Chapter 1.01
CODE ADOPTION

Sections:

1.01.010    Title – Citation – Reference.

1.01.020    Codification authority.

1.01.030    Reference applies to all amendments.

1.01.040    Title, chapter and section headings.

1.01.050    Reference to specific ordinances.

1.01.060    Effect of code on past actions and obligations.

1.01.070    Effective date.

1.01.080    Severability.

1.01.010 Title – Citation – Reference.

This code shall be known as the “Palos Verdes Estates Municipal Code” and it shall be sufficient to refer to the code as the “Palos Verdes Estates 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 “Palos Verdes Estates Municipal Code.” Further reference may be had to the titles, chapters, sections and subsections of the “Palos Verdes Estates Municipal Code” and such references shall apply to that numbered title, chapter, section or subsection as it appears in the code. (Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012; Ord. 471 § 2, 1988)

1.01.020 Codification authority.

This code consists of all the regulatory and penal ordinances and certain of the administrative ordinances of the city, codified pursuant to the provisions of Cal. Gov. Code §§ 50022.1 through 50022.8 and 50022.10. (Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012; Ord. 471 § 3, 1988)

1.01.030 Reference applies to all amendments.

Whenever a reference is made to this code as the “Palos Verdes Estates Municipal Code” or to any portion thereof, or to any ordinance of the city, the reference shall apply to all amendments, corrections and additions heretofore, now or hereafter made. (Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012; Ord. 471 § 20, 1988)

1.01.040 Title, chapter and section headings.

Title, chapter and section headings contained in this code 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 of this code. (Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012; Ord. 471 § 21, 1988)

1.01.050 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. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012; Ord. 471 § 22, 1988)

1.01.060 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 city shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violations of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, nor be construed as a waiver of any license, fee, or penalty of 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. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012; Ord. 471 § 23, 1988)

1.01.070 Effective date.

This code shall become effective on the date the ordinance adopting the “Palos Verdes Estates Municipal Code” becomes effective. (Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012; Ord. 471 § 24, 1988)

1.01.080 Severability.

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 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 had been declared invalid or 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. (Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012; Ord. 471 § 25, 1988)