A. 
Adoption of Recodified Tukwila Municipal Code.
The Tukwila Municipal Code Recodification Package, attached hereto as Exhibit A and included herein by reference, is hereby adopted and enacted as the formal and official City of Tukwila Municipal Code and shall be in full force and effect commencing as of 12:01 a.m. on December 23, 2025. As of the effective date, it shall be known and referenced as the Tukwila Municipal Code (TMC) and may thereafter be further amended and modified pursuant to the City's usual procedures and applicable statutes.
B. 
Prior Tukwila Municipal Code Superseded.
The prior Tukwila Municipal Code shall be deemed superseded in all respects as of the effective date specified in subsection A of this section.
C. 
Corrections by City Clerk or Code Reviser Authorized.
Upon approval of the City Attorney, the City Clerk and the code reviser are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the correction of clerical errors; references to other local, state or federal laws, codes, rules, or regulations; or ordinance numbering and section/subsection numbering.
(Ord. 618 § 2, 1970; Ord. No. 2780, 12/15/2025)
This code shall be known as the “Tukwila Municipal Code”, and it is sufficient to refer to said code as the “Tukwila Municipal Code” in any prosecution for the violation of any provision thereof or in any proceeding at law or equity. It is also sufficient to designate any ordinance adding to, amending, correcting or repealing all or any part or portion thereof as an addition to, amendment to, correction or repeal of the “Tukwila Municipal Code.” Further, reference may be had to the titles, chapters, sections and subsections of the “Tukwila Municipal Code” and such reference shall apply to that numbered title, chapter, section or subsection as it appears in this code.
(Ord. 618 § 2, 1970)
Whenever a reference is made to this code as the “Tukwila Municipal Code” or to any portion thereof, or to any ordinance of the City, the reference shall apply to all amendments, corrections and additions heretofore, now, or hereafter made.
(Ord. 618 § 3, 1970)
The following words and phrases whenever used in this code shall be construed as defined in this section unless from the context a different meaning is intended, or unless different meaning is specifically defined and more particularly directed to the use of such words or phrases:
1. 
"Building official"
means the officer or other designated authority who is charged with the administration and enforcement of the City’s “Building Code,” or his duly authorized representative.
2. 
"City"
means the City of Tukwila, Washington, or the area within the territorial City limits of the City of Tukwila, Washington, and such territory outside of the City over which the City has jurisdiction or control by virtue of any constitutional provision, or any law.
3. 
"Council"
means the City Council of the City of Tukwila, Washington. “All its members” or “all councilmen” means the total number of councilmen provided for in RCW 35.24.020.
4. 
"County"
means the county of King, Washington.
5. 
"Law"
denotes applicable federal law, the constitution and statutes of the State of Washington, the ordinances of the City of Tukwila, Washington, and when appropriate, any and all rules and regulations which may be promulgated thereunder.
6. 
"Oath"
includes affirmation.
7. 
"Office."
The use of the title of any officer, employee, or any office, or ordinance shall mean such officer, employee, office, or ordinance of the City of Tukwila unless otherwise specifically designated.
8. 
"Ordinance"
means a law of the City; provided that a temporary or special law, administrative action, order or directive, may be in the form of a resolution.
9. 
"Person"
means a natural person, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, association, club, company, corporation, business trust, organization, or the manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer or employee of any of them.
10. 
"State"
means the State of Washington.
11. 
"Street"
includes all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, curbs, or other public ways in this City which have been or may hereafter be dedicated and open to public use, or such other public property so designated in any law of this State.
12. 
"May"
is permissive.
13. 
"Must" and "shall."
Each is mandatory.
14. 
"Written"
includes printed, typewritten, mimeographed or multigraphed.
(Ord. 618 § 5, 1970)
The following grammatical rules shall apply in this code:
1. 
Gender.
Any gender includes the other genders.
2. 
Singular and Plural.
The singular number includes the plural and the plural includes the singular.
3. 
Tenses.
Words used in the present tense include the past and the future tenses and vice versa.
4. 
Use of Words and Phrases.
Words and phrases used in this code and not specifically defined shall be construed according to the context and approved usage of the language.
(Ord. 618 § 6, 1970)
The provisions of this code and all proceedings under it are to be construed with a view to effect its objects and to promote justice.
(Ord. 618 § 7, 1970)
Title, chapter and section headings contained herein shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any title, chapter or section hereof.
(Ord. 618 § 8, 1970)
The provisions of this code shall not in any manner affect deposits or other matters of record which refer to, or are otherwise connected with ordinances which are therein specifically designed by number or otherwise and which are included within the code, but such reference shall be construed to apply to the corresponding provisions contained within this code.
(Ord. 618 § 9, 1970)
Neither the adoption of this code nor the repeal or amendments of any ordinance or part or portion of any ordinance of the City shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violations of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as a waiver of any license, fee, or penalty at said effective date due and unpaid under such ordinances, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinances relating to the collection of any such license, fee, or penalty, on the penal provisions applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof required to be posted, filed, or deposited pursuant to any ordinance, and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect.
(Ord. 618 § 10, 1970)
All general ordinances of the City of Tukwila not included in this code or excluded from the operation and effect of this section are repealed.
(Ord. 618 § 12, 1970)
Every special ordinance of this City governing the following subject matter, whether contained in whole or in part within this code, is excluded from the operation and effect of TMC Section 1.01.120 and is not affected by the repeal provisions hereof. Annexations; franchises; naming roads, streets and public places; acquisition or disposal of public property; vacation of streets, alleys, or public ways; acceptance of any gift, devise, license or other benefit; provided that the foregoing enumeration of exceptions or exclusions shall not be deemed to be exclusive or exhaustive, it being the intent and purpose to exclude from repeal any and all ordinances not of a general nature.
(Ord. 618 § 13, 1970)
This code shall become effective on the date the ordinance adopting this code as the “Tukwila Municipal Code” is enacted.
(Ord. 618 § 15, 1970)
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this code is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this code. The council declares that it would have passed this code, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases had been declared invalid or unconstitutional, and if for any reason this code should be declared invalid or unconstitutional, then the original ordinance or ordinances shall be in full force and effect.
(Ord. 618 § 16, 1970)