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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1673 ORDINANCE NO. 1573 AN ORDINANCE relating to sewers and the drainage of private premises and the removal of obstruct~ons therefrom, regulatin~ the plsnting of certain trees and shrubs in proximity t~ereto, prescribin~ the method For lateral sewer cormeetions, alteratJor~], repairs and ex~nsions~ a:a,] the openine_, and penetr:~,;i_on' o[' ~',.~blic sewers, providir~?' C~',, , the ]~cense fees and permits thereFor, providi'ag penal, ties and repealina~ Or~inanc~ 1456, entitled, "A~ ORD?,~A~CE relatiag to sewers and t'he drainage of ~'~ and the removal of obstructions t[~erefrom; regulati~, the planting of certain tr~es and shrubs in p~oximlty thereto; prescribing the method for lateral sewer connections, alterations, repairs and eztensions, and the opening] and penetration of public sewers,. and for collecting the cost thereof; provid~n~: penalties; an~ repea!img all other dinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith", and Ordinance No. 1480 entitled, ORI)~?A~CE amending .$eetion 4 oF Or~mamae ?o. 1456, of the C~.t~ o~ Bremerton, e;~ti tle¢J "An Ordinance relating7 to sewers a~ the draJna.:je of private ~remises and the removal of obstructions therefrom; regulating the planting of certain trees and shrubs in pro- ximity thereto; prescribing tL~e method for lateral sewer connections, alterations, repairs and extensions, and the o~en!n~s and penetration of public sewers, and for collecting the cost thereof; provI,Jing reda!ties; and repealing all other ordinances or psrts thereof in conflict_ h~rewit:h.", and all other Ordinances or parts of ordinan~,~ in conflict herewith. THE CITY OF BREYERTO~f DOES Section ]. Connection with '~blic ~wer required: The owner or occupant of any lands or premises, shall connect such ?remises and all ditches, water closets and waste pipes located thereon a'nd use5 as a receptacle or conductor of filth with the nearest accessible public sewer, whenever in the case of platted lands there ~s a public sewer within one block thereof, or, in th.e ease of unplatted lands, within three hundred (300) feet thereof, and in all ea~es where the City Health Officer shall determine that the public health and safety shall require it, to construct, or cause to be constructed, a sufficient sewer or drain p~me in the manner hereinafter set forth. The City dealth Officer is hereby authorized and empowered, and it shall be his duty, to prohibit the use of any privy well or vault upon any premises in the C[ty of Bremerton, whenever the use an~J maintenance thereof is detrimental or dangerous to lif~ and health, and to order any such privy well or vault to be disinfected and filled witt fresh earth; to order a cessaoot to be constructed u. pcn any such premises, and to orde~ the pl~bing installe,J in any buildin~ or structure located thereo~ to be con~-~ected with the drain into such cesspool. Section 2. C~ty may connect and assess cost: Whenever the public health or public safet~f requires that any lands, ~ui]dings or premises be connected with the public sewer or otherwise drained in the manner provided in the preceding section, the City Health Officer shall s-rye upon the owner, a~ent or occupant of said pre- mises a notice in writing, specifying the time within which such connection must be made, which time shall not be more than sixty (60) dams from the date of service of such notice. If such owner, agent or occupant shall fail, neglect or refuse to e~n- neet s&id lands, buildings or premises with the public sewer within the time speci- Fied in such notice, the Superintendent o~ Streets may make such connection and th~ cost of the connection as made shall be assessed a[~'ainst the property so connected and the remount thereof shall become a lien upo~ the premises so connected. The At- torney of the City of Bremerton is hereby authorized, -erapowered and directed to col- lect the ~ou~t of such cost, etther by the Foreclosure of said lien or by a suit a- gainst the owner or occu~ant of said premises, which suit shall be maintained in the name of the City of [~remerton, as plaintiff, in any court of competent Jurisdiction. Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any aerson to make any openin~ in any public sewer or to connect a~y private drain or sewer therewith, or to lay, rema~r, alter or connect any private drain or sewer in a public street, avenue, alley or other public place unless such person has first obtaine~, a side sewer contractor's license and has filed a bond in accordance with the provisions of the License code. Section 4. Opening public sewer, License and Permit Required. It shall be unlawful for any person to make any opening ia any public sewer or drain, or connect any private sewer or drain therewith, without couplying with all of the provisions oF this ordinance in relation thereto, without securing a permit so to do from the C~.ty Engineer's office and without havin~ a va] id and subsisting Sewer Contractor's license Any ' person desirzng a sewer contractor's ].icense" shall make application therefor in w~it~.no to ~he C~ty Clerl:, wh1. ca applicatior~ shall be referred to the City Engineer for approval, and before the issuance of such license the applicant therefor shall file with the City Clerk a bond in the sum oF ~500.00, conditioned that the applicant will indemnify and save harmless the City of Bremerton from all claims, actions or dama~ges of every kind and description which shall accrue to or be suffered by any per- son by reason of any opening in any street, alley or other public place made by him or those in his employ, for any purpose or object whatsoever, and that he will replace and restore such street, alley, or other ?~blic place to aa good a state and condition~ as at the commencement of said work. No fee shall be required of the applicant for such sewer contractor's license, provided however that a regularly !~censed ~aste? Plt~ber, having on file a surety bond as provide5 by Ordinance No. 875 of the City of Bremerton, as amended shall be entitled to make openings in the public streets, alleys and other pu~tic places without qualifying as a sewer contractor and without posting the bond referred to herein, after havi~g obtained a permit to do so. ORDINAl!CE NO. 1673 (Cont'd) Section 5. Permit to Open Sewer, How Obtained: In order to obtain the permit provided for ip the last preceding section, the licensed side sewer contractor employed to do the work shall file an application therefor with the O~.ty En?'ineer, statin~ the name of the owner or occupant of the oremises to be col-mecte~, ?.'iviag lot, block and addition, or other legal descri~tio~, th.e nu~ber of bu~.ldings on said pre- mises, an~ the pu~oses for which they are, or are to be, used, together with plans and s~ecifications saowing the whole course of the ~rain ~rom the public sewer or other outlet to its connection within the building or ~remises and al! branches, traps and fixtures to be connected therewith, waich plans and specifications shall be submitted to the Oity En~'ineer for approval, and ~e may chancre or modify the same and designate the manner in which such connecting sewers shall be connecte~ with the built]ling, the place where s~ch connections ~ith the public sewer sha]_l be mada, and spe~-:ify the material, size an~ grac~e of such connectin[~; sewer, and shall endorse his approval on such plans and specifications as originally prepared, or as mo~ifie~ and changed. Upon approval of said plans and specifications ~he ui. ty ~nginee~- shall issue a sewer pe~it showing the size and depth of the public sewer and the nearest location a permit wi. Il be issued to insert a ~ ~ '~ 'e ameter, a pe~nit will be prope y f and ~ buf inf~ a concrete pedestal under the first joint of pipe, such pedestal to be at 1. east 12'~ square and based on solid ground. The permit shall show the size of the lot and the ]..oca'tions of the b~ild~ng or buildings to be connected, and such other information as may be required. It shall, be t~nlawful for any person to alter the plan or to do any other work than is ?rov!ded for ~n the pemit, or to repair, e~tend, remove or connect to any private sewer or drain, without first obtain~_n~ a permit as provided In this dinsnce. A fee of ~25.00 will be req~ired for a sewer permit to connect to any main sewer to cover the cost of surveys, inspection and platting. Such fee shall be paid to the City Treasurer at the time such permit ~s issued. Fhe Cf tM Engineer shall prepare and keep on file in his office all cards and records of buildings co~ected to sewers, showing the size of the lot, location of the building or buildings and the whole core'se of the side sewer or drain from the public sewer or other outlet of its connection within the buil~n~f~ or premises. Section 5. Issuance of Temporary Permits: At the Oiscretion of the Oity Engineer, a temporary permit may be issue~.