ORD 05-509
e e
ORDINANCE NO. D 5- 5rPf
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF
THE FEDERAL WAY CITY CODE, SECTION 6-188 RELATING
TO AGGRESSIVE BEGGING (Amending Ordinance Nos. 91-89
and 94-214).
WHEREAS, the City of Federal Way is a non-charter code city under the laws ofthe State of
Washington and, as such, has the power to enact ordinances for the protection of the public health, safety
and general welfare and for other purposes; and
WHEREAS, the current provisions of the Federal Way City Code include regulation of activity
that involves aggressive begging, such as intimidation, false or misleading activities, or activities that
involve safety concerns for people; and
WHEREAS, because there is an increase of activities at off-ramps and along public rights-of-way
that interfere with or potentially jeopardize the safety of pedestrians or vehicular traffic, it is appropriate
that the provisions of the aggressive begging ordinance be modified to assure a better ability of the law
enforcement officials to protect the safety of the public that may otherwise be threatened;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 6, Article VIII, Section 6-188 of the Federal Way City Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
6-188 Aggressive begging.
(a) It is a crime for any person to engage in aggressive begging in any public place in the city as
those terms are defined by this section.
(b) As used in this section:
ORD #fY:::,-5D9 , PAGE 1
e e
(1) Aggressive begging shall mean U!l.to beg with intent to intimidate another person into
giving money or goods. (b) to beg with the use of false or misleading information. ( c) to beg with or
to involve activities that are unsafe or dangerous to anv person or property or to beg at locations or in
a manner that threatens the safety of persons or property or that impedes or threatens to impede
pedestrian or vehicular tratlic. (d) to beg in a manner that exploits children. or (e) to willfully provide
or deliver or attempt to provide or deliver unrequested or unsolicited services or products with a
demand or exertion of ores sure for oavment in return.
(2) Beg shall means to ask for money or goods as a charity, whether by words, bodily
gestures, signs or other means.
I (3) Intimidate shall means to engage in conduct which would make a reasonable person
fearful or feel compelled.
(4) Public place shall mean any road, alley, lane, parking area, sidewalk or any place, private
or otherwise, adopted to and fitted for vehicular or pedestrian travel, that is in common use by the
public with the consent, expressed or implied, of the owner or owners, and further, any public
playground, school grounds, recreation grounds, parks, parkways, park drives, park paths and rights-
of-way open to the use of the public.
(5) Exploit children shall mean using children in an unethical. selfish, or abusive manner or in
any other manner that gives an unfair advantage.
Section 2. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are declared separate and severable.
The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or portion of this ordinance or the
invalidity of the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall not affect the validity of the
remainder of the ordinance, or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 3. Ratification. Any and all acts consistent with the authority and prior to the effective
date of this ordinance are hereby ratified and affirmed.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days from its
passage, approval and publication, as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Federal Way this 15f day of IIMfilJatt2005.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
~M~ /l/!~
MAYOR, DEAN MCCOLGAN ,~
ATTEST:
ff/J~~~~~~~~
ORD# tJ5'-5DC; , PAGE 2
e e
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
-r~~
CITY ATTORNEY, PATRICIA A. RICHARDSON
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: t5
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: (!'"
PUBLISHED: - I~O<
EFFECTIVE DATE: ( ll'"l(DS'
ORDINANCE NO.: o ,~ .,D 1-
ACCEPTANCE: K:\ORDIN\2005\aggressive begging. doc
ORD #C/s - SDC., , PAGE 3