HomeMy WebLinkAbout2962 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE Bremerton Municipal
CODE, AS COMPILED, EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY BOOK PUBLISHING COMPANY
OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, AS THE OFFICIAL CODE OF THE City OF
Bremerton ~ .~ Washington .
WHEREAS '~oo~. Publishing Com~a~ of Sea. ttIe, Washington, has
contracted with Bremerton ~ Washington
to prepare the Bremerton Municipal Code, as
authorized by RCW 35.21.500 through RCW 35.21.570
WHEREAS Book Publishing Company has compiled, edited and
published the Bremerton~Municipal Code,
WHEREAS the council of the City of ~remerton
has inspected the Bremerton Municipal Code as
compiled, edited and published by Book Publishing Company and. is
satisfied that said code is a correct and accurate codification
of the ordinances of Bremerton ,
Washington and
WHEREAS' the city council of the city
of Bremerton , Washington ~ is satisfied
that the provisions of RCW 35.21.500 throuqh RCW 35.21.570
have
in all ways been complied with,
Section 1. Code AdoPted. The : Bremerton Municipal
Code, as compiled from the ordinances of the city.
of Bremerton ~ Washington
and edited and published by Book Publishing Company of Seattle,
Washington, is h~,~eby adopted as the officia~.,'code of the city
of Bremerton ; Washinqton ·
Section 2. Title--Citation--Reference. This code shall be
known as the" Bremerton Municipal Code" and it
shall be sufficient to refer to said code as the" Bremerton
Municipal Code" in any prosecution for the violation
of any provision thereof or in any proceeding at law or equity.
It shall also be sufficient to designate any ordinance
adding to, amending, correcting or repealing all or any part or
portion thereof as an addition to, amendment to, correction of,
or repeal of the" Bremerton Municipal Code."
Further reference may be had to the titles, chapters, sections and
subsections of the" Bremerton Municipal Code" and
such reference shall apply to that numbered title, chapter, section
or subsection as it appears in that code.
Section 3. Reference Applies to Amendments. Whenever a
reference is made to this code as the" Bremerton Municipal
Code" or to any portion thereof, or to any ordinance of
the city of Bremerton · Washington
that reference shall apply to all amendments, corrections and
additions heretofore, now, or hereafter made.
Section 4. Codification Authority. This code consists of all
of the regulatory and penal ordinances and certain of
the administrative ordinances codified pursuant to
RCW 35.21.500 through RCW 35.21.570.
Section 5. Definitions and Construction. Unless the context
otherwise requires, the following words and phrases where used in
the Municipal Code of the city of
Bremertont Washington shall have the meaning and
construction given in this section:
(a) "Code" ~_~ans the" Bremerton~.,]nicipal
Code."
(b) " City "means the City
of Bremerton .
(c) " City Council "means the City Council
of the City of Bremerton, Washington~
(d) "County" means the county of Kitsap .
(e) "Person" means any natural person, firm, association,
Joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, organization,
club, company, corporation, business trust, or the manager, lessee,
agent, servant, officer, or employee of any of them.
(f) "State" means the state of Washington .
(g) "Oath" includes affirmation.
(h) Gender. The masculine gender includes the feminine and
neuter.
(i) Number. The singular number includes the plural, and the
plural includes the singular.
(j) Tenses. The present tense includes the past and future
tenses, and the future tense includes the present tense.
(k) Shall, May. "Shall" is mandatory, "may" is permissive.
(1) Title of office. The use of the title of any officer,
employee, department, board or commission means that officer,
employee, department, board or commission of the city
of Bremerton
(m) Owner. "Owner" when pertaining to a building or land
shall include any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, or
joint tenant of the whole or part of such building or land.
(n) Street. "Street" includes all streets, highways, public
roads, county roads, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares,
curbs, sidewalks, parkways, or other public ways in Bremerton
which have been or may hereafter be dedicated and open to public use,
or such other pu'~ic property so designated k~ any law of this state.
(o) Tenant or Occupant. "Tenant or occupant" when pertaining
to a building or land'shall include any person who occupies the
whole or part of such building or land, whether alone or with
others.
(p) Goods. "Goods" includes wares and merchandise.
(q) Operate. "Operate" or "engage in" includes carry on,
keep, conduct, maintain, or cause to be kept or maintained.
(r) Across. "Across" includes along, in or upon.
(s) Sale. "Sale" includes any sale, exchange, barter or
offer for sale.
(t) Ex-officio. "Ex-officio" means by virtue of office.
Section 6. _Title~ Chapter and Section Headiq~s. Title,
chapter and section headings contained herein shall not be deemed
to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect the scope,
meaning or intent of the provisions of any title, chapter or
section hereof.
Section 7. Reference to Specific .Ordiqances. The provisions
of this code shall not in any manner affect deposits or other
matters of record which refer to, or are otherwise connected with
ordinances which are therein specifically designated
by number or otherwise and which are included within this code,
but such reference shall be construed to apply to the corresPond-
ing provisions contained within this code.
Section 8. Effect of Code on Past Actions and Obligations.
Neither the adoption of this code nor the repeal or amendment
hereby of any ordinance or any part of any ordinance
of the city shall in any manner affect the prosecution
for violations of ordinances , which violations were
committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed
as a waiver of any license, fee, or penalty at said effective date
due and unpaid un~.~~ such ordinance , nor be con-
strued as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance
relating to the collection of any such license, fee, or penalty, or
the penal provisions applicable to any violation thereof, nor to
affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof
required to be posted, filed, or deposited pursuant to any ordinanqe
and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue
in full force and effect.
Section 9. Effective Date. The Bremerton Municipal
Code shall become effective on the date that this ordinance becomes
effective.
Section 10. Severability. If any section, subsection,
sentence, clause, phrase, part, or portion of this code is for any
reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions of this code. The City
hereby declares that it would, have adopted this
code and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part,
or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, parts~ or
portZons be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
by the City Council on first reading this 7f~
APPROVED
day of~.~uly, 1971.
..... PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton,
signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication
of such passage this /~?6day of July, 1971.
ARST~ Mayor ~
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