CHAPTER 1.01
CODE ADOPTION1
1.01.010 Code adopted by reference.
That certain code entitled "Petaluma Municipal Code," three copies of which are on file with the city clerk, is adopted as the "Petaluma Municipal Code" and may be cited as such. Said code on file with the city clerk is adopted by reference as if incorporated herein and set forth in full, and is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Article VII, Section 53 of the Petaluma City Charter. (Ord. 1106 NCS § 1, 1973.)
1.01.020 Substitution and revision of 1958 Code.
The Petaluma Municipal Code is, by the ordinance codified herein, substituted in place of the Petaluma City Code of 1958, and is a revision, publication, codification, renumbering and rechaptering of the provisions of the Petaluma City Code of 1958 as the same has been amended from time to time. (Ord. 1106 NCS §2, 1973.)
1.01.030 Short title — Reference to code.
This code shall be known as the "Petaluma Municipal Code" and it is sufficient to refer to said code as the "Petaluma Municipal Code" in any prosecution for the violation of any provision thereof or in any proceeding at law or equity. It is 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 "Petaluma Municipal Code." Further reference may be had to the titles, chapters, sections and subsections of the "Petaluma Municipal Code" and such references shall apply to that numbered title, chapter, section or subsection as it appears in the code. (Ord. 1106 NCS §3, 1973.)
1.01.040 Reference to code or portion of code — Application.
Whenever a reference is made to this code as the "Petaluma Municipal Code" or to any portion thereof, or to any ordinance of the city of Petaluma, the reference shall apply to all amendments, corrections and additions heretofore, now or hereafter made. (Ord. 1106 NCS §4, 1973.)
1.01.050 Effect of 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. 1106 NCS §5, 1973.)
1.01.060 Effect on matters of record.
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. 1106 NCS §6, 1973.)
1.01.070 Effect on violations committed prior to effective date.
Neither the adoption of this code nor the repeal or amendments 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 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 provisions applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit, in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance, nor any contract or right established, fixed or accruing under the provisions of any ordinance of this city and/or the Petaluma City Code of 1958 on or before the effective date of the ordinance codified herein and all rights and obligations accruing thereunder shall continue in full force and effect. (Ord. 1106 NCS §7, 1973.)
1.01.080 Effective date of code.
This code shall become effective on the date the ordinance adopting this code as the "Petaluma Municipal Code" shall become effective. (Ord. 1106 NCS §8, 1973.)
1.01.090 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. 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. 1106 NCS §9, 1973.)
Editor’s Note: For statutory provisions authorizing cities to adopt by reference a codification of its ordinances, see Gov. Code §§50022.1-50022.8 and 50022.10.