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ORDINANCE NO. 4288
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, repealing and readopting
Chapter 7.02 of the Kent City Code entitled
"Water," to reorganize the chapter and update the
Cross-Connection Control sections to develop and
implement procedures to ensure the elimination or
control of cross-connections between a water
consumer's system and the City's public water
system and to create additional enforcement
provisions allowing for more flexibility.
RECITALS
A. The city of Kent ("City") has codified its regulations
concerning water service by its water utility within Chapter 7.02 of the
Kent City Code. This chapter also contains provisions for the elimination
and control of cross-connections between a water consumer's system and
the City's public water system.
B. Washington Administrative Code 246-290-490 requires the
City Council of the City of Kent to ensure the elimination or control of all
cross-connections between a water consumer's system and the City's
public water system.
C. The City is required to adopt an ordinance and develop and
implement procedures to ensure approved backflow preventers
commensurate with the degree of hazard are installed to prevent backflow '
into the City's public water system. Accordingly, this ordinance sets forth
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what service connections require premises isolation and the requirements
for commercial fire lines.
D. A city's ordinance must include corrective actions used to
ensure water consumers comply with cross-connection control
requirements. Currently, the only enforcement options available for a
violation of cross-connection control requirements are criminal or civil code
enforcement proceedings. This ordinance makes additional remedies
available to the city of Kent, including imposing monetary penalties, water
shutoff and the issuance of a civil infraction for violations of the cross-
connection control requirements.
E. In addition, this ordinance reorganizes and restructures the
chapter into two separate parts in order to clearly distinguish between the
sections concerning water service—metering, rates, installation—and the
sections concerning the elimination and control of cross-connections.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
ORDINANCE
SECTION 1. - Rgoealer - Chapter 7.02 KCC. Chapter 7.02 of the
Kent City Code, entitled "Water," is repealed in its entirety.
SECTION 2. - Adoption - Chapter A02 KCC. Title 7 of the Kent
City Code, entitled "Utilities," is amended to adopt a new Chapter 7.02,
entitled "Water," as follows:
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PART ONE
Water Utility and Water Service Generally
Sec. 7.02.010. Water to be metered. All water of the water utility
of the city shall be sold by use of a water meter that measures the amount
of water used by a consumer.
Sec. 7.02.020. Rates for water connection. The city council
shall fix rates to be paid by a consumer for water procured from the water
utility of the city, and for the amount of cost to be charged to and paid by the
applicant for a water connection to a water main including the water meters.
Water connection shall be of various sizes as specified in this chapter. All
water connections and water meters shall be installed by the water utility of
the city or by a contractor approved by the director of public works. All
connections shall be made under the supervision of the director of public
works or his authorized representative and shall meet or exceed the
standards and specifications approved by the director of public works.
Sec. 7.02.030. Using water in excess of meter capacity. The
water utility will not install a water meter on a service which demands
water in excess of the rated capacity of the meter. The water utility of the
city shall have the right to discontinue water service to any consumer
when the demand of the service exceeds the following meter capacities:
Meter size
(inches) Gallons per minute
5/8 x 3/4 20
3/4 30
1 50
1 1/2 100
2 160
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Meter size
(inches) Gallons per minute
3 300
4 500
Sec. 7.02.040. Maintenance of water system. All tanks,
reservoirs, water meters, water mains, pipes, couplings, shutoff valves,
stop cocks, and every other kind of equipment or material in use or in
place as a part of the water system of the city and located in any street,
alley, city park, city property, or in any easement or franchise belonging to
the city, or located upon private property from a water main of the water
system to and including the water meter, are the property of the city and
are subject to the exclusive control and regulations of the city. All pipes
and connections from the water meter to the premises or building served '
by the city water are the property and the sole responsibility of the owner
or lessee of the premises or building.
Sec. 7.02.050. Separate meters required — Exceptions. Except
as provided in this chapter, each separate building occupied as a dwelling
or as a place of business must have a separate water service and water
meter. Where the applicant desires to have two (2) or more service pipes
on the same premises, he shall state in his application for a water
connection, and separate service pipes shall be run with individual stop
cocks to each water meter. Each mobile home park and each condominium
may be served by one (1) water meter. The city council may enter into
agreements with commercial and industrial users to allow more than one
(1) building to be served by a single meter.
Sec. 7.02.060. Existing service to more than one (1) building.
At the time of the adoption of this chapter where more than one (1)
building is served through one (1) meter, the consumption of water for
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each billing period shall be divided by the number of buildings served and
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the charge will then be calculated as if each building were a separate
account.
Sec. 7.02.070. Connection with other water supply.
A. No service connection shall be allowed from the city mains to any
premises supplied by water from any other source, unless special
permission is given by the director of public works, which special
permission may be terminated at any time if in the judgment of the
director of public works the public interest requires it.
B. No cross-connection shall be made or maintained between any city
service connection and pipe supplying water from any other source unless
the water supplied from the other source, by tests by the State Board of
Health, is shown to conform with the United States bacteriological standard
for drinking water. Such tests must be made by a professional tester and
submitted to the city at least once each month.
Sec. 7.02.080. Connections outside of city limits.
A. Whenever any person outside the limits of the city, not already
furnished with water by the city, shall desire the system to be extended,
such person shall apply to the city council to have such water service
extended. Such application shall designate the premises to be supplied and
the number of services desired. If a permit is granted by the city council,
the applicants shall, at their own expense, install all necessary mains or
pipes in accordance with the requirements of the city engineer and the
comprehensive water plan of the city which is on file in the office of the
director of public works. All regulations concerning the size of service and
meter shall apply.
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B. Whenever any water district desires to purchase water from the city,
it shall make application to the city council and if accepted, install all mains
and services in accordance with the rules and regulations of the city. An
individual contract will be negotiated for the purchase of water. Whenever
any portion of a water district is annexed to the city, the ownership of the
mains, meters, and services shall become the property of the city in
accordance with RCW 35.13A.020.
Sec. 7.02.090. Installation and connection charges inside city
limits, permits, and inspection fees.
