HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 5653CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 5653
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SECTIONS 6-1-1 AND 6-1-3 OF TITLE TITLE VI (POLICE REGULATIONS) AND
SECTION 8-1-6 OF CHAPTER 1, GARBAGE, OF TITLE VIII (HEALTH AND
SANITATION) OF ORDINANCE NO. 4260 ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON" CORRECTING THE
REFERENCES TO THE REVISED CHAPTER 1-3 RMC.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Section 6-1-1, Purpose, of Chapter 1, Junk Vehicles or Abandonment of
Vehicles, of Title VI (Police Regulations) of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of General
Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington", is hereby amended as follows:
The purpose of this Chapter is to preserve the health, safety, welfare, and
character of the City's neighborhoods and to reduce blight by eliminating as
nuisances junk vehicles from private property, and to provide procedures for the
removal of junk vehicles as authorized by RCW 46.55.240 and RMC 1-3-36, as
now worded or hereafter amended. It is a further purpose of this Chapter to
provide a procedure for handling the abandonment of vehicles or vehicle hulks
from public property.
SECTION II. Subsections 6-1-3B and 6-1-3D, Notice, of Chapter 1, Junk Vehicles or
Abandonment of Vehicles, of Title VI (Police Regulations) of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code
of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington", is hereby amended as follows:
B. The storage, maintenance or retention of junk, wrecked, dismantled or
an apparently inoperable vehicle, vehicle hulk, or any parts thereof, on private
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real property in the City is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and subiect to
abatement in accordance with this Chapter and RMC 1 3 41-3-3, as now worded
or hereafter amended, and may bo abated in accordanco with this Chapter and
RMC 1 3 36, as now wordod or hereafter amended.
D. Notice: Before the abatement or removal of a junk, wrecked, dismantled
or an apparently inoperable vehicle, vehicle hulk, or any parts thereof, notice
shall be given by the Police Chief or his or her designee to the last registered
vehicle owner and legal vehicle owner of record, if the identity of such owner
can be lawfully determined, and the landowner of real property upon which such
vehicle or vehicle hulk or any parts thereof is located, that a public hearing may
be requested before the Hearing Examiner of the City, by mailing a copy of the
notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of
the vehicle's last registered and legal owner and landowner of real property on
which the vehicle, vehicle hulk or any parts is located, or by personal service
upon said owners, and if no hearing is requested within twenty-one (21) days
from the date of mailing or personal service, the vehicle, vehicle hulk or any
parts thereof may be removed and abated in accordance with this Chapter and
RMC 1-3-3G.
SECTION 111. Section 8-1-6, Violations of This Chapter Declared a Public Nuisance, of
Chapter 1, Garbage, of Title VIII (Health and Sanitation) of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of
General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington", is hereby amended as follows:
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Any person violating any Section or part of this Chapter shall be deemed to
have created a public nuisance as dofinod in RMC 1-3-4, as now wordod or
horoaftor amondod, and such public nuisance may bo abated in accordanco with
RMC 1 3 3, as now wordod or hereafter amended and such public nuisance mav
be abated. Any person creating a public nuisance in violation of this Chapter shall
be responsible for removing any unlawful solid waste from the waste stream,
including any and all cleanup costs, damages, costs of suit, including attorney's
fees and costs for experts incurred to enjoin such violation or removal of the
unlawful solid waste from the waste stream, in addition to any remedies allowed
pursuant to RMC 1 3 3, as now worded or horoaftor amondod other required or
appropriate remedies-
Public nuisances, public nuisance abatements, penalties and/or remedies are
defined, provided for and/or allowed pursuant to RMC 1-3-3, as now worded or
hereafter amended.
SECTION IV. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage, approval, and thirty
(30) days after publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 6th day of February , 2012.
Bonnie I. Walton, City Clerk
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APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 6th day of February , 2012.
Ddnis Law, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
Date of Publication: 2/10/2012 (summary)
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