~ permitting connection to a public sewer, sewer outfall, side sewer, or drain, which said temporary permit shall be revocable upon sixty (60) days notice posted on the premises directed to the owner or occupant of the premises, and in tae event that siad private sewers or drains are not discon- necte~ at the expiration of such notice, the S~perintendent of Streets ant %ewers may disconnect the same and collect the cost of such disconnection from the owner or cupant of the premises by suit in any court of competent j~risdiction. Any s~c~ tem- porary pe~it shall be granted only on the con~i~ions that such permittee will save the Oity harmless from any d~age by reason of the ~ssuance or revocation of such temporar~' pemit. Section 7. Permit to uwner to Construct, Extend or Repair Sewer Inside of Property: It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, extend, relay, repair or make connections to a private or lateral sewer within the property line w~thout obtain- ing a permit therefor as herein prov~ed and filin~ a scale ~rawing showing the loca- tion thereof, as provided in ~ec'tion 5 of this o~diuance. The 2~.ty En~inee~ mawr issue such permit to the o~mer ar occupmt of any property to construct, extend, relay, repair or make connections to s lateral of pri- vate sewer inside of property line; 'provided that such owner or occupant sh~a[tl comply with the applicable provisions of this ordinance, except that he need not employ a licensed side sewer contractor to ~o the work. Section 8. AdditiBnal ~ork, Permit For, Required: ~hen a permit has been issued for a private sewer or drain, as herein provided no' additiomal work shall put in without the approval of the City Engineer, and s new permit must be taken out coverinq, all such additional work. Section 9. Fee for [~e~ Permit: In case work shall not be done or com- pleted within the time specified in any permit and no extension thereof has been grante~ a new oermit shall be taken out for which an inspection fee of Two Dollars (~2.0.~, sa be charged. Section 10. Time Limit: N~ permit issued un~er the provisions of ordinance shall, b~ valid for a longer period than that specified in such permit, the s~e may be renewed or extended in the reasonab].e discretion of the O~ty upon application therefor prior to the expiration of the time originally limited the permit. Section 1!. Display of Permit: The permit ~rom the O:~ty ~g'~neer quired un,er the terms of this ordinance must at all times, d~ring the perfor~an,:'o the work, an~ until the completion thereof, be posted in some consp~cuo~s ?!ace at or near the worl~. Section 12. Work without Permit to be Stopped: It shall be the duty of a?':y police officer and of the City health 0ff~cer, in case they shl~ll find any person en- gaged in the work of breaking ground for the purpose of mak."~ng connections with a pub- lic or private sewer or d::~a~n to ascertain if such nerson has a permit from the City Engineer's office to make such sewer contractions, and iN the event that such person has no permit for making such connection, it shall be the duty of such officers to im- mediately report the fact to the City En~:;ineer. Section 1~. Description of Lateral Sewers: All lateral sewers shall be laid on not !ess than two per cent (2~) gra~ie, shall not~ be less than thirty (~0) inches from any building, shall have not less than four feet six inches (4'6'~) of cover st the curb line, eighteen (l&~) inches at the property line, and twelve (12) inches s~de the property Iine and shell be not less than six (6) inches in diameter from the main sewer to the property line. Not more than one house ~hall be connected with a lateral sewer; except where such connection is made inside the pro~0erty line and the owner or owners of such pro- patsy shall make and file in the office ct' tf~e county auc~it0r s.r~ easement For suct-~ pur- pose; except also, where conrectio~ ~s to an ex~'.sting side sewer within a ~ub!fc street and written permission From the owner or owners of the ~sremises served by ~t~ch sfde sewer has been filed with the C~ty Engineer. In the evatac: that physical or other con- ~tions render the enforcement of t~e above orovisJons impracticable, b~'e City may issue a special per~}~it