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Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS

Rohnert Park Municipal Code Ch. 1.01 Code Adoption

Rohnert Park Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Rohnert Park

Cite as: Rohnert Park Municipal Code Chapter 1.01 · Text as of 2026-10-04

1.01.010 - Adoption.

Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 50022.1 through 50022.8 and 50022.10 of the Government Code, there is adopted the "Rohnert Park Municipal Code" as published by Book Publishing Company, Seattle, Washington, together with those secondary codes adopted by reference as authorized by the California State Legislature, save and except those portions of the secondary codes as are deleted or modified by the provisions of the "Rohnert Park Municipal Code."

(Ord. 300 § 1, 1975)

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1.01.020 - Title—Citation—Reference.

This code shall be known as the "Rohnert Park Municipal Code" and it shall be sufficient to refer to said code as the "Rohnert Park 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 "Rohnert Park Municipal Code." Further reference may be had to the titles, chapters, sections and subsections of the "Rohnert Park Municipal Code" and such references shall apply to that numbered title, chapter, section or subsection as it appears in the code.

(Ord. 300 § 2, 1975)

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1.01.030 - Ordinances passed prior to adoption of the code.

The last ordinance included in this code was Ordinance No. 294 passed April 21, 1975. The following ordinances, passed subsequent to Ordinance No. 294, but prior to adoption of this code, are adopted and made a part of this code: Ordinances 295, 296, 297, 298 and 299.

(Ord. 300 § 3, 1975)

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1.01.040 - Reference applies to all amendments.

Whenever a reference is made to this code as the "Rohnert Park Municipal Code" or to any portion thereof, or to any ordinance of the city, the reference shall apply to all amendments, corrections and additions heretofore, now or hereafter made.

(Ord. 300 § 4, 1975)

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1.01.050 - Reference to specific ordinances.

The provisions of this code shall not in any manner affect 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 the code, but such reference shall be construed to apply to the corresponding provisions contained within this code.

(Ord. 300 § 5, 1975)

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1.01.060 - Effective date.

This code shall become effective on the date the ordinance adopting this code as the "Rohnert Park Municipal Code" shall become effective.

(Ord. 300 § 6, 1975)

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1.01.070 - 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 affect 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 shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional, then the original ordinance or ordinances shall be in full force and effect.

(Ord. 300 § 7, 1975)

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