§ 1-1

This Code shall be known as the “Ontario Municipal Code.” It shall be sufficient to refer to this Code as the Ontario Municipal Code in any prosecution for the violation of any provision thereof. It shall also be sufficient to designate any ordinance adding to, amending, or repealing this Code, or portions thereof, as an addition or amendment to, or a repeal of, the Ontario Municipal Code, or a portion thereof.

Except as otherwise herein or hereafter provided, this Code consists of all the regulatory, penal, and administrative laws of general application of the City of Ontario, codified pursuant to the authority contained in Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code of the State of California (commencing with Cal. Gov't Code § 50020).

This Code shall take effect upon the effective date of the ordinance adopting this Code by reference.

Neither the adoption of this Code nor the repeal hereby of any ordinance of the City shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violations of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date of this Code, 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 vested rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect.

The provisions of this code shall not in any manner affect deposits or other matters of record which refer to, or are otherwise connected with, ordinances which are therein specifically designated by number or otherwise and which are included within this Code, but such reference shall be construed to apply to the corresponding provisions contained within this Code.

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Code is for any reason held to be 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 section, subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitutional.

All ordinances of the City in force upon the effective date of this Code are hereby repealed except as follows: (a) Ordinances relating to matters of a special or temporary nature (referred to in Table 2 of the Appendix of this Code); and (b) Ordinances which have been suspended.

Not less than two (2) copies of this Code shall be filed for use and examination by the public in the office of the City Clerk. Additional copies of the Code shall be distributed to the departments and divisions of the City as shall be prescribed by the City Manager. Upon the adoption of any amendment or addition to this Code, or upon the repeal of any of its provisions, the City Clerk shall certify thereto and shall make an appropriate notation in the official volumes of this Code of the taking of such action, noting thereon the number and date of the ordinance pursuant to which such action is taken. Duly certified copies of each ordinance making changes in the Code shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk in books for such purpose, duly indexed for ready reference. At least quarterly the City Clerk shall cause the loose leaf pages of this Code in which changes have been made to be reproduced, including the notation as to the ordinance number and date pursuant to which such change is adopted, and distributed in order that the loose leaf copies of the Code, prepared for the use and convenience of the officers and employees of the City and the general public, may be brought up to date.

The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to establish and implement an Administrative Code. The Administrative Code shall contain, among other desirable provisions, administrative policies and procedures for the implementation and administration of this Code.

CHAPTER 2: PENALTY PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 2: PENALTY PROVISIONS

1-2.01 Punishment for violation 1-2.02 Prohibited acts 1-2.03 Imposition of penalties 1-2.04 Determination of punishment 1-2.05 Place of confinement 1-2.06 Fees, charges, and taxes made a civil debt 1-2.07 Late charges on delinquent accounts receivable 1-2.08 Charges for checks and credit cards unpaid 1-2.09 Collection, lien 1-2.10 Civil penalties