– Hours of Operation—Pool Rooms and Card Rooms

(Ord. 190, §4; 9/16/1919).

(a) A mechanical device for profit as used in this chapter shall mean and include all machines involving an element of skill or of chance or of both skill and chance in the playing or operation of which a player may be entitled to receive, whether automatically or otherwise, any merchandise awards, cash awards, high score prizes, or any right to further operate said machine or device.

(b) A mechanical device for amusement as used in this chapter shall mean and include all machines involving an element of skill or of chance or of both skill and chance in the playing or operation of which the player receives no awards or prizes of any kinds or nature. (Ord. 343, §2; 7/21/1951).

6.08.060 – License for Mechanical Devices Required. Any person, firm, corporation, or combination thereof desiring to maintain, keep or operate any such mechanical device, as herein defined, shall make written application for license so to do, specifying therein the name of the owner of such device, the location wherein same will be operated, and the name of the operator thereof, and file the same with the City Clerk of the City of Tekoa, for its approval or rejection. And upon approval of any such application by the City Council of the City of Tekoa, and the payment of the fee therefore as herein provided, the City Clerk shall issue to said applicant a license to operate said mechanical device for which license has been applied. (Ord. 343, §3; 7/21/1952).

6.08.070 – License Fee for Mechanical Devices. The license fee for maintaining any mechanical device for profit or amusement shall be as follows:

(a) For business or establishments maintaining five or fewer of such machines, the license fee shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) per machine per quarter.

(b) For business or establishments maintaining more than five machines, the license fee shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per year. (Ord. 562, §2; 1980).

6.08.080 – License Period. All license fees required by section 6.08.070 shall be payable in advance. License fees payable on a quarterly basis shall be payable on or before the following dates: January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1, of each year. License fees payable on an annual basis shall be payable on or before January 1 of each year. The fees for licenses issued during the quarterly or annual license period shall be prorated for the time said license will run.

(Ord. 562, §2; 1980).

(200 feet) of any private or public grade or high school. (Ord. 343, §8; 7/21/1952).

(a) After an application has been granted, the City Clerk, by and with the consent of the City Council, shall have the right to renew said license for any such mechanical device from month to month, upon payment of the license fee herein provided.

(b) The City Council of Tekoa, shall have the right to revoke any and all such license issued hereunder, either with or without notice to the licensee, and in the event of such revocation no part of the unearned portion of such license fee shall be returned. (Ord. 343, §§9 & 11; 7/21/1952).

6.08.130 – Mechanical Devices to be Tagged. The City Clerk, shall at the time of issuing said license issue to said applicant a tag for each mechanical device so licensed, and the same shall be at all times displayed upon any mechanical device that is being maintained or operated in Tekoa, said tag shall be in such form and of such material as the City Council shall determine. It shall be unlawful to operate, keep or display any such mechanical device unless one of said tags is conspicuously displayed thereon. (Ord. 343, §10; 7/21/1952).

6.08.140 – Bowling Alleys.

(a) Any person, firm or corporation, who shall within the corporate limits of the City of Tekoa, maintain or operate a bowling alley, shall first procure a license therefore, as hereafter provided.

(b) The license shall be the sum of TWENTY DOLLARS ($20.00) per annum, payable quarterly, in the sum of FIVE DOLLARS ($5.00), for each quarter of year or fraction thereof, payable in advance.

(c) The term “Bowling Alley” shall be used in the singular or in the plural, so long as it is maintained or operated in the same building. (Ord. 299, §§1, 2, 3; 1/4/1943).

CHAPTER 6.12

DANCING

Sections:

6.12.010 – License for Dancing School Required

6.12.020 – City Council to Grant Licenses

6.12.030 – Dancing to be Decent

6.12.040 – Public Dances to be Decent

6.12.050 – Public Dance Permit

No such license shall be granted for a longer period than three months, and license fee therefor shall be the sum of Twenty-five dollars ($25.00), provided that in case of tap dancing, fancy ball room dancing and classical dancing, with only one instructor, the fee therefor shall be the sum of Two and 50/100 dollars; which shall be deposited with the City Clerk, at the time of presenting application for such license, and no such application shall be considered until the license fee has been deposited as herein provided. (Ord. 173, §2; 1/23/1917; Amended by Ord. 267; 12/7/1936).

