Mariposa County Municipal Code Title 1 General Provisions

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

1. "County" means the county of Mariposa.

2. "Board" means the board of supervisors of the county of Mariposa.

3. "Law" denotes applicable federal law, the Constitution and Statutes of the state of California, the ordinances of the county of Mariposa, and, when appropriate, any and all rules and regulations which may be promulgated thereunder.

4. "May" is permissive.

5. "Month" means a calendar month.

6. "Must" and "shall" are each mandatory.

7. "Oath" includes an affirmation of declaration in all cases in which, by law, an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in such cases the words "swear" and "sworn" shall be equivalent to the words "affirm" and "affirmed."

8. "Owner," when applied to a building or land, includes any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, joint tenant, tenant by entirety, of the whole or a part of such building or land.

9. "Person" includes a 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.

10. "Personal property" includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt.

11. "Preceding" and "following" mean next before and next after, respectively.

12. "Property" includes real and personal property.

13. "Real property" includes lands, tenements, and hereditaments.

14. "Sidewalk" means that portion of a street between the curbline and the adjacent property line intended for the use of pedestrians.

15. "State" means the state of California.

16. "Street" includes all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, curbs, or other public ways in this county 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.

17. "Tenant" and "occupant," applied to a building or land, include any person who occupies the whole or a part of such building or land, whether alone or with others.

18. "Written" includes printed, typewritten, mimeographed, multigraphed, or otherwise reproduced in permanent visible form.

19. "Year" means calendar year.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 468 on 11/8/1977 1.04.020 Title Of Office

Use of the title of any officer, employee, department, board, or commission means that officer, employee, department, board, or commission of the county.

HISTORY

• Adopted by Ord. 468 on 11/8/1977 1.04.030 Interpretation Of Language

All words and phrases shall be construed according to the common and approved usage of the language, but technical words and phrases and such others as may have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in the law shall be construed and understood according to such peculiar and appropriate meaning.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 468 Sec. 3 on 11/8/1977

The following grammatical rules shall apply in the ordinances of the county unless it is apparent from the context that a different construction is intended:

1. Gender. Each gender includes the masculine, feminine, and neuter 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, unless manifestly inapplicable.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 468 Sec. 4 on 11/8/1977 1.04.050 Acts By Agents

When an act is required by an ordinance, the same being such that it may be done as well by an agent as by the principal, such requirement shall be construed to include all such acts performed by an authorized agent.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 468 Sec. 5 on 11/8/1977 1.04.060 Prohibited Acts Include Causing And Permitting

Whenever in the ordinances of the county 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.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 468 Sec. 6 on 11/8/1977 1.04.070 Computation Of Time

Except when otherwise provided, the time within which an act is required to be done shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last day unless the last day is a Sunday or a holiday, in which case it shall also be excluded.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 468 Sec. 7 on 11/8/1977 1.04.080 Construction

The provisions of the ordinances of the county, and all proceedings under them, are to be construed with a view to effect their objectives and to promote justice.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 468 Sec. 8 on 11/8/1977 1.04.090 Repeal Shall Not Revive Any Ordinance

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

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 468 Sec. 9 on 11/8/1977 1.08 Judicial District 1.08.010 Designated--Name

The purpose of this article is to establish the boundaries of the supervisorial districts for the county of Mariposa as shown on the map adopted by the board of supervisors on November 9, 2021, by resolution 2021620, utilizing US Census data, and pursuant to the requirements of Section 21500 et seq. of the California

Elections Code.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 416 on 1/10/1976 Amended by Ord. 568 on 9/29/1981 Amended by Ord. 1168 on 12/7/2021 1.16.015 Use Of Census Blocks

The supervisorial districts are described by reference to the census blocks used in the 2020 federal decennial census as established by the United States Census Bureau and extracted from the California State Redistricting Commission database, as required by Elections Code Section 21500(a)(2), the exterior boundaries of which are the boundaries of each supervisorial district.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 1168 on 12/7/2021 1.16.020 District I

Supervisorial district I shall be that portion of Mariposa County, State of California, that is comprised of the following census blocks:

