012-18 - Ordinance - Nuisance Feeding Prohibition of Birds on Public Property Amending Section 7.04.021ORDINANCE NO. 012-18
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
RELATING TO THE NUISANCE FEEDING PROHIBITION OF BIRDS ON PUBLIC
PROPERTY; AMENDING SECTION 7.04.021 OF THE PORT ORCHARD
MUNICIPAL CODE; AUTHORIZING THE POSTING OF SIGNS; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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WHEREAS, upon recommendation of the Land Use Committee, the Port Orchard
City Council discussed the establishment of a prohibition on the feeding of birds on
public property as a nuisance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the feeding of birds on public
property is a nuisance that creates health and property hazards, and that it is in the
interests of the public to prohibit the feeding of birds on public property; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that appropriate signage should be
placed to inform the public of the prohibition on the feeding of birds on public property;
now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 7.04.021 of the Port Orchard Municipal Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Nuisance feeding prohibited.7.04.021
(1) The feeding of any animal, including hand feeding or the placing or setting
out of food to be left attended or unattended, which creates or has the potential
to create a hazard to the public health or safety, is hereby declared to be a public
nuisance and to be unlawful.
SECTION 2. Posting Signs. The City Engineer is hereby directed to post the signs as
required and as a result of the amendment of Section 7.04.021, after passage of this Ordinance,
before the Effective Date.
Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or
phrase of this ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts of this ordinance.
SECTION 3.
Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days
after posting and publication as required by law. A summary of this Ordinance may be
published in lieu of the entire ordinance, as authorized by State Law.
SECTION 4.
Ordinance No. 012-18
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED by the Mayor and
attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage this 24th day of April, 2018.
Robert Putaansuu, Mayor
ATTEST:SPONSOR:
r_>Scott Diener, Councilmember‘array Rinearson, MMC, City Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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^Shafon Cates, City Attorney
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
May 4, 2018
May 9, 2018
NOTICE OF CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
ORDINANCE
The following is a summary of an Ordinance approved by the Port Orchard City Council at their regular Council
meeting held April 24, 2018.
ORDINANCE NO. 012-18
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
RELATING TO THE NUISANCE FEEDING PROHIBITION OF BIRDS ON PUBLIC
PROPERTY; AMENDING SECTION 7.04.021 OF THE PORT ORCHARD
MUNICIPAL CODE; AUTHORIZING THE POSTING OF SIGNS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Copies of Ordinance No. 012-18 are available for review at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Port Orchard.
Upon written request, a statement of the full text of the Ordinance will be mailed to any interested person without
charge. Thirty days after publication, copies of Ordinance No. 012-18 will be provided at a nominal charge.
City of Port Orchard
Brandy Rinearson
City Clerk
Published: Friday, May 4, 2018