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ORDINANCE NO. 5725
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION
1-2-1 OF CHAPTER 2, ORDINANCES, OF TITLE 1 {ADMINISTRATIVE) OF THE
RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE, CLARIFYING THE APPLICABILITY OF
MODIFICATIONS TO THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE.
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that occasionally, members of the public, applicants,
and/or developers question or argue that the current code provisions or the previous code
provisions apply during a dispute, proceeding or discussion; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to clarify and reduce unnecessary disputes, litigation, and/or
misunderstanding, the City intends to add language to RMC 1-2-1 to clarify the interpretation of
code references in Renton Municipal Code;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Section 1-2-1, Rules of Construction of Ordinances and Amendments, of
Chapter 2, Ordinances, of Title I (Administrative} of the Renton Municipal Code, is amended to
add a new subsection E, entitled "Applicability", to read as follows:
E. APPLICABILITY:
For the purposes of clarity, brevity and consistency, unless otherwise stated
or superseded by state law or case law, any reference to the Renton Municipal
Code, or any chapter, section or subsection of the Renton Municipal Code, shall
mean and require the application of the most recent amendment, version, or
iteration of the Renton Municipal Code or any of its chapters, sections or
subsections. The preceding sentence takes the place of and eliminates the need
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for the use of the phrase, "as it exists or may be amended" or any other phrase
that conveying the same or a similar point.
This subsection applies to existing code provisions as well as future code
amendments.
SECTION II. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage, approval, and thirty
{30) calendar days after publication.
13th d f October PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this ay o ________ , 2014.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 13 th day of ___ o_c_t_o_b_e_r ___ , 2014.
Approved as to form:
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Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
DateofPublication: lO/l 7 /2014 (Summary)
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