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ORDINANCE NO. <br /> • <br /> An Ordinance Relating to Taxes, including Utility Tax and Natural <br /> Gas Use Tax, and repealing Ordinances No,:2711 3122,4019, <br /> 1022-84, 1418-87, 1722-90, 2010-94, 2200-97.2253-97, 2342-98. <br /> WHEREAS,the City has not reviewed its Utility and:Natural Gas.Use Tax for over fifteen <br /> • years; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City's utility tax and natural gas usetaxes aie'lower than many similarly <br /> situated cities; • <br /> NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY OF`EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: <br /> • <br /> Section 1. Purpose = <br /> Sections 1-10 of this.Ordinance shall be deemed air exercise Of the power of the City to license <br /> • for revenue. • ` <br /> Section 2 Adm'inistrative Provisions <br /> The administrative provisions contained in Chapter 3 19 of the Everett Municipal Code shall be <br /> fully appheable to the provisions of this Ordinance except as expressly stated to the contrary <br /> herein. - -- <br /> Section 3. Definitions. <br /> In construing the provisions of this Ordinance, save when otherwise plainly declared or clearly • <br /> apparent from the context,the following definitions shall be applied: <br /> A. "Cable television services"means the one-way transmission of video programming and <br /> associated nonvideo signals to subscribers together with subscriber interaction, if any, which is <br /> provided in connection with video programming. <br /> B. "Cellular telephone service"means the two-way voice and data • <br /> telephone/telecommunications system based in whole, or substantially in part, on wireless radio <br /> communications, and which is not subject to regulation by the Washington Utilities and <br /> Transportation Commission (WUTC). This includes `cellular mobile service."The definition of <br /> "cellular mobile service" includes other wireless radio communications services such as <br /> Page 1of8 <br /> 20 <br />