for the ~nst~!lation of a lateral or ~ivate sewe~r, requiring compliance only with the abov~ conditions, as far as practicable; but such special, per- mit shall, be issued only upon the condition that the permittee will. save the City harm- less from any damages by reason of such i~staltation. Section 14. Materials and ~"~orl~.anship: Materials and Workmanship required shall be the same as required by the sta}~dard plans and specifications of the Ci by of Bremerton unless modified or changed by the 0iCy En~i~:eer. Wl'~en necessary to distrub permanent pavement the opening shall be not less 'than two feet by six feet (2' x and the City Engineer may require an incre~se i~ the size of said openinpI or new cuts to be made when the sa~e is necessar'y to insure proper backfull or repair of pavement. The a]}plicant for pern~it will be requtPe,t to deposit the estimated cost of breaking pavement and restoration of s~e. The City Street l.}epartment will do the quired work and furnish the material at cost and should a balance remain of the amo~nt deposited, such balance will be ret~rned to said applicant. Section 15~. Excavations in Streets to 'be Guarded: ~11~_ excavatio~s made by a license5 sewer contractor within 'the limits of any street, alley, avenue or other pub- lic place shall be pro~ected an~ gusrdeU by fencing or covering by said contractor, both by night an~ by day, by the display of proper signals s.n~ lights, and the con- tractor sbaIl be l~sbte upon hi~ bond for all accidents caused by negligence in this respect. Section 16. Ca].l for Inspection, Notice of Defects: Any person performing work under permit pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance shall notify the City Engi- neer when the work will be ready for inspection, and ~hal] specify in such not~c:~ the location of the premises. If upon s~ch inspection it is ascertained the work or rna- terial used is not in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance, he shall tify the person doing the work and also the owner of the premises by posting a written notice upon the premises, and such oosted notice shall be al! the notice that is quired be given. Such notice shall be kept on file in the office of the City Engineer. Section 17. Inspection before Trenches are FilleU: No trench shall be fil!e~ .or any connecting sewer covered, until the work from the point where the same connects ~wlth the public sewer or other outlet to t~e point where it connects with the iron ~ipe ~or other plumbings' of the building or premises to be connected, shall have been in- spected and a~pr~ved' by or ~nder the direction of the City ~gineer,j~ and until th~.~same= shall have been made in all respects to conform to the provisions of this ordinanc=. ~ Section 18. Inspector's Right of Entry: The Cit? Engineer's Officers or C~:y .Health Officer shall have free access to all buildings or premises for the p~rpose of ex~nining any or all private sewers or ~rains anU of ascertaining whether the pro- visions of this ordinance are being complied with, and for such purpose shall, at all 'reasona~le times, have the right to enter and spect such buildings, and it shall be unlawful for any person to prevent, or attempt to prevent, any entrance or inspeatiot~ or to obstruct or interfere with any such offffcer ~h~le engaged t~erein. ' Section 19. Fees for Inspection: [ff~here shall he no charge for the first ins~ec~ tion, other than fee paid at the time of ptoc~ing the original permit, but if by res- son of non-compliance with the srovisions of trois o~Sinance, it is necessary for the ~gineering Department to cause a second or subsequent i~'~spection to be ma~e, the per- son doing the work shall notify the City Engineer in writing when the work is readir fo~~ such second or subsequent inspection. For each inspection after the first, a charae of Two (~,2.00) dollars shall be ms6e, which shall be paid by the person doing the work. No permit shall be issued to any person who frs delinquent fin the payment of any such charge. Ail such fees stall be paid to the C~ty Treasurer who shall issue recei[:~ts therefor, and such receipt must be file~ with the Engineer's office before any new permits are Jesu. ed to the person owing such f~es. ORDINANCE NO. 1673 (Cont'd) Section 20. Delayed Work: City may Restore Streets: All work w] thin the l~mits of any street or public place must be prosecuted to completion