HomeMy WebLinkAbout142 - Ordinances ORDINANCE NO. 142
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE
"RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE."
WHEREAS, the California State Legislature has provided for the
codification and publication of the permanent and general ordinance of cities in
Sections 50022.1 through 50022.10 of the Government Code, and
WHEREAS, the Book Publishing Company, Seattle, Washington, has
compiled, edited, and published a codification of the permanent and general ordin-
ance of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, 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 "Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code," together with three copies of each
of the secondary codes therein adopted by references.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Adoption. Pursuant to the provisions of Sections
50022.1 through 50022.8 and 50022.10 of the Government Code, there is hereby
adopted the "Rancho Cucamonga 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 "Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code."
Section 2. Title -- Citation -- Reference. This code shall be
known as the "Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code", and it shall be sufficient to
refer to said code as the "Rancho Cucamonga 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, correc-
tion, or repeal of the "Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code." Further reference may be
had to the titles, chapters, sections, and subsections of the "Rancho Cucamonga
Municipal Code" and such references 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 Rancho Cucamonga, California, codified pursuant to the provisions
of Sections 50022.1 through 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 No. 121, passed September 17,
1980. The following ordinances, passed subsequent to Ordinance 121, but prior to
adoption of this code, are hereby adopted and made a part of this code.
Ordinance Nos. 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131,
132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141.
Section 5. Reference Applies to All Amendments Whenever a
reference is made to this code as the "Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code" or to any
portion thereof, or to any ordinance of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, 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 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.
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.
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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 Rancho Cucamonga
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,
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 obli-
gations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and affect.
Section 9. 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 re-
maining 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 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.
Section 10. Publication. The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance
and the City Clerk shall attest to the same, and the City Clerk shall cause the
same to be published within fifteen (15) days after its passage, at least once
in The Daily Report, a newspaper of general circulation, published in the City of
Ontario, California, and circulated in the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 6th day of May, 1981.
AYES: Frost, Mikels, Palombo, Bridge, and Schlosser.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
J.
41�1D. Schlosser, Mayor
ATTEST:
Lauren M. Wasserman, City Clerk