Title 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapters:

1.01 Code Adoption

1.04 General Provisions

1.08 City Classification

1.12 General Penalty

Chapter 1.01
CODE ADOPTION

Sections:

1.01.010 Code adopted.

1.01.015 Prior code superseded.

1.01.020 Title – Citation – Reference.

1.01.030 Codification authority.

1.01.040 Ordinances passed prior to adoption of the code.

1.01.050 Reference applied to all amendments.

1.01.055 Ordinance corrections and changes.

1.01.060 Title, chapter and section headings.

1.01.070 Reference to specific ordinances.

1.01.080 Effect of code on past actions and obligations.

1.01.090 Effective date.

1.01.100 Constitutionality.

1.01.010 Code adopted.

The Snoqualmie Municipal Code, as compiled from the ordinances of the city of Snoqualmie, Washington, and edited and published by Code Publishing Company of Seattle, Washington, is adopted as the official code of the city of Snoqualmie, Washington. (Ord. 730 § 1, 1994; Ord. 473 § 1, 1979).

1.01.015 Prior code superseded.

The Snoqualmie Municipal Code adopted in this chapter supersedes all city of Snoqualmie ordinances of a general and permanent nature, and supersedes and replaces in its entirety the previous edition of the Snoqualmie Municipal Code published by Book Publishing Company. (Ord. 730 § 2, 1994).

1.01.020 Title – Citation – Reference.

This code shall be known as the Snoqualmie Municipal Code and it shall be sufficient to refer to the code as the Snoqualmie Municipal Code in any prosecution for the violation of any provisions thereof or in any proceeding at law or equity. It shall be sufficient to designate any ordinance adding to, amending, correcting or repealing all or any part or portion thereof as an addition to, amendment to, correction or repeal of the Snoqualmie Municipal Code. Further reference may be had to the titles, chapters, sections and subsections of the Snoqualmie Municipal Code and such references shall apply to that numbered title, chapter, section or subsection as it appears in the code. (Ord. 473 § 2, 1979).

1.01.030 Codification authority.

This code consists of all the regulatory and penal ordinances and certain of the administrative ordinances of the city, codified pursuant to the provisions of RCW 35.21.500 through 35.21.570. (Ord. 473 § 3, 1979).

1.01.040 Ordinances passed prior to adoption of the code.

The last ordinance included in the initial edition of the revised, reformatted and reprinted Snoqualmie Municipal Code is Ordinance No. 725, enacted on February 14, 1994. The following ordinances passed subsequent to Ordinance No. 725, but prior to adoption of the initial edition of the revised, reformatted and reprinted Snoqualmie Municipal Code, are hereby adopted and made a part of this code: Ordinance Nos. 726, 727, 728, and 729. (Ord. 730 § 4, 1994; Ord. 473 § 4, 1979).

1.01.050 Reference applied to all amendments.

Whenever a reference is made to this code as the Snoqualmie Municipal Code or to any portion thereof, or to any ordinance of the city of Snoqualmie, Washington, the reference shall apply to all amendments, corrections and additions heretofore, now or hereafter made. (Ord. 473 § 5, 1979).

1.01.055 Ordinance corrections and changes.

A. The city clerk or his or her designee shall provide for a uniform style and form of the Snoqualmie Municipal Code by making minor corrections to ordinances submitted for filing which do not affect the sense, meaning, effect or substance of any ordinance.

B. Such changes are subject to the approval of the city attorney, and include renumbering, relettering, capitalization, punctuation, dividing provisions of the code, and correcting omissions or captions.

C. The city clerk or his or her designee may substitute a current title of an agency, bureau, commission, committee, court or municipal officer to accord with changes of titles or duties enacted by statute or ordinance.

D. The city clerk or his or her designee may substitute references to a title, chapter or section of the Snoqualmie Municipal Code to accord with changes of the Snoqualmie Municipal Code enacted by ordinance. (Ord. 730 § 3, 1994).

1.01.060 Title, chapter and section headings.

Title, chapter and section headings contained in this code shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any title, chapter or section of this code. (Ord. 473 § 6, 1979).

1.01.070 Reference to specific ordinances.

The provisions of this code shall not in any manner affect matters of record which refer to, or are otherwise connected with ordinances which are therein specifically designated by number or otherwise and which are included within the code, but such reference shall be construed to apply to the corresponding provisions contained within this code. (Ord. 473 § 7, 1979).

