Contents of Snohomish Municipal Code
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Title 1
General Provisions
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Chapter 1.01
Code
- 1.01.010 Adoption of Code
- 1.01.015 Purpose and Policy Declared
- 1.01.020 Copies as Proof of Ordinances
- 1.01.030 Adoption of New Material
- 1.01.040 Title and Citation of Code
- 1.01.050 Purpose of Catchlines
- 1.01.060 Continuation of Ordinances
- 1.01.070 Reference Applies to Amendments
- 1.01.080 Penalties for Violations
- Chapter 1.06 City Classification
- Chapter 1.12 Election of Councilmembers
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Chapter 1.14
Code Enforcement
- 1.14.010 Purpose
- 1.14.020 Definitions
- 1.14.030 Violation Unlawful – Each Day is Separate Violation – Misdemeanor
- 1.14.040 Joint and Several Responsibility and Liability
- 1.14.050 Interference with Code Enforcement Unlawful – Misdemeanor
- 1.14.060 Methods of Service
- 1.14.070 Voluntary Correction – Correction Notice
- 1.14.080 Notice of Violation
- 1.14.090 Stop Work Order – Violation a Misdemeanor
- 1.14.100 Stop Use Order – Violation a Misdemeanor
- 1.14.110 Removal of Stop Work or Stop Use Order – Misdemeanor
- 1.14.120 Response to Notice of Violation
- 1.14.130 Failure to Respond
- 1.14.140 Scheduling of Hearing to Contest or Mitigate – Correction Prior to Hearing
- 1.14.150 Contested Hearing – Procedure
- 1.14.160 Contested Hearing – Decision of the Hearing Examiner
- 1.14.170 Mitigation Hearing – Procedure
- 1.14.180 Mitigation Hearing – Decision of the Hearing Examiner
- 1.14.190 Failure to Appear – Default Order
- 1.14.200 Monetary Penalty
- 1.14.210 Appeal
- 1.14.220 Repeat Violation or Failure to Abate – Misdemeanor
- 1.14.230 Abatement
- 1.14.240 Collection of Penalties and Costs
- 1.14.250 Additional Enforcement Procedures
- 1.14.260 Conflicting Code Provisions
- 1.14.270 Duty not Creating Liability
- 1.14.280 Right of Entry
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Chapter 1.01
Code
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Title 2
Administration and Personnel
- Chapter 2.04 Council Meetings
- Chapter 2.06 Uniform Policies for Committees
- Chapter 2.12 Park and Forestry Board
- Chapter 2.14 Design Review Board
- Chapter 2.16 Planning Commission
- Chapter 2.23 Lodging Tax Advisory Committee
- Chapter 2.27 Public Safety Board
- Chapter 2.28 City Clerk
- Chapter 2.30 City Treasurer
- Chapter 2.32 City Attorney
- Chapter 2.33 Hearing Examiner
- Chapter 2.34 City Planner
- Chapter 2.36 City Engineer
- Chapter 2.37 City Administrator
- Chapter 2.38 Mayor
- Chapter 2.40 Oaths and Bonds of Office
- Chapter 2.64 Compensation of Officers and Employees
- Chapter 2.82 Public Safety Department
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Chapter 2.86
Emergency Management
- 2.86.010 Purpose
- 2.86.020 Emergency Management Policy
- 2.86.030 Emergency Management Defined
- 2.86.040 Emergency or Disaster Defined
- 2.86.050 Emergency Management Coordinator Defined
- 2.86.060 Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Annex (SNO-CEMP)
- 2.86.061 Snohomish County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (SC-CEMP) Adopted by Reference
- 2.86.062 Snohomish County Hazard Mitigation Plan (SCHMP) Adopted by Reference
- 2.86.063 Snohomish County Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Division, Disaster Debris Management Plan (DDMP) Adopted by Reference
- 2.86.070 Emergency Management Organization
- 2.86.080 Mayor Duties and Powers
- 2.86.090 Mayor Succession
- 2.86.100 Emergency Management Coordinator-Power and Duties
- 2.86.110 Functions and Duties of Departments and Employees
- 2.86.120 Liability – RCW 38.52.180 Adoption by Reference
- 2.86.130 Violation-Penalties
- 2.86.140 Severability
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Chapter 2.90
Legal Action against City Officials, Employees, and Volunteers
- 2.90.005 Exclusion
- 2.90.010 Definitions
- 2.90.020 Legal Representation
- 2.90.030 Conditions of Representation or Payment of Claims or Judgments
- 2.90.040 Refusal to Cooperate to Render Chapter Inapplicable
- 2.90.050 Certain Actions and Occurrences Excluded
- 2.90.060 Payment of Claims
- 2.90.070 Conflict with Insurance Policies
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Title 3
Finance
- Chapter 3.04 Biennial Budget
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Chapter 3.16
Occupation Tax
- 3.16.010 Generally
- 3.16.020 Accounting Requirement
- 3.16.030 Telephone Business – Levy of Tax
- 3.16.031 Telephone Business – Defined
- 3.16.032 Telephone Business – Competitive Telephone Service Defined
- 3.16.040 Sale of Gases
- 3.16.050 Electrical Utilities
- 3.16.060 Public Utilities
- 3.16.070 Franchise Fee – Water and Sewer Utility
- 3.16.080 Late Payment Fee
- Chapter 3.18 Admissions Tax
- Chapter 3.20 Open Space Taxation
- Chapter 3.22 Leasehold Excise Tax
- Chapter 3.26 Transient Occupancy Tax
- Chapter 3.27 Sales and Use Tax
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Chapter 3.28
Sale and Lease of Real Property
- 3.28.010 Authority to Sell Real Property
- 3.28.020 Minimum Price of Real Property
- 3.28.030 Competitive Bids for Sale of Real Property – Exception
- 3.28.040 Advertisement for Sale – Publication – Posting
- 3.28.050 Advertisement for Sale – Contents
- 3.28.055 Notice of Pending Sale
- 3.28.060 Opening Bids for Sale – Rejection
- 3.28.070 Deed to Real Property
- 3.28.080 Lease of City Real Property
- Chapter 3.32 City Warrants
- Chapter 3.36 Bond and Obligation Registration
- Chapter 3.40 Real Estate Excise Tax
- Chapter 3.45 Finance Charges
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Chapter 3.50
Multifamily Housing Temporary Property Tax Exemption
- 3.50.010 Findings
- 3.50.020 Purpose
- 3.50.030 Definitions
- 3.50.040 Director’s Authority
- 3.50.050 Residential Targeted Areas
- 3.50.060 Temporary Tax for Multifamily Housing in Residential Targeted Areas
- 3.50.070 Project Eligibility
- 3.50.080 Application Procedures
- 3.50.090 Application Review and Issuance of Conditional Certificate
- 3.50.100 Final Certificate
- 3.50.110 Annual Reporting
- 3.50.120 Cancellation of Temporary Tax Exemption
- 3.50.130 Appeals to Hearing Examiner
- 3.50.140 Severability
- 3.50.150 Effective Date of Temporary Tax Exemption
- 3.50.160 Administrative Forms
- Chapter 3.55 Additional Sales and Use Tax
- Chapter 3.60 Compost Procurement
- Title 4 (Reserved)
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Title 5
Business Regulations and Licensing
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Chapter 5.02
Business Licenses
- 5.02.010 Definitions
- 5.02.015 Engaging in Business
- 5.02.020 Business License Required
- 5.02.030 Exempt Businesses
- 5.02.040 Application Procedure
- 5.02.050 Term of License
- 5.02.060 Procedure for Renewing Licenses
- 5.02.070 Fees – Transfer Fee – Late Payment Fee
- 5.02.080 Ineligible Activities
- 5.02.090 Standards of Conduct
- 5.02.100 New Location
- 5.02.110 Revocation or Suspension of License – Grounds
- 5.02.120 Hearing Required
- 5.02.130 Sale or Transfer of Business – New License Required
- 5.02.140 Penalties for Violation
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Chapter 5.06
Franchise Regulations
- 5.06.010 Short Title
- 5.06.020 Definitions
- 5.06.030 Franchise Grant
- 5.06.040 Franchise Purposes
- 5.06.050 Nonexclusive Franchise
- 5.06.060 Application
- 5.06.070 Duration
- 5.06.080 Police Powers
- 5.06.090 Use of Rights-of-Way
- 5.06.100 Franchise Fees
- 5.06.110 Taxes
- 5.06.120 Other Authorizations
- 5.06.130 Rules and Regulations of the City
- 5.06.140 Delegation of Powers
- 5.06.150 Right-of-Way Disturbance Permit
- 5.06.160 Street Cut or Repair
- 5.06.170 Safety Requirements
- 5.06.180 Regulation of Rates and Charges
- 5.06.190 Discriminatory Practices Prohibited
- 5.06.200 Equal Employment Opportunity
- 5.06.210 Reimbursement and Fees
- 5.06.220 Franchise Renewal
- 5.06.230 Franchise Revocation
- 5.06.240 Miscellaneous Provisions
- 5.06.250 Severability
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Chapter 5.08
Cable System Regulations
- 5.08.010 Short Title
- 5.08.020 Definitions
- 5.08.030 Franchise Grant
- 5.08.040 Franchise Purposes
- 5.08.050 Nonexclusive Franchise
