Campbell Municipal Code Ch. 1.01 Code Adoption

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Note— For statutory provisions authorizing cities to adopt by reference a codification of its ordinances, see Gov. Code §§ 50022.1—50022.8 and 50022.10.

2022 California Building Code, Volumes 1 and 2; along with the complete 2022 California Series that includes: California Residential Code, California Green Building Standards Code, California Plumbing Code, California Mechanical Code, California Electrical Code, California Fire Code, and the California Existing Building Code; also including the 2021 International Series that includes: Property Maintenance Code and the Swimming Pool and Spa Code. Specific Appendices adoption are listed under Title 18 of the Campbell Municipal Code. Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 50022.1 through 50022.8 and 500.22.10 of the California Code Annotated, there is hereby adopted the "Campbell Municipal Code, Revised" as published by Book Publishing Company, Seattle, Washington, together with those secondary codes as deleted or modified by provisions of the "Campbell Municipal Code, Revised." Incorporated Codes include:

(a) California Building Code, Volumes 1 and 2, 2022 edition;

(b) California Residential Code, 2022 edition;

(c) California Green Building Code, 2022 edition;

(d) California Plumbing Code, 2022 edition;

(e) California Mechanical Code, 2022 edition;

(f) California Electric Code, 2022 edition;

(g) California Fire Code, 2022 edition;

(h) California Existing Building Code, 2022 edition;

(i) California Historical Building Code, 2022 edition;

(j) International Property Maintenance Code, 2021 edition;

(k) International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, 2021 edition.

Save and except those portions of the preceding codes as are deleted, modified or amended by provisions of the "Campbell Municipal Code, Revised."

From and after the effective date of the ordinances codified in this section, the "Campbell Municipal Code, Revised," shall constitute the current penal and regulatory ordinances of the city of Campbell, California.

(Ord. 2096 § 1(part), 2007: Ord. 2024 § 1, 2002: Ord. 1993 § 1, 2000: Ord. 1932 § 1, 1995: Ord. 1863 § 1, 1992: Ord. 1861 § 1, 1992: Ord. 1782 § 1, 1990: Ord. 1692 § 1, 1988: Ord. 1619 § 1(part), 1986: Ord. 800 § 1, 1971).

(Ord. No. 2139, § 1(Exh. A), 11-16-2010; Ord. No. 2175, §1(Att. 2), 2-18-2014; Ord. No. 2215, § 1(Att. 2), 12-6-2016; Ord. No. 2255, § 1(Att. 2), 12-3-2019; Ord. No. 2290, § 1(Exh. A-1), 11-15-2022)

This code shall be known as the "Campbell Municipal Code, Revised" and it shall be sufficient to refer to this code as the "Campbell Municipal Code, Revised" 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 "Campbell Municipal Code, Revised." Further, reference may be had to the titles, chapters, sections and subsections of the "Campbell Municipal Code, Revised" and such reference shall apply to that numbered title, chapter, section or subsection as it appears in the code.

(Ord. 800 § 2, 1971).

This code consists of all the regulatory and penal ordinances and certain of the administrative ordinances of the city of Campbell, California codified pursuant to the provisions of Sections 50022.1 through 50022.8 and 50022.10 of the California Code Annotated.

(Ord. 800 § 3, 1971).

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

(Ord. 800 § 4, 1971).

The following words and phrases whenever used in the ordinances of the city of Campbell, California shall be construed as defined in this section unless from the context a different meaning is intended or unless different meaning is specifically defined and more particularly directed to the use of such words or phrases:

(1) "City" means the city of Campbell, California or the area within the territorial limits of the city of Campbell, California and such territory outside of the city over which the city has jurisdiction or control by virtue of any constitutional or statutory provision.

(2) "Council" means the city council of the city of Campbell, California. "All its members" or "all councilmen" mean the total number of councilmen provided by the general laws of the state of California.

(3) "County" means the county of Santa Clara, California.

(4) "Law" denotes applicable federal law, the constitution and statutes of the state of California, the ordinances of the city of Campbell, California, and when appropriate, any and all rules and regulations which may be promulgated thereunder.

(5) "May" is permissive.

(6) "Must" and "shall." Each is mandatory.

(7) "Oath" includes affirmation.

(8) "Office." The use of the title of any officer, employee, or any office, or ordinance shall mean such officer, employee, office, or ordinance of Campbell unless otherwise specifically designated.

(9) "Ordinance" means a law of the city; provided that a temporary or special law, administrative action, order or directive, may be in the form of a resolution.

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

(11) "State" means the state of California.

(12) "Street" includes all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, curbs, or other public ways in this city which have been or may hereafter be dedicated and open to public use, or such other public property so designated in any law of this state.

(13) "Written" includes printed, typewritten, mimeo-graphed or multigraphed.

(Ord. 800 § 5, 1971).

The following grammatical rules shall apply in the ordinances of the city of Campbell, California:

(1) GENDER. Any gender includes the other genders.

(2) SINGULAR AND PLURAL. The singular number includes the plural and the plural includes the singular.

(3) TENSES. Words used in the present tense include the past and the future tenses and vice versa.

(4) USE OF WORDS AND PHRASES. Words and phrases not specifically defined shall be construed according to the context and approved usage of the language.

(Ord. 800 § 6, 1971).

Whenever in this code any act or omission is made unlawful, it shall include causing, allowing, permitting, aiding, abetting, suffering, or concealing the fact of such act or omission.

(Ord. 800 § 7, 1971).

The provisions of this code and all proceedings under it are to be construed with a view to effect its objects and to promote justice.

(Ord. 800 § 8, 1971).

Title, chapter and section headings contained in this code 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.

(Ord. 800 § 9, 1971).

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.

(Ord. 800 § 10, 1971).

Neither the adoption of this code nor the repeal or amendments hereby or 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 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, on 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 thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect.

(Ord. 800 § 11, 1971).

The repeal of an ordinance shall not repeal the repealing clause of such ordinance or revive any ordinance which has been repealed thereby.

(Ord. 800 § 12, 1971).

This code shall become effective on the date the ordinance adopting this code as the "Campbell Municipal Code, Revised" shall become effective.

(Ord. 800 § 13, 1971).

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 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. 800 § 14, 1971).