023-20 - Ordinance - Amending Chapter 20.70 Administration and Enforcement - Adopt and Update Certain FeesoRDtNANCE NO.023-20
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
CHAPTER 20.70 (ADMTNTSTRATTON AND ENFORCEMENT) OF THE PORT ORCHARD
MUNICIPAL CODE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADOPT AND UPDATE
CERTAIN FEES BY RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILIW AND CORRECTIONS;
AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Title 20 (Unified Development Code) of the Port Orchard Municipal Code
(POMC) was adopted on June L3,2017 (Ordinance 019-17); and
WHEREAS, Chapter 20.02 POMC sets forth the administrative and enforcement authority
of the City of Port Orchard regarding land use and development regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council periodically adopts and updates fees by resolution to cover
the administrative costs incurred by the Departments of Community Development and Public
Works for certain services and permits; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to add a new section to Chapter 20.70 POMC to codify
its authority to adopt and update such fees by resolution; now, therefore
THE CITY COUNCIT OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Findings and Recitals. The recitals set forth above are hereby adopted and
incorporated as findings in support of this Ordinance.
SECTION 2. A new Section 20.02.070 of the Port Orchard Municipal Code is hereby
adopted to read as follows:
2O.O2.O7A Fees. Application fees, appeal fees, permit fees, other fees, and fee policies
related to the administration of this title may be adopted by resolution of the City Council and
should be periodically updated.
SECTION 3. Severability. lf 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 of constitutionality of any other
section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. Corrections. Upon the approval of the city attorney, the city clerk andlor
code publisher is authorized to make any necessary technical corrections to this ordinance,
including but not limited to the correction of scrivener's/clerical errors, references, ordinance
numbering, section/subsection numbers, and any reference thereto.
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SECTION 5. Effectlve Date. Thls ordinance shall be published in the offlcial newspaper of
the city and shall take full force and effect flve (5) days after the date of publlcation. A summary
of this ordinance in the form of the ordinance title may be published in lieu of publishingthe
ordinance in its entirety.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED by the Mayor and
attested by the Clty Clerk ln authenticatlon of such passage this 18th day of August 2020.
Robert u, Mayor
MMC, City Clerk
Sponsored by:APP FORM:
Charlotte A. Archer, Clty Attorney
PUBLISHED : August 21, 2020
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 26, 2420
Clauson, Councilmember