9.50.010 Purpose and policy.
(1) The purpose of this chapter is to:
(a) Adopt a legally sound process for being able to exclude from city property persons whose behavior is dangerous, unsafe, illegal, or unreasonably disruptive to other users;
(b) Define the process for issuance of trespass warnings and their content; and
(c) Provide procedures for a recipient of a trespass warning to promptly appeal the warning to protect their right to engage in legitimate activities protected by the state and federal constitutions.
(2) This chapter is enacted as an exercise of the city’s authority to protect and preserve the public health, safety, and welfare under Article XI, Section 11 of the Washington State Constitution.
(3) This chapter is intended to be enforced to emphasize voluntary compliance with laws and city rules and so that inadvertent minor violations of this section can be corrected without resorting to a trespass warning. (Ord. 1516 § 2 (Exh. B), 2023).