sewer
to its connection with the building or premises, and all branches, traps and fixtures to
be connected therewith, which plans and specifications shall be submitted to the
Department for approval, and Director may change or modify the same and designate
the manner in which the connecting sanitary sewers shall be connected with the
building, the place where such connections with the public sanitary sewer shall be
made, and specify the material, size and grade of the connecting sanitary sewer, and
shall endorse his approval on such plans and specifications as originally prepared or as
modified and changed. The owner shall further provide an expressed written consent to
the Department to enter upon such premises for the purposes of inspection as
hereinafter provided. Upon approval of the plans and specifications, the Department
shall issue a permit to the owner to construct that portion of sanitary side sewer within
the owner's property, and shall also issue a work order to the street department to
install sanitary side sewer from sanitary sewer main to property line; and it is unlawful
for any person to alter the approved plans and specifications or to do any other work
than is provided for in the permit, or to repair, extend, remove or connect to any private
sanitary sewer without first obtaining a permit as provided in TMC Chapter 14.12.
14.12.080 Issuance of Temporary Permit. At the discretion of the Department, a
temporary permit may be issued permitting connection to a public sanitary sewer,
sanitary sewer outfall, or sanitary side sewer. The temporary permit shall be revocable
upon 60 days' notice posted on the premises directed to the owner or occupant of the
premises, and in the event that the private sanitary sewers are not disconnected at the
expiration of the notice, the Department of Public Works may disconnect the same and
collect the cost of the disconnection from the owner or occupant of the premises by suit
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in any court of competent jurisdiction. Any such temporary permit shall be granted
only on the condition that the permittee will save the City harmless from any damage
by reason of the issuance or revocation of the temporary permit.
14.12.090 Permit to Construct or Extend Sanitary Sewer Inside Property.
A. It is unlawful for any person to construct, extend, relay, or make connections to a
private or lateral sanitary sewer within the property line without obtaining a permit
therefor as provided in TMC Chapter 14.12 and filing a scale drawing showing the
location thereof, as provided in TMC Section 14.12.050.
B. The Department may issue the permit to the owner or agent of any property to
construct, extend, relay, or make connections to a lateral or private sanitary sewer
inside of property line provided that such owner or agent shall comply with the
applicable provisions of TMC Chapter 14.12.
14.12.100 Additional Work Permit. When a permit has been issued for a private
sanitary sewer or drain, as provided in TMC Chapter 14.12, no additional work shall be
put in without the approval of the Department, and a new permit must be taken out
covering all such additional work.
14.12.110 New Permit Fee. In case work shall not be done or completed within the
time specified in any permit and no extension thereof has been granted, a new permit
shall be applied for and all applicable fees will be charged.
14.12.120 Time Limit. No permit issued under the provisions of TMC Chapter 14.12
shall be valid for a longer period than that specified in the permit, but the same may be
renewed or extended at the reasonable discretion of the Director upon application
therefor prior to the expiration of the time originally limited in the permit.
14.12.130 Display of Permit. The permit from the Department required under the
terms of TMC Chapter 14.12 must, at alI times during the performance of the work and
until the completion thereof, be posted in some conspicuous place at or near the work.
14.12.140 Work Without a Permit. It shall be the duty of any police officer, in case
he finds any person engaged in the work of breaking the ground for the purpose of
making connections with the public sanitary sewer, to ascertain if such person has a
permit from the Department to make such sanitary sewer connections, and in the event
that such person has no permit for making such connections, it shall be the duty of such
officer to immediately report the fact to the Director.
14.12.150 Description of Sanitary Side Sewers. All sanitary side sewers shall be
laid on not less than 2% grade, nor more than two vertical to one foot horizontal; shall
not be less than 30 inches from any building; shall have not less than 12 inches of cover
inside the property line; and shall be not less than six inches in diameter from the main
sanitary sewer to the property line. No storm drains, such as roof, patio or yard drains,
shall be connected directly or indirectly to the sanitary sewers. Not more than one
house shall be connected with a lateral sanitary sewer, except where such connection is
made inside the property line and the owner or owners of such property shall make and
file in the office of the City Clerk an easement for such purposes; except also, where
connection is to an existing sanitary side sewer within a public street, and written
permission from the owner or owners of the premises served by such sanitary side
sewer has been filed with the Director. In the event that physical or other conditions
render the enforcement of the above provisions impracticable, the Director may issue a
special permit for the installation of a lateral or private sanitary sewer requiring
compliance only with the above conditions, as far as practicable; but such special permit
shall be issued only upon the condition that the permittee will save the City harmless
from any damages by reason of such installation.
