HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/16/2009 22 Slaughtering Animals; Discharging Firearms; YMC Amendments 6.44.020A; 6.20.044; Addition 6.20.045 BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
• YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 14 2. a-
, For Meeting of June 16, 2009
ITEM TITLE: Consideration of an Ordinance relating to public safety and morals; relating to
slaughtering, dressing and butchering of animals and fowl; relating to
discharging firearms; amending YMC 6.44.020(A); amending YMC 6.20.044;
and adding YMC 6.20.045.
SUBMITTED BY: Kevin Futrell, Assistant Planner
CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE: Kevin Futrell, 575 -6164
Bronson Faul, Assistant City Attorney, 575 -6033
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
This issue was to be addressed in the 2008 Urban Area Zoning Ordinance update. They were
inadvertently left out of Title 15 of the YMC. This ordinance will address the issue through our
code in a more appropriate manner.
Resolution Ordinance X Other (Specify) -
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APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL: �� City Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Pass the ordinance amending the Yakima Municipal Code.
BOARD / COMMISSION /COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: Public Safety Committee
recommends forwarding to full Council.
COUNCIL ACTION:
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• ORDINANCE NO. 2009-
AN ORDINANCE relating to public safety and morals; relating to slaughtering,
dressing and butchering of animals and fowl; relating to
discharging firearms; amending YMC 6.44.020(A); amending YMC
6.20.044; and adding YMC 6.20.045.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA: '
Section 1. Section 6.44.020(A) of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows: -
6.44.020 Firearms -- Discharging.
A. Any person who, within the city of Yakima, willfully fires or discharges any
air gun, b.b. gun or firearm of any kind without lawful authority is declared to
be a disorderly person. This section shall not apply to peace officers nor to
persons shooting on any regularly established and authorized rifle range, gun
club or shooting gallery, or when the conditions of YMC 6.20.045 .pre met. _....----f Deleted: 15.19.120
Section 2. Section 6.20.044 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
6.20.044 Slaughtering, dressing and butchering of animals and fowl.
No person shall slaughter, dress or butcher any fowl or animal so as to
unreasonably expose such act or acts to the view of any person on public or
private property. This section does not apply when the conditions of YMC
6.20.045 re met_ — -- - — - -- - (Deleted: 15.19.120 )
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Section 3. Section 6.20.045 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby added to
read as follows:
6.20.045 Animal husbandry as nonconforming use.
(1) When an animal husbandry operation is approved as a nonconforming
use pursuant to title 15 of the Yakima. Municipal Code, the slaughter of
animals may continue when the following conditions are met:
(A) The slaughter of the animal is performed by a licensed professional
butcher, and .
(B) If the slaughtering of the animal involves the discharge of a firearm,
notice shall be provided to the Yakima police department at least two hours
prior to the discharge of the firearm. The notice shall be made by phone to
the Yakima police department nonemergency number and shall include the
location of the discharge, the approximate time of the discharge, and the
name of the professional butcher who will be discharging the firearm.
(2) This section is meant to be an exception to YMC 6.20.044, which
prohibits the slaughtering of animals within public or private property view,
and YMC 6.44.020, which prohibits the discharge of a firearm within the City
of Yakima.
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Section 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its passage,
approval. and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter. •
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 16 day of June,
2009.
David Edler, Mayor
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