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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 2680ORDINANCE NO. 2680 NEW SERIES AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD ADOPTING THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE. WHEREAS, the California State for the codification and publication of the ordinances of cities in Sections 50022.1 to Government Code; and WHEREAS, the Book Publishing Company, Seattle, Legislature has provided permanent and general 50022.10 of the Washington, has compiled, edited and published a codification of the permanent and general ordinances of the City of Bakersfield, California; and WHEREAS, there have been filed and there are now on file in the office of the City Clerk, for public inspection, three copies of a document entitled "Bakersfield Municipal Code," together with three copies of each of the secondary codes therein adopted by references. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: SECTION 1. Adoption Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 50022.1 to 50022.8 and 50022.10 of the Government Code, there is hereby adopted the "Bakersfield Municipal Code" as published by Book Publishing Company, Seattle, Washington, together with those secondary codes adopted by reference as authorized by the California State Legislature, save and except those portions of the secondary codes as are deleted or modified by the provisions of the "Bakersfield Municipal Code." SECTION 2. Title - Citation - Reference This code shall be known as the "Bakersfield Municipal Code," and it shall be sufficient to refer to said code as the "Bakersfield Municipal Code" in any prosecution for the violation of any provision thereof or in any proceeding at law or equity. It shall be 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 "Bakersfield Municipal Code." Further reference may be had to the titles, chapters, sections and subsections of the "Bakersfield Municipal Code," and such reference shall apply to that numbered title, chapter, section or subsection as it appears in the code. SECTION 3. Codification Authority This code consists of all the regulatory and penal ordinances and certain of the administrative ordinances of the City of Bakersfield, California, codified pursuant to the pro- visions of Sections 50022.1 to 50022.8 and 50022.10 of the Government Code. SECTION 4. Ordinances Passed Prior to Adoption of the Code The last ordinance included in this code was Ordinance 2630, passed February 18, 1981. The following ordinances, passed subsequent to Ordinance 2630, but prior to adoption of this code, are hereby adopted and made a part of this code: Ordinances 2631 through 2677. SECTION 5. Reference Applies to All Amendments Whenever a reference is made to this code as "Bakersfield Municipal Code" or to any portion thereof, the or to any ordinance of the City of Bakersfield, California, the reference shall apply to all amendments, corrections and additions heretofore, now or hereafter made. SECTION 6. Title, Chapter and Section Headings Title, chapter and section headings contain.ed 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. SECTION 7. Reference to Specific Ordinances The provisions of this code shall not in any manner affect matters of record which refer to, or are otherwise connected with, ordinances which are therein specifically designated 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. SECTION 8. Effect of Code on Past Actions and Obligations Neither the adoption of this code nor the repeal or amendment hereby of any ordinance or part or portion of any ordinance of the City of Bakersfield shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violations of ordinances, which violations were c~mmitted 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, or the penal 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 obliga- tions thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect. SECTION 9. Effective Date This code shall becQne effective on the date the ordinance adopting this code as the "Bakersfield Municipal Code" shall become effective. SECTION 10. Constitutionality 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 hereby 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 section, 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. SECTION 11. This ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the City Charter provisions and shall become effective thlrty (30) days from and after the date of its passage. ......... o0o ......... I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on the 16th day of December , 1981, by the following vote: CITY Officio Clerk'~-f Council of the City of Bakersfield the APPROV~ED this 16%h day of December MA~.J?'~ of the' CLtx of Bakersfield , 1981 APPROVED as to fo~.m: CITY ATTORN~ of the ~gfty of Bakersfield RJO:mm 5. Afft avt! of Iosttng ( r tnatt es STATE OF CALIFORNIA, } County of Kern ss. PHILIP KELMAR, being duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield; and that orL.........~..~..~..~._m...b__.e._.r....~..8...~ ...........................................................................19.......8....1. he posted on the Bulletin Board at the City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the Council of said City at a meeting thereof duly held on ....................1....6....t....h........D....e._.c....e..~.]~.~..r.. .............................19....~..1..., which ordln~nee was numbere~ ...........~.~.§..© ......................New Series, and entitled: An Ordinance of the Council of the City Bakersfield adopting the Bakersfield Municipal Code. of Cit/y Clerk Subscribed and sworn to before me this ...~.S..~... day of ....~.~nZbe..~. .......................,19..~.~...