14.12.170 Call for Inspection. Any person performing work under permit pursuant
to the provisions of TMC Chapter 14.12 shall notify the Director when the work will be
ready for inspection, and shall specify in such notice the location of the premises. If the
inspector finds the work or material used is not in accordance with the provisions of
TMC Chapter 14.12, he shall notify the person doing the work and also the owner of the
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premises by posting a written notice upon the premises, and such posted notice shall be
all the notice that is required to be given of the defects in the work or material found in
such inspection; and a copy of such notice shall be kept on file in the office of the
Director.
14.12.180 Inspection Before Trenches Filled. No trench shall be filled or any
connecting sanitary sewer covered, until the work from the point where the same
connects with the public sanitary sewer or other outlet to the point where it connects
with the iron pipe or other plumbing of the building or premises to be connected shall
have been inspected and approved by or under the directions of the Director and until
the same shall have been made in all respects to conform to the provisions of TMC
Chapter 14.12.
14.12.190 Inspector's Right of Entry. For the purpose of examining any or all
private sanitary sewers or drains and of ascertaining whether the provisions of TMC
Chapter 14.12 are being complied with, the Director or his duly authorized
representatives or agents shall, upon the issuance of a search warrant or in any
emergency or when consent has been given, at all reasonable times have the right to
enter and inspect such buildings; and it is unlawful for any person to prevent or
attempt to prevent any entrance or inspection, or to obstruct or interfere with any such
officer while engaged in such an inspection.
14.12.210 Improper Work - Completion by City. If any work done in pursuance of
a permit granted, as prescribed in TMC Chapter 14.12, is not constructed and completed
in accordance with the provisions of TMC Chapter 14.12 and the plans and
specifications as approved by the Director, and if the contractor or person doing the
work refuses to properly construct and complete the work, notice of the failure or
refusal shall be given to the owner of the property, for whom the work is being done, as
provided in TMC Chapter 14.12; and the Director shall cause the work to be completed
and the sewer connected in the proper manner, and the full cost of the work and any
materials necessary therefor shall be charged and become a lien against the property,
and shall be collected in the manner provided in TMC Chapter 14.12.
14.12.220 Obstructed or Broken Sewer Repair. Whenever any private sewer
connected with any public sanitary sewer becomes obstructed, broken or out of order,
and if the owner, agent or occupant of the premises fails to repair the same after five
days when notified to do so by the Director, the Director is authorized to remove,
reconstruct, replace, alter or clear the same as he may deem expedient, at the expense of
the owner, agent or occupant of the premises; and when two or more houses or
buildings are connected with the same private sanitary sewer, the owners, agents or
occupants shall be jointly and equally liable for any work done by the City supervisor
under TMC Section 14.12.220.
14.12.230 Injury to Public Sewers and Drains. It is unlawful for any person to
injure, break, remove or alter any portion of any manhole, clean -out, flush tank, or any
part of the public sanitary sewers or drains of the City.
14.12.240 Depositing Rubbish in Public Sewers and Drains. It is unlawful for any
person to deposit in any manhole, clean -out, flush tank, sanitary sewer opening, drain,
ditch, or natural water course any garbage, rubbish, dead animals or any substance that
will obstruct, or have a tendency to obstruct, the flow of any sanitary sewer, drain, ditch
or natural water course.
14.12.250 Exhaust Steam and Hot Water. No steam exhaust or blow -off, or any
heated water higher than 150° Fahrenheit shall be discharged into a sanitary sewer.
