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011 <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 3384-14 <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 use taxes are lower than many similarly <br /> situated cities; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: <br /> Section 1. Purpose. <br /> Sections 1-10 of this Ordinance shall be deemed an exercise of the power of the City to license <br /> for revenue. <br /> Section 2. Administrative Provisions. <br /> The administrative provisions contained in Chapter 3.19 of the Everett Municipal Code shall be <br /> fully applicable 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 1 of 8 <br />