1.01.080 Effect of code on past actions and obligations.

Neither the adoption of this code nor the repeal or amendment of any ordinance or part or portion of any ordinance of the city shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violations of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date of this code, nor be construed as a waiver of any license, fee, or penalty at the effective date due and unpaid under such ordinances, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinances relating to the collection of any such license, fee, or penalty, or the penal provisions applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect. (Ord. 473 § 8, 1979).

1.01.090 Effective date.

This code shall become effective on the date the ordinance adopting this code as the Snoqualmie Municipal Code shall become effective. This ordinance shall be in effect five days after passing by the council and publication as provided by law. (Ord. 473 § 9, 1979).

1.01.100 Constitutionality.

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this code is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this code. The council declares that it would have passed this code, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsection, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases has been declared invalid or unconstitutional, and if for any reason this code should be declared unconstitutional, then the original ordinance or ordinances shall be in full force and effect. (Ord. 473 § 10, 1979).

Chapter 1.04
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sections:

1.04.010 Definitions.

1.04.020 Title of office.

1.04.030 Interpretation of language.

1.04.040 Grammatical interpretation.

1.04.050 Acts by agents.

1.04.060 Prohibited acts include causing and permitting.

1.04.070 Computation of time.

1.04.080 Construction.

1.04.090 Repeal shall not revive any ordinances.

1.04.100 Publication of ordinances.

1.04.010 Definitions.

The following words and phrases, whenever used in the ordinances of the city of Snoqualmie, Washington, shall be construed as defined in this section unless from the context a different meaning is intended or unless a different meaning is specifically defined and more particularly directed to the use of such words or phrases:

A. “City” and “town” each mean the city of Snoqualmie, or the area within the territorial limits of the city of Snoqualmie, Washington, and such territory outside of the city over which the city has jurisdiction or control by virtue of any constitutional or statutory provision.

B. “Council” means the city council of the city of Snoqualmie, Washington. “All its members” or “all councilmen” means the total number of councilmen holding office.

C. “County” means the county of King.

D. “Law” denotes applicable federal law, the Constitution and statutes of the state of Washington, the ordinances of the city of Snoqualmie, and, when appropriate, any and all rules and regulations which may be promulgated thereunder.

E. “May” is permissive.

F. “Month” means a calendar month.

G. “Must” and “shall” are each mandatory.

H. “Oath” includes an affirmation or declaration in all cases in which, by law, an affirma-

tion may be substituted for an oath, and in such cases the words “swear” and “sworn” shall be equivalent to the words “affirm” and “affirmed.”

I. “Owner,” applied to a building or land, includes any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, joint tenant, tenant by the entirety, of the whole or a part of such building or land.

J. “Person” includes a natural person, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, association, club, company, corporation, business, trust, organization, or the manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer or employee of any of them.

K. “Personal property” includes money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences of debt.

L. “Preceding” and “following” mean next before and the next after, respectively.

M. “Property” includes real and personal property.

N. “Real property” includes lands, tenements and hereditaments.

G. “Sidewalk” means that portion of a street between the curbline and the adjacent property line intended for the use of pedestrians.

P. “State” means the state of Washington.

Q. “Street” includes all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, curbs, or other public ways in this city which have been or may hereafter be dedicated and open to public use, or such other public property so designated in any law of this state.

R. “Tenant” and “occupant,” applied to a building or land, include any person who occupies the whole or a part of such building or land, whether alone or with others.

S. “Written” includes printed, typewritten, mimeographed, multigraphed, or otherwise reproduced in permanent visible form.

T. “Year” means a calendar year. (Ord. 459 § 1, 1977).

1.04.020 Title of office.

Use of the title of any officer, employee, department, board or commission means that officer, employee, department, board or commission of the city. (Ord. 459 § 2, 1977).

1.04.030 Interpretation of language.

All words and phrases shall be construed according to the common and approved usage of the language, but technical words and phrases and such others as may have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in the law shall be construed and understood according to such peculiar and appropriate meaning. (Ord. 459 § 3, 1977).

1.04.040 Grammatical interpretation.

The following grammatical rules shall apply in the ordinances of the city unless it is apparent from the context that a different construction is intended.

A. Gender. Each gender includes the masculine, feminine and neuter genders.

B. Singular and Plural. The singular number includes the plural and the plural includes the singular.

C. Tenses. Words used in the present tense include the past and the future tenses and vice versa, unless manifestly inapplicable. (Ord. 459 § 4, 1977).

1.04.050 Acts by agents.

When an act is required by an ordinance, the same being such that it may be done as well by an agent as by the principal, such requirement shall be construed to include all such acts performed by an authorized agent. (Ord. 459 § 5, 1977).

