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ORDINANCE NO. 4743
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON,
ESTABLISHING AN ENTERPRISE FUND FOR REVENUES AND
EXPENDITURES RELATED TO BUILDING PERMITTING AND
INSPECTIONS ACTIVITIES AND CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 3.255,
“DEVELOPMENT FEE FUND” IN THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE.
WHEREAS, The City desires to establish a dedicated enterprise fund to collect revenues
from fees charged for permits and inspection services and fund expenditures related to providing
these services in a transparent and accountable manner; and
WHEREAS, RCW 82.02.020 defines allowable use of fees collected from permitting and
inspection services.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby incorporate the above “Whereas” recitals as
findings in support of this Ordinance.
Section 2. That a new Chapter 3.255 entitled “Development Fee Fund” of the Pasco
Municipal Code, which establishes the fund for the purpose of recording revenues and
expenditures related to permitting and inspection services in a transparent and accountable manner,
shall be and hereby is created and shall read as follows:
Chapter 3.255
DEVELOPMENT FEE FUND
Sections:
3.255.010 Created.
3.255.020 Purpose.
3.255.010 Created.
There is established a fund to be called the Development Fee Fund. The fees
charged for permits and inspection services shall be sufficient to recover costs,
including capital costs, associated with providing permitting and inspection
services.
3.255.020 Purpose.
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The purpose of the fund is to account for revenues and expenditures related to the
City's building inspection activities. Revenues include fees charged for permits and
inspection services. Expenditures include all operating and capital needs for the
permitting and inspection function.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word
of this Ordinance should be held to the invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause phrase or word of this
Ordinance.
Section 4. Corrections. Upon approval by the city attorney, the city clerk or the code
reviser are authorized to make necessary corrections to this Ordinance, including scrivener’s errors
or clerical mistakes; reference to other local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations; or
numbering or referencing of ordinances or their sections and subsections.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take full force and effect five (5) days
after approval, passage and publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, on this 18th day of
November, 2024.
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Pete Serrano
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Debra Barham, MMC Kerr Ferguson Law, PLLC
City Clerk City Attorneys
Published: November 24, 2024