- 5.08.060 Application
- 5.08.070 Duration
- 5.08.080 Police Powers
- 5.08.090 Use of Rights-of-Way
- 5.08.100 Pole or Conduit Agreements
- 5.08.110 Franchise Fees
- 5.08.120 Taxes
- 5.08.130 Customer Service Standards
- 5.08.140 Other Authorizations
- 5.08.150 Rules and Regulations of the City
- 5.08.160 Delegation of Powers
- 5.08.170 Technical Standards
- 5.08.180 Construction Standards
- 5.08.190 Street Cut or Repair
- 5.08.200 Safety Requirements
- 5.08.210 Regulation of Rates and Charges
- 5.08.220 Discriminatory Practices Prohibited
- 5.08.230 Equal Employment Opportunity
- 5.08.240 Reimbursement
- 5.08.250 Franchise Renewal
- 5.08.260 Franchise Revocation
- 5.08.270 Miscellaneous Provisions
- 5.08.280 Severability
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Chapter 5.10
Special Event Permits and Contracts
- 5.10.010 Definition
- 5.10.020 Permit Requirements
- 5.10.030 Permit Application and Contracts
- 5.10.040 Staff Review and Approval
- 5.10.070 Business License Required
- 5.10.080 Insurance/Performance Bond Required
- 5.10.085 Cleaning/Damage Deposit
- 5.10.087 Exemptions from Fees, Special Events Contract, and Insurance
- 5.10.090 Denial of Permit
- 5.10.095 Penalties
- 5.10.100 Notification
- 5.10.110 No Special Duty Created
- 5.10.120 Severability
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Chapter 5.28
Pawnbrokers
- 5.28.010 Definitions
- 5.28.020 Fixed Place of Business
- 5.28.030 License Requirements
- 5.28.040 License Issuance, Renewal, Denials, Suspension and Revocation
- 5.28.050 Exceptions
- 5.28.060 Duty to Record Information
- 5.28.070 Retention of Records
- 5.28.080 Identification of Property within Business
- 5.28.090 Inspections
- 5.28.100 Seller or Consignee to Give Truthful Information to the Dealer
- 5.28.110 Duty to Report to Chief of Police
- 5.28.120 Stolen Goods
- 5.28.130 Police Hold and Police Property Seizure Hearings
- 5.28.140 Consignment Selling
- 5.28.150 Dealers Removal of Property from Place of Business
- 5.28.160 Pawnbrokers Interest
- 5.28.170 Dealers Sale of Property
- 5.28.180 Acts of Employees Deemed Act of Dealer
- 5.28.190 City Non-liability
- 5.28.200 Violation Penalty
- 5.28.210 Repealer
- 5.28.220 Rules and Regulations
- 5.28.230 Title Gender
- 5.28.240 Conflicting Provisions
- 5.28.250 Severability
- Chapter 5.30 Mobile Food Vendors
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Chapter 5.36
Solicitors and Canvassers
- 5.36.010 License Required
- 5.36.020 Definitions
- 5.36.030 Application for License
- 5.36.040 Investigation of Applicant – Denial or Issuance of License
- 5.36.050 License Fees
- 5.36.060 Display of License
- 5.36.070 Enforcement Duties
- 5.36.075 Denial of License – Appeal
- 5.36.080 Revocation of License – Hearing
- 5.36.090 Exemptions
- 5.36.100 Penalty for Violations
- 5.36.110 City Posting of Signage
- 5.36.120 Disclosure of Information – Misrepresentation Prohibited
- 5.36.130 Obstruction of Street or Sidewalk Prohibited
- 5.36.140 Restrictions on Time and Place
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Chapter 5.44
Taxicabs
- 5.44.010 Definitions
- 5.44.020 Taxicab Operator’s Permit
- 5.44.030 Taxicab Operator’s Permit Fee
- 5.44.040 Taxicab Operator’s Permit – Issuance and Display
- 5.44.050 Insurance
- 5.44.060 Taxicab Driver’s License
- 5.44.070 Taxicab Driver’s License Fee
- 5.44.080 Taxicab Driver’s License – Display
- 5.44.090 Posting Rates
- 5.44.100 Taxicab Inspection
- 5.44.110 Taxicab Stands
- 5.44.120 Duties of the Licensing Officer
- 5.44.130 Suspension or Revocation of Permits or Licenses
- 5.44.140 Appeal
- 5.44.150 Availability and Inspection of Records
- 5.44.160 Penalties
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Chapter 5.52
Gambling, Bingo, Raffles and Games of Amusement
- 5.52.010 Misdemeanor – Exception
- 5.52.020 Definitions
- 5.52.030 Bingo – Restrictions
- 5.52.040 Bingo – Tax
- 5.52.050 Tax on Punchboards and Pull-Tabs
- 5.52.060 Tax Payments
- 5.52.070 Taxpayer to Keep Records
- 5.52.080 City Finance Officer to Investigate Returns
- 5.52.090 Extension of Time Penalties
- 5.52.100 Over or Under Payment of Tax
- 5.52.110 Failure to Make Return
- 5.52.120 Appeal to City Council
- 5.52.130 Mayor to Make Rules
- 5.52.140 False Returns – Unlawful
- 5.52.150 License Fee – Additional to Others
- 5.52.160 Tax Constitutes Debt
- 5.52.170 Violations – Penalty
- 5.52.180 Severability
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Chapter 5.53
Social Card Games
- 5.53.010 Applicable State Law
- 5.53.020 Non-house-banked Card Games and Social Card Games by Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations Specifically Permitted
- 5.53.030 Tax Rate Imposed on Social Card Games
- 5.53.040 Tax Payments
- 5.53.050 Taxpayer to Keep Records
- 5.53.060 City Finance Officer to Investigate Returns
- 5.53.070 Extension of Time Penalties
- 5.53.080 Over or Under Payment of Tax
- 5.53.090 Failure to Make Return
- 5.53.100 Appeal to City Council
- 5.53.110 Mayor to Make Rules
- 5.53.120 False Returns – Unlawful
- 5.53.130 License Fee – Additional to Others
- 5.53.140 Violation
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Chapter 5.54
Fireworks
- 5.54.010 Definitions Incorporated by Reference
- 5.54.020 Permit Required
- 5.54.030 Permit Procedure
- 5.54.040 Action by City Council or Designee
- 5.54.050 Issuance of Permit--Non-transferable
- 5.54.060 Dates for Sale and Use of Consumer Fireworks
- 5.54.070 Storage of Unsold Stocks of Fireworks
- 5.54.080 Discharge of Display Fireworks
- 5.54.090 Restriction on Sale of Common Fireworks
- 5.54.100 Specifications for Fireworks Stands
- 5.54.110 Operation of Fireworks Stands
- 5.54.120 Fees
- 5.54.130 Enforcement Revocation of Permit
- 5.54.140 Seizure of Fireworks
- 5.54.150 Seizure Proceedings
- 5.54.160 Penalty for Violation
- 5.54.170 Purpose and Intent Liability
- 5.54.180 Severability
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Chapter 5.60
Adult Motion Picture Theaters, Adult Drive-In Theaters and Adult Cabarets
- 5.60.010 Definitions
- 5.60.020 License Required
- 5.60.030 Adult Cabaret, Adult Drive-In Theater, Adult Motion Picture Theater Licenses
- 5.60.040 Adult Motion Picture Theater or Adult Drive-In Theater Manager, Projectionist, Usher and Security Personnel Licenses
- 5.60.050 Adult Cabaret Manager, Assistant Manager, Security Personnel and Entertainer Licenses
- 5.60.060 Denials of License
- 5.60.070 Suspension or Revocation of Licenses--Notice Summary Suspension or Revocation
- 5.60.080 Standards of Conduct and Operation--Adult Cabarets
- 5.60.090 Standards of Conduct and Operation--Adult Motion Picture Theaters and Adult Drive-In Theaters
- 5.60.100 Record Keeping
- 5.60.110 Inspections
- 5.60.120 Misdemeanor
- 5.60.130 Severability
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Chapter 5.62
Adult Panorams
- 5.62.010 Definitions
- 5.62.020 License Required
- 5.62.030 Adult Panoram License
- 5.62.040 Adult Panoram Manager and Assistant Manager Licenses
- 5.62.050 Panoram Device License
- 5.62.060 Denials of License
- 5.62.070 Suspension or Revocation of Licenses--Notice Summary Suspension or Revocation
- 5.62.080 Standards of Conduct and Operation--Adult Panorams
- 5.62.090 Record Keeping
- 5.62.100 Inspections
- 5.62.110 Misdemeanor
- 5.62.120 Severability
- Chapter 5.65 Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing
- Chapter 5.68 Body Studios
- Chapter 5.70 Wayfinding Signs
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Chapter 5.02
Business Licenses
- Title 6 (Reserved)
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Title 7
Animal Code
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Chapter 7.04
Animals
- 7.04.010 Title Created
- 7.04.020 Definitions
- 7.04.030 Fees Set by Resolution
- 7.04.040 Licensing
- 7.04.050 Exotic Animals/Potentially Dangerous Wild Animals
- 7.04.060 Livestock
- 7.04.065 Number of Animals Allowed
- 7.04.070 Prohibited Conduct
- 7.04.080 Penalties
- 7.04.090 Severability
- 7.04.100 Third Party Liability
- 7.04.110 Statutes Incorporated by Reference
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Chapter 7.08
Dangerous Dogs
- 7.08.010 Created
- 7.08.020 Definitions
- 7.08.030 Potentially Dangerous Dog or Dangerous Dog Outside Enclosure