wit~ due dili- gence, and if any excavation is left open beyond a reasonable time, the Superintendent of Streets shall ca~se the same to be refille~ and the street restored forthwith, an~ shy cost incnrred in such work shall be c~argzed to the sewer contractor in charade of such work, and must be paid before he shall receive any future permit an~ he shall be liable on his bond for any such stems expended. Section 21. Improper Work; City may Comolete: If any work 5one in pur- suance of a permit granteS, as hereinabove prescribed, is not constructed an~ complete~ in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and the olans and specifications as approved by the ~ty n:~i.~eer, and if the contractor or Derson doing the work shall ref~se to properly construct end complete such work, notice of such fa!l~re or refusal shall be c~ven to the owner of the property, for whom said work is being 5one, as herein provided, and the City Engineer shall cause sai~ work to be completed an~ said sewer connected in the proper manner, an~ the full cost of such work an~ any materials necessary therefor shall be collected in the manner provide~ in this ordinance. Section ~. Repair of Obstructed or Broken Sewers: Whenever ~y private sewer or drain pipe connected with any public sewer or 5rai~ becomes obstructe~, broken or out of order, and if the owner, agent or occupant of such premises fails to repair the same after five (5) days, when notified to do so by the City Health Officer or by the S~perintendent of Streets, the Superintendent of Streets is hereby authorize, to remove, reconstruct, replace, alter or clear the same as he may deem expedient, st the-expense of the owner, agent or occupant of such premises, and when two or more houses or buildings are connected with the same private sewer, the owners, agents or occupants shall be jointly and equally liable for any work done by t~e Superintendent of Streets under this section. Section 23. Injt~ry to Public Sewer: It shall be un]awful for any person to injure, break, remove or alter any portion of ~y m~hole, lamp-hole, flush tank, or any part of publ~c sewers or drains of the City of Bremerton. Section 24. Depositing Rubbish in Public Sewers and Drains: It shall unlawful for any person to deposit in an[f manhole, lamphole, flush tank, sewer opening, drain, ditch, or natura]~ water course, any ~jarbage, rubbish, dead animals, or any sub- stance which w~]l obstruct, or ha~e a tendency to obstruct, the flow of any sewer, drain, ditch, or nat~rsl water co~rse. Section ~5. Exhaust ~te~m ~ an~ Hot ~ater.. No steam exhaust or b]ow-o~f, or any heated water shall be ~ischarged into a sewer until the temperature thereof has been redfaced to a.t least o~e hundre~ (]~00) degrees Fahrenheit. Section ~5. Preventing D~scharge of any i~'oreign Substance ~.~ Sewers: It shall be unlawful for any person to d~scharge i~to anv sewer any substance whatsoever that will tend tore~ard~ the flow of the sewer by adhering to or deposft~ng on the interior surfaces thereof, or an?~ .~:?'~sses or s~bst~:~nces which are comb~st!h~le; o~' or other s~.b~tances in s~.~ch qua~'~tities as will l:e~d to d~:roy the sewers or sev.,~:.: app~tona~ces or substances of such a noxious cha~u~cter ss will be injurious to the health. Ail such sasses, acids and substances shall be intercepted by trai~a or sep- arators which will. completely separate tha subskances from the water or sewage allow their s~.:~ and conv=~o~ remov~! and al~ such traps or s~arators shall be desirn, construction and ca~a. city as sba ~ ~l, be apE, roved by the S~perintenden? of and Sewers. ,6ection 2V. Planting of Cer. tain Trees and Shrubbery Prohibited, Removal of Obstructions to Sewers: It shall, be unlawful to plant poplsr~ cottonwood, soft map]es, or g~n, or amy other t~ee or any shrub whose roots are likely to obstruct pub- lic or priwate sewers, with~ thiz~ty (30) feet of any public sewer or drainp~j~e. The Superintendant of Streets ~d Sewers is hereby authorized to remove any trees or shrubs from any pt~blic street., or the roots of a~y trees or shrubs which extend into any public street, when said trees or roots thereof, are obstrocting, or when he shall determine that they are liable to obstruct, public or private s~wers or drains. Pro- vided, however, th. at he shall ~ive ten (~O) day'.'