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• <br /> 1 ORDINANCE NO. 9/—Fd <br /> 2 <br /> AN ORDINANCE regulating additional flows of sewage into Lift Station <br /> 3 No. 24 by declaring a moratorium on building permits or new sewer <br /> connection permits. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 <br /> 6 WHEREAS, the City of Everett sewer system in the area of Lift Station No. 24, <br /> 7 as shown on the map attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, cannot <br /> 8 accommodate, within the limits and tolerances of acceptable sewer system management <br /> 9 practices, both the existing flow of sewage and future flows of sewage from <br /> 10 contemplated new dwelling units inside and outside the City limits without <br /> 11 modifications to said Lift Station; and <br /> 12 WHEREAS, there presently exists the possibility to make reasonable <br /> 13 modifications to Lift Station No. 24 which would increase its capacity to serve expected <br /> 14 new sewer connections to the sewer system. But the engineering and construction work <br /> 15 will take approximately 15 months for design and construction; and <br /> 16 WHEREAS, a reasonable time to permit design and construction of Lift Station is <br /> 17 until August 31, 1981, and in the interim, due to the hazards of sewage overflows, the <br /> 18 health, welfare and safety of the City of Everett and the surrounding area of Lift <br /> 19 Station No. 24 require the imposition of a regulation limiting the issuance of any further <br /> 20 building permits or sewer connection permits which would increase sewage discharge <br /> 21 into Lift Station No. 24 until or unless said Lift Station is modified or improved; and <br /> 22 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that this action must be taken immediately to <br /> 23 avoid an imminent danger to public health and safety and to prevent imminent danger to <br /> 24 public and private property and to prevent an imminent threat of serious environmental <br /> 25 degradation and, pursuant to WAC 197-10-180, this action is an emergency action and <br /> 26 no environmental review will be performed; <br /> 27 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: <br /> 28 Section 1: That there is hereby imposed and declared a moratorium upon the <br /> 29 issuance of any building permits or sewer connection permits which will result in an <br /> 30 increase in the sanitary sewage flow into Lift Station No. 24 in the area shown on the <br /> 31 map attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Said moratorium will be in <br /> 32 <br />