1.04.060 Prohibited acts include causing and permitting.

Whenever in the ordinances of the city, any act or omission is made unlawful, it shall include causing, allowing, permitting, aiding, abetting, suffering, or concealing the fact of such act or omission. (Ord. 459 § 6, 1977).

1.04.070 Computation of time.

Except when otherwise provided, the time within which an act is required to be done shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last day, unless the last day is Sunday or a holiday, in which case it shall also be excluded. (Ord. 459 § 7, 1977).

1.04.080 Construction.

The provisions of the ordinances of the city and all proceedings under them are to be construed with a view to effect their objects and to promote justice. (Ord. 459 § 8, 1977).

1.04.090 Repeal shall not revive any ordinances.

The repeal of an ordinance shall not repeal the repealing clause of an ordinance or revive any ordinance which has been repealed thereby. (Ord. 459 § 9, 1977).

1.04.100 Publication of ordinances.

A. All ordinances passed by the city council shall be published by posting the same in three official posting places designated as follows: Snoqualmie City Hall, Snoqualmie Post Office, and Snoqualmie Library. The date of posting shall be considered as the date of publication for all purposes including the running of the five-day effective date period of RCW 35A.12.130. In addition, the title of each ordinance shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation within the city; provided, that upon a determination by the city clerk that the interests of the city so require, the entire text of an ordinance may be published.

B. Posting and newspaper publication shall be under the direction of the city clerk. All ordinances shall be available for public inspection in the office of the city clerk in accordance with RCW 35A.12.150. (Ord. 501 § 1, 1981).

Chapter 1.08
CITY CLASSIFICATION

Sections:

1.08.010 Adoption of optional municipal code.

1.08.020 Effective date.

1.08.030 Council positions.

1.08.040 Existing city laws and regulations.

1.08.010 Adoption of optional municipal code.

There is adopted for the city the classification of noncharter code city, retaining the mayor-council plan of government under which the city is presently operated, as provided in Chapter 35A.12 RCW, endowed with all the applicable rights, powers, privileges, duties, and obligations of a noncharter code city as the same now exists, or may be provided hereafter, including any and all supplements, amendments, or other modifications of RCW Title 35A hereafter at any time enacted. (Ord. 448 § 1, 1976).

1.08.020 Effective date.

The city clerk is authorized and directed to forward to the Secretary of State a certified copy of the ordinance codified in this chapter for filing pursuant to RCW 35A.02.040, as amended, on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter. Upon which filing, the city shall thereafter be classified as a noncharter code city as provided in this chapter. (Ord. 448 § 2, 1976).

1.08.030 Council positions.

The members of the city council shall continue to hold office until their successors are elected and qualified at the next regular municipal elections to be conducted as provided in Chapter 35A.29 RCW. The five existing city council positions shall be elected for four-year terms by election, biennially, as the terms of their predecessors expire and shall serve for terms of four years. The positions to be filled on the city council shall be designated by consecutive numbers and shall be dealt with as separate officers for all election purposes as provided by Chapter 35A.29 RCW. (Ord. 448 § 3, 1976).

1.08.040 Existing city laws and regulations.

All ordinances, resolutions, and orders adopted under the fourth class town classification, where not in conflict with state law, shall continue in force until repealed or amended by the city council under the newly adopted optional municipal code classification of noncharter code city under the mayor-council form of government. (Ord. 448 § 4, 1976).

Chapter 1.12
GENERAL PENALTY

Sections:

1.12.010 General penalties.

1.12.010 General penalties.

A. Every person convicted of a gross misdemeanor for which no punishment is fixed by ordinance in force at the time of conviction and sentence shall be punished by imprisonment for a maximum term fixed by the court of not more than one year, or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not more than $5,000, or by both such imprisonment and fine.

B. Every person convicted of a misdemeanor for which no punishment is fixed by ordinance in force at the time of conviction and sentence shall be punished by imprisonment for a maximum term fixed by the court of not more than 90 days, or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not more than $1,000, or by both such imprisonment and fine.

C. Every person found to have committed a civil infraction for which no penalty is fixed by ordinance in force at the time of finding and imposition of penalty, shall pay a monetary penalty fixed by the court according to the number of times such person is found to have committed the same infraction within a three-year period as follows:

1. One infraction: $250.00.

2. Two infractions: $500.00.

3. Three infractions: $1,000.

D. All fines and penalties received by the city shall be placed in the general fund, unless otherwise required by state law. (Ord. 860 § 1, 2000).