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PORT ORCHARD,
WASHINGTON 98366
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 March 10,2003.
ORDINANCE NO. 1896
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING PORT ORCHARD MUNICIPAL CODE 13.04.060 (SECTION
8 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1799) AND REESTABLISHING THE LIEN
RECORDING FEE.
Copies of Ordinance No. 1896 are available for review at the oftice 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. 1896 will be
provided at a nominal charge
Citv of Port Orchard
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Deputy Clerk
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March 19,2003
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ORDINANCE NO. 1896
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON
AMENDING PORT ORCHARD MUNICIPAL CODE 13.04.060 (SECTION
8 ORDINANCE 1799) AND REESTABLISHING THE LIEN RECORDING
FEE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
SECTION 2.
Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective March 31, 2003
Port Orchard Municipal Code 13.04.060 is amended to read as follows:
13.04.060 Liens. The city treasurer is directed to prepare and file a lien against any property where water
and/or sewer charges or water andlor sewer connection fees remain unpaid for four months as provided
in RCW 35.21.290 and 35.67.200. Afee of $100.00 will be put on the account when the lien is filed.
The remedy provided in this section shall be in addition to any other remedy now and hereafter provided
by law. All charges, together with penalties and interest, which may be provided by this chapter, shall be
a lien upon the property to which such service is furnished. Water and/or sewer charges or sewer
connection liens shall be superior to all other liens and encumbrances whatsoever, except those for
general taxes and local and special assessments. The liens shall be enforced by the city in the manner
provided by law. The additional and concurrent method of enforcing the lien of the city for the delinquent
and unpaid charges by turning off the water andlor sewer service from the premises shall not be
exercised after two years from the date of recording the lien notice, as provided by law. One exception to
this is to enforce payment of six months’ charges for which no lien notice is required by law to be
recorded.
SECTION 3. Savings Clause. Section 8 of Ordinance No. 1799, which is amended by
this ordinance, shall remain in force and effect until the effective date of this ordinance.
Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of
this ordinance or amendment thereto, or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the
remainder or application to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.
SECTION 4.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of
attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this
LESLIE J. WEATHERILL, MAYOR dh
Patricia Parks, City Clerk
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