Fresno Municipal Code Art. 1 General Provisions

This Code may at all times be referred to as the "Municipal Code of the City of Fresno" or "Fresno Municipal Code" and whenever cited in an ordinance, may be referred to as "this Code". It shall be sufficient to designate any ordinance adding to, amending or repealing this Code as an addition or amendment to, or repeal of, the "Municipal Code of the City of Fresno" or "Fresno Municipal Code." Also, in any prosecution for the violation of any provision of this Code, it shall be sufficient to designate this Code as the "Municipal Code of the City of Fresno" or "Fresno Municipal Code".

(Orig. Ord. 4789; Am. Ord. 98-62, § 1, eff. 10-1-98; Am. Ord. 2007-55, § 4, eff. 9-4-07).

Neither the adoption of this Code nor the repeal hereby of any ordinance of this 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 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 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 thereof appertaining shall continue in full force and effect.

(Orig. Ord. 4789; Am. Ord. 98-62, § 1, eff. 10-1-98; Am. Ord. 2007-55, § 4, eff. 9-4-07).

If any chapter, article, 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 chapter, article, section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more chapters, articles, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases had been declared invalid or unconstitutional. The separate inclusion of a savings clause in any part of this Code shall not affect the intent of Council that this section shall apply to the entire Code.

(Orig. Ord. 4789; Am. Ord. 98-62, § 1, eff. 10-1-98; Am. Ord. 2007-55, § 4, eff. 9-4-07).

Whenever a new article, division or section is added to this Code, or an existing article, division or section is repealed, or the heading of an article, division or section is altered, the summary of articles at the beginning of each chapter, or divisions or sections at the beginning of each article, or sections at the beginning of each division, as the case may be, shall be and hereby is amended to show the addition, deletion or change in title of such article, division or section.

(Orig. Ord. 4789; Am. Ord. 98-62, § 1, eff. 10-1-98; Am. Ord. 2007-55, § 4, eff. 9-4-07).

This Code shall be made available on the City's website. Copies of this Code, in such numbers as the Council may deem adequate, and including the Charter, an index, and such other material as the City Attorney may prescribe, shall be prepared and maintained by the City Clerk in loose-leaf form and shall be mounted in binders to withstand heavy usage. Consistent with the American with Disabilities Act, copies of the Code will be made available to the public in alternative formats upon request without charge to the requesting party. Form, size, arrangement and page numbering shall be determined by the City Attorney.

(Ord. 2007-55, § 4, eff. 9-4-07; Am. Ord. 2011-6, § 1, eff. 4-10-11).

Whenever the Council adopts an amendment or addition to this Code, or repeals any of its provisions, or whenever the Charter is amended, or whenever the table of contents or index is amended, the City Clerk shall cause the loose-leaf pages of the Code or printed matter in which changes have been made to be reprinted, showing the changes and a notation as to the ordinance, if any, by which such changes are adopted. Certified copies of each ordinance amending the Code shall be filed and maintained by the City Clerk.

(Orig. Ord. 4789; Am. Ord. 5311, 1958; Am. Ord. 98-62, § 1, eff. 10-1-98; Am. Ord. 2007-55, § 4, eff. 9-4-07).

All fees, penalties, refunds, reimbursements and charges of any kind collected by the city shall be specified in the Master Fee Schedule designated in the Master Fee Resolution, as amended by the Council from time to time. Whenever applicable throughout the Code, reference shall be made to the Master Fee Resolution in lieu of any reference to specific fee amounts.

(Added Ord. 80-115, § 2, eff. 8-8-80; Am. Ord. 80-132, § 1, eff. 10-3-80; Am. Ord. 98-62, § 1, eff. 10-1-98; Am. Ord. 2007-55, § 4, eff. 9-4-07).