Portola Valley Municipal Code Ch. 1.01 Code Adoption

Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 50022.1 through 50022.10 of the Government code of the state of California, there is hereby adopted the "Portola Valley Municipal Code" as compiled and published by Book Publishing Company, Seattle, Washington, comprising the penal and regulatory and certain of the administrative ordinances of the town through Ordinance No. 1986-218, including the following secondary codes incorporated therein by reference and as amended by Chapter 15.04 thereof: The Uniform Building Code, Uniform Housing Code, Uniform Dwelling Construction Code, Uniform Code for Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, Uniform Building Security Code, Uniform Sign Code, Uniform One and Two-Family Dwelling Code, Uniform Plumbing Code, Uniform Swimming Pool-Spa And Hot Tub Code, Uniform Solar Energy Code, Uniform Mechanical Code and National Electrical Code.

(Ord. 1987-221 § 1, 1987)

This code shall be known as the "Portola Valley Municipal Code" in any prosecution for the violation of any provision thereof or in any proceeding at law or equity. It shall be sufficient 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 "Portola Valley Municipal Code." Further, reference may be had to the titles, chapters, sections and subsections of the "Portola Valley Municipal Code" and such reference shall apply to that numbered title, chapter, section or subsection as it appears in the code.

(Ord. 1987-221 § 5, 1987)

A. At least one copy of the Portola Valley Municipal Code and of each secondary code pertaining thereto, all certified to be true copies by the town clerk, shall be filed in the office of the town clerk at least fifteen days preceding the hearing held before the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter and shall be kept there for public inspection while said ordinance is in force. Following the adoption of any code, the town clerk shall at all times maintain a reasonable supply of copies of the Portola Valley Municipal Code and of any secondary codes incorporated in it by reference, available for purchase by the public at a moderate price, not to exceed the actual cost thereof.

B. Upon the adoption of any amendment or addition to the code, or upon the repeal of any of its provisions, the town clerk shall make an appropriate notation in the bound volumes of the code of the taking of such action, noting thereon the number and date of the ordinances pursuant to which such action is taken.

C. Duly certified copies of each ordinance making changes in such code shall be filed in the office of the town clerk in books for such purpose, duly indexed for ready reference.

D. The town attorney is directed to incorporate as regular supplements to the code, all amendments, additions or deletions adopted by the council.

(Ord. 1987-221 § 2, 1987)

The tables of contents appearing at the beginning of each title and chapter, as well as the tables and index in the back of the code, are not adopted as part of the Portola Valley Municipal Code but are included for convenience only. Said tables of contents, tables and index shall not be deemed to govern, limit or modify or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any title, chapter or section.

(Ord. 1987-221 § 4, 1987)

Neither the adoption of this code nor the repeal or amendment hereby of any ordinance or part or portion of any ordinance of the town 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, fee 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, fee or penalty, or the penal provisions applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu required to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and obligations thereunder shall continue in full force and effect.

(Ord. 1987-221 § 6, 1987)

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of the Portola Valley Municipal Code is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the code. The town council declares that it would have passed the 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 the code should be declared invalid or unconstitutional, then the original ordinance or ordinances shall be in full force and effect.

(Ord. 1987-221 § 7, 1987)

The ordinance codified in this chapter and the Portola Valley Municipal Code shall become effective and in full force and effect at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day after adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter.

(Ord. 1987-221 § 8, 1987)