South El Monte Municipal Code Ch. 1.01 Code Adoption

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

(Prior code §1-1.01; Ord. 800 §5, 1987)

Except as otherwise provided in this Code, this Code consists of all the regulatory, penal and administrative laws of general application of the city of South El Monte.

(Prior code §1-1.02; Ord. 800 §5, 1987)

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

(Prior code §1-1.03; Ord. 800 §5, 1987)

All the provisions of this Code and all city ordinances shall be interpreted to refer to the appropriate or designated officer or office of the city, and whenever an ordinance, uniform code, statute, or other matter which is adopted by reference refers to any department, officer, employee, inspection, police or other function, unless the context requires otherwise, all such references shall be to the appropriate or designated office, officer, department, agency, employee or function of the city.

(Prior code §1-1.04; Ord. 800 §5, 1987)

Title, chapter and section headings contained herein shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any title, chapter or section hereof.

(Prior code §1-1.05; Ord. 800 §5, 1987)

Neither the adoption of this Code nor the repeal of any ordinance of the city by this Code 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 on such 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 of such ordinances, nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit required to be posted, filed, or deposited pursuant to any ordinance, and all vested rights and obligations pertaining to such ordinances shall continue in full force and effect.

(Prior code §1-1.06; Ord. 800 §5, 1987)

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 specifically designated by number or otherwise and which are included within this Code, but such references shall apply to the corresponding provisions set forth in this Code.

(Prior code §1-1.07; Ord. 800 §5, 1987)

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 hereby declares that it would have adopted this Code, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared 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 effect.

(Prior code §1-1.08; Ord. 800 §5, 1987)

A. At least one copy of this Code, duly certified by the city clerk, shall be maintained on file in the office of the city clerk as the official copy of the Code. Additional copies of the Code shall be distributed to the departments of the city as shall be prescribed by the city manager.

B. Duly certified copies of each ordinance making a change in the Code shall be filed in the office of the city clerk in books for such purpose, duly indexed for ready reference.

(Prior code §1-1.09; Ord. 800 §5, 1987)