2073, 2061, 1040, 2040, 2011, 2034, 2023, 1050, 1107, 1103, 1117, 1031, 1078, 1006, 1003, 1005, 1007, 1046, 1000, 1048, 1064, 1043, 1020, 1075, 1052, 1071, 1106, 2015, 1073, 3000, 2002, 1065, 3003, 1077, 1061, 1062, 2102, 1065, 2063, 2064, 2062, 2047, 2046, 2038, 2036, 1083, 2074, 2000, 1096, 1033, 1070, 1052, 1021, 1089, 1030, 2093, 2072, 2087, 2090, 1084, 1079, 1082, 2032, 2048, 2103, 2035, 1038, 1072, 2030, 2029, 1045, 1036, 1024, 1008, 1127, 1057, 1024, 1047, 1067, 1129, 1120, 1123, 2069, 2081, 2076, 2019, 2000, 2037, 2039, 2084, 1128, 1081, 1139, 1137, 2100, 2075, 2085, 1000, 1009, 2022, 1125, 1019, 1017, 2014, 1110, 1033, 2017, 2003, 2020, 2101, 2092, 2025, 2023, 2026, 2088, 1039, 2082, 2049, 1035, 2067, 1075, 2021, 2010, 2019, 2018, 2094, 2089, 2056, 2051, 2053, 2024, 1017, 1050, 1049, 1051, 1020, 1011, 1054, 1143, 2042, 1108, 1058, 1060, 2029, 3141, 1026, 1045, 1044, 2030, 2066, 2031, 1079, 1076, 1064, 1074, 2065, 2028, 2027, 2043, 2050, 2033, 1008, 1053, 1007, 1071, 1073, 1053, 2086, 2083, 1114, 1001, 1113, 1014, 1111, 1141, 1132, 1122, 1012, 1016, 1013, 1015, 1095, 1136, 1100, 1138, 1035, 1091, 1102, 1134, 1097, 1131, 1130, 1135, 1098, 1023, 1077, 1085, 1023, 1101, 1083, 1086, 1094, 1090, 1076, 1066, 1019, 1055, 1062, 1068, 1057, 1069, 1092, 1048, 1031, 1003, 1121, 1116, 1002, 1112, 1119, 1011, 1142, 1022, 1039, 1029, 1078, 1010, 1032, 1088, 1093, 1021, 1126, 1018, 1009, 1115, 1004, 2079, 2080, 1001, 2018, 2024, 2022, 2008, 2096, 2006, 2027, 2095, 2032, 2033, 2097, 2099, 1109, 1104, 1014, 1105, 1118, 1016, 1025; 1008, 1001, 1021, 1041, 1042, 1028, 1038, 2012, 2013, 2008, 2009, 1034, 2005, 1006, 1005, 2077, 1025, 1030, 1087, 1069, 1066, 1010, 2070, 2068, 2071, 2058, 2060, 2054, 2057, 1085, 1056, 1026, 1044, 1037, 1004, 1009, 1036, 1082, 1022, 2055, 2044, 2052, 2059, 1037, 2021, 2041, 2020, 1068, 1043, 3142, 2031, 1019, 1063, 1007, 2010, 2028, 2034, 2002, 1004, 2025, 1010, 2026, 1021, 1055, 2045, 1024, 2009, 2091, 2016, 2098, 1002, 1063, 2078, 1080, 1088, 1099, 1059, 1047, 1046, 1012, 1017, 1034, 1080, 1006, 1005, 1089, 1081, 1018, 2005, 2017, 2007, 1084, 1067, 1087, 2016, 2003, 2006, 1140, 1058, 1061, 1013, 1060, 1124, 1018, 1086, 2001, 1027, 1040, 1029, 2004, 1070, 1054, 1015, 1032, 1051, 1028, 1042, 1133, 1072, 1049, 1041, 1022, 1074, 1056, 2011, 2004, 1020, 1023, 1000, 1059, 1003, 2001, 2007, 2015

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 416 on 1/10/1976 Amended by Ord. 568 on 9/29/1981 Amended by Ord. 813 on 10/1/1991 Amended by Ord. 992 on 8/12/2003

Amended by Ord. 1085 on 12/6/2011 Amended by Ord. 1168 on 12/7/2021 1.16.021 Precincts In Supervisorial District One (Reserved)

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 568 Sec. 1 (part) on 9/29/1981 Repealed by Ord. 813 Sec. II on 10/1/1991 Amended by Ord. 992 Sec. I on 8/12/2003 Repealed by Ord. 1168 on 12/7/2021 1.16.030 District II

Supervisorial district II shall be that portion of Mariposa County, State of California, that is comprised of the following census blocks:

