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Sequim council directs staff to draft junk-vehicle ordinance with 90-day repair limit after debate
Summary
Following debate about enforcement and owners' repair timelines, council voted 5-1 to direct staff to draft and present an ordinance that limits documented repair periods for junk vehicles to 90 days and to include that ordinance on a future consent agenda.
Councilors instructed staff to prepare an ordinance to update SMC Chapter 8.05 on junk vehicles on private property, specifying that repair invoices reflecting a repair period must not exceed 90 days before the city begins enforcement steps.
Chief (presenting staff) described the rewrite as primarily a housecleaning to conform to updated RCWs and to clarify the penalty process and appeals route. Staff offered enforcement options including: a…
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