Ordinance Summary 17-001 City of Spokane Valley
11707 E. Sprague
Spokane Valley,WA 99206
(509)921-1000
NOTICE OF ORDINANCE PASSED
BY SPOKANE VALLEY CITY COUNCIL
The following is the title and summary of Ordinance No. 17-001 passed by the Spokane Valley City Council
on the 10'h day of January, 2017:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY, SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING CHAPTER 7.20 OF THE SPOKANE VALLEY MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
FALSE ALARMS,AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO.
Section 1 amends Spokane Valley Municipal Code (SVMC) 7.20 to include minor clarifying verbiage;
strikes the definition of alarm appeals officer,strikes the definition of alarm system, adds the definition of
false alarm response cost recovery fee, acids the definition of security alarm system, and makes other
amendments for further clarification. Section 1 also amends 7.20.030 to designate the responsibility for
administration and funding to the Chief of Police and his designees. The requirement of registering alarm
sites has been removed, as well as registration terms and fees. The duties of alarm installation companies
and/or monitoring companies have also been amended.Verbiage addressing false alarm awareness classes
has been eliminated, and the appeal process has been amended. Exceptions have been included concerning
government facilities, as well as special rules applicable to public schools. The ordinance states that fees
for false alarm response cost recovery shall be determined by separate resolution. Section 2 addresses
severability, and Section 3 states that the ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days after the date
of publication of this Ordinance or a summary thereof, in the official newspaper of the City.
The full text of Ordinance 17-001 is available at the City of Spokane Valley City offices as identified above.
A copy will be mailed upon request to the City Clerk.
Christine Bainbridge, City Clerk
Published: January 20, 2017
I certify that I believe the foregoing summary to be a true and complete summary of Ordinance No. 17-001,
that the summary provides adequate notice to the public of the con-nts of this ordinance, and that the
original ordinance is on file with the City Clerk.
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hristme Bainbridge, City Clerk
SUPERIOR COURT of WASHINGTON for SPOKANE COUNTY
In the Matter of
AFFIDAVIT of PUBLICATION
NOTICE OF ORDINANCE PASSED
By Spokane Valley City Council NO.
Ordinance No, 17-001
LEGAL NOTICE
STATE of WASHINGTON
County of Spokane
MICHAEL HUFFMAN being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says that he is the EDITOR of the Spokane Valley News
Herald,a weekly newspaper.That said newspaper is a legal newspaper and it is now and has been for more than six months prior
to the date of publication hereinafter referred to,published in the English language continually as a weekly newspaper in Spokane
County, Washington, and it is now and during all of said time was printed in an office maintained at the aforesaid place of
publication of said newspaper, which said newspaper had been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior Court of
the State of Washington in and for Spokane County. That the following is a tnte copy of a Legal Notice as it was published in
regular issues commencing on the 20th day of January,2017,and ending on the 20th day of January,2017,all dates inclusive,
and that such newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said period:
CIty of Spokane Valley
11707 E.Sprague -
Spokane Valley,WA 99206 _yf�
(609)921-1 000 jij/
NOTICE OF ORDINANCE PASSED
BY SPOKANE VALLEY CITY COUNCIL
The following Is the title and summary of
Ordinance No.17-001 passed by the Spo-
kane Valley City Council on the 10th day of
January,2017: SUB ' .-H E s an. :WO' , to before me
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
SPOKANE VALLEY,SPOKANE COUNTY, This 20th day of January,2017
WASHINGTON,AMENDING CHAPTER S 0 B 9 State of Washington
7.20 OF THE SPOKANE VALLEY MU- 0q�h d I��
NICIPAL CODE RELATING TO FALSE �� A dt, County of Spokane
ALARMS,AND OTHER MATTERS REt.AT- �% . I'V �"
INO THERETO. �°, �� ° 10° X°° �d®�
Section 1 amends Spokane Valley Mu- . 4 °� p f•°
nioipel Code(SVMC)7.20 is include minor ve°,� .� •'-,,,, I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that
clarifying verbiage;alsoistrikes the definition don of- $((o° Michael Huffman is the person who appeared before me,
alarm appeals officer,strikes the definl- .r] a • ..-
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I lion of alarm system, adds the definition - :0 �i-�R� o __
i . o and saidperson acknowledged that lie signed this
of false alarm response cost recovery eU �� ` {� ° -- g g
lee,adds the definitian of security alarm o m -= instrument and acknowledged it to be his free and
system,and makes other amendments for
further clarification.Section 1 also amends ,r,°o °/o voluntary act for the uses and purposes mentioned in the
7,20.030 to designate the responsibility for °° 9 0° �� o
administration and funding to the Chief of
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Policearid his designees.The requirement p •°•°aOQp•°•°� ®®,,
of registering alarm sites has been removed, �� ry
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duties of alarm installation companies 8®
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The ordinance states that lees far false �,1�, /
alarm response cost recovery shall be da-
termined by separate resolution. Section 2
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addresses severability and Section 3 elates
that the ordinance shall be In full force and
effect live days after the date of publication
•of this Ordinance or a summary thereof,in
the official newspaper of the City. .
The(di lent of Ordinance 17-001 is available
at the City of Spokane Valley CilyoHices as
identified above.Atopy will be mailed upon
I request to the City Clerk.
Christine Bainbridge,City Clerk
'Published:January 20,2017