A. Tap charge - Connection by water utility. Any property owner within
the city limits applying for water service shall pay in full a tap charge and a
permit review and inspection fee, plus a system development charge prior
to issuance of the water service permit. The tap charge will include the
cost of connection and laying the pipe from the city water main to the
property line of the property to which service is desired, or at a distance of
sixty (60) feet from the main toward such property line, whichever is
shorter. The minimum tap charge so established for service installed by
the water utility is as follows:
1. Two hundred seventy-five dollars ($275) for each five-eighth
(5/8) inch by three-quarter (3/4) inch connection.
2. Three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325) for each three-
quarter (3/4) inch connection.
3. Three hundred fifty dollars ($350) for each one (1) inch
connection.
4. Six hundred dollars ($600) for each one and one-half (1-1/2) inch
connection.
5. Eight hundred dollars ($800) for each two (2) inch connection.
On any connection over two (2) inches, the minimum tap charge shall be
the actual cost of the meter and installation, plus twenty-five (25) percent.
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B. Tap charge - Connection by licensed contractor. If the workload of
the water utility as determined by the director of public works is such that
the installation of the water connection would interfere with the proper
operation and maintenance of the water system, the director of public
works may require that the property owner employ a licensed contractor to
make the connection and install the necessary line and materials except
the water meter. All such water services shall meet or exceed the
standards and specifications approved by the director of public works. The
minimum tap charge is as follows:
1. One hundred dollars ($100) for each five-eighth (5/8) inch by
three-quarter (3/4) inch connection.
2. One hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) for each three-
quarter (3/4) inch connection.
3. One hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) for each one (1) inch
connection.
4. Three hundred sixty dollars ($360) for each one and one-half
(1-1/2) inch connection.
5. Five hundred dollars ($500) for each two (2) inch connection.
All such contractor-installed connections shall be guaranteed by the
contractor for a period of one (1) year.
C. System development charge. The system development charge is as
follows:
Charge
Meter Size Effective Charge Effective
(inches) Through March April 1, 2009
31, 2009
Less than $2,600 $5,949
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Charge
Meter Size Effective Charge Effective
(inches) Through March April 1, 2009
31, 2009
1 $4,627 $14,872
1-1/2 $10,400 $29,743
2 $18,486 $47,589
3 $41,594 $95,179
4 $73,933 $148,717
5 $115,528 $222,932
6 $166,376 $297,434
8 $295,786 $475,894
10 $462,162 $654,354
After April 1, 2009, this system development charge will increase annually,
on the first day of each calendar year, by an amount equal to the
percentage increase in the Construction Price Index for Seattle-Tacoma-
Bremerton for the twelve (12) months, October 31st through September
30th, of the previous calendar year.
However, if (1) the city's fire marshal has required that, in conjunction
with the city's issuance of a single-family residential building permit, the
applicant must install a fire sprinkler system, and (2) the need for a meter
size greater than three-quarters (3/4) of an inch is based solely on the fire
marshal's requirement that the sprinkler system be installed, the single-
family residential permit applicant shall pay only the system development
charge listed above for a meter less than one (1) inch in diameter. It is not
the city's intent to require an applicant to pay a higher system
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development charge when the larger meter size is needed only in the
unusual event of a fire demand rather than for normal daily user demand.
D. Permit and inspection fee. The city council shall, by resolution,
establish the permit, inspection, and other related fees to be assessed to
implement and operate the regulations adopted in this chapter. In the
event of any conflict or ambiguity regarding any fees established by
council resolution, the public works director is authorized to interpret the
fee schedule(s) to resolve that conflict or ambiguity.
E. Installation of undersized meter. If an undersized meter is installed,
a deduction will be allowed from the above charges, including system
development charges, which will reflect the difference in cost between the
undersized meter and the regular size meter. All service material
(including water meter) will remain the property of the city.
F. Tap change. If the tap is changed to one of a larger size, the cost
and expense of such charge must be paid before the larger size tap is
installed.
G. Paving replacement - Charge. If it becomes necessary during the
installation of such connection on a time and material basis to break and
replace either concrete or blacktop paving, then in each instance an
additional charge shall be made to cover the cost of such repair.
H. Fee deferral. Until December 31, 2013, at the time of issuance of
any single-family residential building permit for a dwelling unit that is
being constructed for initial sale, the owner of the subject real property
may defer payment of the water system development charge in subsection
(A) of this section, executing a first position lien in favor of the city in the
amount of the water system development charge. The city shall record the
lien against the real property and the lien amount shall be paid by the
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seller to the city at the time of closing of the sale of the real property and
single-family residence. An owner who chooses to defer the water system
development charge must combine the lien with a lien deferring the
transportation improvement fee in KCC 12.11.090 or Chapter 43.21C RCW,
and drainage system development charge in KCC 7.05.165.
Sec. 7.02.100. Installation and connection charges outside
city. Any property owner outside the city limits applying for water service
shall pay in full the tap charge and a permit review and inspection fee, plus
a system development charge prior to the issuance of a water service
permit. The minimum charge established shall be the cost as established
for inside the city limits plus fifty (50) percent, except the system
development charge. The system development charge shall be the same as
for inside city limits.
Sec. 7.02.110. Temporary water meters.!
A. When water service is required for a specific short-term duration,
upon approval of the director of public works, a temporary water meter
may be obtained from the water utility.
B. Such meters shall only be used for a designated project and shall be
promptly returned to the water utility upon completion of the project or at
the end of 60 days, whichever comes first. The meters are to be returned
in the same condition as when rented, and the user shall be held
responsible for any damage thereto including paying all repair or
replacement costs. While in the user's possession, the user shall be solely
responsible for the meter and as such, should it be lost or stolen, the user
shall pay the water utility the cost of its replacement.
C. The director of public works shall require that a cash bond be
deposited with the city prior to receipt of a temporary meter. The amount
of the bond shall equal the replacement cost of the respective meter. Upon
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return of the meter, the payment of all outstanding charges including any
meter repair or replacement costs, the cash bond shall be released back to
the user.
D. Temporary meters may be moved from one hydrant to another
within the same project; provided, the water utility is notified in advance
of the proposed relocation and that hydrant wrenches are used to make all
connections and disconnections.
E. For each 100 cubic feet of water used with a temporary water
meter, the rate charged will be $4.73 per 100 cubic feet of water used.
