PREFACE

The City of SeaTac Municipal Code was published by Code Publishing Company. The original codification was directed by Nacelle J. Heuslein, SeaTac City Clerk, and Robert L. McAdams, City Attorney, and is complete through Ordinance 91-1026, passed June 25, 1991.

The code includes all ordinances of a general or public nature or those imposing a fine, penalty or forfeiture.

Titles, chapters and sections are organized generally by subject matter. A sequential numbering system further defines subject location. For example: Section 3.10.040 is Section 040, located in Chapter 10, under Title 3. Section 040 contains Consent to inspection of records; under Chapter 10, Additional Sales and Use Tax; all under Title 3, Revenue and Finance.

Each section of the code concludes with a legislative history, contained within parentheses. A table at the end of the code lists all ordinances. Ordinances included in the code indicate where they are located. Ordinances designated “Special” (e.g., tax levy, annual budget, street and alley vacations, salaries) are not included in the code.

The index includes complete cross-referencing and is keyed to the section numbers described above. The code is available on computer diskette.

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How to Amend the Code

Code Structure and Organization

The code is organized using a 3-factor decimal numbering system which allows for additions between sections, chapters, and titles, without disturbing existing numbers. Typically, there are 9 vacant positions between sections; 4 positions between chapters, and several title numbers are “Reserved” to allow for codification of new material whose subject matter may be related to an existing title.

Ordinances of a general or public nature, or one imposing a fine, penalty or forfeiture, are codifiable. Prior to enacting a codifiable ordinance, ascertain whether the code already contains provisions on the topic.

Additions

If the proposed ordinance will add material not contained in the code, the ordinance will specify an “addition”; that is, a new chapter (or title) will be added. For example:

Section 1. Chapter 5.20, Taxicab Licenses, is added to read as follows:

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Section 1. A new title, Title 18, Zoning, is added to read as follows:

A specific subsection can also be added when appropriate:

Section 2. Subsection D is added to Section 5.05.070, to read as follows:

Amendments

If the ordinance amends existing code provisions, specify the affected section or chapter numbers in the ordinance. This kind of amendment typically adds a section to an existing chapter, or amends an existing section. For example:

Section 1. Section 5.05.030 is amended to read as follows:

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Section 1. Section 5.05.035, Additional fees, is added to Chapter 5.05 to read as follows:

An ordinance can also amend a specific subsection of a code section:

Section 3. Subsection B of Section 5.05.070 is amended to read:

Repeals

Ordinances which repeal codified material should specify the code section number (or chapter number if an entire chapter is being repealed). These section or chapter numbers will be retained in the code, along with their title, as a record of ordinance activity (and as an explanation for gaps in the numbering sequence). The number of the repealed section or chapter number can be reused at a later time when desired. For example:

Section 2. Section 5.05.020, License, is repealed.

Codification Assistance

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