CHAPTER 6.20

PEDDLERS

Sections:

6.20.010 – Peddler Defined

6.20.020 – Hawker Defined

6.20.030 – Hawking Prohibited

6.20.040 – Permit Required for Peddlers

6.20.050 – Permits Granted by Clerk or Deputy Clerk

6.20.060 – Permit Must be Carried

6.20.070 – Permit Fees, Etc.

6.20.080 – Exceptions

6.20.010 – Peddler Defined. Any person, either as principal or agent, who carries goods, wares or merchandise, articles, things, or personal property of whatever name or nature or description from house to house, place to place, or upon any street, highway, alley or public place with Tekoa, for sale; on any person who goes from house to house, dwelling place to dwelling place, or upon any public street, sidewalk, highway, alley or public place within Tekoa, soliciting or taking orders for the purchase of sale of goods, wares or merchandise, articles, things or personal property of whatever name, nature or description, to be delivered in the future; or any person who goes from house to house, dwelling place to dwelling place, or upon any public street, sidewalk, highway, alley or public place within Tekoa, soliciting, selling, attempting to sell or taking orders for services or intangible personal property; is hereby defined to be a peddler within the meaning of this chapter. (Ord. 370, §1; 5/6/1957).

6.20.020 – Hawker Defined. Every person, either as principal or agent, selling or offering for sale any goods, wares or merchandise, articles, things, or personal property of whatever name, nature or description, by peddling the same from house to house, place to place, or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, highway, or public place within Tekoa, who shall make any public outcry, or give any musical or other public entertainment, or make any public speech, or use any noise making devise, or make any public demonstration designed to draw customers or attract notice, is hereby defined to be a Hawker within the meaning of this chapter. (Ord. 370, §2; 5/6/1957).

6.20.030 – Hawking Prohibited. Hawking as the same is defined in the chapter is hereby declared to be unlawful in the City of Tekoa. (Ord. 370, §; 5/5/1957).

6.020.040 – Permit Required for Peddlers. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, to peddle within the meaning and application of this chapter unless such person, firm or corporation shall have first made application for and secured a permit therefore in the manner provided in this chapter. (Ord. 370, §3; 5/6/1957).

6.020.050 – Permits, Granted by the Clerk and Deputy Clerk. All applications for peddlers permit shall be submitted in writing to the clerk or deputy clerk. After review, the clerk or deputy clerk will approve the application, and upon payment, the permit shall be issued forthwith.

(Ord. 798, §1; 11/7/2011).

(Ord. 370, §5; 5/6/1957).

(a) Each applicant shall pay to the City Clerk at the time of making application for a peddlers license a fee as follows:

(1) For a permit to peddle one day, a fee of $5.00

(2) For a permit to peddle one month, a fee of $10.00

(3) For a permit to peddle one year, a fee of $100.00

(b) No application will be considered or permit issued unless application shall clearly state the period for which application is made accompanied by fee set forth herein for such period.

(c) No permit shall be issued for more than one year.

(d) No permit shall be renewed except upon application and payment of fees as is herein provided for an original permit. (Ord. 382, §1; 5/18/1959).

TITLE VII

BUILDINGS

Chapters:

7.04 – Building Code

7.08 – Numbering of Buildings

7.10 – Source of Water Required for Residential Use of Buildings

7.12 – Unfit Buildings

7.16 – Mobile Homes

7.18 – Recreational Vehicles and Travel Trailers

7.20 – Building Permits

7.24 – Miscellaneous Building Regulations

7.28 – Recreational Vehicles and Travel Trailers

CHAPTER 7.04

STATE BUILDING CODE

7.04.010 – Washington State Building Code Adopted

7.04.015 – Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings Adopted

7.04.020 – State Building Code – Administration

7.04.030 – Building Inspector

7.04.040 – City is One Fire District

7.04.050 – Penalty

** Compiler’s Note: Chapter 360, Section 5 of the 1985 Session Laws established a state building code to be in effect in all counties and cities. That law is as follows:

7.04.010 – Washington State Building Code Adopted.

