Article 13 — ENACTMENT

Ferndale Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Ferndale

  • §13.01 SEVERABILITY CLAUSE: The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more of such sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases might be declared invalid, unconstitutional or void. Should any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance be declared invalid, such declaration shall not affect the validity of any other section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase; and if this Ordinance or any portion thereof should be held to be invalid on one ground, but valid on another, it shall be construed that the valid ground is the one upon which said Ordinance or such portion thereof was enacted.

  • §13.02 Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after the date of its enactment.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8[th] day of July, 2002 on the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT:

ATTEST:

______________________________ ____________________________ Frances Scalvini, City Clerk Jeffrey Farley, Mayor

First Reading: June 10,2002
Second Reading: July8,2002
Enacted: July8,2002
Amended: Oct. 14,2002 Ord 02-03 §7.23 on signs
July 14, 2003 Ord 03-03 §3.64 and 7.21 and 7.22 on Second
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May 7, 2005 Ord 05-02 §3.70, 6.05 and 7.08 on Design Review
and Sight Obstructions
Nov. 16,2006 Ord 06-05 §7.23.3 on Signs in CAGDQ
Feb. 12, 2007 Ord 07-01 Amend §2.06, §3.18, §3.19, §3.78.2,
§7.08.2, §7.23.4 and add §7.26.7 §9.08
and§10.08
Sept 9,2008 Ord 08-03 Amend §§3.38 and 7.11 on HOP’s
Aug 6, 2009 Ord 09-01 Amend
§7.04
Article 2. Add §2.07; §6.05 and
Dec 1,2011 Ord 2011-04 Amend §6.05.4(d)(i)(ii)
Jan 5,2012 Ord 2012-01 Add§6.07 –H HousingCombiningZone
Nov 7,2013 Ord 2013-02 Repeal§3.66, §5.10.1f, §7.23 and§7.27.4.
Feb 6, 2014 Ord 2013-04 §6.05 Design Review (for consistency with
Sign Ord 2013-02)
May 1, 2014 Ord 2014-02 Article 3 Definitions, §5.17, §7.14.2,
§7.21,Article 9,Article 10,Article 11

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Feb. 4, 2015 Ord 2014-06 Amend §7.16 Parking & §12.01 Non-
Conforming
Oct. 19, 2017 Ord 2017-07 Amend §3.13, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.06, 5.07,
5.08, 5.16, 7.06, and 7.26 (Vacation
Rentals)
April 19,2019 Ord 2019-01 Add§7.24 Sidewalk Standards
Sept 20,2019 Ord 2019-02 Amend§7.21(ADU Ordinance)
Nov 20, 2020 Ord 2020-04 Amend §7.08 Fences and §6.05 Design
Review 1111
Oct 16, 2024 Ord 2024-01 Amend § 6.05 (Design Control Combining
or D-Zone)
Aug 20, 2025 Ord 2025-04 Amend Article 3: Definitions, Article 4:
Establishment and Designation of Zones,
Article 5: Regulations for the Principal
Zone, Article 6: Regulations for the
Combining Zones, and Article 7: General
Provisions and Exceptions to implement
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Nov 19, 2025 Ord 2025-06 Amend Article 3: Definitions, Article 4:
Establishment and Designation of Zones
Article 5: Regulations for the Principal
Zone, Article 6: Regulations for the
Combining Zones, Article 7: General
Provisions and Exceptions, Article 10: Use
Permits, and Article 12: Non-Conforming
Uses and Special Permits to implement
Land Use, Safety, and Housing Elements
of the General Plan.

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