14.12.260 Unlawful Discharge of Prohibited Foreign Substance into Public Sewer.
A. It is unlawful to discharge or cause to be discharged into any sewer any waste
which may have an adverse or harmful effect on the sanitary sewer system, public
treatment works, its personnel or equipment. None of the following waters or wastes
shall be discharged into the public sanitary sewer:
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1. Polar and non -polar fats, oils, or grease (FOG) in amounts that exceed King
County wastewater division standards or cause a visible sheen on the discharge or in
the public sewer system or build -up of grease in any public sewer facility or which
accumulations either alone or in combination with other discharges cause obstructions
of the public sewer system;
2. Any gasoline, benzene, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid,
or gas;
3. Food waste or animal parts, including food - grinder waste, that cannot pass
through a one - quarter inch sieve;
4. Any ashes, cinders, sand, gravel, mud, straw, grass, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or any other solid or viscous substances
capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the
proper operation of the sewerage works;
5. Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.0, or
having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures,
equipment and personnel;
6. Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient
quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to
humans or animals, or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the treatment plant;
7. Any water or wastes containing suspended solids of such character and
quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the
sewage treatment plant;
8. Any noxious or malodorous substance capable of creating a public nuisance.
14.12.263 Pretreatment Facilities.
A. All such prohibited substances identified in TMC Section 14.12.260 shall be
intercepted by an adequate and suitable separation device or interceptor, installed in
such a manner that allows the safe and convenient removal of the waste product or
other prohibited substances, materials or liquid as identified in TMC Section 14.12.260,
which shall not flow or be discharged into the sanitary sewer system. All such
interceptors shall be of design, construction and capacity as shall be approved by the
City Engineer. The grease interceptor shall be adequately maintained and readily
accessible for inspection by the City at any time to ensure its proper operation.
B. Any violation of this section is subject to the terms specified in "Enforcement" as
set forth in TMC 14.12.265.
14.12.265 Unlawful Discharge - Enforcement. All violations of TMC Section
14.12.260 shall be considered civil infractions, and are subject to the actions and
penalties set forth in TMC Chapter 8.45.
14.12.270 Discharge of Surface or Subsurface Drainage. It is unlawful to discharge
surface or subsurface drainage into any portion of the sanitary sewer system.
14.12.280 Trees and Shrubbery Obstructing Sewers. It is unlawful to plant poplar,
cottonwood, soft maple, gum, or any other tree or any shrub whose roots are likely to
obstruct public or private sanitary sewers, within 30 feet of any public or private sewer
or drainpipe. The Director is authorized to remove any trees or shrubs from any public
street, or the roots of any trees or shrubs that extend into any public street, when said
trees or the roots thereof are obstructing, or when he determines they are liable to
obstruct, public or private sanitary sewers or drains; provided, however, that he shall
give ten days notice in writing to the owner or occupant of the abutting property to
remove the same; and if the owner or occupant fails refuses so to do so, the reasonable
cost of removal when done by the Director shall be a charge against, and a lien upon,
the abutting property from which such trees or shrubs are removed, and the Director is
authorized and directed to collect such charge by suit maintained in the name of the
City as plaintiff, against the owner, in any court of competent jurisdiction.
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14.12.290 Non - compliance - Notice - Remedy. When any sanitary sewer is
constructed, laid, connected or repaired, and does not comply with the provisions of
TMC Chapter 14.12, or where it is determined by the Director that a sanitary side sewer
is obstructed, broken or inadequate and is a menace to health, or is liable to cause
damage to public or private property, the Director shall give notice to the owner, agent
or occupant of the property in which such condition exists, of such condition; and if he
refuses to construct, relay, reconstruct or remove the obstruction of said sanitary side
sewer within the time specified in such notice, the Director may perform such work as
may be necessary to comply with TMC Chapter 14.12, and the cost of such work as
done by the Director shall be assessed against the property or collected from the person
responsible for the condition, and the amount thereof shall become a lien upon the
property, and the City Attorney is authorized, empowered and directed to collect such
cost, either by the foreclosure of the lien or by a suit against the owner or occupant of
the property, or other person responsible for such condition, which suit shall be
maintained in the name of the City as plaintiff, in any court of competent jurisdiction.
14.12.300 Regulation Authority. The Director may make and issue such rules and
regulations as may be expedient and necessary to carry out the provisions of TMC
Chapter 14.12.
14.12.310 Lien - Collection - Notice.
A. Whenever any sum of money is to be charged as a lien upon the particular
property upon which work shall be done by any department of the City under the
terms and provisions of TMC Chapter 14.12, the manner and method of collecting said
amounts shall be substantially as follows:
The owner or agent of the property shall be given a notice in writing by the
Department that said owner or agent is required to do the particular work at the
expense of the property owner. The notice shall be in substantially the following form:
"To , Owner, and , Agent, of that certain property
described as Lot in Block Addition to the City of Tukwila, King County,
Washington:
You are hereby notified to perform the following work upon the above described
property within 10 days of the date of the service of this notice upon you, viz.:
. And you are further notified that if you do not perform said work within said
period of 10 days, then the City of Tukwila will perform the same and charge the
amount of said work against said property, and will proceed to collect the same
according to law.
