Ordinance 3880-22 - Laserfiche WebLink

NOW THEREFORE,THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. Findings Adopted. The City Council hereby finds the foregoing recitals are adopted in support of this Ordinance. Section 2. EMC 14.28 Repealed. Chapter 14.28 of the Everett Municipal Code is hereby repealed in its entirety. For purposes of reference, Chapter 14.28 EMC was adopted under the following ordinances: Ord. 3688-19, 2019; Ord. 3528-16, 2016; Ord. 3168-10, 2010; Ord. 2196-97, 1997; and Ord. 2182-96, 1996. Section 3. EMC 14.56 Repealed. Chapter 14.56 of the Everett Municipal Code is hereby repealed in its entirety. For purposes of reference, Chapter 14.28 EMC was adopted under the following ordinances: Ord. 3141-09, 2009; Ord. 1909-92, 1992;and Ord. 1750-90, 1990. Section 4. New EMC 14.28. A new Chapter 14.28 is hereby added to the Everett Municipal Code as set forth in Exhibit A. Section 5. Corrections. The City Clerk and codifiers of the ordinance are authorized to make necessary corrections to this Ordinance including, but not limited to,the correction of scrivener/clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection numbers and any references thereto. Section 6. Severability. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance,or its application to any person or situation, be declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid for any reason, or should any portion of this Ordinance be preempted by state or federal law or regulation, such decision or preemption shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances. The City Council of the City of Everett hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance is effective August 1, 2022. Section 8. Savings. The enactment of this Ordinance shall not affect any case, proceeding, appeal or other matter currently pending in any court or in any way modify any right or liability, civil or criminal, which may be in existence on the effective date of this Ordinance. Chapters 14.28 and 14.56 EMC, which are repealed by this Ordinance, shall remain in force and effect until the effective date of this Ordinance. Section 9. Health, Safety and Welfare. It is expressly the purpose of this Ordinance to provide for and promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public and not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of persons who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the terms of this Ordinance. It is the specific intent of this Ordinance that no provision or any term used in this Ordinance is intended to impose any duty whatsoever upon the City or any of its officers or employees. Nothing contained in this Ordinance is intended nor shall be construed to create or form the basis of any liability on the part of the City, or its officers, employees or agents, for any injury or damage resulting from any action or inaction on the part of the City related in any manner to the enforcement of this Ordinance by its officers, employees or agents.