3031, 2005, 2003, 3019, 3021, 2066, 3028, 1013, 1019, 1002, 1011, 1015, 1014, 2046, 1028, 2047, 1110, 1107, 1108, 1109, 1024, 1006, 2013, 2015, 2007, 2021, 3049, 2085, 2024, 2023, 3152, 3054, 3034, 2025, 2001, 3041, 2000, 3038, 3037, 3156, 3070, 3077, 1032, 1056, 1055, 1036, 1026, 1030, 1057, 1059, 1058, 1071, 1041, 1022, 1067, 2006, 2009, 3040, 3047, 3048, 2011, 2019, 2018, 2016, 3039, 3042, 2012, 2002, 2084, 2083, 2082, 3023, 3154, 3058, 3060, 3030, 3035, 3036, 3051, 3052, 3056, 3151, 3053, 3046, 3062, 3029, 2004, 3147, 2038, 2027, 2049, 3082, 3155, 3043, 2052, 3044, 3018, 1077, 1048, 1039, 1070, 1103, 1079, 1101, 1080, 1040, 1073, 1081, 1044, 1065, 1062, 1085, 1009, 1027, 1089, 1021, 1020, 2069, 3124, 3119, 3127, 3100, 3099, 1012, 1029, 1008, 1004, 1003, 2042, 3083, 3085, 1054, 2061, 1047, 1046, 2057, 3153, 3071, 2078, 2076, 3069, 3078, 3068, 3111, 3090, 3118, 3112, 3086, 3104, 3105, 3117, 3114, 3121, 2058, 2059, 3129, 2060, 2055, 3113, 3101, 2063, 3072, 3123, 3061, 3128, 3122, 3107, 3108, 3066, 3065, 3075, 3067, 3084, 3150, 3149, 2026, 2030, 2029, 2031, 2028, 2033, 2032, 2035, 3120, 1023, 2014, 3076, 2075, 3022, 3087, 3032, 3110, 3006, 3004, 3005, 2081, 1063, 1053, 2045, 3045, 2043, 3079, 2022, 3125, 2086, 2037, 2036, 3080, 2040, 2053, 2077, 2054, 2048, 2070, 2071, 1093, 2056, 2072, 2068, 2080, 2067, 3073, 3050, 2051, 3116, 3059, 3106, 2079, 2074, 3013, 3057, 3064, 3063, 2010, 1097, 4016, 4034, 4061, 4012, 4019, 4065, 4066, 3089, 3010, 3097, 3131, 3136, 3144, 3143, 3145, 3133, 3138, 3130, 3015, 3095, 3096, 3016, 3102, 3137, 3012, 3135, 3139, 3008, 3094, 3092, 3020, 3017, 3014, 3011, 3002, 4011, 3000, 3003, 3001, 3007, 3146, 1045, 3134, 1050, 1034, 1051, 1052, 2044, 1031, 3081, 3126, 3109, 3098, 3148, 3009, 3025, 3033, 4067, 4015, 4005, 2008, 2065, 4033, 4017, 1090, 4014, 4000, 3103, 2050, 3132, 2062, 3093, 2041, 3088, 4036, 1104, 1087, 1088, 2034, 2073, 1005, 2039, 1001, 1010, 1018, 1033, 1111, 1037, 1068, 1069, 1049, 1066, 1038, 1091, 3115, 1042, 1060, 1064, 1072, 1102, 1007, 1106, 1084, 1099, 1017, 1078, 1043, 1075, 1074, 1000, 1094, 3074, 1016, 1035, 1025, 1076, 1092, 4018, 3091, 2064, 3024, 3026, 1082, 4059, 4058, 3140, 1095, 1096, 1083, 1086, 1105, 1061, 1098, 1100, 3027, 3055, 2017, 2020

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 416 on 1/10/1976 Amended by Ord. 568 on 9/29/1981 Amended by Ord. 813 on 10/1/1991 Amended by Ord. 992 on 8/12/2003 Amended by Ord. 1085 on 12/6/2011 Amended by Ord. 1168 on 12/7/2021 1.16.031 Precincts In Supervisorial District Two (Reserved)

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 568 on 9/29/1981 Amended by Ord. 813 on 10/1/1991 Amended by Ord. 992 on 8/12/2003 Repealed by Ord. 1168 on 12/7/2021 1.16.040 District III

Supervisorial district III shall be that portion of Mariposa County, State of California, that is comprised of the following census blocks:

3009, 4050, 4048, 2035, 2036, 2074, 2034, 2007, 2009, 3026, 2014, 2019, 4008, 2059, 2041, 2026, 2024, 2027, 4001, 2052, 2060, 2066, 1023, 2008, 2082, 2051, 4063, 4043, 4027, 4068, 2077, 2078, 2063, 2062, 2042, 2050, 2058, 2020, 2030, 4047, 3010, 1009, 2015, 1005, 2033, 2037, 1012, 4003, 4031, 1007, 1022, 1001, 1000, 1002, 1010, 1011, 2053, 2072, 2028, 4060, 2056, 3024, 2008, 2016, 2018, 1017, 1021, 2064, 2055, 2044, 2083, 1018, 3011, 1004, 2012, 2017, 4051, 4052, 4053, 4026, 4025, 4013, 4023, 4056, 4021, 4055, 2005, 4028, 3012, 2045, 2046, 2032, 2071, 4054, 2065, 2023, 2022, 2061, 2068, 2079, 1020, 2031, 2076, 2069, 1016, 2080, 1008, 1015, 2010, 2004, 4057, 4045, 4004, 4006, 4007, 4030, 4029, 4039, 2049, 4038, 4049, 2025, 4010, 2000, 4002, 3025, 2019, 2016, 2011, 2057, 1013, 4022, 4009, 2040, 2081, 3007, 4024, 2018, 2038, 2017, 2067, 2048, 1003, 4042, 1014, 2021, 1019, 2029, 1024, 2054, 2070, 2073, 4041, 2075, 4044, 2001, 2006, 2013, 2002, 2015, 4020, 4040, 4035, 4032, 4037, 4064, 4046, 2039, 2025, 2043, 2047, 2013, 3013, 1006