The City Of Tukwila
By:
Director"
B. A copy of this notice shall be posted upon the property affected, and a further
copy shall be mailed to the agent or owner at his last known address. In case the agent
or owner fails to perform the work within ten days, after the notice shall have been
mailed and posted, then the work shall be done by the proper department of the City;
and as soon as practicable after the work is performed, the owner or agent shall be
notified in the same manner as provided in TMC Chapter 14.12, that the work has been
done by the City, and of the amount of the charge for doing the work and shall require
either to pay to the Finance Department said amount, within 30 days after the date of
the posting and mailing of the notice, or to file with the City Council objections in
writing against said charge. The form of notice just provided for shall be substantially
as follows:
"To , Owner, and , Agent, of that certain property
described as Lot in Block , Addition to the City of Tukwila, King County,
Washington:
You are hereby notified that pursuant to a former notice given you upon the
day of , 20 , the City of Tukwila has performed the work required to be
done pursuant to the said former notice, and that the cost and expense of doing said
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work is the sum of dollars. You are further notified that unless you pay said
amount to the City Finance Department, or file objections against said amount within 30
days of the date of service of this notice upon you, the same shall be a lien against the
above described real property and will be collected by the City of Tukwila according to
law.
The City Of Tukwila
By:
Director"
C. The City Council shall at its next regular meeting after the filing of any objections
or as soon thereafter as may be convenient, hear the same. At such hearing, the Council
may take any action in the matter as may seem just. After said hearing, or after the
expiration of the 30 -day period hereinbefore provided for when no objection is filed, the
amount thereof shall become a lien against the property upon which the work was
performed, and the City Attorney is authorized to proceed to collect the amount in any
lawful manner.
Section 3. TMC Chapter 14.16, "Sewer Charges," hereby reads as follows:
14.16.010 Definitions
A. "Commercial and industrial sewage service" means sewage collection and /or
sewage disposal service, furnished or available to the use of premises used or engaged
in the selling, manufacturing, processing, and/ or dispensing of products or services, or
otherwise catering to the public.
B. "Dwelling unit" means a unit in an apartment house, rooming house, trailer
court, motel, hotel, building or space for human habitation having plumbing facilities
for preparation of food, washing dishes, etc., and /or for bathing, and for toilet
purposes, for the exclusive use of the individual or individuals occupying the dwelling
unit.
C. "Multiple dwelling (permanent type) sewage service" means sewage collection
and/ or sewage disposal service, furnished or available to the use of premises used for
renting of apartments, rooms, other dwelling units with water connections, providing
for human habitation on a permanent basis.
D. "Multiple dwelling (transient type) sewage service" means sewage collection and /or
sewage disposal service, furnished or available to the use of premises used for renting
of motels, hotels, trailer space, and any other building or space providing for human
habitation on a transient basis.
E. "Multiple tenant commercial and /or industrial unit sewage service" means sewage
collection and/ or sewage disposal service, furnished or available to the use of premises
used for renting, leasing, subleasing or sale to more than one tenant within a single
structure for the purpose of retail or wholesale sales, commercial or industrial use for
the manufacture, processing, assembly, disassembly or other related use of similar
nature.
F. "Recipient of service" - All property owners within the City, within the area served
by the sewerage system of the City, are hereby required and shall be compelled to
connect their private drains and sewers with the sewerage system of the City; and it is
unlawful for any property owner to fail or refuse to make such connections.
G. "Residential sewage service" means sewage collection and /or sewage disposal
furnished or available to the use of premises used primarily for human habitation,
excluding those premises used for the renting of rooms, apartments, and trailer space.
I. "Sanitary side sewer" means a sanitary sewer laid generally perpendicularly from
a main sanitary sewer in a public right -of -way to the property line of the property to be
served by the sewage collection and /or sewer disposal service.
J. "School sewage service" means sewage collection and /or sewage disposal service
furnished or available to the use of premises used for public and/ or private schools.
