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ORDINANCE NO. 4 7 5 7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, ADDING CHAPTER 9.003 ENTITLED "%~INATING OR
DEFECATING IN PUBLIC" TO THE AUBURN CITY CODE TITLE 9 ENTITLED
"PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE".
WHEREAS, the Washington state legislature has provided
that enforcement ordinances relating to and[ regulating
municipal affairs may be created, with the violation of such
ordinances to constitute misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor
violations; and
WHEREAS, urination and defecation other than in a
washroom or toilet room, in the presence of the public by its
very nature has serious health and safety effects on the
public within the City of Auburn;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section ~. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is
as follows:
To add to Auburn City Code, Title 9 entitled "PUBLIC
PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE", a new Chapter 9.003 entitled
"URINATING OR DEFECATING IN PUBLIC".
Ordinance No. 4757
August 2, 1995
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Section 2, Adopt a new CHAPTER 9.003 enti~lqd
"URINATING OR DEFECATING IN PUBLIC" to TITLE 9 OF AUBURN CITy
CODE entitle~ "PUBLIC PEACEt MORALS AND WELFARE", Chapter
9.003 as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 3. Constltutlonalitv or
Invalidi. ty, If any
section, subsection, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for
any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the
validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of
this Ordinance, as it being hereby expressly declared that
this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause
and phrase hereof would have been prepared, proposed, adopted
and approved and ratified irrespective of the fact that any
one or more section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase be
declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement
such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry
out the directions of this legislation.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force five days from and after its passage, approval, and
publication as provided by law.
Ordinance No. 4757
August 2, 1995
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INTRODUCED: August 7, 1995
PASSED:
August 7, 1995
August 7, 1995
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
4%~bi4% :'.'chl.hi~e~-~z-, Danielle E. Daskam, Deputy
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
Ordinance No. 4757
August 2, 1995
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EXHIBIT "A"
Title 9
PUBLIC PEACEv MORALS t~ND WELFARE AS ADOPTED
Chapter 9.003
URINATINO OR DEFECATINO IN PUBLIC
8eotions=
9.003.010 Urinating or Defecating in Public:
Unlawful.
When Act is
9.003.010 Urinating or Defecating in Publio: When Act is
Unlawful.
A person is guilty of urinating or d,mfecating in
public if he or she intentionally urinates or defecates in a
place other than a washroom or toilet room and in a place and
under circumstances where such act would be observed by any
member of the public, is in violation of this code and shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Ordinance No. 4757 Exhibit 'A"
August 2, 1995
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