Ordinance 3911-22 - Laserfiche WebLink

(a) Landscaping projects; (b) Construction and postconstruction soil amendments; (c) Applications to prevent erosion, filter stormwater runoff, promote vegetation growth, or improve the stability and longevity of roadways; and (d) Low -impact development and green infrastructure to filter pollutants or keep water on -site, or both. This plan will be re -assessed each December 31st of even -numbered years, beginning in 2024 and thereafter as part of the reporting obligations in Section 4. Section 3. To the extent required by RCW 43.19A.150(4), the City will develop strategies to inform residents about the value of compost and how the City uses compost in its operations. Section 4. To the extent required by RCW 43.19A.150(5), by December 31, 2024, and each December 31st of even -numbered years thereafter, the City shall prepare a report for the Department of Ecology covering the previous year's compost procurement activities, including the following information: (a) Total tons of organic material diverted each year; (b) The volume and cost of compost purchased each years and (c) The source(s) of the compost purchased. Section 5. To the extent required by RCW 43.19A.150(6), the City shall give priority to purchasing compost products from companies that produce compost products locally, are certified by a nationally recognized organization, and produce compost products that are derived from municipal solid waste compost programs and meet quality standards comparable to standards adopted by the Department of Transportation or adopted by rule by the Department of Ecology. Section 6. In accordance with RCW 39.30.040(1), the City may allow for the preferential purchase of compost to meet the requirements of RCW 43.19A.120. Section 7. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this Ordinance are authorized to make necessary corrections to this Ordinance, including, but not limited to, the correction of scrivener's/clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection numbers, and any internal references. SectionCity Council hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance be declared invalid for any reason, it is the intent of the City Council that it would have passed all portions of this ordinance independent of the elimination of any such portion as may be declared invalid. Section 9. 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. Section 10. 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