Yuba County Municipal Code Ch. 1.01 Adoption of Code and Effect

As authorized by Government Code § 25126, the "Yuba County Ordinance Code," as prepared by Municipal Code Corporation and consisting of Titles 1—13, is hereby adopted.

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All ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted on or before May 18, 2010, and not included in the above-referenced Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are repealed. Such repeal provided for in this Section 1.01.020 hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that was repealed by an ordinance repealed by this ordinance. The provisions of this Chapter do not:

(1) Affect an offense or act committed or done, any penalty or forfeiture incurred, or any contract or right established before the effective date of this chapter.

(2) Authorize any use or the continuation of any use of a structure or premises in violation of any County ordinance on the effective date of this Chapter.

(3) Affect the validity of any uncodified ordinance or uncodified portion of an ordinance pertaining to the subjects listed below. Such ordinances continue in full force and effect.

a. Promising or guaranteeing the payment of money or authorizing the issuance of bonds or other instruments of indebtedness.

b. Authorizing or approving any contract, deed or agreement.

c. Making or approving any appropriation or budget.

d. Granting any right or franchise.

e. Providing for salaries or other employee benefits.

f. Dedicating, establishing, naming, locating, relocating, opening, paving, widening, repairing or vacating any street.

g. Establishing the grade of any street or sidewalk.

h. Levying or imposing any special assessment.

i. Providing traffic or parking regulations for specific locations.

j. Levying, imposing or otherwise relating to taxes.

k. Adopting or amending the General Plan, a Specific Plan or a Master Plan of Streets.

l. Amending the zoning map or rezoning specific property.

m. Dedicating, accepting or vacating any plat or subdivision.

n. That is temporary, although general in effect.

o. That is special, although permanent in effect.

p. The purpose of which has been accomplished.

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Additions or amendments to the Code when passed in such form as to indicate an intention to make the same a part of the Code shall be deemed to be incorporated in the Code, so that reference to the Code includes the additions and amendments.

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Ordinances adopted after May 18, 2010, that amend or refer to ordinances that have been codified in the Code shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like provisions of the Code.

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(a) In this section "violation of this Code" means any of the following:

(1) Doing an act that is prohibited or made or declared unlawful, an offense, a violation, an infraction or a misdemeanor by ordinance or by rule or regulation authorized by ordinance.

(2) Failure to perform an act that is required to be performed by ordinance or by rule or regulation authorized by ordinance.

(3) Failure to perform an act if the failure is prohibited or is made or declared unlawful, an offense, a violation, an infraction or a misdemeanor by ordinance or by rule or regulation authorized by ordinance.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance, a person convicted of a violation of this Code that is not specifically declared to be an infraction shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by fine of not more than $1,000.00, imprisonment in the County Jail for not more than six months or both.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance, with respect to violations of this Code:

(1) That are continuous with respect to time, each day that the violation continues is a separate offense.

(2) That are not continuous with respect to time, each act constitutes a separate offense.

(d) The imposition of a penalty does not prevent suspension or revocation of a license, permit or franchise or other administrative sanctions. The imposition of a penalty does not prevent injunctive relief.

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This Chapter shall be codified as Chapter 1.01 of the Code adopted by this chapter.

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This Chapter shall become effective as provided in Government Code § 25123.

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