All rates are also subject to a one-time temporary meter charge as follows:
1. Up to one-and-one-half-inch meter, $50;
2. Two-inch and larger meter, $100.
Payment shall be made in full upon return of the meter. If a meter is lost
or stolen, payment for water used shall be based on an estimate made by
the director of public works.
Sec. 7.02.120. Stop cocks. All service pipes must come directly
from the street main and shall be laid at such depth and at such point as
the water utility shall designate. All stop cocks and connections thereto
shall be maintained by and under the control of the water utility.
Sec. 7.02.130. Turn on and off service by water utility
employees. No person except employees of the water utility or the
finance department will be allowed to turn the water on or off at the city's
stop cock after the plumbing has been completed and the water turned on
by the water utility, except to repair the special stop and waste cock or the
pipe between it and the city's stop cock.
Sec. 7.02.140. Special stop and waste cock. A special stop and
waste cock with a key attached thereto shall be placed on the pipe leading
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from the city's stop cock outside of the building or inside if basement is
available. No branch pipe, bibb, or fixture of any kind shall be placed
between this stop cock and the city's main. If this stop cock does not
thoroughly drain all pipes throughout the premises, additional ones shall
be placed in all sags, bends, and traps that cannot otherwise be drained. If
the service is to a business building adjacent to a city sidewalk, a valve
type stop and waste cock in a cast iron valve box, with traffic type lid shall
be installed near the outside wall of the building.
Sec. 7.02.150. Replacement — Permit credit. If a property
owner, lessee, or occupant requests a change in meter size and/or water
line size, an application shall be made to the city engineer. The city
engineer shall review the application for compliance with KCC 7.02.030. If
the request results in an increase flow capability to the property, the
charge for this service shall include the respective system development
charge, otherwise, the charge shall be limited to a time and material basis.
In all cases a credit on this charge will be made for the meter removed.
This credit will be based on a depreciation schedule of twenty (20) percent
per year for the number of years the meter has been in service, with a
minimum credit of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50). No credit will be
allowed for the valves, meter box, or pipe originally installed. Where a
system development charge is included, a credit will also be given for that
previously paid system development charge.
Sec. 7.02.160. Connections from stop cock at owner's
expense and care. All pipes and connections from the city's adapter or
coupling located on or near the property line or near the meter box shall
be put in at the expense of the property owner, who shall be responsible
for all damages resulting from leaks and breaks.
Sec. 7.02.170. Plumber's permit for turn on and off. No
plumber or other person will be allowed to make connection with the city
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mains or make alterations in conduit, pipe, or other fixture connecting
therewith, or to connect pipes when they have been disconnected, or to
turn water off or on, upon any premises at the city's stop cock without a
permit from the director of public works.
Sec. 7.02.180. Water turned on by owner or tenant
prohibited. If the water is turned on to the premises by anyone other
than an employee of the water utility or the finance department after it has
been turned off at the city stop cock, it will be turned off again at the city
stop cock and locked, and will not be turned on again until the charges as
prescribed in this chapter have been paid. These charges are based on the
actual cost per hour, including overhead, of sending water utility
employees to return service to the account, plus a turn on charge of thirty
dollars ($30). In no case will the charge be less than thirty dollars ($30).
Sec. 7.02.190. Vacant premises — Water supply. If it is decided
to discontinue the use of water supply to vacant premises for a period of
thirty (30) days or more, notice in writing must be given to the finance
department. The water will be turned off and will be turned on again upon
written application at a charge of thirty dollars ($30) for such turn on. No
remission of charges will be made for a lesser period than thirty (30) days
or without receipt of notice by the finance department.
Sec. 7.02.200. Size of water main. No water main shall be
installed unless it is at least six (6) inches in diameter and is the size
indicated in the comprehensive water plan.
Sec. 7.02.210. Turn off and turn on charges.
A. For the purpose of paying the expense to the water utility or finance
department, a charge as set forth in this chapter is hereby fixed and made
to turn off or turn on the water service to any building for the making
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within the building of any inspection, repair, maintenance, enlargement,
replacement, addition, or change in or to the water line or lines, or
plumbing, or plumbing fixtures, or for the purpose of connecting any kind
of machine, appliance, toilet, or bath facilities, or any kind of plumbing in
or to the water system located within the building when the building does
not have stop and waste cock as required in KCC 7.02.210.
B. The charge shall be forty-five dollars ($45) if the turn off or turn on
is done within a period of forty-eight (48) hours of the initial customer
request, which charge shall be paid to the finance department before any
water service is turned off or turned on for any of the purposes set forth in
this section.
C. If the turn off and turn on is not done within a period of forty-eight
(48) hours from the time of the initial consumer request, the charge is
thirty dollars ($30) to turn off the water service and thirty dollars ($30) to
turn on the service. The charge shall be paid to the finance department
before any water service is turned off or turned on for any of the purposes
set forth in this section.
D. If more than one turn off and turn on request occurs in any twelve
(12) month period, a charge in the amount of forty-five dollars ($45) shall
be assessed against the account for each additional service turn off.
Sec. 7.02.220. Prohibited uses. No person shall:
A. Use water from the city water system for sprinkling or irrigating
when requested by a police officer or firefighter of the city to cease such
use during a fire which the fire department is seeking to control or when
use of water for sprinkling or irrigation is forbidden by the city council;
B. Bathe in, fish in, or throw any substance into any reservoir or water
tank or standpipe or into any pipe or connection to the city water system,
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or upon the premises where any reservoir, water tank or standpipe is
located;
C. Obstruct the access to any fire hydrant or place lumber, dirt,
rubbish, or other material upon public right-of-way or city owned property
within twenty (20) feet of a fire hydrant or to open or operate a fire
hydrant except a member of a fire department or employee of the city in
pursuance of his employment or duty;
D. Break or deface the seal of a water meter or tamper with, damage,
obstruct, or alter a water meter in service;
E. Make any connection with a water main, water pipe, or fire hydrant
for delivery of water from the city water system to a consumer without a
permit from the water utility and a means of measuring the quantity of
water taken prior to consumption;
F. Turn on or turn off a water service at the water box or any place
between the water meter and the water main of the city water system
other than by an employee of the water utility or finance department who
is authorized to either turn on or turn off a water service;
G. Interfere with, obstruct, or prevent free or safe access to any water
meter or water service for purpose of reading, inspection, repair, removal,
or installation by any employee of the water utility or finance department
in pursuit of his employment;
H. Tamper with, destroy, break, or interfere with any part of the water
system; or
I. Make, construct, buy, sell, or in any way dispose of to any person
any curb cock key or hydrant wrench that fits or may be used on any part
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of the city water system without permission of the director of public works
of the city.
