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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/5/2000 - STAFF REPORTS (9) IV DATE: July 5, 2000 TO: City Council FROM: City Clerk PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODEIZONING ORDINANCE Recommendation: That the Council readopt the Palm Springs Municipal Code, reformatted and recodifled which Includes the Zoning Ordinance, per City Charter. BACKGROUND: City Council authorized the expenditure of funds to recodify and reformat the Municipal Code and Zoning Ordinance and to place said Codes for access on the Internet. The process has been completed. New Codes have been distributed and the Internet Site is up and active. Q=tz- PATRICIA A. SANDERS City Clerk APPROVED r City Manager Attachment: Ordinance A011 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE. WHEREAS, the Book Publishing Company, Seattle, Washington, has compiled, edited and published a codification of the permanent and general ordinances of the City of Palm Springs, California; and WHEREAS, there are now on file in the office of the City Clerk, for public inspection, three copies of a document entitled "Palm Springs Municipal Code;" THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA DOES ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. ADOPTION. There is hereby adopted the "Palm Springs Municipal Code," as compiled, edited and published by Book Publishing Company, Seattle,Washington. Section 2. TITLE—CITATION—REFERENCE. This code shall be known as the "Palm Springs Municipal Code" and it shall be sufficient to refer to said code as the "Palm Springs 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"Palm Springs Municipal Code." References may be made to the titles, chapters, sections and subsections of the "Palm Springs Municipal Code" and such references shall apply to those titles, chapters, section or subsections as they appear in the code. Section 3. REFERENCE APPLIES TO ALL AMENDMENTS. Whenever a reference is made to this code as the "Palm Springs Municipal Code" or to any portion thereof, or to any ordinance of the City of Palm Springs, California, codified herein, the reference shall apply to all amendments, corrections and additions heretofore, now or hereafter made. Section 4. 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. Section 5. 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. Section 6. ORDINANCES PASSED PRIOR TO ADOPTION OF THE CODE. The last ordinance Included in this code was Ordinance 1566, passed 2/3/99. The following ordinances, passed subsequent to Ordinance 1566, but prior to adoption of this code, are hereby adopted and made a part of this code: Ordinances 1567 through 1586. Ordinance No. Page 2 Section 7. EFFECT OF CODE ON PAST ACTIONS AND OBLIGATIONS. The adoption of this code does not affect prosecutions for ordinance violations committed prior to the effective date of the code, does not waive any fee or penalty due and unpaid on the effective date of this code, and does not affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit posted, filed or deposited pursuant to the requirements of any ordinance. Section 8. 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. Section 9. REFERENCES TO PRIOR CODE. References In city forms, documents and regulations to the chapters and sections of the former city code shall be construed to apply to the corresponding provisions contained within this code. Section 10. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in full force effect thirty (30) days after passage. Section 11. PUBLICATION. The City Clerk is hereby ordered and directed to certify to the passage of this Ordinance, and to cause the same or a summary thereof, or a display advertisement, duly prepared according to law, to be published in accordance with law. ADOPTED this V'day of July, 2000. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA By City Clerk City Manager REVIEWED &APPROVED AS TO FORM /Ou