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Tuolumne County Municipal Code Ch. 1.01 Code Adoption

Tuolumne County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Tuolumne County

Cite as: Tuolumne County Municipal Code Chapter 1.01 · Text as of 2026-10-02

Sections:

  • 1.01.010

  • Adoption.

  • 1.01.020

  • Title-Citation-Reference.

  • 1.01.030

  • Codification authority

  • 1.01.040

  • Ordinances passed prior to adoption of the code.

  • 1.01.050

  • Reference applies to all amendments.

  • 1.01.060

  • Title, chapter and section headings.

  • 1.01.070

  • Reference to specific ordinances.

  • 1.01.080

  • Effect of code on past actions and obligations.

  • 1.01.090

  • County Counsel to maintain code.

  • 1.01.100

  • Severability.

1.01.010 Adoption. Pursuant to the

provisions of Sections 50022.1 through 50022.10 of the Government Code, there is adopted the "Tuolumne County Ordinance Code" 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 "Tuolumne County Ordinance Code." (Ord. 2144 § 2, 1996; Ord. 1172 § 1, 1981).

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1.01.020 Title - Citation - Reference. This

code shall be known as the "Tuolumne County Ordinance Code" and it shall be sufficient to refer to said code as the "Tuolumne County Ordinance 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 "Tuolumne County Ordinance Code." Further reference may be had to the titles, chapters, sections, and subsections of the "Tuolumne County Ordinance Code" and such references shall apply to that numbered title, chapter, section or subsection as it appears in the code. (Ord. 2144 § 2, 1996; Ord. 1172 § 2, 1981).

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1.01.030 Codification authority. This code

consists of all the regulatory and penal ordinances of the administrative ordinances of the county of Tuolumne, codified pursuant to the provisions of Sections 50022.1 through
50022.10 of the Government Code. (Ord. 2144 § 2, 1996; Ord. 1172 § 3, 1981).

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1.01.040 Ordinances passed prior to

adoption of the code. The last ordinance included in this code was Ordinance No. 2140, adopted on May 14, 1996. All of the ordinances, except special ordinances, adopted subsequent to Ordinance No. 2140, but prior to the adoption of the "Tuolumne County Ordinance Code" by the ordinance codified in this chapter, are adopted and made a part of the code. (Ord. 2144 § 2, 1996; Ord. 1172 § 4, 1981).

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1.01.050 Reference applies to all

amendments. Whenever a reference is made to this code as the "Tuolumne County Ordinance Code: or to any portion thereof, or to any ordinance of the county of Tuolumne, the reference shall apply to all amendments, corrections and additions heretofore, now or hereafter made. (Ord. 2144 § 2, 1996; Ord. 1172 § 5, 1981).

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1.01.060 Title, chapter and section

headings. 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. (Ord. 2144 § 2, 1996; Ord. 1172 § 6, 19810)

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1.01.070 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. 2144 § 2, 1996; Ord. 1172 § 7, 1981).

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1.01.080 Effect of code on past actions and

obligations. Neither the adoption of this code nor the repeal or amendment hereby of any ordinance or part or portion of any ordinance of the county 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 validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof required to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect. (Ord. 2144 § 2, 1996; Ord. 1172 § 8, 1981).

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1.01.090 County Counsel to maintain code.

The office of the County Counsel shall have the responsibility to maintain and publish the Tuolumne County Ordinance Code, including any subsequent enactment and/or amendment. (Ord. 2144 § 2, 1996; Ord. 1172 § 9, 1981).

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1.01.100 Severability. If any provision of

this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is for any reason held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or applications thereof, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are severable. (Ord. 2144 § 3, 1996; Ord. 1172 § 10, 1981)

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