Sec. 7.02.230. Water rates.-2
A. Water rates. The following monthly rates apply to all water
customers served by the city of Kent. The lower rate applies per 100 cubic
feet of water used up to or equal to 800 cubic feet per month, and the
higher rate applies per 100 cubic feet of any water used in excess of 800
cubic feet:
WATER
USE/CONSUMPTION
Winter/Summer
<_ 800cf: $2.40
> 800cf: $4.73
All customers are also subject to a monthly demand charge for potable
water service, dedicated fireline service, and water meters. For purposes of
this chapter, a dedicated fireline constitutes the pipe(s) and appurtenances
on private property that only supply water to the system riser for water-
based fire protection systems, private hydrants, monitor nozzles, fire pump
suctions, and tanks. The dedicated fireline begins after the property
isolation device, and it contains water that will be used only when needed
for fire protection purposes and so will become stagnant and nonpotable.
The fees for these monthly demand services are as follows:
Met r Size or, for
Residential Charge Commercial Charge Dedicated Fireline C argi
Dea rated Fireline
Effective January 1, 201 Effective January 1, 201;Effective January 1, 01i
pip Size (inches)
<3 4 $23.15 $29.10 $2.75
1 $36.25 $42.20 $3.21
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Mel r Size or, for
Residential Charge Commercial Charge Dedicated Fireline C arg
Deccated Fireline
Effective January 1, 201 Effective January 1, 2012 Effective January 1, 01
Pip Size (inches)
1 4 $4.81
1 2 $69.00 $74.95 $6.42
2 $108.30 $114.25 $10.27
3 $173.80 $179.75 $25.67
4 $265.50 $271.45 $51.33
6 $402.45 $102.67
8 $533.45 $173.25
10 $664.45 $256.67
Beginning January 1, 2018, and on the first day of each calendar year
thereafter, the total water rate for consumption, meters, and dedicated
Fireline usage will adjust by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), specifically
the CPI-W Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, measured from June 1st through
June 1st of the previous calendar year, if the CPI-W reflects an upward
adjustment from the previous annual June to June period. For the years
2018 through 2022 the adjustment will not exceed 2.4 percent of the total
water rate, but after that, beginning January 1, 2023, any increase in the
CPI will not be subject to this 2.4 percent limit. In order to simplify the
rate-making structure, the finance director is authorized to amend the rate
each year to reflect the CPI adjustment.
B. Lifeline customers. Through Chapter 7.01 KCC, the city council has
established eligibility criteria for lifeline customers. For lifeline-qualified
water service customers, the following fees apply for monthly demand
services, and water consumption per 100 cubic feet:
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Effective Demand Water Rate
Date Service Charge per 100 cf
01/01/2017 $13.10 $0.61
Sec. 7.02.240. Water billing adjustments.
A. Subject to the right of access and inspection by a representative of
the city, a property owner receiving water service from the city may apply
for adjustment of a city water bill under the following circumstances:
1. A water leak has been discovered on the subject property; or
2. A water line failure has occurred on the subject property; or
3. An inadvertent error on the part of the occupant of the
subject property caused excessive water usage; or
4. An unexplained, abnormal water meter reading has occurred
on the subject property.
This adjustment shall not exceed 100 percent of the difference between
the total amount charged by the city for the billing period for which
adjustment has been requested, and the average water usage at the
subject property. For purposes of this subsection, "inadvertent error' does
not include actions constituting knowing or willful neglect. Furthermore,
the average water usage shall be computed by determining the total
volume of water consumed, under normal use conditions, during the
preceding 12 months and dividing that total volume by the number of
times the city reads the customer's water meter. If there is insufficient
usage history by the owner at the subject property, the city may use
additional consumption history before an adjustment can be made. This
additional consumption history may include, but is not limited to: the
owner's prior usage at another location receiving water service from the
city; the previous owner's consumption history; and historical water
consumption at comparable properties within the city.
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B. This water bill adjustment can be applied to no more than two
consecutive billing periods. Any bill submitted for adjustment must exceed
two times the average usage in the preceding 12 months prior to the
earliest billing period for which the adjustment is requested. The property
owner must submit a signed application for adjustment, on a form
prescribed by the finance director, within 90 days of the last day of the
billing period for which an adjustment is requested, in order to be eligible
for the adjustment.
C. Following receipt of an application for a water bill adjustment, the
city's customer services manager, or the manager's designee, shall review
the application and determine whether or not to adjust the water bill based
on the criteria listed in this section. In order to make a proper and fair
determination, city staff shall be entitled to enter upon and inspect the
subject property, if necessary, and shall verify that the water meter
serving the subject property does not indicate that excessive water usage
is continuing. The customer services manager shall not approve an
application for water bill adjustment if the city determines that the water
meter shows the continued existence of abnormally high water usage.
D. If approved, the customer services manager shall adjust the water
bill by issuing a credit to the water service billing account. In the
alternative, if the owner no longer owns the subject property or is
otherwise no longer legally responsible for the water bill, the city may,
upon approval of the finance director, issue a check to the owner in an
amount not to exceed what would have been credited to the water service
billing account.
E. The owner may request reconsideration of the decision of the city's
customer services manager by the city's finance director. This request
must be in writing and delivered to the city no later than 30 days after the
customer services manager's decision is delivered to the property owner.
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For purposes of this subsection, delivery is deemed complete upon the
third day following the day upon which the written determination or
request for consideration is placed in the mail, unless the third day falls on
a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, in which event service shall be
deemed complete on the first day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or legal
holiday following the third day. This request for reconsideration must
contain all relevant facts and circumstances pertaining to why the owner
believes that the decision of the customer service manager was incorrect.
The finance director shall issue a written decision to the requestor within
45 days of receipt of the request for reconsideration. The finance director's
determination cannot be appealed to the hearing examiner or the city
council, and any further appeals may only be made pursuant to applicable
state law.
