004-24 - Ordinance - Storm Drainage Rates and CFC'sDocuSign Envelope ID: 9AE71C20-05D94C61-9286-9911EE6FA5B7
ORDINANCE NO. 004-24
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, RELATING TO
THE STORM DRAINAGE RATES AND CAPITAL FACILITY CHARGES (CFC);
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 038-23 TO DELAY EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY AND PUBLICATION; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, following a comprehensive rate study, the City Council recently amended the
City's rates and fees for its stormwater utility, including storm drainage rates and capital facility
charges, via Ordinance No. 038-23; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 038-23, the effective date of the updated rates
and fees is April 1, 2024; and
WHEREAS, in the process of preparing to implement the amendments set out in
Ordinance No. 038-23, staff identified additional necessary amendments to refine and clarify
the City's implementation of the recently amended rates and fees; and
WHEREAS, the City also desires to perform additional outreach to customers of the
stormwater utility prior to the effective date of the updated rates and charges; and
WHEREAS, to perform the additional outreach and to address all additional necessary
amendments prior to implementation, the City desires to delay the effective date until June 1,
2024; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that delaying the effective for Ordinance No. 038-23 is
consistent with goals and policies of the City's 2023 Stormwater and Watersheds
Comprehensive Plan and related regulations, and serve the public health, safety, and general
welfare of the citizens of Port Orchard; now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Amendment. Section 7 of Ordinance No. 038-23 is hereby amended, in part,
as follows:
Effective Date. This ordinance shall be posted and published as required by law and
shall be effective and in full force five (5) days following publication, provided, however,
that the rates and fees described in Sections 2 through 4 above, shall be effective June
1, 2024. A summary of this ordinance may be published in lieu of publishing the
ordinance in its entirety.
SECTION 2. Severability. Should any portion of this ordinance be held to be
unconstitutional or unlawful by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section,
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sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. Publication. This Ordinance shall be published by an approved summary
consisting of the title.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and
effect five days after publication, as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED by the Mayor and
attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this 26' day of March 2024.
ATTEST:
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Brandy Wallace, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Charlotte A. Archer, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: March 29, 2024
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 3, 2024
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Robert Putaansuu, Mayor
SPONSOR:
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Mark Trenary, Councilmember