Res 07-509
RESOLUTION NO. 07 - 501
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, DIRECTING THAT THE
CITY CLERK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CODE
REVISER PREPARE A DRAFT RE-CODIFICATION AND
REORGANIZATION OF THE FEDERAL WAY CITY CODE
TO BE KNOWN AS THE FEDERAL WAY REVISED CODE
WHEREAS, the City Of Federal Way Code ("Code") was originally codified in 1993 by
Municipal Code Corporation under Ordinance 93-160, and republished in 2001 by Code Publishing
Company; and;
WHEREAS, the Code Publishing Company continues to be the publisher for the City; and
WHEREAS, the Code is currently codified in a cumbersome format that is not typical of
Washington cities making it more difficult to amend, reference, and more expensive to maintain;
and;
WHEREAS, over the years amendments to the Code have left the current codification ofthe
code disorganized, with scrivener's errors, incorrect references, and unclear language, and;
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to organize the Code in a way that is more straight
forward and friendly to users;
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Re-codification of the Federal Way City Code.
The City Council ofthe City Of Federal Way directs the City Clerk in conjunction with
Code Publishing to organize, compile, edit, produce, and republish a new codification of the
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Federal Way City Code to be known as the Federal Way Revised Code.
The new codification shall be based on a decimal system of title, chapter, and section,
similar to the state RCW's. The former nomenclature of chapter, article, division, section, or
subsection shall be replaced with the appropriate title, chapter, subchapter, section, and
subsection terms. All internal citations shall be corrected as well, and shall conform to the style
ofthe Washington State code reviser's office's "Bill Drafting Guide 2007." Subsections and
subparagraphs shall be re-enumerated using the following sequence and style: (l)(a)(i)(A)(Q.
Numbering shall be removed from definition lists and the words defined shall be indented,
italicized, and set offwith quotation marks. Cross reference sections shall be developed to
include cross references between related sections of the code as well as applicable state law.
A draft version shall be produced for further review by City staff and for the City
Council's final approval ofthe new publication.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution should be
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence,
clause or phrase ofthis resolution.
Section 3. Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the effective date
of this resolution is hereby ratified and affirmed.
Section 4. Effective Date. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon passage by
the Federal Way City Council.
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON this c!2/Jfl.. day of !~J~ , 2007.
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CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
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MAYOR, Mrc
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY ATTORNEY, PATRICIA A. RICHARDSON
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
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