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1 <br /> C. Pursuant to chapter 7.80 RCW,a person who violates this Ordinance for the first <br /> time in one twelve month period shall be deemed to have committed a class 1 civil <br /> infraction with a two hundred and fifty dollar penalty exclusive of statutory assessments. <br /> D. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter two or more times in one <br /> twelve month period shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction of any such <br /> violation, such person shall be subject to a fme of not more than one thousand dollars or <br /> imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or both such fine and imprisonment. This <br /> subsection applies even if different provisions of this Ordinance are violated. <br /> E. Any violation of any provision of this chapter constitutes a public nuisance which <br /> the city can abate by an action in county superior court.The costs of such action shall be <br /> taxed against the violator. <br /> F. Penalty and enforcement provisions provided in this chapter are not exclusive, <br /> and the city may pursue any remedy or relief it deems appropriate. <br /> Section 16. Effective date <br /> Pursuant to section 3.4 of the City of Everett Charter,this ordinance will become <br /> effective upon 15 days after it is valid,except that a company subject to this Ordinance <br /> with a valid and current for-hire business license at the time this Ordinance becomes <br /> effective shall not be required to comply with section 4 of this Ordinance until such <br /> company's current for-hire license expires. Upon the expiration of such company's <br /> current for-hire business license and no later than August 1,2017,the company shall <br /> comply with section 4 of this Ordinance in its entirety to continue to lawfully operate the <br /> company in the City. Notwithstanding the forgoing, a company with a valid and current <br /> for-hire business license at the time this Ordinance becomes effective,which the City <br /> revokes or suspends subsequent to the effective date of this Ordinance, shall be required <br /> to fully comply with section 4 of this Ordinance to thereafter lawfully operate in the City. <br /> Section 17. Repealer <br /> Ordinance 2297-98 (chapter 5.68 EMC),as amended,is hereby repealed, <br /> including all ordinances in conflict herewith. <br /> Section 18. Severability • <br /> Should any section, subsection,paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this <br /> Ordinance or its application,to any person or situation,be declared unconstitutional or <br /> invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining <br /> portions of this Ordinance or its application to any other person or situation. The City <br /> Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, <br /> subsection,sentence, clause,phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one <br /> or more sections, subsections, clauses,phrases or portions be declared invalid or <br /> • unconstitutional. <br /> Page 12 of 13 <br /> 13 <br />