Chapter 1.01 — CODE ADOPTION1 — Petaluma Municipal Code

1 Editor’s Note: For statutory provisions authorizing cities to adopt by reference a codiKcation of its ordinances,

see Gov. Code §§50022.1-50022.8 and 50022.10.

1.01.010 Code adopted by reference.¶

That certain code entitled "Petaluma Municipal Code," three copies of which are on Kle with the city clerk, is

adopted as the "Petaluma Municipal Code" and may be cited as such. Said code on Kle with the city clerk is

adopted by reference as if incorporated herein and set forth in full, and is adopted pursuant to the provisions of

Article VII, Section 53 of the Petaluma City Charter. (Ord. 1106 NCS § 1, 1973.)

1.01.020 Substitution and revision of 1958 Code.¶

The Petaluma Municipal Code is, by the ordinance codiKed herein, substituted in place of the Petaluma City Code

of 1958, and is a revision, publication, codiKcation, renumbering and rechaptering of the provisions of the

Petaluma City Code of 1958 as the same has been amended from time to time. (Ord. 1106 NCS §2, 1973.)

The Petaluma Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 2916 NCS, passed December 1, 2025.

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1.01.030 Short title—Reference to code.¶

This code shall be known as the "Petaluma Municipal Code" and it is suMcient to refer to said code as the

"Petaluma Municipal Code" in any prosecution for the violation of any provision thereof or in any proceeding at

law or equity. It is suMcient to designate any ordinance adding to, amending, correcting or repealing all or any part

or portion thereof as an addition to, amendment to, correction or repeal of the "Petaluma Municipal Code."

Further reference may be had to the titles, chapters, sections and subsections of the "Petaluma Municipal Code"

and such references shall apply to that numbered title, chapter, section or subsection as it appears in the code.

(Ord. 1106 NCS §3, 1973.)

1.01.040 Reference to code or portion of code—Application.¶

Whenever a reference is made to this code as the "Petaluma Municipal Code" or to any portion thereof, or to any

ordinance of the city of Petaluma, the reference shall apply to all amendments, corrections and additions

heretofore, now or hereafter made. (Ord. 1106 NCS §4, 1973.)

1.01.050 EDect of title, chapter and section headings.¶

Title, chapter and section headings contained herein shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify or in any

manner aNect the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any title, chapter or section hereof. (Ord. 1106

NCS §5, 1973.)

1.01.060 EDect on matters of record.¶

The provisions of this code shall not in any manner aNect matters of record which refer to, or are otherwise

connected with ordinances which are therein speciKcally designated by number or otherwise and which are

included within the code, but such reference shall be construed to apply to the corresponding provisions

contained within this code. (Ord. 1106 NCS §6, 1973.)

1.01.070 EDect on violations committed prior to eDective date.¶

Neither the adoption of this code nor the repeal or amendments hereby of any ordinance or part or portion of any

ordinance of the city shall in any manner aNect the prosecution for violations of ordinances, which violations were

committed prior to the eNective date hereof, nor be construed as a waiver of any license, fee, or penalty at said

eNective date due and unpaid under such ordinances, nor be construed as aNecting any of the provisions of such

ordinances relating to the collection of any such license, fee, or penalty, or the penal provisions applicable to any

violation thereof, nor to aNect the validity of any bond or cash deposit, in lieu thereof, required to be posted, Kled

or deposited pursuant to any ordinance, nor any contract or right established, Kxed or accruing under the

The Petaluma Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 2916 NCS, passed December 1, 2025.

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provisions of any ordinance of this city and/or the Petaluma City Code of 1958 on or before the eNective date of

the ordinance codiKed herein and all rights and obligations accruing thereunder shall continue in full force and

eNect. (Ord. 1106 NCS §7, 1973.)

1.01.080 EDective date of code.¶

This code shall become eNective on the date the ordinance adopting this code as the "Petaluma Municipal Code"

shall become eNective. (Ord. 1106 NCS §8, 1973.)

1.01.090 Constitutionality.¶

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this code is for any reason held to be invalid or

unconstitutional, such decision shall not aNect the validity of the remaining portions of this code. The council

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 had been

declared invalid or unconstitutional, and if for any reason this code should be declared invalid or unconstitutional,

then the original ordinance or ordinances shall be in full force and eNect. (Ord. 1106 NCS §9, 1973.)