F. A property owner may submit an application for adjustment of a
water bill only once every 12 months; provided, however, that this does
not prohibit an owner from submitting an application for adjustment of two
billing periods simultaneously, pursuant to subsection (B) of this section. If
a property owner has previously submitted an application for adjustment
of a water bill to the city for the same property, the customer services
manager will reject any subsequent application that does not also include
tangible proof that repair work to correct the leak has already been
completed, such as original or certified copies of invoices for parts and/or
labor. The city may also enter onto the subject property to confirm that
necessary repairs have been made, prior to granting a subsequent request
for a water bill adjustment.
G. Subsection (F) of this section notwithstanding, a property owner
submitting an application pertaining to a property for which that owner has
not previously submitted a request for a water bill reduction, or a new
owner applying for a water bill reduction pertaining to a property for which
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a water bill reduction was previously requested by a prior owner, shall be
treated as a first-time applicant under this section. The finance director
shall not consider an heir, devisee, person related by blood or marriage, an
affiliated corporate entity or an entity under common control with a prior
owner of the subject property to be treated as a "first-time applicant" for
purposes of this subsection.
Sec. 7.02.250. Billing for service. All billing for water shall be
made to the nearest five cents ($0.05).
Sec. 7.02.260. Charges when meter is out of order. If a meter
fails to register the amount of water used, the customer will be charged at
the average rate of monthly consumption as shown by the meter when the
meter was in working order.
Sec. 7.02.270. Request for meter check. A customer may
request a meter check. If it is found that the meter is registering less than
or more than the requirements of the state for meter accuracy, no charge
will be made. If it is found that the meter is registering in accordance with
state regulations, a charge which is on file in the city clerk's office will be
made. This charge will be added to the next water billing.
Sec. 7.02.280. Fire protection service.
A. Pipes for fire protection purposes must be fitted with such fixtures
as are needed for fire protection and such fixtures shall be sealed by the
water utility. In no case shall such seal be broken, except in case of fire or
by the fire chief for the purpose of testing the pipes, fixtures or hose.
B. When seals are broken in case of fire, it shall be the duty of the
owner or tenant of the premises to notify the water utility within twenty-
four (24) hours after its occurrence, and the seal will be replaced by the
water utility.
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Sec. 7.02.290. Emergency shutoff without notice.
A. The water may at any time be shut off from the mains without
notice for repairs, extensions, or other necessary purposes and persons
having boilers supplied by direct pressure from the mains are cautioned
against danger of explosion or collapse. Where meters are in use, a safety
valve shall be placed between the boiler on such service and the meter at
the owner's expense, and the owner shall be held responsible to the city
for any and all damages to meters caused by hot water.
B. The city will not be responsible for the safety of boilers or other
fixtures on the premises of any water consumer.
Sec. 7.02.300. Penalty for violation.
A. Except as set forth in KCC 7.02.310 - 7.02.400, any violation of this
chapter constitutes a civil violation under Chapter 1.04 KCC, for which a
monetary penalty may be assessed and abatement may be required as
provided therein.
B. In addition to, or as an alternative to, any other penalty provided in
this chapter or by law, any person who violates this chapter shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to the
penalties provided for in KCC 1.04.030.
PART TWO
Cross-Connection Restrictions
Sec. 7.02.310. Cross-connection restrictions - Purpose. The
purpose of this section is to protect the city's public water system from
contamination via cross-connections.
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Sec. 7.02.320. Cross-connection restrictions — Definitions.
A. Definitions in WAC 246-290-010, as they presently exist and as they
may be amended, are hereby adopted and incorporated herein by this
reference as if set forth in full, including, but not limited to the following
terms.
1. Backflow means the undesirable reversal of flow of water or
other substances through a cross-connection into the public water system
or consumer's potable water system.
2. Consumer's water system means any potable or industrial
water system that begins at the point of delivery from the public water
system and is located on the consumer's premises. The consumer's water
system includes all auxiliary sources of supply, storage, treatment, and
distribution facilities, piping, plumbing, and fixtures under the control of
the consumer.
3. Cross-connection means any actual or potential physical
connection between a public water system or the consumer's water system
and any source of nonpotable liquid, solid, or gas that could contaminate
the potable water supply by backflow.
4. High health cross-connection hazard means a cross-
connection involving any substance that could impair the quality of potable
water and create an actual public health hazard through injury, poisoning,
or spread of disease.
5. Premises isolation means a method of protecting a public
water system by installation of approved air gaps or approved backflow
prevention assemblies at or near the service connection or alternative
location acceptable to the purveyor to isolate the consumer's water system
from the purveyor's distribution system.
6. Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) means the code adopted under
RCW 19.27.031 and implemented under chapter 51-56 WAC. This code
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establishes statewide minimum plumbing standards applicable within the
property lines of the consumer's premises.
B. In addition to those definitions contained within WAC 246-290-010,
when used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in this section, unless the context indicates otherwise:
1. Approved backflow preventer means an approved air gap, an
approved backflow prevention assembly, or an approved atmospheric
vacuum breaker relied upon by the purveyor for the protection of the
public water system. The requirements of this chapter do not apply to
backflow preventers installed for other purposes.
2. Approved backflow prevention assembly means a reduced
pressure backflow assembly, reduced pressure detector assembly, double
check valve assembly, double check detector assembly, pressure vacuum
breaker assembly, or spill resistant vacuum breaker assembly of make,
model, and size that is approved by the Washington State Department of
Health (Department of Health).
3. Authority Having Jurisdiction means the Building Services
division of the City of Kent Economic and Community Development
Department, which is authorized to administer and enforce the provisions
of the UPC.
4. Auxiliary Water Supply means water supplied by wells or by
cisterns or some other type of water not supplied by the city.
5. Consumer means the owner or operator of a water system
connected to a public water system through a service connection.
6. Director means the director of the public works department or
his/her designee.
7. Public Water System means all the public water treatment,
storage, and distribution facilities, beginning at the water supply sources
and ending at the point of delivery to the consumer's water system, which
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1 begins at the downstream end of the service connection or water meter
located on the public right of way or utility-held easement.
8. Purveyor means the city of Kent Public Works Department
Water Utility, which operates the public water system.
9. Substantial Alteration means any upgrades, additions, repairs,
or alterations to any site in exceedance of $100,000.00.