?.' notice in writing ~o the ow~ua~, occupant of the abuttin[] property to remove the same, and I~f s~ch owner or occupant fails or refuses so to do the reasonable cost of such removal when done by the intendent, of Streets and Sewers shall be a chars'e~ against, and a lien upo~ the a~.~ t~ng property fro~.~ wh~ ch such trees or shrubs are removed, and ~he City Atto~,ne)? i:~ hereby authorized and directed to collect such charge by suit maintained in the of the ~' ~ C~t~ of Bre~,~erton as plainti, ff, a~ainst t+~e om'~er, in any court of compete~t jurisdication. Section ~8. ~hen any side sewer is constructed, laid, connected or re- paired, and does not comply with the provisions of this ordin~ce, or where it ~ s termined by the City Health Officer or the Superintendent of Streets and Sewers theft a side sewer, drain, ditch or natural water course is obstructed, broken or insdequa[e and is a menace to health, or is liable to cause damage to public or pri~ate propert[.f, the City Hea~.~h Officer of the Superintendent of Streets and Sewers shall ~zive notice to the owner agent, or occupant of the property in which such conditions e~ist such condition, and if he shall refuse to construct, re]ay, reconstruct o~~ remove the obstruction of said side sewer, drain, ditch, or natural water, course within t~e time ORDINANCE NO. 1673 (Cont'd) specified in such notice, the Superintendent o£ Streets and Sewers may perform such work as may be necessary to con?~y with this ordinance, and the cost of such work as done by the Superintendent of Streets and Sewers shall be assessed against such pro- perry, or collected from the person responsible for such condition, and the amount thereof shall be come a lien upon the said property, and the City Attorney is hereby authorized, empowered ~d directed to collect such cost, either by the foreclosure of siad ]_ien or by a suit against the owner or occupant of suc'h property, or other person responsible for such condition, which suit shall be maintained in the n~.e of the Cfty of Bremerton, as plaintiff, in any oourt of competent jurisdiction. Section ~9. The Superintendent of ~treets and Sewers may make and issue such rules and regulations as may be expedient and neces~ary to carry out the provisions of this ~',r dinance. Section 30. ~henever any s~ of money is to be charge~ as a lien upon the particular property upon which work shall be done by any department of the City un.~er the terms and provisions of this or~inance, the manner an~ method ot~ co]lect~.m~] waid ~ounts shall be, substantially, as fo!]owst The owner or s/eno of the property shall ~e given a notice in wr~tffng by the Superintendent of Streets and Sewers, or by the City Health Officer of the Cihy of Bremerton, that said owner or a~jent is req~ired to do the partffcular work at the ex- pense of the oroperty owner The notice shall be in substantially the followin~ ~.~'~. To Owner, a~d ~2 ~.~ent, of that certain property d~"scribe~ as Lot , in B~S~k , Addition to the City of ~remerton, Kitsap Count~~, Washington: You are hereby notified to perform the following work upon the above described property within ten (~0) days of the date of the service of this notice upon you, And you are further notifis~ that if you ~f~o not perform said work witl~i.~ ~saffd perio~ off ten (10) days, then the City of Bremerton will perform the s~e and charge the ~ount of sai~ work against sai~ property, and will proceed to collect the same according to law. THE CITY OF BRE~.~TON By Superintendent of Streets A copy of this notice shall be poste~ upon the property affected and s further copy shall be ~ai]e,~ to the agent or owner at his last know~ a~dress. In case the agent or owner fails tO perform said work within ten ilO) ~ays after said notice shall have been mailed and posted, then the work shall be ~one by the proper department of the City of Bremerton,. and as soon as practicable af~:er sal~ work is performed, t~e owner or agent shall be notified in the~ s~me ma~ner as hereinbefore provide~, that the work has be~n done by. the~Cit~.