HomeMy WebLinkAbout885 - Ordinances ORDINANCE NO. 885
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
AMENDING THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE
TO EXTEND THE TIME LIMIT FOR APPEALING
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS AND APPLYING FOR
HARDSHIP WAIVERS TO 30 DAYS
The City Council of the City Of Rancho Cucamonga does ordain as follows:
Section 1. Section 1.12.110.B of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"B. Any responsible person desiring an administrative hearing shall file with the office
of the city clerk a completed request for hearing form and the administrative fine or completed
hardship waiver form pursuant to this chapter within 30 days from the date of service of the
administrative citation. In the event of any dispute as to the date of filing, the date indicated on a
file stamped copy in the office of the city clerk or a city clerk-file stamped copy in the possession
of the responsible party shall control. The responsible person's failure to file the request for
hearing form and the fine or hardship waiver form within 30 days of the date of service of the
administrative citation shall constitute a waiver of the right to a hearing."
Section 2. Section 1.12.120.A of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"A. Any responsible person who requests an administrative hearing and who is
financially unable to deposit the administrative fine as provided in this chapter may file a request
for an advance deposit hardship waiver. The request shall be filed with the finance department
on an advance deposit hardship waiver application form, available from the finance department,
no later than 30 days after.service of the administrative citation. The responsible person's failure
to file a completed form, with all supporting documents, within 30 days after service of the
administrative citation shall constitute a waiver of the right to receive a hardship waiver. In the
event of any dispute as to the date of filing, the date indicated on a file stamped copy in the finance
department or a finance department-file stamped copy in possession of the responsible party shall
control."
Section 3. This Ordinance shall only apply to citations issued after its effective date.
This Ordinance shall not affect any actions or proceedings that began before the effective date of
this Ordinance or any fines and penalties due and unpaid at the effective date of this Ordinance.
Section 4. Severability. The City Council declares that, should any provision, section,
paragraph, sentence, or word of this Ordinance be rendered or declared invalid by any final court
action in a court of competent jurisdiction, or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the
remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences and words of this Ordinance shall remain
in full force and effect.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 6" day of January 2016.
AYES: Alexander, Kennedy, Michael, Spagnolo, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
I r1priniq Michael, Mayor
ATTEST:
(O
ice C. Reynolds, City Cfbik
I, JANICE C. REYNOLDS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a Regular Meeting of
the Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 161h day of December 2015, and was
passed at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the
6th day of January 2016.
Executed this 7 1 day of January 2016, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
nice C. Reynolds, Cit Clerk
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