§ 20.84.010. Purpose.

The purposes of this chapter are: (a) to adopt the applicable state and federal laws and regulations for relocation assistance for those City Projects and Programs undertaken with State and Federal Financial Assistance; (b) to establish a uniform policy for the fair and equitable treatment of Persons displaced as a direct result of Programs or Projects undertaken with City Financial Assistance but no Federal or State Financial Assistance in order that such Persons do not suffer disproportionate injuries as a result of Programs designed for the benefit of the public as a whole; (c) to minimize the hardship of displacement on such Persons; and (d) to provide for the payment of relocation assistance similar to that required by the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) Chapter 8.26 and by 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) Chapter 4601 et. seq. to those Persons displaced as a direct result of Programs or Projects undertaken with City Financial Assistance but no State or Federal Financial Assistance.

(Ord. 121998 , § 1, 2005; Ord. 104542 § 1, 1975.)