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� 0 <br /> 17.3 Savings. Except as specifically provided in section 15, the enactment of this ordinance <br /> shall not affect any case,proceeding,appeal,or other matter in any court of law before the City <br /> or in any way modify any obligation, right or liability, civil or criminal, which may be in <br /> existence on the effective date of this ordinance or as may exist by virtue of any of the <br /> ordinances herein superseded or repealed. <br /> 17.4 Third Party Liability. This ordinance is intended to provide for and promote the health, <br /> safety and welfare of the general public,and is not intended to create or otherwise establish or <br /> designate any particular class or group of persons who will or should be especially protected or <br /> benefited by the terms of this ordinance. It is the specific intent of this ordinance to place the <br /> obligation of complying with its requirements upon the applicant. <br /> • It is the specific intent of this ordinance that no provision nor any term used in this <br /> ordinance is intended to impose any duty whatsoever upon the City or any of its officers or <br /> employees, for whom the implementation and enforcement of this ordinance shall be <br /> discretionary and not mandatory. <br /> • <br /> Nothing contained in this ordinance is intended to be nor shall be construed to create or <br /> form the basis for any liability on the part of the City, or its officers, employees or agents, for <br /> any injury or damage resulting from the failure of an applicant to comply with the provisions of <br /> this ordinance, or by reason or in consequence of any inspection, notice; order, certificate, <br /> permission or approval authorized or issued or done in connection with the implementation or <br /> enforcement pursuant to this ordinance,or by reason of any action or inaction on the part of the <br /> City related in any manner to the enforcement of this ordinance by its officers, employees or • <br /> agents. <br /> 17.5 Interpretation. The City Traffic Engineer may interpret the requirements of this chapter <br /> on a.case-by-case basis,consistent with the purposes set forth in Section 1 of this chapter. The <br /> City Engineer and Responsible Official are authorized to promulgate rules and regulations <br /> consistent with the terns of this policy. <br /> 17.6 In the event that transportation impact fee or other mitigation programs are otherwise <br /> adopted by the City Council under other authorization and requirements such as RCW 39.92, <br /> RCW 36.73 or the Growth Management Act, RCW 36.70A and B, et seq., mitigation of the <br /> traffic and transportation impacts within the scope of those programs will be required under <br /> those programs and shall supersede this chapter. The incorporation by reference and <br /> supplementation of certain definitions from RCW 82.02.90 in this chapter shall not be construed <br /> as the adoption of an impact fee program under the Growth Management Act. Avoidance of <br /> . duplication between the requirements of this chapter and those programs shall be governed by <br /> RCW 82.02.100,RCW 43.21C.065,and section 12 of this chapter. <br /> Section 18: Definitions and usage <br /> 18.1 Usage. For purposes of this chapter,unless the context clearly requires otherwise: <br /> - Any official identified in this chapter includes any designee of or successor to that official. <br /> -13- <br /> 58 <br />