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K. "Sewage collection system" means the collection and carrying of sewage through
the City's system of sanitary sewers.
L. "Sewage disposal service" means the disposition of sewage by purification in a
sewage treatment plant.
14.16.020 Date of Commencement and Payment for Service Charges. Charges shall
be made for all sewage collection service and/ or sewage disposal service furnished, or
available for use, from November 30, 1961. All sewer charges and related fees shall be
due and payable on the first day of each and every month for the sewer and services
provided during the previous month and shall be paid to the Finance Department. All
bills will become delinquent on the eleventh day of the following month.
14.16.030 Schedule of Charges. Rates and charges for sewer service furnished and
available for use shall be paid by the owner of the property and shall be as follows:
1. Residential Sewage Service (single dwelling unit) - A flat monthly rate for each
single - family residence shall be charged in accordance with the fee schedule to be
adopted by motion or resolution of the Tukwila City Council. Every person 62 years of
age or older (if married, then either spouse) and every person totally and permanently
disabled residing in a separately metered dwelling and who is paying directly for such
separately - billed service either as owner, purchaser or renter and whose individual
disposable income, if a single person, or whose combined disposable income, if a
married couple, from all sources is less than $32,000 per year, shall pay a rate equal to
50% of sewer service charges. Every such person shall file with the Finance Department
their affidavit that they are qualified to be charged the special rate. Such affidavits are
to contain information as required by the Finance Director in order to establish
eligibility. Each affidavit will also include an unqualified promise to inform the City of
any changes in financial condition that would disqualify the person for special rates.
The Finance Director may require affidavits on an annual basis if deemed necessary.
2. Residential Sewage Service (multiple dwelling unit, permanent type) - A flat monthly
rate for each dwelling unit shall be charged in accordance with the fee schedule to be
adopted by motion or resolution of the Tukwila City Council.
3. School Sewage Service - The rate shall be the commercial /industrial sewage rate.
4. Commercial and Industrial Sewage Service - Each account will be charged a flat
monthly rate in accordance with the fee schedule to be adopted by motion or resolution
of the Tukwila City Council. In addition, the charge for sewage service on premises
using more than 750 cubic feet of water per month shall be at the rate per 750 cubic feet,
in accordance with the fee schedule to be adopted by motion or resolution of the
Tukwila City Council.
5. Payment of charges - Interest will be charged on delinquent balances 30 days in
arrears in accordance with a fee schedule to be adopted by motion or resolution of the
Tukwila City Council. All balances will become delinquent on the eleventh day of the
month following the month that the sewer service was provided.
14.16.040 Special Rates.
A. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the charging of special rates under
agreement between the City and commercial and/ or industrial recipient.
B. For the properties complying with TMC Section 14.16.040, the charges for sewer
services outside the corporate limits of the City shall be the same as those charged
within the City, provided that the parties seeking the service shall have paid for the
construction of their sewer by a Local Improvement District or by and at their sole
expense in accordance with applicable ordinances, regulations, specifications and
comprehensive sewage plans of the City. Prior to the connection of the sewer service
outside the City limits, a written sewer service contract shall be made and executed
between the City and the customer.
C. For those properties outside the City corporate limits requesting sewer service
who do not comply with the provisions of TMC Section 14.16.040B, the charges for
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sewer service shall be two times the amount chargeable under TMC Section 14.16.030, if
the service was provided within the corporate limits of the City. Prior to the connection
of the sewer service outside the City limits, a written sewer service contract shall be
made and executed between the City and the customer.
D. The connection of service outside the City limits shall be solely at the discretion
of the City Council.
14.16.050 Responsibility of Owner to Pay. All accounts for sewer shall be the
responsibility of the owner of the property for which the service was installed
regardless of whether the property has a tenant or third -party paying agents. A fee will
be charged for the administrative cost of updating the utility records for changes in
owners, tenants, and /or third party paying agents in accordance with the fee schedule
to be adopted by motion or resolution of the Tukwila City Council.
141600Sewer Bill Leak Adjustments. City Administrative Policy No. 300 -14,
"Utility Leak Adjustment Policy," is hereby adopted and incorporated into this Chapter
by reference. The Finance Director is required to maintain the administrative Utility
Leak Adjustment Policy. Changes to the Policy require approval of the City Council
Finance and Safety Committee.