Sec. 7.02.330. Adoption of state regulations. The provisions of
WAC 246-290-490, as they presently exist and as they may be amended,
are hereby adopted and incorporated herein by this reference as if set
forth in full.
Sec. 7.02.340. Unprotected cross-connection declared
unlawful. The installation or maintenance of an unprotected cross-
connection is hereby declared to be unlawful. The control and elimination
of cross-connections by the public works department shall be in
accordance with the applicable sections of the Washington Administrative
Code, the Kent City Code and the policies and procedures of the city's
cross-connection control program.
Sec. 7.02.350. Cross-connection restrictions —
Administration. The public works department shall be responsible for
administering KCC 7.02.310 through 7.02.410, including the development
of the necessary procedures and practices that are consistent with the
standards in this code and chapter 246-290 WAC.
Sec. 7.02.360. Cross-connection restrictions — Service
connection.
A. No water service connection from the public water system to any
consumer shall be installed or maintained unless the public water system
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degree of hazard.
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B. Water service may be discontinued to any consumer for failure to
comply with this chapter. Service may not be re-established until the
public works department has verified compliance with this chapter
pertaining to cross-connections.
Sec. 7.02.370. Entry onto premises. With the consent of the
consumer or owner/operator of any premises, through permissions granted
in a water service agreement or pursuant to a lawfully issued warrant,
public works department staff may enter any premises at any reasonable
time to perform the duties imposed by this chapter. No consent, warrant,
or permission is required to enter those areas open to the public generally
or to which no reasonable expectation of privacy exists.
Sec. 7.02.380. Approved backflow preventers required.
A. Approved backflow preventers shall be installed at the city's water
service connection commensurate with the assessed degree of hazard. The
consumer shall install and maintain all approved backflow preventers
deemed necessary by the standards established by the city.
B. Premises isolation is required for the following service connections:
1. Severe and high health cross-connection hazard premises
listed in WAC 246-290-490(4)(b), Table 9;
2. New commercial multi-tenant facilities;
3, Single-family dwellings with access to an auxiliary water
supply;
4. Commercial fire lines;
5, Commercial irrigation systems;
6, Residential irrigation systems (per the UPC);
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7. Residential fire sprinkler systems, excluding the flow-through
type (per the UPC).
C. Premises isolation may be required after an assessment by the
public works department of the following service connections:
1. New commercial facilities;
2. Commercial facilities after a substantial alteration;
3. Facilities with complex plumbing arrangements that make it
impracticable to assess whether cross-connection hazards exist;
4. Facilities with cross-connection hazards that are unavoidable
or not correctable, such as, but not limited to, facilities which are more
than two stories.
D. Commercial fire lines with single check valve backflow preventers
are subject to the following requirements:
1. Where an existing fire line and/or private fire hydrant system
is altered or extended, the existing fire line, fire hydrant(s) and/or yard
hydrant and all related backflow protection assemblies shall be upgraded
to comply with current City codes. The upgrade requires a backflow permit
and all upgrades shall be completed prior to final inspection and permit
approval.
2. When single check valve backflow preventers are discovered,
the public works department will issue a notice requiring replacement with
an approved backflow prevention assembly. The replacement shall be
completed within one year of the notice or other timeframe acceptable to
the public works department.
Sec. 7.02.390. Inspection and testing procedures of approved
backflow preventers.
A. Approved backflow preventers shall be inspected and tested:
1. At the time of initial installation;
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2. Annually after initial installation;
3. After the approved backflow preventer is repaired;
4. After the approved backflow preventer is moved, relocated,
reinstalled or reinstated;
5. After the approved backflow preventer fails testing or
inspection and the cause of the failure has been corrected;
6. After installation or replumbing of an air gap;
7. After a backflow incident;
8. More often if tests indicate repeated failures.
B. The consumer shall have all required inspections and tests
performed by a backflow assembly tester certified by the Washington
State Department of Health. The results shall be delivered to the city on a
form acceptable to the city.
C. If any required inspection and/or test is not performed, or if the
approved backflow preventer does not successfully pass the required
tests, the city may initiate enforcement as set forth in KCC 7.02.410.
Sec. 7.02.400. Approved backflow preventers administrative
fee and permit.
A. Administrative fee assessed. An administrative fee per approved
backflow preventer has been established by council resolution, and is
assessed annually. This fee is used to pay for costs incurred by the city to
administer the cross-connection control program, including educational
outreach, inspections, water-use surveys, and record-keeping mandated
by the Washington State Department of Health and the UPC.
B. Backflow Prevention Permit. The installation of any approved
backflow preventer requires a backflow prevention permit. An inspection
fee for the backflow prevention permit shall be established by council
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resolution and assessed at the time of permit issuance. The director is
authorized to interpret the fee schedule(s) to resolve any conflict or
ambiguity.
Sec. 7.02.410. Cross-connection restrictions — Enforcement.
A. Any violation of any provision of this chapter may be enforced as
provided for in this section.
B. Water Service Shutoff and Monetary Penalties. If the public works
department determines that an unlawful cross-connection exists and/or
that the consumer has failed to meet the inspection and testing
requirements for approved backflow preventers, the consumer may be
subject to the following penalties:
1. Residential Consumers.
(a) Warning. Written notice will be sent to the consumer
or, alternatively, a copy of such written notice will be posted on the
premises involved. The notice shall provide that the unlawful cross
connection shall be corrected by testing or installation within 30 days of
the date the notice is mailed or posted on the premises.
(b) First Violation. If the consumer does not correct the
violation by testing or installation within 30 days of the first written
notice, the consumer may receive a $100 penalty and notice that
water service to the premises may be shut off after 30 days. The
notice shall include the actions necessary to avoid water service
shutoff.
(c) Second Violation. If the consumer does not correct the
violation by testing or installation within 30 days of the issuance of
the first penalty, the consumer may receive an additional $100
penalty and water service to the premises may be shut off
immediately. Water service will not be restored until the consumer
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corrects the violations and fully pays the penalty and water shutoff
fee.
2. Commercial Consumers.
(a) Warning. Written notice will be sent to the consumer
or, alternatively, a copy of such written notice will be posted on the
premises involved. The notice shall provide that the unlawful cross-
connection shall be corrected by testing or installation within 30 days
of the date the notice is mailed or posted on the premises.
