Avenal Municipal Code Ch. 1 Adoption of Code

Sections:

• 1-1.01 Title—References to Code.
• 1-1.02 Authority.
• 1-1.03 Effective date.
• 1-1.04 Construction and interpretation of Code.
• 1-1.05 Effect of Code on past actions and obligations.
• 1-1.06 References to specific ordinances.
• 1-1.07 Validity of Code.
• 1-1.08 Repeal of ordinances.
• 1-1.09 Maintenance of Code. 1-1.01 Title—References to Code. This Code shall be known as the "Avenal Municipal Code". It shall be sufficient to refer to this Code as the Avenal Municipal Code in any prosecution for the violation of any provision hereof. It shall also be sufficient to designate any ordinance adding to, amending, or repealing the provisions of this Code as an addition or amendment to, or a repeal of, the Avenal Municipal Code, or a portion thereof. 1-1.02 Authority. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, this Code consists of all the regulatory, penal, and administrative laws of general application of the City of Avenal, codified pursuant to the authority set forth in Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code of the State.

Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS Avenal, California, Code of Ordinances Page 2 1-1.03 Effective date. The provisions of this Code shall take effect upon the effective date of the ordinance adopting this Code by reference. 1-1.04 Construction and interpretation of Code. All provisions of this Code and all City ordinances shall be interpreted to refer to the appropriate or designated officer or office of the City, and whenever an ordinance, uniform code, statute, or other matter which is adopted by reference refers to any department, officer, employee, inspection, police, or other function, unless the context requires otherwise, all such references shall be to the appropriate or designated office, officer, department, agency, employee, or function of the City. 1-1.05 Effect of Code on past actions and obligations. Neither the adoption of this Code nor the repeal of any ordinance of the City by this Code shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violations of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date of this Code, nor be construed as a waiver of any license or penalty on such 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 or penalty or the penal provisions applicable to any violation of such ordinances, nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit required to be posted, filed, or deposited pursuant to any ordinance, and all vested rights and obligations pertaining to such ordinances shall continue in full force and effect. 1-1.06 References to specific ordinances. The provisions of this Code shall not in any manner affect deposits or other matters of record which refer to, or are otherwise connected with, ordinances which are specifically designated by number or otherwise and which are included within this Code, but such references shall apply to the corresponding provisions set forth in this Code. 1-1.07 Validity of Code. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Code is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Code. The Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Code and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitutional. 1-1.08 Repeal of ordinances. All ordinances of the City in force upon the effective date of this Code are hereby repealed except as follows: (a) Ordinances relating to matters of a special or temporary nature, which ordinances are listed in Table 2 of the Appendix of this Code; (b) Ordinances which have been suspended, which ordinances are listed in Table 3 of the Appendix of this Code; and (c) Ordinances of a general nature which have not been codified but which are to remain in effect pending their revision or repeal, which ordinances are listed in Table 4 of the Appendix of this Code.

Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS Avenal, California, Code of Ordinances Page 3 1-1.09 Maintenance of Code. At least three (3) copies of this Code, duly certified by the City Clerk, shall be maintained on file in his office as the official copies of the Code. Additional copies of the Code shall be distributed to the departments of the City as shall be prescribed by the City Manager. Duly certified copies of each ordinance making a change in the Code shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk in books for such purpose, duly indexed for ready reference. At least semiannually the City Clerk shall cause the loose leaf pages of this Code in which changes have been made to be reproduced, including a notation as to the ordinance number and the datepursuant to which such change is adopted, and distributed in order that the loose leaf copies of the Code, prepared for the use and convenience of the officers and employees of the City and the general public, may be brought up-to-date.