A. The Washington State Building Code, RCW 19.27.031, as it now exists and as it may hereafter be amended, is hereby adopted by this reference, including:

(1)(a) International Building Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc.;

(1)(b) International Residential Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc.;

(2) International Mechanical Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., except that the standards for liquefied petroleum gas installations shall be NFPA 58 (storage and handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases) and ANSI 2223.1/NFPA 54 (National Fuel Gas Code);

(3) International Fire Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., including those standards of the National Fire Protection Association specifically referenced in the International Fire Code; provided, that, notwithstanding any wording in this code, participants in religious ceremonies shall not be precluded from carrying hand-held candles;

(4) Except as provided in RCW 19.27.170, the Uniform Plumbing Code and Uniform Plumbing Code Standards, published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, provided, any provisions of such code affecting sewers or fuel gas piping are not adopted; and

(5) Rules adopted by the Washington State Building Code Council establishing standards for making buildings and facilities accessible to and usable by the physically disabled or elderly persons as provided by RCW 70.92.100 through 70.92.160.

B. The Washington State Energy Code, 1991Second Edition, as amended by the Washington State Building Code Council of November 8, 1991 and filed as Chapter 51-11 WAC, together with any amendments, revisions, or new editions thereof, is hereby adopted by this reference.

C. The Washington State Historic Building Code, July 1991 Edition, as written by the Washington State Building Code Council and filed as Chapter 51-19 of the WAC, together with any amendments, revisions, or as supplemented by the Washington State Building Code Council, is hereby adopted by this reference.

D. In case of conflict among the codes enumerated subsections A(1) through (4), above, the first named code shall govern over those following, except that the Washington State Historic Building Code, Subsection C, above, shall supersede all other codes listed above. (Ord. 740, §1; 1/20/2004; Ord. 712, §1, 2001; Ord. 669, §1, 1997).

7.04.015 – Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings Adopted. There is hereby adopted the 1994 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, published by the International Conference of Building Officials, together with any amendments, revisions, or new editions thereof. Nothing in this section shall prevent the use of the provisions under Chapter 7.12 as an alternative to this section. (Ord. 660, §1; 4/7/1997).

7.04.020 – State Building Code – Administration. The State Building Code shall be administered and enforced in the City of Tekoa by the Building Inspector of the City of Tekoa.

(Ord. 460, §3; 3/17/1975).

(Ord. 460, §4; 3/17/1975).

CHAPTER 7.10

SOURCE OF WATER REQUIRED FOR RESIDENTIAL USE OF BUILDINGS

Sections:

7.10.010 – Source of Water Required

7.10.020 – Violations -- Remedies

7.10.010 – Source of Water Required. No person shall reside in any dwelling or other building or structure that does not have an indoor source of potable water, either supplied from the municipal water system or a private well or spring. For the purposes of this section, the term “reside in” shall mean the use of the dwelling, building, or structure for residential purposes continuously for more than 24 hours, except in the case of a bone fide emergency when water service has been temporarily disrupted by causes beyond the reasonable control of the person residing therein.

7.10.020 – Violations – Remedies. Any person not convicted of violating this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500.00. Each day the violation continues shall be considered a separate violation. In addition to, or in lieu thereof, the City may seek an injunction from the Superior Court of Washington for Whitman County, enjoining the use of any dwelling, building, or other structure for residential purposes so long as the dwelling, building, or structure is not served by an indoor source of potable water in violation of this chapter. (Ord. 815, §1, 10/27/2014).

CHAPTER 7.12

UNFIT BUILDINGS

Sections:

7.12.010 – Authority

7.12.020 – Purpose

7.12.030 – Definitions

7.12.040 – Preliminary Investigation

7.12.050 – Complaint – Notice

7.12.060 – Hearing

7.12.070 – Appeal

7.12.080 – Order to Repair or Demolish

7.12.090 – Assessment

7.12.100 – Superior Court Review

7.12.110 – Additional Powers of Board

7.12.120 – Appropriation of Funds

7.12.130 – Alternative Provisions