Chapter 1.01
CODE ADOPTION
Sections:
1.01.020 Title – Citation – Reference.
1.01.030 Codification authority.
1.01.040 Effect of catchlines.
1.01.050 Effect on past actions and obligations.
1.01.060 References to ordinances in matters of record.
1.01.080 Ordinances passed before code adoption.
1.01.090 Publication and posting.
1.01.100 Hearing – Effective date of this ordinance.
1.01.010 Adoption.
Pursuant to the provisions of California Government Code Sections 50022.1 through 50022.8 and 50022.10, there is hereby re-adopted the “Sausalito Municipal Code,” as revised, reformatted, indexed, codified, compiled, edited, and republished by Code Publishing Company, Seattle, Washington. [Ord. 1214 § 1, 2013.]
1.01.020 Title – Citation – Reference.
This code shall be known as the Sausalito Municipal Code and it shall be sufficient to refer to it as the Sausalito Municipal Code in any prosecution for any violation of any of its prohibitions or offenses or in any proceeding at law or in equity. [Ord. 1214 § 2, 2013.]
1.01.030 Codification authority.
This code consists of all regulatory, penalty, and administrative ordinances of the City of Sausalito, of a general and permanent character. Pursuant to California Government Code Sections 50022.1 through 50022.8 and 50022.10, Code Publishing Company, of Seattle, Washington, is hereby authorized to revise, index, reformat and republish such as this code of ordinances and to make and publish future editorial amendments, technical corrections, revisions, reformats and supplements that do not affect the substantive meaning of this code for the City. [Ord. 1214 § 3, 2013.]
1.01.040 Effect of catchlines.
Title, chapter and section headings shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify or affect the scope, meaning or intention of any section, chapter, or title of this code. [Ord. 1214 § 4, 2013.]
1.01.050 Effect on past actions and obligations.
Neither the adoption of this code nor the repeal or amendments of any ordinance or part or portion of any ordinance shall affect the prosecution for ordinance violations that were committed prior to the effective date of this code adoption. The adoption of this code shall not be construed as a waiver of any license, fee, penalty, debt, forfeiture or obligation due and unpaid to the City on the date this code takes effect. All rights, fines, entitlements, duties, and proceedings existing pursuant to any ordinance on the date of the adoption of this code shall remain in effect unless specifically repealed in this code adoption. No bonds or cash required to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance shall in any way be made invalid by this code adoption. [Ord. 1214 § 5, 2013.]
1.01.060 References to ordinances in matters of record.
Any reference in matters of record to any ordinance existing prior to the adoption of this code shall be construed to apply to the corresponding code provisions in effect at the time of codification. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 50022.8, copies of this code that have been duly certified by the City Clerk shall be received without further proof as prima facie evidence of the provisions of such code in all courts and administrative tribunals of this State. [Ord. 1214 § 6, 2013.]
1.01.070 Severability.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this code are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this code is declared unconstitutional or without effect by any final judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment or decree shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this code. [Ord. 1214 § 7, 2013.]
1.01.080 Ordinances passed before code adoption.
The last ordinance included in the Sausalito Municipal Code is Ordinance No. 1213, passed January 29, 2013. [Ord. 1214 § 8, 2013.]
1.01.090 Publication and posting.
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 50022.3, copies of this code are on file with the City Clerk and are open to public inspection but need not be published with the ordinance codified in this chapter; however, the ordinance adopting the revision, codification and/or compilation of the ordinances codified in this code shall be published or posted pursuant to California Government Code Section 50022.5. [Ord. 1214 § 9, 2013.]
1.01.100 Hearing – Effective date of this ordinance.
This code shall take effect on the date that the ordinance adopting this code becomes effective. [Ord. 1214 § 10, 2013.]