- 7.08.040 Dangerous Dogs and Potentially Dangerous Dogs – Certificate of Registration Required – Prerequisites
- 7.08.050 Dangerous Dogs Required to be Microchipped
- 7.08.060 Declaration of Potentially Dangerous or Dangerous Dog – Procedure and Notification Requirements
- 7.08.070 Appeal of Notice of Potentially Dangerous Dog or Dangerous Dog
- 7.08.080 Dangerous Dogs/Potentially Dangerous Dogs – Confiscation - Offenses
- 7.08.090 Severability
- 7.08.100 Third Party Liability
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Chapter 7.12
Licensing and Impoundment
- 7.12.010 Licensing
- 7.12.020 Kennels, Catteries, Shelters, and Boarding Facilities
- 7.12.030 Impoundment Procedures
- 7.12.040 Shelter Operation
- 7.12.050 Facilities, Licensing, Requirements – Regulations and Procedures
- 7.12.060 Change in Classification
- 7.12.070 Right of Inspection
- 7.12.080 Denial or Revocation of a License
- 7.12.085 Penalties
- 7.12.090 Citizen Right to Appeal
- 7.12.100 Severability
- 7.12.110 Third Party Liability
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Chapter 7.04
Animals
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Title 8
Health and Sanitation
- Chapter 8.08 Watershed
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Chapter 8.12
Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste
- 8.12.010 Mandatory Collection, Rationale – Exceptions
- 8.12.020 Definitions
- 8.12.030 Contract Services, Billing, and Scheduling
- 8.12.035 Scavenging Prohibited
- 8.12.040 Collection Fees – Determination
- 8.12.050 Special Rates and Special Services
- 8.12.070 Enforcement of Payment
- 8.12.080 Vacancy Credits – Residential
- 8.12.090 Vacancy Credits – Commercial
- 8.12.100 Administration
- 8.12.110 Container Requirements
- 8.12.120 Garbage – Draining, Wrapping, and Sanitary Conditions Required
- 8.12.130 Disposal of Dead Animals
- 8.12.140 Unacceptable Solid Waste
- 8.12.150 Solid Waste Burning Prohibited – Exceptions
- 8.12.160 Solid Waste – Burying Prohibited
- 8.12.170 Inspection Authorized, Abatement of Nuisance
- 8.12.180 Violations – Notice
- 8.12.190 Violations – Penalty
- Chapter 8.16 Public Disturbance Noise
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Chapter 8.20
Uniform Litter Control Code
- 8.20.010 Short Title
- 8.20.020 Definitions
- 8.20.030 Litter in General
- 8.20.040 Receptacles – Placement
- 8.20.050 Receptacles – Use
- 8.20.060 Receptacles – Damaging
- 8.20.070 Removal of Litter
- 8.20.080 Mandatory Litter Bags
- 8.20.090 Sweeping Litter into Gutter Prohibited
- 8.20.100 Merchants’ Duty to Keep Sidewalks Free of Litter
- 8.20.110 Owner to Maintain Premises Free of Litter
- 8.20.112 Maintaining Premises to Be Free of Vegetation That Creates a Public Safety Hazard
- 8.20.120 Throwing or Distributing Commercial Handbills in Public Places
- 8.20.130 Placing Commercial and Non-commercial Handbills on Vehicles
- 8.20.140 Depositing Commercial and Non-commercial Handbills on Uninhabited or Vacant Property
- 8.20.150 Prohibiting Distribution of Handbills where Properly Posted
- 8.20.160 Distributing Commercial and Non-commercial Handbills at Inhabited Private Residences
- 8.20.170 Litter Thrown by Persons in Vehicles
- 8.20.180 Vehicle Loading
- 8.20.190 City Inspections for Litter Receptacles
- 8.20.200 Enforcement Officers and Procedures
- 8.20.210 Purpose
- 8.20.220 Interpretation
- 8.20.230 Penalties
- Chapter 8.21 Reusable Bags
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Title 9
Public Peace and Safety
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Chapter 9.04
General Provisions
- 9.04.010 Short Title
- 9.04.020 Effective Date
- 9.04.030 Not Retroactive
- 9.04.040 Severability
- 9.04.050 Classification of Crimes – Penalties
- 9.04.060 Restitution
- 9.04.070 Collection of Judgment
- 9.04.080 Civil Contempt
- 9.04.090 Costs of Prosecution – Credit for Work or Imprisonment
- 9.04.100 Age of Capacity
- 9.04.110 Statute of Limitations
- 9.04.120 Presumption of Innocence
- 9.04.130 Arrests – Citations – Warrants
- 9.04.140 Adoption of State Statutes by Reference
- 9.04.150 Automatic Amendments
- 9.04.160 Definitions
- 9.04.170 Fingerprinting
- 9.04.175 Background Checks
- 9.04.180 False Fire Alarm Response
- Chapter 9.08 Principles of Liability
- Chapter 9.12 Insanity
- Chapter 9.16 Defenses
- Chapter 9.28 Anticipatory Offenses
- Chapter 9.36 Assault
- Chapter 9.37 Harassment
- Chapter 9.38 Domestic Violence
- Chapter 9.41 Weapons Control
- Chapter 9.48 Arson, Reckless Burning and Malicious Mischief
- Chapter 9.52 Trespass Vehicle Prowling
- Chapter 9.56 Theft - Shoplifting
- Chapter 9.60 Fraud
- Chapter 9.68 Obscenity
- Chapter 9.72 Interference with Official Proceedings
- Chapter 9.76 Obstructing Governmental Operation
- Chapter 9.77 Abuse of Office
- Chapter 9.84 Public Disturbance Disorderly Conduct
- Chapter 9.86 Crimes Relating to United States and State Flags
- Chapter 9.88 Public Indecency Prostitution Sex Crimes
- Chapter 9.89 Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Chapter 9.90 Offenses By and Against Juveniles
- Chapter 9.91 Registration of Sex Offenders
- Chapter 9.92 Controlled Substance
- Chapter 9.94 Public Nuisances
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Chapter 9.96
Graffiti Nuisance
- 9.96.010 Graffiti Deemed Nuisance
- 9.96.020 Definitions
- 9.96.030 Continued Presence of Graffiti an Infraction
- 9.96.040 Graffiti – Notice of Removal
- 9.96.050 Appeal
- 9.96.060 Removal by City
- 9.96.070 City Cost Recoverable – Debt – Lien
- 9.96.075 Sale or Gift of Aerosol Paint and Indelible Markers
- 9.96.077 Rewards
- 9.96.080 Severability
- Chapter 9.98 Camping
- Chapter 9.100 Cannabis Nuisances
- Chapter 9.110 Pedestrian or Vehicular Interference
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Chapter 9.04
General Provisions
- Title 10 (Reserved)
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Title 11
Traffic
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Chapter 11.04
Traffic Code
- 11.04.005 Model Traffic Ordinance Adopted by Reference
- 11.04.010 MTO Sections Not Adopted
- 11.04.011 Traffic Engineer
- 11.04.012 MTO – Copies on File
- 11.04.015 Establish the Traffic Violations Bureau
- 11.04.016 Definition of Highway
- 11.04.044 Compression Brakes Prohibited
- 11.04.045 Inattention to Driving
- 11.04.046 Cutting Corner Prohibited
- 11.04.050 Establishment of Zones
- 11.04.110 Arterial Highways
- 11.04.150 Railway Trains – Obstructing Streets – Speed
- 11.04.225 Right Turns from Parking areas
- 11.04.226 Portions of Fifth Street Designated as One-Way
- 11.04.228 Disposition of Traffic Fines and Forfeitures
- 11.04.229 Official Misconduct
- 11.04.300 Impoundment of Vehicle Where Driver is Arrested for a Violation of RCW 46.20.005, 46.20.015, 46.20.342, 46.20.420, 46.61.502, 46.61.504 – Period of Impoundment
- 11.04.310 Redemption of Impounded Vehicles
- 11.04.320 Post-Impoundment Hearing Procedure
- Chapter 11.06 Motorized Scooters
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Chapter 11.07
Wheeled All-Terrain Vehicles (WATVs)
- 11.07.010 Definitions
- 11.07.020 Use of Wheeled All-Terrain Vehicles on City Streets Approved
- 11.07.030 Restrictions on Use of Wheeled All-Terrain Vehicles on City Streets
- 11.07.040 Equipment Requirements of Wheeled All-Terrain Vehicles
- 11.07.050 Registration Requirements of a Wheeled All-Terrain Vehicle
- 11.07.060 Duty to Obey Traffic Control Devices and Rules of the Road
- 11.07.070 Prohibited Uses
- 11.07.080 Prohibited Areas
- 11.07.090 Violation – Penalty
- 11.07.100 Listing on City Website
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Chapter 11.08
Parking
- 11.08.010 Purpose
- 11.08.020 Definitions
- 11.08.030 Stopping, Standing, or Parking Prohibited in Specified Places
- 11.08.040 Chain Parking Prohibited
- 11.08.050 Seventy-Two Hour Parking Limit
- 11.08.060 Time-Limited Parking
- 11.08.070 No-Parking Areas – Identification
- 11.08.080 Method of Parking
- 11.08.090 Parallel or Angle Parking – Method
- 11.08.100 Back-In Parking
- 11.08.110 Parking for Disabled Persons
- 11.08.120 Improper Stopping, Standing, or Parking
- 11.08.130 Parking for Certain Purposes Prohibited
- 11.08.140 Standing in Passenger Loading Zone
- 11.08.150 Standing in Loading Zone