(b) First Violation. If the consumer does not correct the
violation by testing or installation within 30 days of the first written
notice, the consumer may receive a $500 penalty and notice that
water service to the premises may be shut off after 30 days. The
notice shall include the actions necessary to avoid water service
shutoff.
(c) Second Violation. If the consumer does not correct the
violation by testing or installation within 30 days of the issuance of
the first penalty, the consumer may receive an additional $500
penalty and water service to the premises may be shut off
immediately. Water service will not be restored until the consumer
corrects the violations and fully pays the penalty and water shutoff
fee.
3. Appeal of Water Service Shutoff and Monetary Penalties. A
consumer may appeal the water service shutoff and/or the
assessment of a monetary penalty to the director. An appeal must
be made in writing and must set forth the reasons and include any
evidence of why the consumer is not in violation of this chapter. The
director will provide written notice of his or her decision on the appeal
within 10 business days of the director's receipt of the appeal. That
decision is final, and no additional appeal is available.
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C. Recovery of costs incurred by the city. In addition to any penalty
provided for in subsections (B) through (F) of this section, a consumer
who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be liable for all
costs incurred by the city as a result of the violation. The city will issue an
invoice to the consumer for the violation advising of the amount of costs
incurred by the city as a result of the violation. The consumer must
respond within 14 days of service of notice by: (1) paying the invoice, (2)
requesting a hearing before the city's hearing examiner to mitigate the
amount of the invoice, or (3) requesting a hearing before the city's
hearing examiner to contest the amount of the invoice. Failure to timely
respond shall result in the invoice being deemed valid and the city may
seek collection of the invoice through the process provided for in Chapter
3.10 KCC, including the use of a collection agency. Payment of any invoice
issued shall not alleviate the consumer for the violation from complying
with this chapter.
1. Service of notice. Service of an invoice issued under this
subsection (C) shall occur and is deemed complete in the same
manner and under the same provisions as provided for in KCC
1.04.060.
2. Process to mitigate or contest invoice. The process through
which a consumer may request a hearing to contest or mitigate an
invoice issued to him or her as a person responsible for the violation
is the same as that provided for notices of violation under KCC
1.04.120 through 1.04.190. The hearing examiner's decision as to
any invoice issued under this subsection (C) is final and may not be
further appealed.
3. Failure to pay - Civil infraction. The failure to timely pay an
invoice issued under this subsection (C), or any mitigated invoice
amount set by the hearing examiner, is a separate violation that may
be enforced through the issuance of a civil infraction pursuant to
subsection (D) of this section.
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D. Civil infraction. A person who violates any provision of this chapter
may be issued a class 1 civil infraction as set forth in RCW 7.80.120, as
currently enacted or hereafter amended. An infraction issued pursuant to
this section shall be filed in the Kent Municipal Court and processed in the
same manner as other infractions filed in the Kent Municipal Court. In
addition, a civil code enforcement action may be instituted in accordance
with subsection (E) of this section to effectuate any abatement or
corrective action required by the person as a result of the violation.
E. Civil code enforcement. In addition to, or as an alternative to any
other penalty provided for in this chapter or by law, a civil code
enforcement action may be instituted under the provisions provided for in
Chapter 1.04 KCC to effectuate any abatement or corrective action
required as a result of a violation of this chapter, including the issuance of
a stop use or stop work order under KCC 1.04.090 through 1.04.110. The
process through which the person responsible for the violation may
contest a stop use or stop work order is the same as that provided for
notices of violation under KCC 1.04.120 through 1.04.190. Failure to
timely abate the violation or take the required corrective action will result
in the issuance of a fine in accordance with KCC 1.04.080 and 1.04.200,
which fine will be separate and apart from any fine that may have been
issued under subsection (B) of this section.
F. Criminal offense. Except as may otherwise be provided, a person
who:
1. Negligently violates a provision of this chapter is guilty of a
misdemeanor, punishable by up to the maximum penalty established
in RCW 9A.20.021(3) as now enacted or hereafter amended; or who
2. Knowingly violates a provision of this chapter, or commits a
repeated violation of this chapter, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor,
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punishable by up to the maximum penalty established in RCW
9A.20.021(2), as now enacted or hereafter amended.
(a) For purposes of this section repeated violation means,
as evidenced by either a prior committed finding by the Kent
Municipal Court of an infraction issued under this chapter, or a
committed finding by the hearing examiner of a notice of
violation issued under Chapter 1.04 KCC, or a committed finding
by operation of law under KCC 1.04.130, that a violation of this
chapter has occurred on the same property or that a person
responsible for the violation has committed a violation of this
chapter elsewhere within the city of Kent. To constitute a "repeat
violation," the violation need not be the same violation as the
prior violation.
3. If a person is found guilty of a criminal offense as provided
for in this subsection (F), or pleads guilty to another offense on
recommendation of the prosecutor, the court shall order the
defendant pay restitution to the city of Kent, or any other victim of
the offense, for the total suffered loss or damage by reason of the
commission of the crime.
SECTION 3. - Savings. The existing Chapter 7.02 of the Kent City
Code, which is repealed and replaced by this ordinance, shall remain in full
force and effect until the effective date of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. - Corrections by City Clerk or Code Reviser. Upon
approval of the city attorney, the city clerk and the code reviser are
authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the
correction of clerical errors; ordinance, section, or subsection numbering;
or references to other local, state, or federal laws, codes, rules, or
regulations.
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SECTION S. - Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force 30 days from and after its passage, as provided by law.
November 20 2018_
DANA RALPH, MA OR Date Approved
ATTEST:
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KIMBERLEY A. OMOTO, CITY CLERK Date Adopted
November 23. 2018
Date Published
APPROVED A5„ a'RM
'fTHUR "PAT ' ITZPATRICK, CITI ATTORNEY
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STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF KING }
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Polly Shepherd, being first duly swom on oath that she is the
Publisher of the
Kent Reporter
a weekly newspaper, which newspaper is a legal newspaper of general
circulation and is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date
of publication hereinafter referred to, published in the English language
continuously as a weekly newspaper in King County,Washington. The
Kent Reporter has been approved as a Legal Newspaper by order of
the Superior Court of the State of Washington for King County.
