Record No: CB 119963    Version: 1 Council Bill No: CB 119963
Type: Ordinance (Ord) Status: Passed
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Clerk
On agenda: 1/4/2021
Ordinance No: Ord 126268
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; updating water regulations to conform to current standards; making technical corrections; amending Sections 21.04.010, 21.04.020, 21.04.050, 21.04.060, 21.04.080, 21.04.150, 21.04.210, 21.04.300, 21.04.460, 21.04.530, 21.04.580, 21.08.010, and 21.12.020 of the Seattle Municipal Code; repealing Section 21.04.590 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and adding new Sections 21.04.025, 21.04.061, and 21.04.062 to the Seattle Municipal Code.
Sponsors: Alex Pedersen
Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Presentation, 3. Signed Ordinance 126268, 4. Affidavit of Publication
CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; updating water regulations to conform to current standards; making technical corrections; amending Sections 21.04.010, 21.04.020, 21.04.050, 21.04.060, 21.04.080, 21.04.150, 21.04.210, 21.04.300, 21.04.460, 21.04.530, 21.04.580, 21.08.010, and 21.12.020 of the Seattle Municipal Code; repealing Section 21.04.590 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and adding new Sections 21.04.025, 21.04.061, and 21.04.062 to the Seattle Municipal Code.
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WHEREAS, portions of the City's water code, Subtitle I of Title 21 of the Seattle Municipal Code, were originally adopted in 1893 and 1935 and have become outdated and inconsistent; and
WHEREAS, it serves the public interest for the City to update provisions of the City's code to be consistent with current terminology and practices; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 21.04.010 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 118396, is amended as follows:
21.04.010 Definitions ((- Number and gender.))
The word "Director" ((wherever used)) in this ((chapter,)) Chapter 21.04 means the Director of Seattle Public Utilities((, and any act in this chapter required or authorized to be done by the Director, may be done on behalf of the Director by an authorized officer or employee of the Seattle Public Utilities)). The word "person" ((wherever used)) in this ((chapter)) Chapter 21.04 means and includes natural persons of either sex, associations, copartnerships, and corporations whether acting by themselves or by a servant, agent, or employee((; the singular number includes the plural and the masculine pronoun includes the feminine)).
Section 2. Section 21.04.020 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 124919, is amended as follows:
21.04.020 Connection to water supply system - Application((.))
Any person desiring ((to ...

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