- 11.08.160 Alley Parking – Service Parking
- 11.08.170 Parking Trailers, Campers, Motor Homes, and Trucks
- 11.08.180 Regulations not Exclusive
- 11.08.190 Enforcement of Parking Regulations
- 11.08.200 Registered Owner Responsible – Lien
- 11.08.210 Penalties
- 11.08.220 Failure to Comply with Notice of Parking Violation
- 11.08.230 Hearing to Contest Validity of Notices
- 11.08.240 Notice to the State of Washington Department of Licensing
- 11.08.250 Declaration of a Nuisance – Cost in Addition to Penalties
- 11.08.260 Notification of Hearing for Declaration of Vehicle as a Nuisance
- 11.08.270 Hearing on Declaration of Vehicles as Nuisance
- 11.08.280 Order of Immobilization of Vehicle
- 11.08.290 Immobilization of Vehicle
- 11.08.300 Immobilization Fee
- 11.08.310 Release from Immobilization
- 11.08.320 Unlawful to Remove or Attempt to Remove an Immobilization Device
- 11.08.330 Towing of Immobilized Vehicle
- 11.08.340 Emergency Impounding Procedures
- 11.08.350 Sale of Abandoned Vehicles
- 11.08.360 Parking Administrative Hearing Examiner
- 11.08.370 Parking Regulations
- 11.08.380 Rules and Regulations
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Chapter 11.10
Permit Parking
- 11.10.010 Establishment of Zones
- 11.10.020 Mayor – Authority to Establish Time Limit Regulations for Tow-Away Zones
- 11.10.030 Permit Issuance Authority
- 11.10.040 Permit – Use
- 11.10.050 Permit – Unlawful Use
- 11.10.060 Visitor’s Passes
- 11.10.070 Permit – Eligibility
- 11.10.080 Permit – Exemption
- 11.10.090 Permit – Revocation – Conditions
- 11.10.100 Enforcement – Impound of Vehicles Without Prior Notice
- 11.10.110 How Impoundment Is To Be Effected
- 11.10.120 Owner of Impounded Vehicle To Be Notified
- 11.10.130 Redemption of Impounded Vehicles
- 11.10.140 Post-Impoundment Hearing Procedure
- 11.10.150 Violation – Penalty
- 11.10.160 No Special Duty Created
- 11.10.170 Priority of Chapter Over Conflicting Provisions
- 11.10.180 Severability
- Chapter 11.12 Truck Routes
- Chapter 11.36 Abandoned, Unauthorized and Junk Vehicles
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Chapter 11.04
Traffic Code
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Title 12
Streets and Sidewalks
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Chapter 12.12
Right-of-Way Use Permit
- 12.12.010 Purpose
- 12.12.020 Activities Regulated
- 12.12.030 Definitions
- 12.12.040 Permit Required
- 12.12.050 Permit Exceptions
- 12.12.060 Other Permits
- 12.12.070 Permit Application
- 12.12.080 Conditions – General Conditions (required of all applicants)
- 12.12.090 Permit Pre-Inspection
- 12.12.100 Refusal of Application
- 12.12.110 Permit Limitation
- 12.12.120 Permit Expiration
- 12.12.130 Permit Fees
- 12.12.140 Performance Deposits and Warranty Guarantee
- 12.12.150 Insurance Required
- 12.12.160 Debris and Spilled Loads in the Rights-of-Way
- 12.12.170 Truck/Haul Routes
- 12.12.180 Variances
- 12.12.190 Permit Suspension or Revocation
- 12.12.200 Methods of Enforcement
- 12.12.210 Civil Infraction – Penalties
- 12.12.220 Adoption of Standards and Procedures
- 12.12.230 Liability
- 12.12.240 Severability
- Chapter 12.14 Sidewalk Use Permit
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Chapter 12.16
Local Improvement Guaranty Fund
- 12.16.010 Provision of moneys for fund
- 12.16.020 Foreclosure – Council’s order, authority
- 12.16.030 Foreclosure – County taxes – Notification
- 12.16.040 City’s right to lease, sell purchased property
- 12.16.050 Moneys to be deposited in fund
- 12.16.060 Use of funds – City’s obligation to pay
- 12.16.070 Investment of proceeds
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Chapter 12.20
Sidewalk Maintenance and Repair
- 12.20.010 Abutting Premises Owner’s Duty to Maintain
- 12.20.020 Notice to Repair – Authorized
- 12.20.030 Notice to Repair – Service
- 12.20.050 Failure to Improve – City Action – Cost
- 12.20.060 Definitions
- 12.20.080 Construction Procedure
- 12.20.090 Abutting Premises Owners’ Liability to Injured Party and City for Failure to Maintain
- 12.20.100 City’s Action for Failure to Improve – Fine
- 12.20.110 Abutting Premises Owners’ Duty to Keep Sidewalks Clear of Ice and Snow – Liability to Injured Parties and City
- 12.20.120 City’s Action for Abutting Property Owners’ Failure to Remove Snow and Ice – Cost
- 12.20.130 Permit – Required
- 12.20.140 Permit – Issuance Restrictions
- 12.20.150 Permit – Application – Contents Required – Issuance Authority
- 12.20.160 Permit Fee Schedule
- 12.20.170 Permit – Expiration
- 12.20.180 Inspection – Required
- 12.20.190 Inspection – Notification of Readiness Required
- 12.20.200 Director of Public Works to be Administrative Authority – Powers and Duties
- Chapter 12.24 Width of Sidewalks
- Chapter 12.28 Letting Contracts
- Chapter 12.40 Moving Buildings
- Chapter 12.44 Address and House Numbers
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Chapter 12.48
Street Vacation
- 12.48.010 Petition – Fee – Subdivision Vacation
- 12.48.015 Preapplication Procedure
- 12.48.020 Petition – Procedure – Investigation – Survey
- 12.48.030 Resolution Setting Public Hearing
- 12.48.040 Compensation
- 12.48.050 Nonuser Statute
- 12.48.060 Public Hearing Notice – Fifty Percent Objection
- 12.48.070 Appraisal – Fees
- 12.48.080 Granting Criteria
- 12.48.090 Vacation Ordinance
- 12.48.100 Notice of Action to Auditor and Appraiser
- 12.48.110 Use of Proceeds of Vacation
- 12.48.120 Title to Vacated Street or Alley
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Chapter 12.52
Snohomish Transportation Benefit District
- 12.52.010 Establishing Transportation Benefit District
- 12.52.015 Assumption of Transportation Benefit District
- 12.52.020 Governing Board
- 12.52.030 Authority of the City
- 12.52.031 No Existing Right Impaired
- 12.52.032 Rules, Regulations, Pending Business, and Contracts
- 12.52.033 Records of the Snohomish Transportation Benefit District
- 12.52.034 Funds, Credits, Appropriations, Federal Grants, or Other Assets
- 12.52.035 Assumption of Indebtedness
- 12.52.040 Transportation Improvements Funded
- 12.52.050 Dissolution of District
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Chapter 12.12
Right-of-Way Use Permit
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Title 13
Parks
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Chapter 13.04
Park Code
- 13.04.010 Short Title
- 13.04.020 Exercise of Police Power
- 13.04.030 Definitions
- 13.04.040 Erection of Signs or Structures
- 13.04.050 Defacing Park Property
- 13.04.060 Animals in City Parks
- 13.04.065 Off-Leash Area for Dogs
- 13.04.070 Firearms – Fireworks – Weapons
- 13.04.075 Radio/Remote Controlled, Self-Propelled Devices – Operation
- 13.04.080 Annoying or Feeding Animals
- 13.04.090 Solicitors – Loudspeakers
- 13.04.100 Sale of Refreshments or Merchandise – Distribution of Literature
- 13.04.110 Use of Watercraft
- 13.04.120 Vehicle, Bike, Horse, and Trail Use
- 13.04.130 Public Assembly
- 13.04.140 Camping
- 13.04.150 Sports – Location Restrictions
- 13.04.155 Scheduling Park Spaces and Facilities
- 13.04.160 Litter, Illegal Dumping, Abandonment of Animals
- 13.04.170 Testing of Motor Vehicles
- 13.04.175 Parking
- 13.04.180 Speed or Endurance Competitions Prohibited
- 13.04.190 Fires
- 13.04.200 Alcoholic Beverages Prohibited
- 13.04.205 Park Hours
- 13.04.210 Swimming and Diving Restrictions
- 13.04.220 Compliance with Park Rules and Regulations
- 13.04.222 Park Exclusion
- 13.04.225 Trespass in Parks
- 13.04.230 Violation – Reward for Information
- 13.04.240 Violation – Principal Defined
- 13.04.250 Violation – Penalty
- 13.04.260 Severability
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Chapter 13.04
Park Code
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Title 14
Land Use Development Code
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Chapter 14.05
General Provisions
- 14.05.010 Authority
- 14.05.020 Purpose
- 14.05.030 Jurisdiction
- 14.05.040 No Special Duty Created
- 14.05.050 Administration and Interpretation
- 14.05.055 Reasonable Accommodations for Persons with Disabilities
- 14.05.060 Adoption of Supporting Administrative Guidelines
- 14.05.070 Compliance
- 14.05.080 Computation of Time
