ADOPTING ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE NO. 2020-08

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ISLETON ENACTING THE ISLETON MUNICIPAL CODE

WHEREAS, while the City has adopted regulations by Ordinance over its history, it has never adopted a compilation of rules, regulations, and standards in the form of a municipal code.

WHEREAS, the City Council directed Staff to prepare a municipal code as a compilation of the City's rules, regulations, and standards to serve as an easier reference source to the City and its residents.

WHEREAS, in May 2017, the City retained the services of Municode to prepare a draft Isleton Municipal Code based on the City's adopted ordinances and regulations.

WHEREAS, on January 28, 2020 and September 22, 2020 the City Council held workshops to review and consider the draft Isleton Municipal Code.

The City Council of the City of Isleton hereby finds and declares as follows:

SECTION 1. INCORPORATION OF RECITALS

A. The Recitals above are true and correct, and incorporated herein.

B. Adopting the Isleton Municipal Code as a compilation of the City's rules, regulations, and standards is in the best interest of the City and its residents because it will provide an easy to reference source of information.

SECTION 2. PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY

A. The purpose of this Ordinance is to adopt the Isleton Municipal Code.

B. This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to the City Council's authority under Government Code section 34000 et seq.

SECTION 3. APPROVAL OF ISLETON MUNICIPAL CODE

The Isleton Municipal Code (Attachment A) is hereby approved as presented to the City Council on this date.

SECTION 5. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW

The City Council hereby finds that this ordinance is not subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15060, subdivision (c) (2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15061, subdivision (b) (3) (there is no possibility the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment). In addition to the foregoing general exemptions, the City Council further finds that this ordinance is categorically exempt from review under CEQA under the Class 8 Categorical Exemption (regulatory activity to assure the protection of the environment, CEQA Guidelines section 15308).

SECTION 6. SEVERABILITY

The provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to be severable. If any provision, clause, word, sentence, or paragraph of this chapter or the application thereof to any person, establishment, or circumstances shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not result in the invalidity of the entire chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance irrespective of the invalidity of any particular portion thereof.

SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE AND PUBLICATION

This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its adoption. The City Clerk is hereby directed to publish this ordinance within fifteen (15) days after its passage in a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Isleton or to post it in at least three (3) public locations in the City of Isleton. The City Clerk shall certify the passage of this ordinance and cause a summary of this ordinance to be published after its passage, with the names of those members of the City Council voting for and against the ordinance, in a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the City in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code. The full text of this ordinance will be available for viewing in the City Clerk's Office.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Isleton that it hereby:

Adopted and approved this ordinance at a meeting held on the 27 th day of October, 2020 by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers Dean Dockery, Iva Walton, Robert Jankovitz, Vice Mayor Pamela Bulahan, Mayor Eric Pene.

NOES: None.

ABSTAIN: None.

ABSENT: None.

___________ Eric Pene, Mayor City of Isleton

ATTEST:

___________ Yvonne Zepeda, Deputy City Clerk