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Cover page to Ordinance 2726
The full text of the ordinance follows this cover page.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING TUKWILA
MUNICIPAL CODE (TMC) SECTION 9.28.038, "AVOIDING
AN INTERSECTION"; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance 2726 was amended or repealed by the following
ordinances.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING TUKWILA
MUNICIPAL CODE (TMC) SECTION 9.28.038, "AVOIDING
AN INTERSECTION"; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to improve traffic safety and pedestrian safety
throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, motorists avoiding intersections disrupts the orderly flow of traffic and
increases the likelihood of vehicle and/or pedestrian collisions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish regulations, as set forth herein, to
prohibit avoidance of an intersection;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Adoption of Findings of Fact. The City Council hereby adopts the
foregoing recitals and incorporates them herein as support for this ordinance.
Section 2. Regulations Established. Tukwila Municipal Code (TMC) Section
9.28.038 is hereby established to read as follows:
9.28.038 Avoiding an Intersection
It is unlawful for any person operating a motor vehicle on the roadways of the City,
upon approaching or leaving an intersection, to proceed across any public or private
property in such a way as to avoid the intersection or any traffic control device controlling
the intersection, unless so directed by lawful authority.
Section 3. Corrections by City Clerk or Code Reviser Authorized. 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 scrivener's errors;
references to other local, state, or federal laws, codes, rules, or regulations; or ordinance
numbering and section/su bsection n u mbering.
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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 newspaperof 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 tfi1". day of Tecennbe-i-- , 2023.
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
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Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY:
Office of the City Attorney
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
Filed with the City Clerk: 11-2845
Passed by the City Council: a-g-23
Published: 12
Effective Date: /2-
Ordinance Number: 2174,
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City of Tukwila Public Notice of Ordinance Adoption for Ordinances 2724 - 2728.
On December4, 2023 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 2724: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON
GRANTING VALLEY VIEW SEWER DISTRICTA NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO
CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, OPERATE, REPLACE AND REPAIR A SEWER SYSTEM
WITHIN PUBLIC RIGHTS -OF -WAY OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, AND FIXING A TIME
WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
Ordinance 2725: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2537 §4 AND §7, AS
CODIFIED AT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE (TMC) CHAPTER 2.35, "LODGING TAX
ADVISORY COMMITTEE"; AMENDING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS FOR THE
LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF THE
ANNUAL REPORT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance 2726: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE (TMC)
SECTION 9.28.038, "AVOIDING AN INTERSECTION"; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance 2727: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON; AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2689 §11, §12, §13, §22,
AND §33, AS CODIFIED IN TMC CHAPTERS 3.26 AND 3.27; TO ADOPT ADDITIONAL
BUSINESS AND OCCUPATION TAX DEDUCTIONS AND EXEMPTIONS; TO
ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS; AND TO AMEND
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS RELATED TO TAX FILING REQUIREMENTS AND
APPEALS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The full text of this ordinance will be provided upon request.
Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk
Published Seattle Times: December 7, 2023