- Chapter 14.10 Land Use Development Code Fees
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Chapter 14.15
Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Map, and Development Code Amendments and Rezone Procedures
- 14.15.010 Early and Continuous Public Participation
- 14.15.020 Amendment and Rezone Procedures
- 14.15.040 Threshold Determination, Scheduling of Hearing, and Notice
- 14.15.050 Reconsideration of DNS
- 14.15.060 Forward to City Council and Planning Commission
- 14.15.070 State Review
- 14.15.080 Hearing
- 14.15.090 Criteria – Findings and Recommendation
- 14.15.100 Council Action
- 14.15.105 Amendments to the Development Code and Future Land Use Map
- 14.15.110 Appeals
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Chapter 14.20
Permit Classifications and Development Review Process
- 14.20.010 Purpose
- 14.20.020 Permit Classifications
- 14.20.030 Consolidation of Permits
- 14.20.040 Pre-Application Process
- 14.20.050 Design Review
- 14.20.060 Application Information Requirements
- 14.20.070 Acknowledgement of Owner
- 14.20.080 Determination of Legal Status of Lot or Parcel
- 14.20.090 Concurrency
- 14.20.100 Land Use Permit Review Process
- 14.20.110 Determination of Completeness and Review Timeframes
- 14.20.120 Permit Approval Timeframes and Expiration
- 14.20.130 Public Notice
- 14.20.140 Permit Conditions
- 14.20.150 Assignability of Permits
- 14.20.160 Minor Changes
- 14.20.170 Appeals
- 14.20.180 Vesting of Applications
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Chapter 14.25
Definitions
- 14.25.010 General
- 14.25.020 Definitions – A
- 14.25.030 Definitions – B
- 14.25.040 Definitions – C
- 14.25.050 Definitions – D
- 14.25.060 Definitions – E
- 14.25.070 Definitions – F
- 14.25.080 Definitions – G
- 14.25.090 Definitions – H
- 14.25.100 Definitions – I
- 14.25.110 Definitions – J
- 14.25.120 Definitions – K
- 14.25.130 Definitions – L
- 14.25.140 Definitions – M
- 14.25.150 Definitions – N
- 14.25.160 Definitions – O
- 14.25.170 Definitions – P
- 14.25.180 Definitions – Q
- 14.25.190 Definitions – R
- 14.25.200 Definitions – S
- 14.25.210 Definitions – T
- 14.25.220 Definitions – U
- 14.25.230 Definitions – V
- 14.25.240 Definitions – W
- 14.25.250 Definitions – X
- 14.25.260 Definitions – Y
- 14.25.270 Definitions – Z
- Chapter 14.30 Establishment of Zoning Districts
- Chapter 14.55 Conditional Use Permits
- Chapter 14.60 Temporary Permits
- Chapter 14.65 Site Development Plans
- Chapter 14.70 Variances
- Chapter 14.80 Nonconforming Uses and Structures
- Chapter 14.85 Enforcement
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Chapter 14.90
State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
- 14.90.010 Adoption by Reference of Chapter 197-11 WAC
- 14.90.020 Designation of SEPA Responsible Official
- 14.90.030 Initiation of Environmental Review
- 14.90.040 Categorical Exemptions without Flexible Thresholds
- 14.90.045 Flexible Thresholds for Minor New Construction Categorical Exemption
- 14.90.050 Environmental Checklist
- 14.90.060 Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance (MDNS)
- 14.90.070 Cost of Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
- 14.90.080 Substantive Authority
- 14.90.090 Environmentally Sensitive Areas
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Chapter 14.95
Hearing Examiner
- 14.95.010 Authority And Duties
- 14.95.020 Ex Parte Communication/ Appearance of Fairness/Conflict of Interest
- 14.95.030 Rights And Responsibilities Of Applicants, Appellants, And Parties Of Record
- 14.95.040 Rights And Responsibilities of the City Planner
- 14.95.050 Elements Of Public Hearing
- 14.95.060 Evidence
- 14.95.070 Continuation Of Hearing
- 14.95.080 Additional Evidence
- 14.95.090 Record Of Hearing
- 14.95.100 Decision
- 14.95.110 Reconsideration
- Chapter 14.175 Detached Dwellings and Cottage Housing
- Chapter 14.180 Mobile Home Parks
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Chapter 14.207
Land Use Tables
- 14.207.010 Guide to Use of Land Use Tables
- 14.207.020 Permitted Uses
- 14.207.030 Conditional Use Permits
- 14.207.040 Specific Regulations Pertaining to the Use in the Land Use Designation
- 14.207.050 Uses Not Permitted in a Land Use Designation
- 14.207.060 Interpretation of the Land Use Tables
- 14.207.065 Prohibited Uses
- 14.207.070 Residential Uses
- 14.207.075 Residential Uses: Regulations
- 14.207.080 Commercial Uses
- 14.207.085 Commercial Uses: Regulations
- 14.207.090 Industrial Uses
- 14.207.095 Industrial Uses: Regulations
- 14.207.100 Recreational, Cultural, and Community Uses
- 14.207.105 Recreational, Cultural, and Community Uses: Regulations
- 14.207.110 Utility Uses
- 14.207.115 Utility Uses: Regulations
- 14.207.120 Essential Public Facility Regulations
- 14.207.125 Essential Public Facilities: Regulations
- 14.207.160 Accessory Uses
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Chapter 14.210
Dimensional Requirements
- 14.210.010 Purpose
- 14.210.020 Interpretation of Tables
- 14.210.030 Measurement Methods
- 14.210.040 Lot Area – Prohibited Reduction
- 14.210.050 Lot Divided by Zoning District Boundary
- 14.210.060 Division of Lots in Multifamily Residential Use
- 14.210.070 Directional Sense of Lots
- 14.210.080 Contiguous Lots
- 14.210.090 Noncontiguous Lots
- 14.210.100 Setbacks for Single-Family Residential Structures in Other Zoning Districts
- 14.210.110 Setbacks – Modifications
- 14.210.120 Utility and Access Easements
- 14.210.130 Setbacks From Vehicular Access Points
- 14.210.140 Projections Allowed Into Setback Areas
- 14.210.150 Sight Clearance
- 14.210.160 Utility Distribution and Transmission Poles and Towers
- 14.210.170 Multifamily Developments in Non-Multifamily Zoning Districts
- 14.210.180 Airport Industry
- 14.210.190 Parks, Open Space and Public
- 14.210.200 Accessory Structures
- 14.210.210 Vehicular Residential Access Requirement
- 14.210.220 Infrastructure Improvements Required as a Condition of Development
- 14.210.230 Underground Utilities Required
- 14.210.240 Dimensional Requirements
- Chapter 14.211 Business Park
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Chapter 14.212
Pilchuck District Development Regulations
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Article I.
DEVELOPMENT CODE APPLICABILITY
- 14.212.110 Purpose and Intent of Pilchuck District Land Use Regulations
- 14.212.120 Administration and Interpretation
- 14.212.130 Applicability
- 14.212.140 Development Review and Approval
- 14.212.150 Pilchuck District SEPA Planned Action
- 14.212.160 Transportation Impacts and Concurrency
- 14.212.170 Deviation from Code Requirements and Determination of Equivalence
- Article II. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND ZONES
- Article III. STREETS AND SUBDIVISIONS
- Article IV. BUILDING AND SITE USE
- Article V. SITE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
- Article VI. PARKING REGULATIONS
- Article VII. LANDSCAPE REGULATIONS
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Article VIII.
DESIGN STANDARDS
- 14.212.800 Purpose
- 14.212.810 Context
- 14.212.820 Applicability
- 14.212.830 Site Design – General
- 14.212.840 Building Design – General
- 14.212.850 Standards Specific to the Single-Family Zone
- 14.212.860 Standards Specific to the Townhouse Zone
- 14.212.870 Standards Specific to the Center Zone
- 14.212.880 Standards Specific to the Civic Zone
- Article IX. SIGN STANDARDS [Reserved]
- Article X. DESCRIPTION OF TERMS
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Article I.
DEVELOPMENT CODE APPLICABILITY
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Chapter 14.214
Midtown District Development Regulations
- Article I. Administration
- Article II. Required and Prohibited Uses
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Article III.
Block Frontage Standards
- 14.214.300 Purpose
- 14.214.310 Block Frontage Types
- 14.214.320 Façade Transparency
- 14.214.330 Storefront Block Frontage Standards
- 14.214.340 Landscaped Block Frontage Standards
- 14.214.350 Bonneville Block Frontage Standards
- 14.214.360 Ground Floor Residential Frontage Standards
- 14.214.370 High Visibility Corner Standards
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Article IV.
