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Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS

Exeter Municipal Code Ch. 1.01 Code Adoption

Exeter Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Exeter

Cite as: Exeter Municipal Code Chapter 1.01 · Text as of 2026-10-04

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State Law reference— Provisions authorizing cities to adopt a code of ordinances, Gov. Code §§50022.1—50022.10.

1.01.010 - Title.

The title of this Code is the "Exeter Municipal Code," three copies of which are on file with the city clerk for public inspection.

(Ord. 410(part), 1979)

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1.01.020 - Ordinances codified.

All existing ordinances of the city of Exeter and all amendments thereto are hereby codified in this Municipal Code, except those ordinances and amendments thereto which are described as follows:

A. All special ordinances governing special single past events such as:

  1. Annexations,

  2. Leasing of property,

  3. Sale of property,

  4. Street or alley abandonment,

  5. Calling of elections,

  6. Fixing tax rates on assessments,

  7. Rezoning of particular parcels of property;

B. All ordinances granting franchises.

(Ord. 410(part), 1979)

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1.01.030 - Effect on existing law.

The provisions of this Code, insofar as it is substantially the same as existing ordinances relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as continuations thereto and not as new enactments.

(Ord. 410(part), 1979)

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1.01.031 - Effect on existing rights.

No action or proceeding commenced before this Code takes effect and no accrued rights shall be affected by the provisions of this Code.

(Ord. 410(part), 1979)

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1.01.032 - Ordinances passed prior to adoption of the Code.

The last ordinance included in this Code was Ordinance No. 393, passed June 27, 1978. The following ordinances, passed subsequent to Ordinance No. 393, but prior to the adoption of this Code, are adopted and made a part of this Code:

A. Ordinance No. 394, passed on August 22, 1978, created water connection charges and which is codified as Section 13.08.051 in this Code;

B. Ordinance No. 396, passed on September 26, 1978, which amended provisions relating to yard sales and which amended Sections 5.52.030 and 5.52.040 and added new Section 5.52.031 to this Code;

C. Ordinance No. 398, passed on November 28, 1978, which amended provisions relating to zoning and which amended Sections 17.06.030 and 17.10.040 of this Code;

D. Ordinance No. 399, passed on November 14, 1978, which amended provisions of the subdivision ordinance and added Section 16.36.241 to this Code;

E. Ordinance No. 400, passed on November 28, 1978, which amended provisions of the business license ordinance and which amended Sections 5.04.190, 5.40.200, 5.04.220, 5.04.230, 5.04.390 and 5.04.270 and repealed Sections 5.04.310, 5.04.250, 5.04.290, 5.04.330, 5.04.340, 5.04.240 and 5.04.360 of this Code;

F. Ordinance No. 404, passed on January 23, 1979, which amended provisions of the subdivision ordinance of this Code;

G. Ordinance No. 407, passed on March 27, 1979, which relates to the payment by residential developers of fees for interim school facilities and which is codified in this Code as Chapter 18.16;

H. Ordinance No. 409, passed on April 24, 1979, which relates to the parking of vehicles and which is codified in this Code as Section 10.24.030.

(Ord. 410(part), 1979)

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1.01.040 - Constitutionality.

If any part, chapter, article, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Code is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Code. The city council declares that it would have adopted this Code and each part, chapter, article, section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Code irrespective of the fact that any one or more of the same be declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid.

(Ord. 410(part), 1979)

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