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CODE ADOPTION.
1-1.1 Title.
The ordinances embraced in the following chapters and sections shall constitute and be designated as “The Code of the City of Lynwood, 1988" and may be so cited. (New; Ord. #1336, §2)
State law reference: Authority to adopt codes by reference, procedure for adoption and amending, see Gov. Code 50022.1--50022.8.
1-1.2 Short Title.
This Code shall be known as the “Lynwood Municipal Code” and it shall be sufficient to refer to said Code as the “Lynwood Municipal Code” in any prosecution for the violation of any provisions hereof. It shall also be sufficient to designate any ordinance adding to, amending, or repealing said Code, or portions thereof, as an addition or amendment to, or a repeal of, the “Lynwood Municipal Code,” or a portion thereof. (Ord. #1336, §2)
1-1.3 Effective Date.
The effective date of this Code is the effective date of Ordinance No. 13361, by which the City Council of the City of Lynwood adopted this Code by reference. (Ord. #1336, §2)
1-1.4 Repeal.
All ordinances or portions of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Code are hereby repealed. (Ord. #1336, §2)
1-1.5 Effect of Code on Past Actions and Obligation.
Neither the adopting of this Code nor the repeal of any ordinance of this 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 or penalty at said effective date due and unpaid under such ordinances; nor be construed to affect any of the provisions of such ordinances relating to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal provisions applicable to any violations 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, and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect; nor to affect the administrative ordinances or resolutions of the City Council, not in conflict with the provisions of this Code; nor to affect any right of franchise granted by any ordinance or resolution of the City Council to any person, firm or corporation; nor to affect any ordinance dedicated, naming, establishing, locating, relocating, opening, paving, widening, vacating or repairing any street or public way in the City; nor to affect any ordinance levying or imposing taxes; nor to affect any ordinance dedicating or accepting any plat or subdivision in the City. The provisions of this Code, insofar as they are substantially the same as ordinance provisions previously adopted by the City relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations thereof, and not as new enactments. (Ord. #1336, §2)
1-1.6 Reference to Specific Ordinances.
The provisions of this Code shall not in any manner affect deposits or other 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 this Code, but such reference shall be construed to apply to the corresponding provisions contained within this Code. (Ord. #1336, §2)
1-1.7 Validity of Code.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Code is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Code. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Code and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. (Ord. #1336, §2)
Editor’s Note: Effective February 1, 1990.