Beaumont Municipal Code Ch. 1.01 Code Adoption

The Beaumont Municipal Code, as compiled from the ordinances of the City, and edited and published by Book Publishing Company of 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 this Code, is adopted as the Code of Beaumont.

(Ord. 587, § 1, 1984)

This Code shall be known as the "Beaumont Municipal Code" and it shall be sufficient to refer to this Code as the "Beaumont Municipal Code" in any prosecution for the violation of any provision thereof or in any proceeding at law or equity. It shall also 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 of, or repeal of the "Beaumont Municipal Code." Further reference may be had to the titles, chapters, sections and subsections of the "Beaumont Municipal Code" and such reference shall apply to that numbered title, chapter, section or subsection as it appears in this Code.

(Ord. 587, § 2, 1984)

Whenever a reference is made to this Code as the "Beaumont Municipal Code" or to any portion thereof, or to any ordinance of the City, the reference shall apply to all amendments, corrections and additions heretofore, now, or hereafter made.

(Ord. 587, § 3, 1984)

This Code consists of all of the regulatory and penal ordinances and certain of the administrative ordinances of the City, codified pursuant to Sections 50022.1 through 50022.10 of the Government Code of the state.

(Ord. 587, § 4, 1984)

A. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and phrases where used in this Code shall have the meanings and construction given in this section:

"City" means the City of Beaumont.

"City Council" means the City Council of Beaumont.

"Code" means the Beaumont Municipal Code.

"County" means the County of Riverside.

"Oath" includes affirmation.

"Person" means any natural person, firm, association, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, organization, club, company, corporation, business trust, or their manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer, or employee of any of them.

"State" means the State of California.

"Shall" is mandatory. "May" is permissive.

B. Gender. The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter.

C. Number. The singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular.

D. Tenses. The present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future tense includes the present tense.

E. Title of Office. The use of the title of any officer, employee, department, board or commission means that officer, employee, department, board or commission of the City.

(Ord. 87, § 5, 1984)

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 therein specifically designated by number or otherwise, and which are included within this Code, but such reference shall be construed to apply to the corresponding provisions contained within this Code.

(Ord. 587 § 6, 1984)

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 shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violations of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to February 9, 1984, nor be construed as a waiver of any license, fee, or penalty at February 9, 1984, 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 provisions applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the 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 obligations there under appertaining shall continue in full force and effect.

(Ord. 587 § 7, 1984)

This Code shall become effective on February 9, 1984.

(Ord. 587 § 8, 1984)

A. Whenever in this Code or in any other ordinance of the City, or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful or a misdemeanor, where no specific penalty is provided therefore, the violation of any such provision of this Code or any other ordinance of the City shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.00 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

B. Every day any violation of this Code or any other ordinance of the City continues shall constitute a separate offense.

(Ord. 587 § 9, 1984)

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, respective 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.

(Ord. 587 § 10, 1984)