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 468 on 11/8/1977 Amended by Ord. 568 on 9/29/1981 Amended by Ord. 813 on 10/1/1991 Amended by Ord. 992 on 8/12/2003 Amended by Ord. 1085 on 12/6/2011 Amended by Ord. 1168 on 12/7/2021 1.16.041 Precincts In Supervisorial District Three (Reserved) HISTORY Adopted by Ord. 568 on 9/29/1981 Amended by Ord. 813 on 10/1/1991 Amended by Ord. 992 on 8/12/2003 Repealed by Ord. 1168 on 12/7/2021 1.16.050 District IV

Supervisorial district IV shall be that portion of Mariposa County, State of California, that is comprised of the following census blocks:

3008, 3016, 2006, 2007, 3003, 3001, 3006, 3021, 2005, 1012, 3009, 3016, 3017, 2002, 2010, 3022, 2037, 2018, 3000, 1014, 3014, 1011, 2031, 2010, 3015, 3013, 3004, 3007, 3008, 3020, 3018, 3020, 3025, 2032, 2035, 3023, 2033, 2034, 2036, 2030, 2045, 3003, 2016, 1014, 2023, 4062, 1025, 2003, 1015, 3015, 3022, 3014, 2039, 2037, 2038, 3021, 2028, 3018, 2044, 2042, 2043, 3019, 2024, 2026, 2046, 2029, 2022, 2027, 3019, 2003, 1010, 1007, 1015, 2041, 3001, 3005, 1013, 1002, 2012, 2004, 2009, 2011, 1012, 3005, 3000, 3004, 1016, 3002, 2020, 2040, 2014, 3006, 3012, 1013, 1011, 2021, 3010, 3011, 3017, 3002, 2001, 2000, 2009

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 416 on 1/10/1976

Amended by Ord. 568 on 9/29/1981 Amended by Ord. 813 on 10/1/1991 Amended by Ord. 992 on 8/12/2003 Amended by Ord. 1085 on 12/6/2011 Amended by Ord. 1168 on 12/7/2021 1.16.051 Precincts In Supervisorial District Four (Reserved) HISTORY Adopted by Ord. 568 on 9/29/1981 Amended by Ord. 813 on 10/1/1991 Repealed by Ord. 1168 on 12/7/2021 1.16.060 District V

Supervisorial district V shall be that portion of Mariposa County, State of California, that is comprised of the following census blocks:

2025, 2013, 3013, 2011, 2031, 2020, 3005, 3004, 2004, 3012, 2029, 3006, 2026, 2034, 2027, 2032, 2033, 2028, 2012, 2008, 2003, 2017, 2007, 2001, 2006, 2000, 2021, 2024, 3023, 2013, 2019, 2015, 2030, 2035, 1016, 2023, 2022, 3008, 2084, 3011, 2014, 2002, 2005, 1005, 3007, 1002, 1008, 2012, 3010, 3009, 2036, 3024, 1000, 1009, 2014, 1006, 1003, 1004, 1001, 3002, 3001

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 416 on 1/10/1976 Amended by Ord. 568 on 9/29/1981 Amended by Ord. 813 on 10/1/1991 Amended by Ord. 992 on 8/12/2003 Amended by Ord. 1085 on 12/6/2011 Amended by Ord. 1168 on 12/7/2021 1.16.061 Precincts In Supervisorial District Five (Reserved) HISTORY Adopted by Ord. 568 Part on 9/29/1981 Amended by Ord. 813 Sec. X on 10/1/1991 Amended by Ord. 992 Sec. 1 on 8/12/2003 Repealed by Ord. 1168 on 12/7/2021 1.16.070 Extension Of Calls (Reserved)

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 416 Sec. 1 (part) on 1/10/1976 Amended by Ord. 568 Sec. 1 (part) on 9/29/1981 Repealed by Ord. 1168 on 12/7/2021 1.20 General Penalty 1.20.010 Violation Of Ordinance A Misdemeanor 1.20.020 Fine And Assessments--Jail Sentence 1.20.030 Infraction--Fine And Assessments 1.20.040 Separate Offense For Each Day Of Violation

The board of supervisors hereby adopts by reference the provisions of Chapter 2.9, commencing with Sections 1001.50 through and including section 1001.55 of Title 6, of Part 2, of the Penal Code of the State of California, together with future revision thereof, regarding the division of selected misdemeanor offenders.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 636 Sec. 1 on 2/13/1985