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Ordinance o.. 2780
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, RECONFIGURING, RECODIFYING
AND ENACTING A NEW MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE CITY OF
TUKWILA PURSUANT TO RCW 35A.21.130; REARRANGING
AND RENUMBERING TITLES, CHAPTERS, AND SECTIONS;
CONFORMING INTERNAL REFERENCES AND CROSS-
REFERENCES ACCORDINGLY; PROVIDING TABLES AND
INDICES TO FACILITATE LOCATION AND CONVERSION OF
CODE REFERENCES AND MATERIAL; ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE OF DECEMBER 23, 2025 FOR THE NEW
CITY OF TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE HEREIN ADOPTED;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila Municipal Code ("TMC") has been compiled, adopted,
effectuated, altered, and amended over several decades; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to modernize the TMC from its current legacy, static format
to an interactive, online format to align with best practices, facilitate administrative and
legislative management of the TMC, enhance accessibility of the TMC for the public and
staff, and better serve the public interest; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to recodify and republish the TMC to reestablish a coherent
numbering and reference system; rearrange and renumber titles, chapters and sections;
and update and coordinate numbering and standard referencing of and within the TMC; and
WHEREAS, the City has completed that work, which is reflected by and composed of
the new Tukwila Municipal Code Recodification Package, attached hereto and available on
the City website and in hard copy at the City Clerk's Office; and
WHEREAS, RCW 35A.21.130 requires that compilation, codification, and revision of city
codes shall conform with RCW 35.21.500 through RCW 35.21.570; and
WHEREAS, a first reading was held on December 8, 2025, and a public hearing was
held on December 15, 2025;
2025 Legislation: Recodification of TMC
Version: 11/18/25
Staff: A. Youn-Barnett
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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 finds as follows:
The above recitals, set forth as "WHEREAS" clauses, are hereby adopted as
Findings of Fact in support of the adoption of this ordinance.
Section 2. Adoption of Recodified Tukwila Municipal Code. The Tukwila Municipal
Code Recodification Package, attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby adopted and enacted
as the formal and official City of Tukwila Municipal Code and shall be in full force and effect
commencing as of 12:01 a.m. on December 23, 2025. As of the effective date, it shall be
known and referenced as the Tukwila Municipal Code (TMC) and may thereafter be further
amended and modified pursuant to the City's usual procedures and applicable statutes.
Section 3. Prior Tukwila Municipal Code Superseded. The prior Tukwila Municipal
Code shall be deemed superseded in all respects as of the effective date specified in Section
2 of this ordinance.
Section 4. 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 clerical errors;
references to other local, state or federal laws, codes, rules, or regulations; or ordinance
numbering and section/subsection numbering.
Section 5. 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 6. 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, a
a Regular Meeting thereof this 15th day of December, 2025.
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2025 Legislation: Recodification of TMC
Version: 11/18/25
Staff: A. Youn-Barnett
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ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
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Filed with the City Clerk: 12/09/2025
Passed by the City Council: 12/15/2025
Published: 12/18/2025
Effective Date: 12/23/2025
Ordinance Number: 2780
Exhibit A: Tukwila Municipal Code Recodification Package
2025 Legislation: Recodification of TMC
Version: 11/18/25
Staff: A. Youn-Barnett
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City of Tukwila Public Notice of Ordinance Adoption for Ordinances 2779, 2780, and
2781.
On December 15, 2025, the City Council of the City of Tukwila, Washington, adopted
the following ordinances, the main points of which are summarized by the following
titles:
ORDINANCE 2779: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2530 §5, AS CODIFIED
AT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.29.020, "MEMBERSHIP," TO REMOVE
THE COUNCILMEMBER POSITION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE 2780: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, RECONFIGURING, RECODIFYING AND ENACTING A
NEW MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE CITY OF TUKWILA PURSUANT TO RCW
35A.21.130; REARRANGING AND RENUMBERING TITLES, CHAPTERS, AND
SECTIONS; CONFORMING INTERNAL REFERENCES AND CROSS-
REFERENCES ACCORDINGLY; PROVIDING TABLES AND INDICES TO
FACILITATE LOCATION AND CONVERSION OF CODE REFERENCES AND
MATERIAL; ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF DECEMBER 23, 2025 FOR
THE NEW CITY OF TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE HEREIN ADOPTED; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE 2781: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON; AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2689 §5, AS CODIFIED
AT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE (TMC) SECTION 3.26.040, "DEFINITIONS";
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2726 §11, AS CODIFIED AT TMC SECTION 3.27.220;
TO ADOPT UPDATED BUSINESS AND OCCUPATION TAX REGULATIONS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE MODEL ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
The full text of this ordinance will be provided upon request.
Andy Youn-Barnett, City Clerk
Published Seattle Times: December 18, 2025