Site Planning Standards
- 14.214.400 Purpose
- 14.214.405 Front Yard Setbacks
- 14.214.410 Side and Rear Yard Setbacks
- 14.214.420 Public Pedestrian-Oriented Space
- 14.214.430 Residential Amenity Space
- 14.214.440 Internal Pedestrian Access and Design
- 14.214.450 Vehicular Circulation and Parking
- 14.214.460 Service Areas and Mechanical Equipment
- 14.214.470 Landscaping Standards
- 14.214.480 Parking
- 14.214.490 Site Lighting
- Article V. Building Design Standards
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Chapter 14.215
Subdivisions
- 14.215.010 Purpose and Scope
- 14.215.020 Preliminary Plat Approval Criteria
- 14.215.025 Preliminary Plat Approval
- 14.215.030 Revisions of Preliminary Plats
- 14.215.035 Construction Drawings
- 14.215.040 Preconstruction Meeting
- 14.215.050 Construction Compliance
- 14.215.060 Assurance That Any Remaining Improvements Will Be Installed
- 14.215.070 As-Built Drawings
- 14.215.080 Maintenance Bond
- 14.215.085 Extension of Time for Preliminary Plats
- 14.215.090 Final Plats
- 14.215.100 Final Plat Criteria
- 14.215.105 Phased Development
- 14.215.110 Vacations and Alterations of Plats
- 14.215.120 Short Plat
- 14.215.125 Fee Simple Unit Lot Subdivisions
- 14.215.130 Boundary Line Adjustments
- 14.215.140 Binding Site Plans
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Chapter 14.220
Planned Residential Developments
- 14.220.010 Purpose
- 14.220.020 Applicability
- 14.220.030 Permitted Uses
- 14.220.040 Application and Review Procedures
- 14.220.050 Internal Streets and Sidewalks
- 14.220.060 Parking and Driveways
- 14.220.070 Public Utilities
- 14.220.080 Buffering and Screening Between Housing Types
- 14.220.090 Compatibility with Adjacent Land Uses
- 14.220.100 Special Design and Bulk and Dimensional Requirements
- 14.220.105 Open Space and Recreation Area Requirements
- 14.220.110 Preservation of Existing Features
- 14.220.120 Maintenance of Open Space and Common Facilities
- Chapter 14.222 Transfer of Development Rights
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Chapter 14.225
Design Standards in Historic District
- 14.225.010 Historic District Boundaries
- 14.225.020 Purpose
- 14.225.030 Design Standards
- 14.225.040 References
- 14.225.050 Implementation of Design Standards – Reviewing Entity
- 14.225.060 Exemptions
- 14.225.070 Submittal Requirements
- 14.225.080 Building Demolitions
- 14.225.090 Other Reviews
- 14.225.100 Conduct of DRB Meetings
- Chapter 14.230 General Design Standards
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Chapter 14.235
Off-Street Parking, Loading, and Access Requirements
- 14.235.010 Required Off-Street Parking
- 14.235.020 Interpretation of Tables
- 14.235.030 Parking Requirements for Uses Not Specified
- 14.235.040 Parking Requirements for Existing and New Structures in the Historic Business District Land Use Designation
- 14.235.045 Parking Requirements for Existing and New Structures in the Pilchuck District Land Use Designation
- 14.235.047 Parking Requirements for Existing and New Structures in the Midtown District
- 14.235.050 Parking Requirements for Senior Citizens’ Multi-Family Units
- 14.235.055 Parking Requirements for Affordable Multi-Family Units
- 14.235.060 Mixed Occupancies
- 14.235.070 Joint Uses of Parking Facilities
- 14.235.080 Conditions Required for Joint Use
- 14.235.090 Location of Parking Spaces
- 14.235.100 Use of Parking Spaces Accessory to Residences
- 14.235.110 Parking Plans Required Prior to the Issuance of a Building Permit
- 14.235.120 Allowance for Compact Cars
- 14.235.130 Minimum Requirements for Off-Street Parking
- 14.235.140 Off-Street Loading Space Requirements
- 14.235.150 Access to Parking from Alleys
- 14.235.160 Vehicle Capacity for Drive-Through Service Access
- 14.235.170 Parking Requirements for Residential Land Uses
- 14.235.180 Parking Requirements for General Services Land Uses
- 14.235.190 Parking Requirements for Government/Business Services Land Uses
- 14.235.200 Parking for Retail Land Uses
- 14.235.210 Parking for Manufacturing Land Uses
- 14.235.220 Parking for Regional Land Uses
- 14.235.230 Parking for Recreational/Cultural Land Uses
- 14.235.240 Parking for Resource Land Uses
- 14.235.250 Parking for Essential Public Facilities Land Uses
- 14.235.260 Minimum Standards for Conventional Off-Street Parking
- 14.235.270 Minimum Standards for Interlocking Off-Street Parking
- 14.235.280 Acceptable Parking Designs
- 14.235.290 Acceptable Parking Designs
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Chapter 14.237
Clearing and Grading
- 14.237.010 Purpose
- 14.237.020 Permit Required
- 14.237.030 Exempt Activities
- 14.237.040 Permit Issuance
- 14.237.050 General Conditions (Required of All Applicants)
- 14.237.060 Minimum Standards
- 14.237.070 Permit Restrictions
- 14.237.080 Inspections
- 14.237.090 Completion of Work
- 14.237.100 Permit Suspension or Revocation
- 14.237.110 Liability
- 14.237.120 Severability
- Chapter 14.240 Landscaping, Screening, Fencing, and Retaining Walls
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Chapter 14.242
Wireless Communications Facilities
- 14.242.010 Purpose
- 14.242.030 Applicability and Exemptions
- 14.242.040 Prohibitions
- 14.242.050 Siting Hierarchy
- 14.242.060 Exception from the Standards
- 14.242.070 City-Owned WCF Sites
- 14.242.075 Eligible Facilities Request
- 14.242.080 Types of WCF Permits Required
- 14.242.090 WCF Application Requirements
- 14.242.100 Permit Review (“Shot Clock”) Time Periods
- 14.242.110 Category 1 WCF Permit Process and Findings
- 14.242.120 Category 2 WCF Permit Process and Findings
- 14.242.130 Category 3 WCF Permit Process and Findings
- 14.242.140 Development Standards
- 14.242.150 Conditions of Approval
- 14.242.160 Third Party Technical Review
- 14.242.170 Public Notice
- 14.242.180 Removal of Abandoned Equipment
- 14.242.190 Revocation
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Chapter 14.245
Sign Regulations
- 14.245.010 Intent and Purpose
- 14.245.015 Applicability and Interpretations
- 14.245.030 Sign Permit Required
- 14.245.040 Sign Permit Fees
- 14.245.050 Sign Permit – Historic District
- 14.245.060 Signs Exempt from Permit Requirements
- 14.245.065 Freestanding Signs
- 14.245.070 Building Signs
- 14.245.075 Temporary Signs
- 14.245.080 Prohibited Signs
- 14.245.082 Off-Site Highway Signs
- 14.245.085 Electronic Changing Message Signs
- 14.245.090 Illumination of Signs
- 14.245.115 Signs in Residential Land Use Designations
- 14.245.120 Maintenance of Signs
- 14.245.130 Non-Conforming Signs
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Chapter 14.250
Shoreline Management
- 14.250.010 Purpose
- 14.250.020 Shoreline Master Program Regulations and Relationship to Other Regulations
- 14.250.030 Definitions.