The notice in the exact form annexed was published in regular issues of
the Kent Reporter(and not in supplement forth) which was regularly
distributed to its subscribers during the below stated period.The annexed
notice, a:
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was published on November 23, 2018 .
The full amount of the fee charged for said foregoing publication is the
sum of$297.12.
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Subscribed and swom to me this 23'd day of November, 2018 .
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CITY OF KENT
NOTICE OF ORDINANCES
PASSED BY THE KENT CITY COUNCIL
The following are summaries of ordinances passed by the Kent City Council on
November 20, 2018:
ORDINANCE NO. 4288 - AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, repealing and readopting Chapter 7.02 of the Kent City Code entitled
"Water," to reorganize the chapter and update the Cross-Connection Control
sections to develop and implement procedures to ensure the elimination or control
of cross-connections between a water consumer's system and the City's public water
system and to create additional enforcement provisions allowing for more flexibility.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days from and after its passage,
as provided by law.
ORDINANCE NO. 4289 - AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, amending the Kent Comprehensive Plan and its Capital Facilities
Element to include the Capital Facilities Plans of the Kent, Federal Way, Auburn and
Highline School Districts (CPA-2018*5).
This ordinance will take effect and be in force 30 days from and after its passage, as
provided by law.
ORDINANCE NO. 4290 - AN ORDINANMCE of the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, amending Sections 12.13.160 and 12.13.170 of the Kent City Code to
adjust school impact fee schedules and the maximum allowable school impact fees.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days from and after its passage,
as provided by law.
ORDINANCE NO. 4291 - AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, amending the Kent Comprehensive Plan and its Capital Facilities
Element to include the Capital Facilities Plan of the Puget Sound Regional Fire
Authority (CPA-2018-6).
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days from and after its passage,
as provided by law.
ORDINANCE NO. 4292 - AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, amending the Kent Comprehensive Plan and its Capital Facilities
Element to reflect a six-year plan for capital improvement projects (2019-2024)
(CPA-2017-7).
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days from and after its passage,
as provided by law.
ORDINANCE NO. 4293 - AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, amending Section 3.18.020, entitled "Certain utilities subject to tax," to
eliminate the sunset of the allocation of certain internal utility taxes to the payment
of debt in the City's other capital projects fund, and to reallocate the internal utility
taxes to the general fund once the debt in the other capital projects fund is retired.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days from the time of passage, as
provided by law.
ORDINANCE NO. 4294 - AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, levying 2018 property taxes for the 2019 biennial budget for the City of
Kent.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force January 1, 2019, which is more than
five days after its publication, as provided by law.
ORDINANCE NO. 4295 - AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, amending Section 3.28.050 of the Kent City Code, entitled `Imposition
of the tax - Tax or fee levied," to increase gross receipts rates and square footage
tax and establish a gross receipts cap on retailing, and Section 3.28.130 of the Kent
City Code, entitled "Limitation of revenue received," to clarify the allocation of
revenues derived by Chapter 3.28 of the Kent City Code.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days from and after its passage,
as provided by law.
ORDINANCE NO. 4296 - AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, relating to budgets and finance and adopting the final 2019-2020
biennial budget.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force January 1, 2019, which is more than
five days after its publication, as provided by law.
A copy of the complete text of any ordinance will be mailed upon request of the City
Clerk.
Kimberley A. Komoto, City Clerk
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NOTICE OF Oaed and be In force 30 2016 November 23, sfghYts-t bank of the Kent try' Hen Coundl
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The fallowing . sum- ORDINANCE NO, 0294 cal4en. Comments must Sheets. Permit: ZCA20183 / 'W - and spend Out
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pp sued by the Kom Clry City Council of the CIN esived the Kent Plan- WEDNESDAV, NOVEM- Th. holds Is Can:id00-S9S-2627
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ORDINANCE NO. 42a9 taxes far the 2019 bmry >, 2019 at s220 4th Ave Hearing Location: Kent • a
-AN ORDINANCE of the vial budget for the City due South, Kent WA
City Council of the City of Kem scow For ectlon.sect- City Hell Council Crack PUBLISH I
ordinance ehtYl take qquu bars West at 220 4ih
a1 all waatringtun, rm 9ardmg ibis Pro Ion, Avenue S., Kent, WA FBBL0fB0 POSIt10R atreNsess"
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the Cross Gmneoapldh ORDINANCE NO 1111 TENTAAVE MEETING: The application ide uan euMuenang(nmuN+nn
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voloodman to ensure at KOM, WasNrrgitln, 1000 Am,on Thunyderq, OovBlPpmnnt oalca, Ie- -va,nonmane
Due alminalion or control Nnatllding SOUllan FahruOry 29, 2019.T 9 dated et 400 W Gowe •ynm154xaewnre
of chose connections be- 9.2a.060 al the Kent City public meeting will be excellent driving record,be able to lift Sg lbs and -r:m
seem a water Street in a ownmwn
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'Imposition of the tart Kent. For mar forme- spxi"INepwr[nmr
consumer's system and P° - and Gommunity, Devel- Tom, please contact Jo- IoddldnlWd had(. _
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system and to create ad crease gross receipts Rbam at 400 WaN1 at 253 a5fi-5439 or vianightrx aAvo4NNMrY
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lelo@&ellawlalg for rnA[q beg, tax and establish a 96032. PI.... be ad- l9a,nnam GkpnNya.ggmy. approximately 9 pm) and is Full-Time, 37-311 �n°�•'
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This ordnance shell take kalnmp. uMa Section I. gani W ghaingt, on November 23,2019. hcursperweek.The schedule vanes and requirll -fame
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days Item and aMet Its Code, entitled"Llreteh., and does at htl a weak +"sWohnrtenianm
passage,as provided by ° ra"ale receNed,' to bewr. he schadaled NOTICE of Pueue fly%IAiBVIy,Must have knowledge of me Puget lordi i
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revenues derived by 9 yOu dWo env I—,
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Capital memories Plans ORDINANCE NO. 4296 #834804 ING PARK include AlTN:DAIYER in the cube emit
of the If.nL Federal -AN ORDINANCE of the RELOCATION PUBLISHINGNC subject .km,UWwtrceunMm
We,,, Auburn and High- City Goundl of gym CITy Find it,BUy it,$ell It A public hearing will be ' „'"`""' 'Frorq
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