14.16.060 City/King County Agreement Charges. In addition to those charges set
forth in TMC Section 14.16.030, there shall be charged each month those charges as set
forth and defined in Section 5 of the Tukwila /King County agreement as adopted by
Ordinance 461. King County in this context refers to King County Department of
Natural Resources and Parks, Wastewater Treatment Division.
14.16.065 City/King County Wastewater Treatment Rate
A. Regular Rate: The City /King County charges as provided in TMC Section
14.16.060 and as required by the Agreement for Sewage Disposal between King County
and the City of Tukwila is set at the most current King County rate per month per
residential customer and per residential customer equivalent as now defined or
hereafter amended in the agreement for sewage disposal between King County and the
City of Tukwila.
B. Reduced Rate. Every person 62 years of age or older (if married, then either
spouse) and every person totally and permanently disabled residing in a separately
metered dwelling and who is paying directly for such separately billed service either as
owner, purchaser or renter and whose individual disposable income, if a single person,
or whose combined disposable income, if a married couple, from all sources is less than
$32,000 per year, shall pay a rate equal to 50% of the City /King County charge. Every
such person shall file with the Finance Department their affidavit that they are qualified
to receive the special rate. Such affidavits are to contain information as required by the
Finance Director in order to establish eligibility. Each affidavit will also include an
unqualified promise to inform the City of any changes in financial condition that would
disqualify the person for special rates. The Finance Director may require affidavits on
an annual basis if deemed necessary.
14.16.070 Regular Connection Charge. In addition to the permit fees required by
TMC Chapter 14.16, the property owner seeking connection to the sewerage system of
the City, in order that such property owner shall bear his equitable share of the cost of
the City's entire sewer system, shall pay, prior to connection to a City sewer, a regular
connection charge in accordance with the fee schedule to be adopted by motion or
resolution of the Tukwila City Council.
14.16.072 Special Connection Charge - Payment. In addition to the regular
connection charge imposed under TMC Section 14.16.070, a special connection charge
shall be paid by the owners of properties which have not been assessed or charged or
borne an equitable share of the cost of the City sewerage system. Such charge shall be
paid prior to connection to the City sewer and shall be in an amount to be computed
under TMC Section 14.16.074.
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14.16.074 Special Connection Charge - Computation. The special connection
charge imposed by TMC Section 14.16.072 shall be paid to the sewer fund and shall be
computed as follows:
1. For lateral sewers - The number of units of property furnished to be served by the
sewer determined in the manner prescribed in RCW 35.44.030 and 35.44.040 for
determining "assessable units of frontage" shall be multiplied by the average five -year
local improvement assessment per unit of frontage for lateral sewers for the five -year
period in which the property to be connected was constructed and accepted as
completed, as follows:
Year
1955 -59
1960 -64
1965 -69
1970
Sewer
$5.26
$8.11
$10.97
$12.00
Rate
The lateral sewer charge shall be waived by the City providing the owner, developer
or applicant constructs at his own expense a sanitary sewer to serve his property, and
providing that the sewer is in compliance with the comprehensive sewage plan and
specifications and requirements of the City. The City shall also waive the area or trunk
sewer charge if the owner, developer or applicant constructs at his sole expense a
sanitary sewer so as to serve other properties, and is over -sized to accept sewage
generated from other properties, which properties are not contributing to the
construction cost of the over - sizing. The construction shall be in accordance with the
comprehensive sewage plan and specifications and requirements of the City.
2. For trunk sewers - The number of square feet of property area to be served by the
sewer shall be multiplied by the average local improvement assessment per square foot
for trunk sewers for the five -year period in which the trunk sewer to which the lateral
sewer serving the property is to be connected was constructed and accepted, as follows:
Year
1955 -59
1960 -64
1965 -69
1970
Sewer Rate
per Sq. Ft.
.0160
.0195
.0200
.0200
Such special connection charge for property abutting on a street, in which a sewer can
be constructed or extended to serve such property, shall be computed as if the sewer
were so constructed or extended; and the special connection charge for property located
back from the margin of the street in which the sewer exists and outside of the
assessment district created therefor shall be made giving consideration to the distance
of the property from the street margin. In no case shall credit be allowed for the cost of
extra length of side sewer required for connection to the City's sewerage system.