- 14.250.040 General Provisions
- 14.250.050 Permits, Decisions, and Appeals – General
- 14.250.060 Substantial Development Permit, Conditional Use Permit and Variance
- 14.250.070 Non-Conforming Shoreline Uses and Structures
- 14.250.080 Shoreline Environments
- 14.250.090 Shoreline Environment – Designation Change
- 14.250.100 Development Regulations – General
- 14.250.110 Use Regulations – General
- 14.250.120 Table 1: Shoreline Uses
- 14.250.130 Regulations Specific to Agriculture Uses
- 14.250.140 Regulations Specific to Aquaculture Uses
- 14.250.150 Regulations Specific to Commercial Uses
- 14.250.160 Regulations Specific to Industrial Uses
- 14.250.170 Regulations Specific to Residential Uses
- 14.250.180 Regulations Specific to Recreation and Cultural Uses
- 14.250.190 Regulations Specific to Boat Launches and Marinas
- 14.250.200 Regulations Specific to Transportation and Parking
- 14.250.210 Regulations Specific to Utilities
- 14.250.220 Regulations Specific to In-Water Structural Uses
- 14.250.230 Regulations Specific to Public Facilities
- 14.250.240 Regulations Specific to Public Access
- 14.250.250 Regulations Specific to Signs
- 14.250.260 Shoreline Modifications – General
- 14.250.270 Table 2: Shoreline Modifications
- 14.250.280 Regulations Specific to Shoreline Stabilization
- 14.250.290 Regulations Specific to Flood Protection
- 14.250.300 Regulations Specific to Grading, Filling, Dredging, and the Disposal of Dredge Material
- 14.250.310 Regulations Specific to Breakwaters, Jetties, Groins and Weirs
- 14.250.320 Regulations Specific to Docks and Piers
- 14.250.330 Critical Areas in Shoreline Jurisdiction
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Chapter 14.252
Archaeological Resources
- 14.252.010 Purpose and applicability
- 14.252.020 Applicability of zoning requirements
- 14.252.030 Archaeology site report
- 14.252.040 Project or permit approval for property on state register as an archaeological resource
- 14.252.050 Inadvertent discovery of archaeological resources
- 14.252.060 Inadvertent discovery of human remains
- 14.252.070 Appeals
- 14.252.080 Severability
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Chapter 14.255
Critical Areas – General
- 14.255.010 Purpose
- 14.255.020 Critical Areas Code
- 14.255.030 Best Available Science (BAS)
- 14.255.040 Applicability
- 14.255.050 Exemptions
- 14.255.060 Critical Area Reports
- 14.255.070 Previous Studies
- 14.255.080 Mitigation Plan Requirements
- 14.255.090 Independent Review of Critical Area Report
- 14.255.100 Substantive Requirements
- 14.255.110 Critical Area Variances
- 14.255.120 Reasonable Use Variances
- 14.255.130 Enforcement and Inspections
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Chapter 14.260
Wetlands
- 14.260.010 Purpose and Intent
- 14.260.020 Identification and Rating
- 14.260.030 Regulated Activities
- 14.260.040 Wetland Exemptions
- 14.260.050 Uses Allowed in Wetlands
- 14.260.060 Wetland Buffers
- 14.260.070 Critical Area Reports for Wetlands
- 14.260.080 Compensatory Mitigation
- 14.260.090 Unauthorized Alterations and Enforcement
- Chapter 14.265 Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas
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Chapter 14.270
Flood Hazard Areas
- 14.270.010 Floodplains as Critical Areas
- 14.270.020 Purpose
- 14.270.030 Methods of Reducing Flood Losses
- 14.270.040 Definitions
- 14.270.050 General Provisions
- 14.270.060 Administration
- 14.270.070 General Standards for Flood Hazard Reduction
- 14.270.080 Specific Standards for Flood Hazard Reduction (44 CFR 60.3(c)(1))
- 14.270.090 General Requirements for Other Development
- 14.270.100 Variances
- Chapter 14.275 Geologically Hazardous Areas
- Chapter 14.280 Habitat Conservation Areas
- Chapter 14.285 Incentives for Housing Affordability
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Chapter 14.290
School Impact Fees
- 14.290.010 Purpose
- 14.290.020 Applicability
- 14.290.030 Incorporation of School District Capital Facilities Plan as a Sub-Element of the City Capital Facilities Plan
- 14.290.040 Establishment of Impact Fees
- 14.290.050 Exemptions from Impact Fees
- 14.290.060 Procedure for Determining Mitigation Impacts
- 14.290.070 Method for Calculating Impact Fees
- 14.290.080 Administrative Adjustment of Fee Amount
- 14.290.090 School District Impact Area
- 14.290.100 Comparable In-Kind Mitigation Option
- 14.290.110 Credit for Payment or Obligation Previously Incurred
- 14.290.120 Time of Performance for Mitigation of Impact
- 14.290.125 Single-Family Residential Deferral Program
- 14.290.130 Use of Impact Mitigation Funds
- 14.290.140 Unacceptable Impact Levels
- 14.290.150 Impact Fee Schedule Exemptions
- 14.290.160 Impact Fee Limitations
- 14.290.170 Revision of School District CFP
- 14.290.180 Annual Report
- 14.290.190 Appeals
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Chapter 14.295
Traffic Impact Fees and Mitigation
- 14.295.010 Findings
- 14.295.020 Declaration of Purpose
- 14.295.030 Relationship to Environmental Impacts
- 14.295.050 Street System Policy – General Provisions
- 14.295.060 Traffic Study
- 14.295.070 Determination of Street System Obligations
- 14.295.080 Street System Capacity Requirements
- 14.295.090 Traffic Impact Fee
- 14.295.095 Traffic Impact Fee Exemption
- 14.295.100 Level-of-service requirements and concurrency determinations
- 14.295.110 Inadequate Street Condition Requirements
- 14.295.120 Special Circumstances
- 14.295.130 Administration of Traffic Impact Fee Payments
- 14.295.135 Single-Family Residential Deferral Program
- 14.295.140 Administrative Appeals
- 14.295.150 Severability
- 14.295.160 No Special Duty
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Chapter 14.300
Park Impact Fees
- 14.300.010 Purpose
- 14.300.020 Establishment of Impact Fees and Fund
- 14.300.030 Incorporation of Parks Capital Facilities Plan
- 14.300.040 Applicability
- 14.300.050 Impact Fee Schedule Exemptions
- 14.300.060 Impact Fee Collection and Assessment
- 14.300.065 Single-Family Residential Deferral Program
- 14.300.070 Schedule of Park Impact Fees
- 14.300.080 In-Kind Mitigation Option
- 14.300.090 Credit for Payment or Obligation Previously Incurred
- 14.300.100 Administrative Adjustment of Fee Amount – Payment under Protest
- 14.300.110 Appeals
- 14.300.120 Service Area Established
- 14.300.130 Use of Funds
- 14.300.140 Refunds
- 14.300.150 Use and Disposition of Land
- 14.300.160 Annual Report
- 14.300.180 Severability
- 14.300.190 No Special Duty
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Chapter 14.05
General Provisions
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Title 15
Sewer, Water, and Stormwater
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Chapter 15.04
Connection and Rates
- 15.04.010 Water Meters – Required
- 15.04.012 Fire Service
- 15.04.020 Applications for Service
- 15.04.022 Utility Service Subject to Annexation Policies
- 15.04.025 Minimum Utility Line and Water Meter Sizes within the Public Rights-of-Way
- 15.04.030 Permit – Fee – Issuance
- 15.04.035 Service Installation and Charge
- 15.04.036 Meter Installation Charge – Existing, Unmetered Services
- 15.04.040 Connection to Main
- 15.04.047 NE Sewer Area
- 15.04.050 Pipes and Connections from the Meter Pit
- 15.04.055 Side Sewers – Connections to City Main
- 15.04.060 Activation of Water Service
- 15.04.070 Use of Water
- 15.04.075 Use of Side Sewer
- 15.04.080 Furnishing Water to Other Persons Prohibited
- 15.04.090 Right to Shut Off – Notice Not Required
- 15.04.100 Right to Impose Water Use Restrictions
- 15.04.110 Water and Sewer Service Rates
- 15.04.120 Utility Connection Fee
- 15.04.125 Utility Capital Facility Charge
- 15.04.126 Project Development Fee
- 15.04.127 Utility Rates, Connection Fees and Capital Facility Charges for Low-Income Persons
- 15.04.130 Collection of Charges
- 15.04.140 Connection to Sewer System Required
- 15.04.142 Surcharge to Utility Billing
- 15.04.150 Right of Entry
- 15.04.155 Vesting of Fees and Rates
- 15.04.160 Violations – Penalty
- 15.04.165 Violations of 15.04.140 – Penalty
- 15.04.170 Severability
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Chapter 15.05
Billing and Collection of Utility Charges
- 15.05.010 Utilities billings – Definitions
- 15.05.020 Delinquent bills – Liens
- 15.05.030 Utility billings – Allocation of payments
- 15.05.040 Voluntary termination of utility services
- 15.05.050 Involuntary discontinuance of utility services
- 15.05.060 Notice of late fee and termination – Service
- 15.05.070 Notice of termination form
- 15.05.080 Hearing – Procedure
- 15.05.090 Termination and reconnection charges
- 15.05.100 Meter removal – Charges
- 15.05.110 Landlord – Tenant – Utility services
- 15.05.115 New Construction Utility Billing
- 15.05.120 Miscellaneous provisions
- Chapter 15.06 Septic Tanks
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Chapter 15.08
Pretreatment Ordinance
- 15.08.010 Purpose and Policy
- 15.08.020 Definitions
- 15.08.030 Abbreviations
- 15.08.040 Administration
- 15.08.050 Prohibited Discharge Standards
- 15.08.060 Federal Pretreatment Standards
- 15.08.070 State Pretreatment Standards
- 15.08.080 Local Limits
- 15.08.090 pH Effluent Limitations
- 15.08.100 Right of Revision
- 15.08.110 Pretreatment Facilities
- 15.08.120 Additional Pretreatment Measures
