Ord 90-065
0072.160.001
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05/01/90
ORDINANCE NO.
90-65
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 90-37 TO
AUTHORIZE EVENTS AT PARKS BETWEEN 9:00 A.M. AND
10:30 P.M. AND TO PROHIBIT NOISE FROM
CONSTRUCTION SITES AND NOISE FROM RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTIES RELATING TO MAINTENANCE OR REPAIRS
DURING CERTAIN HOURS, AS WELL AS NOISE FROM
SQUEALING OR SCREECHING TIRES; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
AND APPROVING AN ORDINANCE SUMMARY FOR
PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the Federal Way city council finds that certain
conduct which unreasonably disturbs or interferes with the peace
and comfort of others should be prohibited, and
WHEREAS, the Federal Way city council finds that this
ordinance is in the interests of the public's health, safety and
welfare, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON,
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
section 1.
Section l(B) of Ordinance No.
90-37, is
hereby amended to add the subsections 7,
8 and 9 to read as
follows:
7.
The squealing, screeching or other such sounds from
motor vehicle tires in contact with the ground or other
roadway surface because of rapid acceleration, braking
or excessive speed around corners or because of such
other reason, provided that sounds which result from
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actions which are necessary to avoid danger shall be
exempt from this section.
8.
Sounds
originating
from
construction
sites,
including but not limited to sounds from construction
equipment, power tools and hammering between the hours
of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and 10:00 p.m.
and 9:00 a.m. on weekends.
9.
Sounds
originating
from
residential
property
relating to temporary projects for the maintenance or
repair of horns,
grounds and appurtenances,
including
but not limited to sounds from 1awnmowers, powered hand
tools, snow removal equipment and composters between the
hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and 10:00
p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on weekends.
section 2.
Section l(C)
of Ordinance No.
90-37
is
hereby amended to read as follows:
C.
This section shall not apply to regularly scheduled
events
at parks,
such
as public address
systems
for
baseball games or park concerts between the hours of
9:00 a.m. and 10:30 p.m.
section
3.
If
any
section,
sentence,
clause
or
phrase
of
this
ordinance
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 of this ordinance.
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Section 4.
This ordinance shall take effect and be
in full force ninety (90) days after submittal to the Department
of Ecology pursuant to RCW 70.107.060, which is more than 5 days
after publication of an approved summary consisting of the title
to this ordinance.
PASSED by the city council of the city of Federal Way
this ~ day of
July
, 1990.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
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MAYOR, DEBRA ERTEL
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~CITY CLE~MAUREEN M. SWANE . J
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
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FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: May 1, 1990
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: July 3, 1990
PUBLISHED: July 8, 1990
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 5, 1990
~tThWr¥.wbC~oN.&Ê Dt~J&lmNl OF ECOLOGY: JULY 5, 1990
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