Opinion ID: 2514603
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Heading: Interpretation of County Codes

Text: ¶ 12 We interpret local ordinances, such as the TCSC, in the same way that we interpret statutes. See Ford Motor Co. v. City of Seattle, Executive Servs. Dep't, 160 Wash.2d 32, 41, 156 P.3d 185 (2007), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 128 S.Ct. 1224, 170 L.Ed.2d 61 (2008). We look first to the text of a statute to determine its meaning. Kilian v. Atkinson, 147 Wash.2d 16, 20-21, 50 P.3d 638 (2002). We may also discern plain meaning from related provisions and the statutory scheme as a whole. Tingey v. Haisch, 159 Wash.2d 652, 657, 152 P.3d 1020 (2007). If statutory language is unambiguous, we need not employ canons of statutory construction. Kilian, 147 Wash.2d at 20, 50 P.3d 638.