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Ordinance 3134
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND RELATED TO A FIRE
HAZARD EMERGENCY; RESCINDING THE DECLARATION OF
EMERGENCY RELATED TO FIRE HAZARDS AND AMENDING
ORDINANCES 3131 AND 3132
RECITALS:
A. On July 20, 2015, the City Council of the City of Port Townsend enacted
Ordinance 3131. This Ordinance declared a water supply and fire hazard emergency.
B. At the July 20 meeting, Council directed staff to revise the Drought
Contingency Response Plan and to prepare a Fire Hazard Response Plan;
C. On August 3, 2015, Council adopted a revised Drought Contingency Plan and
a Fire Hazard Response Plan, and took other actions consistent with those plans.
D. On September 18, 2015, the State Department of Natural Resources lifted its
burn restrictions west of the Cascade Mountains.
E. Effective October 1, 2015, East Jefferson Fire Rescue lifted the burn ban for
Jefferson County.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Port Townsend do ordain
as follows:
Section 1. Continuation of Emergency. The City Council hereby declares that the
emergency related to possible water shortages continues to exist. The emergency shall
exist until Council takes action to remove.
Section 2. Termination of Emergency related to Fire Hazards. Based on the
determinations from the State Department of Natural Resources and the East Jefferson
Fire Rescue, Council terminates the fire hazard emergency.
a. Section 2 of Ordinance 3131 is amended to read as follows:
Section 2. Declaration of Emergency. The City Council hereby declares
an emergency related to enhan .,a�haza a=d,and possible water shortages.
Council adopts the Drought Contingency Response Plan, attached as Exhibit
D. Council directs the City Manager to revise the Response Plan to condense
the response phases to a more aggressive timeline, and to submit a revised
Response Plan as soon as practicable. Council fufthe.dire cis the r•+ Manager
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prepare Response Plan and to submit that to Couaei��
Ordinance 3134
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b. Section 3b of Ordinance 3131 is repealed.
c. Section 1 of Ordinance 3132 is amended to read as follows:
Section 1. Continuation of Emergency. The City Council hereby
declares that the emergency related to enhaneed fire hazard, and possible water
shortages continues to exist. The emergency shall exist until Council takes
action to remove.
d. Sections 3, 4, and 5 of Ordinance 3132 are repealed; provided, that any
abatement actions begun under the provisions of Ordinances 3131 and 3132 may
continue, and contingency funds in account 102-000-510-41 may be used for
those actions.
Section 3. All other provisions of Ordinances 3131 and 3132 shall remain in
effect.
Section 4. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any
person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance, or the application
of the provision to other persons or circumstances, is not affected.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five
days after the date of its publication in the manner provided by law.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, at a
regular meeting thereof, held this 5th day of Oct 15er, 2015.
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David King
Mayor
Attest. jAppr ved to Form:
Joanna Sanders, CMC Steven L. Gross
City Clerk City Attorney