~F BremSr~on and of the ~ount of the charge for doing said work an~ shall be required either to pa~r to the City Treasurer of the Ci~, of Bremerton said amount, within thirty (30) ~Jays after the date of the posting and mailing of said notice to him, or to file with the City Commission of the City of Bremerton objecti,-~ns in writing against said charge. The form of notice just provided for sh~,!l be sub- stantially as follows' To Owner, and Agent, of Lot , in Block ... , Addition to the City of Bremer- ton, Kitsap County, ¥¥ashin~ton: You are hereby notified that purst~ant to a former notice given you upon the day of ~, 19~, that the Ci. ty of Bremerton has performed ~-~k required to be done purs~ant to ~e sai~ former notice, sad that the cost a~6 expense of doing said work is the sum of dollars. Yom are further no- tifff, ed that unless you pay said amount to the City ~'reasurer, or ['ile objections a- gainst said ~ount within thirty (30) days of the date of service of t~is not~ ce upon you, that the same shall be a lien against the above d~scribed real property and will be collected by the CJty of Bremerton according to law. THE CITY OF BRE~,~RTO~, By Superintendent of Str'~ets The City Co~Issioners shall at their next regular meeting after the filing' of any objections or as soon thereafter as may be convenient, hear the same. At such hearing, the Co~nission may ta[~e any action in the matter as may seem just. After said hearing, or after the expiration of the thirty (30) day period hereinbefore provid~ for when no objection is filed, the amount thereof shall become a lien a~zaiast the property upon whic~ sai~ work was performed[, an~ the C:~ty Attorney is hereby authorized to proceed to collect said amount in an]~ ].awful mantner. Section 31. Definitions: The Suoerinte~de~t of Streets and Sewers or the Cit? He~.lth Officer, w!:enever used in this ordinanc~-~, s[~all be held and construed to mean not only such Superintendent and Co~nissioaer but any of their a~thorized assistants or insoectors. ORDINANCE NO. 1673 (Cont'd) The word "person" wherever used in tn~s ordinance shall, when necessary, be held and construed to mean and include natural persons of either sex, associatlons, co-partnerships, and corporations, whether acting by themselves or b~ a servant, agent, or employee; the singular number when necessary shall be held and co~strt~ to include the plural an~ the mansculine pronoun to include the feminine. Section 3~. Constitutionality: If any provisions of this ordinance she1 be construed by shy court to be unconstitutional, such invsli~ity shall ~,~t affect the other provisions of this ordinance. Section 33. This ordinance, and the provisions thereof, shall be deemed an exercise of the police power of the State of Washi~gtoa and of the City of Bremerton for the public health and safety and the protection of the public from fraud, and it shall be liberally construed to ae, co;~plish such purpose. Section 34. Penalty: Any person who shall violate or fsi] to comply wit] any of the provisions of th~s ordinance, s[~a].l be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be pun[shed b~~ a fine in any sm~ not exceeding Three ~Umdred (~300.00) Dollars, or by imprisonment in the city jail for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by bath such fine and imprisor~aent. Section 35. Repeal of Conf!i. ctin~ Ordinances: That Ordinance ~o. 1455, entitled, "An 0r~inance relatin$~ to sewers and the drainage of private premises and the removal of obstructions therefrom; regulating the planting of certain trees and shrubs in proximity thereto; prescribing the method for lateral sewer con~eation~, alterna- tions, repairs and extensions, an~ the opening and penetration of public sewers, and for collecting the cost thereof; providing penalties; aa~ repealing all other ordin- ances or parts thereof;" and 0RDZNANCE No. 14~0 entitled, "An Ordinance amending Sec- tion 4 of Ordinance No. 1456, of the C~ty of Bremerton, entitled; "An Ordinance relat- ing to sewers an8 the drainage of private Premises and the removal of obstructior, s therefrom; reffulatin~ the planting of c~rtain trees and shrubs in proximity t.~reto; prescribing the method for lateral sewer connections, alterations, repairs and exten- sions, and the openin~s and penetration of public sewers, and i'or collecting.: the cost. thereof; providing penalties; and repealing all other ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith", be and tt~e same are hereby repealed. Section 36. Effective Date: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days from and after passage and publication. PASSED by the C~ty Co,remission of tl:e C~ty of Bremerton, signed by the Mayor, sr~d attested by the Ci~y C~erk in a~t[,entication of such passage, tb~s 12th day of June, 1946. ' ' l~ayor ATTEST: