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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, REPEALING ORDINANCE
NO. 2619 RELATING TO THE USE OF BAGS AT RETAIL
ESTABLISHMENTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it to be in the best interest of the public health, safety,
and welfare of its community members to reduce the use of single -use plastic and paper
carryout bags in the City of Tukwila; and
WHEREAS, on November 18, 2020, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 2619
regulating the use of carryout bags at retail establishments, with an effective date of
September 1, 2020, to provide both retailers and consumers adequate time to prepare; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of this implementation phase did not anticipate the
impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency on the business community; and
WHEREAS, in the 2020 session the Washington State Legislature passed ESSB 5323
to regulate carryout bags statewide and that will preempt local ordinances on January 1,
2021; and
WHEREAS, ESSB 5323 establishes a partnership between cities and the State of
Washington on the implementation of these carryout bag regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the business community's efforts are focused
on recovery from the COVID-19 impacts, and the repeal of Ordinance No. 2619 will provide
an additional three-month period before bag regulations change statewide; and
WHEREAS, reducing plastic bag waste in the community remains an extremely
important goal and the City of Tukwila will be an effective partner with the State of
Washington on this collective effort;
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAIN�S AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Repealer. Ordinance No. 2619 is hereby repealed in its entirety.
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 of 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 __ U J_
Christy Oflaherty, MMC, City Clerk
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On June 1, 2020 the City Council of the City of Tukwila, Washington, adopted the
following ordinances„ the main points of which are summarized by title as follows:
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The full text of this ordinance will be provided upon request.
Christy L°Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk
Published Seattle Times: June 4, 2020