- 15.08.130 Deadline for Compliance with Applicable Pretreatment Requirements
- 15.08.140 Pretreatment Facilities for Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG)
- 15.08.150 Accidental Spill, Discharge or Slug Control Plan
- 15.08.160 Septic Tank Waste
- 15.08.170 Wastewater Discharge Permit Requirements
- 15.08.180 Special Agreement
- 15.08.190 Special Agreement Requirements
- 15.08.200 Sewer Use Survey Form
- 15.08.210 Special Agreement Decisions
- 15.08.220 Special Agreement Contents
- 15.08.230 Special Agreement Review
- 15.08.240 Special Agreement Modification
- 15.08.250 Special Agreement Transfer
- 15.08.260 Special Agreement Revocation
- 15.08.270 Special Agreement Renewal
- 15.08.280 Periodic Compliance Report
- 15.08.290 Hazardous Waste Notification
- 15.08.300 Noncompliance Reporting
- 15.08.310 Notification of Significant Production or Discharge Changes
- 15.08.320 Reports from Unpermitted Users
- 15.08.330 Record Keeping
- 15.08.340 Timing
- 15.08.350 Sampling Requirements for Users
- 15.08.360 Analytical Requirements
- 15.08.370 Inspection and Sampling
- 15.08.380 Monitoring Facilities
- 15.08.390 Confidential Information
- 15.08.400 Publication of Users in Significant Noncompliance
- 15.08.410 Publication of Violations and/or Enforcement Actions
- 15.08.420 Vandalism
- 15.08.430 Emergency Suspensions
- 15.08.440 Termination of Discharge (Nonemergency)
- 15.08.450 Affirmative Defenses to Discharge Violations
- 15.08.460 Cost Recovery
- 15.08.470 Enforcement
- 15.08.480 Severability
- 15.08.490 Conflicts – Repeals
- 15.08.500 Nonliability
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Chapter 15.10
Cross-Connection Control Program Regulations
- 15.10.010 Title
- 15.10.020 Group A Public Water Systems Adopted
- 15.10.030 Cross-Connection Control Manual Adopted
- 15.10.040 Uniform Plumbing Code and Standards Adopted with Amendments, WAC 51-46 and 51-47
- 15.10.050 Scope
- 15.10.060 Local Administrative Authority
- 15.10.070 Definitions
- 15.10.080 Cross-Connections Regulated
- 15.10.090 Cross-Connection Protection
- 15.10.100 Expense to User/Consumer Borne
- 15.10.110 Provisions for Water Service - New Construction
- 15.10.120 Access to Premises
- 15.10.130 Failure to Comply
- 15.10.140 Notification of Cross-Connection Incident
- 15.10.150 Facility Survey Inspection
- 15.10.160 Plan Review -- New Construction, Remodel and Additions
- 15.10.170 Installation Requirements and Instructions
- 15.10.180 Initial and Annual Testing, Repairs
- 15.10.190 Costs of Compliance
- 15.10.200 Termination of Service
- 15.10.210 No Special Duty Created
- 15.10.211 Severability
- 15.10.212 Repealer
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Chapter 15.12
Side Sewer Installation
- 15.12.005 Definition
- 15.12.010 License to Install and Repair Side Sewers Required – Fee – Bond – Insurance
- 15.12.020 Compliance with Chapter Required – Permit Required
- 15.12.030 Permit – When Required
- 15.12.040 Permit – Renewal
- 15.12.050 Permit – Posting Required
- 15.12.060 Inspection – Required Notice of Defects
- 15.12.070 Inspection – Leaving Work, Trench, etc. Uncovered
- 15.12.075 Excavations – Guarding Same
- 15.12.080 Standards of Workmanship
- 15.12.100 Dangerous Side Sewer – Notice to Abate – Failure to Abate – City Action
- 15.12.110 Costs Borne by Owner
- 15.12.120 Use of Old Side Sewer by New Building
- 15.12.130 Elevation of Side Sewers – Back Up Valves
- 15.12.140 Separate Side Sewer Connections
- 15.12.145 Filling Vacated Privies and Septic Tanks
- 15.12.150 Exceptions
- 15.12.160 Materials Permitted
- 15.12.170 Cuts in Pavement Size – Backfill
- 15.12.180 Damaging Sewer System Unlawful
- 15.12.190 Protecting and Guarding Excavation – Liability
- 15.12.200 Restoring Surface
- 15.12.210 Discharge of Stormwater, etc
- 15.12.220 Acceptance of Unusual Waste – Procedure
- 15.12.230 Planting Certain Trees
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Chapter 15.13
Stormwater Utility
- 15.13.010 Title/Effective Date
- 15.13.020 Findings
- 15.13.030 Purpose and Authority
- 15.13.040 Funding for the Stormwater Utility’s Activities
- 15.13.050 Revenues Generated – Revenue Fund 404
- 15.13.060 Stormwater Utility Operating Budget
- 15.13.070 Stormwater User’s Fee
- 15.13.080 Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU)
- 15.13.090 Property Classification for Stormwater User’s Fee
- 15.13.100 Stormwater Fees and Rates by Ordinance
- 15.13.110 Discounts for Stormwater Rates
- 15.13.120 Collection of Stormwater Utility Fees and Rates
- 15.13.130 Severability
- Chapter 15.14 Enforcement
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Chapter 15.16
Stormwater Management
- 15.16.010 Purpose
- 15.16.020 Stormwater Management Manual Adopted
- 15.16.030 Stormwater Management Review and Approval Required
- 15.16.040 Standards, Definitions, and Requirements
- 15.16.050 Adjustments and Exceptions
- 15.16.060 Low Impact Development – Alternative Standards
- 15.16.065 Best Management Practices (BMPs) Required
- 15.16.070 Construction and Maintenance of Stormwater Facilities
- 15.16.080 Bonding and Insurance for Stormwater Facilities
- 15.16.090 Prohibited, Allowable, and Conditional Discharges and Connections
- 15.16.100 Administration, Inspection, and Fees
- 15.16.110 Enforcement
- 15.16.120 Appeals
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Chapter 15.17
Latecomer Reimbursement/Cost Recovery Agreements for Utilities
- 15.17.005 Purpose
- 15.17.010 Definitions
- 15.17.020 Latecomer Reimbursement – Water, Sewer, and Stormwater
- 15.17.030 Applications for Latecomer Reimbursement
- 15.17.040 Submittal of Latecomer Reimbursement Information
- 15.17.050 Determination of Recommended Latecomer Reimbursement Charge and Area
- 15.17.060 Notice of Recommended Latecomer Reimbursement Charge and Area
- 15.17.070 Latecomer Reimbursement Agreement Form
- 15.17.080 Official Notice of Recommended Charge and Area – Fixing of Hearing
- 15.17.090 City Council Determination of Reimbursement Charge and Area
- 15.17.100 Recording of Latecomer Agreement – Amendment of City Records
- 15.17.110 Completion and Acceptance of Improvements
- 15.17.120 Payment of Reimbursement Charge
- 15.17.130 Segregation of Reimbursement Charges
- 15.17.140 Recording of Release
- 15.17.150 Multiple Connection Points
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Chapter 15.04
Connection and Rates
- Title 16 (Reserved)
- Title 17 (Reserved)
- Title 18 (Reserved)
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Title 19
Buildings and Construction
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Chapter 19.04
Building Codes
- 19.04.010 Title
- 19.04.020 Code Adoption – Purpose
- 19.04.030 Building Codes Adopted by Reference With Amendments
- 19.04.040 Amendments to the International Building Code
- 19.04.050 Amendments to the International Residential Code
- 19.04.060 Amendments to the Uniform Plumbing Code
- 19.04.070 Amendments to the International Fire Code
- 19.04.080 Amendments to the International Mechanical Code
- 19.04.090 Amendments to the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code
- 19.04.100 Amendments to the International Property Maintenance Code
- 19.04.110 Administration
- 19.04.120 Process
- 19.04.130 Substantially Damaged or Improved Buildings – Adherence to Adopted Codes
- 19.04.140 Permit Issuance Prerequisite – Private Sewage Disposal Permit
- 19.04.150 Work Exempt From Permits
- 19.04.160 Fees
- 19.04.170 Disclaimer of Liability
- 19.04.180 Validity
- 19.04.190 Violation – Penalty – Effective
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Chapter 19.06
Utility Service for Occupancy
- 19.06.010 Purpose
- 19.06.020 Definitions
- 19.06.030 Water and Sewer Required
- 19.06.040 Unlawful Occupancy
- 19.06.050 Investigation and Enforcement Procedure
- 19.06.060 Appeal
- 19.06.070 Vacant Structure Must Be Secured upon Violation
- 19.06.080 Standards for Securing Structures
- 19.06.090 Abatement
- 19.06.100 Reoccupancy
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Chapter 19.04
Building Codes
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Title 20
House Trailers
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Chapter 20.04
Trailer Camps
- 20.04.010 Definitions
- 20.04.020 Building Inspector's Duty to Enforce – Right of Entry
- 20.04.030 Parking Trailer Other than in Camp
- 20.04.040 Permitted Parking
- 20.04.050 License to Operate Camp Required
- 20.04.060 License – Application – Contents – Inspection Fee
- 20.04.070 License – Fee
- 20.04.080 Inspection – Action for Approval or Disapproval
- 20.04.090 Notification of Violation – License Suspension, Revocation
- 20.04.100 License – Transferability
- 20.04.110 License – Posting
- 20.04.120 Sanitary Facilities Required
- 20.04.130 Compliance with City Codes Required
- 20.04.140 Sewer Connections Required – Sanitary Facilities
- 20.04.150 Waste Deposit
- 20.04.160 Sewer Connections Required – Individual Trailers
- 20.04.170 Dimensions of Trailer Spaces
- 20.04.180 Removal of Wheels
- 20.04.190 Lighting Camp
- 20.04.200 Grounding Trailers
- 20.04.210 Fire Fighting Equipment
- 20.04.220 Site Standards
- 20.04.230 Planting Green Belt
- 20.04.240 Animals
- 20.04.250 Manager Required – Register Required
- 20.04.270 Penalty for Violations
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Chapter 20.04
Trailer Camps
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