Provided, that in cases where application of the foregoing formula to a particular
property results in a charge which because of unusual conditions is in excess of charges
to similar properties, the Director with express approval of the City Council is
authorized to reduce the special connection charge to the amount charged to properties
similarly situated.
14.16.076 Special Connection Charge - Inclusion of Property in Local
Improvement District - Credit. If the property for which a special connection charge
has been paid is subsequently included in a Local Improvement District for the
construction of sewers of a similar nature, the amount so paid shall be credited to the
assessment against such property, and such amount shall be paid from the sewer fund
to such Local Improvement District fund.
14.16.078 Side Sewer Stub Installation. If the side sewer stub has not been installed
to the property line where the property owner elects to connect, it shall be his
responsibility to acquire the necessary permits and bear the cost of all necessary
construction to provide the required side sewer stub connection to the sanitary sewer.
Any property served by the sewer stub connection that has been installed, but which
was never assessed nor paid for, shall pay the charge in accordance with the fee
schedule to be adopted by motion or resolution of the Tukwila City Council prior to
connection to or for the stub.
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14.16.080 Conformance to Comprehensive Sewage Plan - Lateral and Trunk Sewer
Dedication. No sewer shall be connected to the City system that does not conform to
the comprehensive sewage plan. Prior to being accepted by the City and connected to
the City sewer system, all lateral and trunk sewers shall be dedicated to the City
pursuant to a developer's agreement or similar agreement satisfactory to the City.
14.16.090 Lien for Unpaid Charges. The City shall have a lien against the property
to which sewer service has been furnished for the delinquent and unpaid rates and
charges therefor in accordance with the fee schedule to be adopted by motion or
resolution of the Tukwila City Council. All costs and fees of foreclosing the unpaid
sewer costs shall be included in the charges to be paid. The City shall and is required to
enforce said liens and foreclose the same in the manner provided by law.
14.16.100 Police Power. It is declared to be necessary for the protection of the health
of the people of Tukwila that all property within the City within the area served by said
sewerage system be connected therewith, and TMC Chapter 14.16 is declared to be an
exercise by the police power of the City.
14.16.110 Penalty for Violation. Any violation of any provision, or failure to
comply with any of the requirements of TMC Chapter 14.16, shall be subject to the
terms and conditions of TMC Chapter 8.45 ( "Enforcement ").
Section 5. Repealer. Ordinance Nos. 342; 578 (part); 599 §1; 941 §1; 1714 §1 (part);
1770 §7, §8, §9, and §10; 1838 §11; 2026 §1, §2 and §3; 2138 §1; 2212 §1; 2243 §1, and §2;
2252 §2; are hereby repealed.
Section 6. 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 7. 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 January 1,
2011 and will include consumption used for the January 31, 2011 Sewer /King County
billing calculations.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
at a Regular Meeting thereof this /S1.4 day of IV f1 UQM bP r , 2010.
ATTEST/ AUTHENTICATED:
Christy O'Flaherty, CMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY:
iced with the City Clerk:
Passed by the City Council:
Published:
Effective Date:
Ordinance Number:
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City of Tukwila Public Notice of Ordinance Adoption for Ordinances 2313 -2315.
On November 15, 2010 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 2313: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, REPEALING VARIOUS ORDINANCES AS CODIFIED
AT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 14.04 AND 14.06 RELATING TO
THE UPDATING AND EXPANDING OF THE REGULATIONS RELATING TO
WATER RATES AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLIES WITHIN THE
CITY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
Ordinance 2314: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON; REPEALING VARIOUS ORDINANCES AS CODIFIED
AT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS 14.08, 14.12 AND 14.16
RELATING TO THE UPDATING AND EXPANDING OF THE REGULATIONS
RELATING TO SEWER RATES AND DISCHARGE WITHIN THE CITY;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance 2315: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER
5.04 "BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS" TO UPDATE THE ISSUING
DEPARTMENT AND TO CLARIFY PROCEDURES FOR DENIAL OR
REVOCATION; REPEALING VARIOUS ORDINANCES AS CODIFIED AT
TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS 5.04, " BUSINESS LICENSE AND
REGULATIONS, 5.16, "CARD AND POOL ROOMS," AND 5.40, "MASSAGE
ESTABLISHMENTS "; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The full text of these ordinances will be provided upon request.
Christy O'Flaherty, CMC, City Clerk
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