HomeMy WebLinkAbout2549 Ordinance2549 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE revising the penalty section of the Pasco
Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, RCW 3.50.440 as amended by Laws 1984, Chapter
258, Section 120, now provides that "Every person convicted by
the Municipal Court of a violation of the criminal provisions of
an ordinance for which no punishment is specifically proscribed
in the Ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than
five thousand dollars or imprisonment in the city jail for a
period not to exceed one year, or both such fine and
imprisonment"; and
WHEREAS, Section 1.01.130 of the Pasco Municipal Code
concerning VIOLATIONS - PENALTY has not been amended to
incorporate the above statutory amendment,
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE. Section 1.01.130 of the Pasco Municipal
Code is hereby amended by the following underlined additions and
deletions by interlineation to read as follows:
1.01.130 VIOLATIONS - PENALTY. It is unlawful for any
person to violate any provision or fail to comply with any
of the requirements of this code. Any person violating
any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the
mandatory requirements of this code, except for traffic
infractions under the Washington Model Traffic Ordinance
as adopted by the City of Pasco and for such violations
specifically noted in this code as "Code Violations",
shall upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of
not more than five-hundred-dealers-0508708f one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment for a period of
not more than six-Of-menths one (1) year, or by both
such fine and imprisonment. Each such person is guilty of
a separate offense for each and every day during any
portion of which any violation of any provision of this
code is committed, continued, or permitted by such person
and shall be punished accordingly. In addition to the
penalties herein above provided, any condition caused or
permitted to exist in violation of the provisions of this
code shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be, by this
city, summarily abated as such, and each day that such
condition continues shall be regarded as a new and
separate offense.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
SECTION TWO. This ordinance shall take effect five (5)
days after passage and publication according to law.
PASSED this 4; day of May • 1985.
ATTEST:
velyn We s,ty Clerk
Gre . Rubstello, C ty Attorney
ORDINANCE NO 2549
AN ORDINANCE revis
ing the penalty section of
the Pasco Municipal Code
WHEREAS RCW
3 50 440 as amended by
Laws 1984 Chapter 258
Section 120 now provides
that Every person con
victed by the Municipal
Court of a violation of the
oilmen— provisions of an or
dinance, for which no pun-1
ishmeAt is specifically1
proscribed in the Ordi-
nance shall be punished by
a fine oi not more than five
thousand dollars or impris-
onment in the city Jail for a
period not to exceed one
year or both such fine and
imprisonment ' and
WHEREAS Section
1 01 130 of the Pasco Mu
nicipal Code concerning VI
OLATIONS PENALTY has
not been amended to moor
porate the above statutory
amendment
NOW THEREFORE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PASCO
WASHINGTON DO OR-
, DAIN AS FOLLOWS
SECTION ONE Section
11 01 130 of the Pasco Mu-
nicipal Code is hereby
amended by the following
underlined additions and
deletions by interlineation
to read as follows
1 01 130 VIOLATIONS
PENALTY It is unlawful for
any person to violate any
provision or fail to comply
with any of the require
ments of this code Any per-
son violating any of the
provisions or failing to com-
ply with any of the manda-
tory requirements of this
code except for traffic in
fractions under the Wash
Ington Model Traffic
Ordinance as adopted by
the City of Pasco and for
such violations specifically'
noted in this code as "Code1
Violations' shall upon con
\notion thereof be punished
by a fine of not more than
one thousand dollars
($1,000 00) or by ;moils
onment for a period of not
more than one (1) year, or
by both such fine and im-
prisonment Each such per-
son is guilty of a separate
offense for each and every,
day during any portion of
which any violation of any I provision of this code is
committed continued or
permitted by such person
and shall be punishedi
accordingly In addition to
the penalties herein above
provided any condition
caused or permitted to exist
in violation of the provisions
of this code shall be
deemed a public nuisance
and may be by this city
summarily abated as such
and each day that such
condition continues shall
be regarded as a new and
separate offense
SECTION TWO This or-
dinance shall take effect
five (5) days after passage
and publication according
to law
PASSED this 6 day of
May, 1985
-s-Joe W Jackson,
Mayor
ATTEST
s Evelyn Wells
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM
s Greg A Rubstello,
City Attorney
LEGAL NO 19018 - May
10, 1985
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
COUNTY OF Benton
)ss
STATE OF WASHINGTON
JaEllen Ward being first duly sworn on oath deposes
and says she is thePr111-Q1 p al clerk of the Tn-City Herald,
a daily newspaper That said newspaper is a legal newspaper and has been approved as a
legal newspaper by order of the superior court in the county in which it is published and it
is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date of the publication here
inafter referred to, published in the English language continually as a daily newspaper in
Benton County,
Washington, and is now and during all of said time was printed in an office maintained at
the aforesaid place of publication of said newspaper That the annexed is a true copy of a
1Ega1 ad "Ord #2549 1I
as it was printed in the regular and entire issue of the 5ri City Herald itself and not in a
supplement thereof, for a period of one /1 Times, commencing
on the JOth day of May ,1985 , and
That the Total amount is $ o9 • 8 3
ending on the 10th day of May ,1985 , and that said
newspaper was regularly distnbuted to its subscribers during all of this period
9-1 inches @ $7 , 35 = $69 ,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th
day of May , 19 85
Notar • ublic in and for the State of Washington, residing at Pasco
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
1509) 545-3401
Stan 726-3401
ew
Sin yours,
e yn Wells
City Clerk
P. 0 BOX 293 412 WEST CLARK PASCO, WASHINGTON 99301
May 7 9 1985
Tri City Herald
P.O. Box 2608
Pasco, Washington 99302
Attn: Rochelle
Dear Rochelle:
Attached are copies of Ordinance Nos. 2548 and 2549 which we
would like published on the following date.
May 10 9 1985
Please send two (2) Affidavits of Publication for each.