Santa Maria Municipal Code Ch. 1-1 Code Adoption

This Code shall be known as the "Santa Maria Municipal Code." It shall be sufficient to refer to this Code as the Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria Municipal Code, or a portion thereof.

(Ord. 85-1095 § 1, eff. 3/19/85)

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 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.

(Ord. 85-1095 § 1, eff. 3/19/85)

Not less than three copies of this Code shall be filed for use and examination by the public in the office of the City Clerk and maintained on file in the City Clerk's office as the official copies of the Code. 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 codify said changes in the Code within 30 days of adoption of the ordinance making said changes, noting thereon the number and effective date of the ordinance pursuant to which such action is taken.

A duly certified copy 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.

After causing all changes to be codified in the Code, the City Clerk shall post the revised Code on the City of Santa Maria website and on the Intranet. Replacement pages of the Code including all changes shall be distributed to all those holding Code books at least semi-annually.

(Ord. 2011-02, eff. 5/5/11; Ord. 85-1095 § 1, eff. 3/19/85)

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

(Ord. 85-1095 § 1, eff. 3/19/85)