CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to street and sidewalk use; amending Ordinance 125706 and the Street Use Permit Fee Schedule authorized by Section 15.04.074 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, Section 15.04.074 of the Seattle Municipal Code authorizes and directs the Director of Transportation to prepare and recommend to the City Council, for passage by ordinance, a schedule of fees applicable to all street and sidewalk use permits (“the Street Use Permit Fee Schedule” or “fee schedule”) that may take into consideration the desirability or undesirability of the use or occupation relative to the rights of the public; and
WHEREAS, Street Use permits must fully recover their cost to comply with the Seattle Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate that The City of Seattle adjust those fees to comply with current City policy to protect the right-of-way for the traveling public, especially those by active and high-occupancy modes, and to promote uses for economic vitality; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Seattle Department of Transportation Street Use Fee Schedule (“SDOT Street Use Fee Schedule”), Attachment A to Ordinance 125706, last substantially amended by Ordinance 125945, is amended by replacing Table A2, Uses with No Base Permit Fee, included as Attachment A to this ordinance.
Section 2. Effective November 7, 2020, the SDOT Street Use Fee Schedule is replaced by the SDOT Street Use Permit Fee Schedule attached as Attachment B to this ordinance. Otherwise, authority to adjust rates and fees as authorized in Ordinances 125945, 125706, and 125185 remains in effect.
Section 3. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance taken after its passage and prior to its effective date is ratified and confirmed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.
Passed by the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2020, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2020.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2020.
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Jenny A. Durkan, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2020.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachments:
Attachment A - Table A2, Uses with No Base Permit Fee
Attachment B - Seattle Department of Transportation Street Use Permit Fee Schedule