Ord 02-428ORDINANCE NO. 02-628
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, PROHIBITING THE
STORAGE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY IN PARKS AND/OR
OPEN SPACE (Amending Ordinance No. 91-82, § l(21)(A)
WHEREAS, the staff for the City of Federal Way have observed that personal
property is being stored in various City of Federal Way parks and/or open space areas; and
WHEREAS, the use of public property for storage of personal property interferes with
the rights of others to use the areas for which they were intended; and
WHEREAS, the City of Federal Way Council finds that it is in the best interest of the
citizens of Federal Way to prohibit storage of personal property on any and all park property and/or
open space areas; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 11-83 of Article III of Chapter 11 of the Federal Way City Code is
amended as follows:
11-83.
Refuse and/or Storage of Personal Property
It is unlawful to throw any refuse, litter, broken glass, crockery,
nails, shrubbery, trimmings, junk or advertising matter in any park
or to deposit any such material therein, except in designated
receptacles; provided, however, that it is further unlawful to
deposit in such designated litter receptacles or elsewhere within a
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(b)
park any refuse, litter, or other trash collected at the home,
business, or other dwelling of any person and intentionally
brought to the park solely for the purpose of disposing of such
refuse, litter or trash.
It is unlawful for any person to store personal property, :incltt~ding
camp thcilities and camp paraphernalia, in m~y parks ancb'or open
space areas.
Section 2. Severabilit¥. 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 act consistent with the authority and prior to the
effective date of this ordinance is hereby ratified and affirmed.
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Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30)
days from the time of its final passage, as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Federal Way this /t~{..~ day of
~7~~ 2002.
CITY OF FEDERAL waY
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK, N. CHRISTINE GREEN, CMC
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY, PATRICIA A. RICHARDSON
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ORDINANCE NO.
10/29/02
11/19/02
11/23/02
12/19/02
02-428
K:\ORDINkparks personal property
Revised 10.4.02
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