Chapter 1.01
CODE ADOPTION
Sections:
1.01.020 Reservation of prosecutions.
1.01.070 Ordinances passed prior to code adoption.
1.01.010 Title.
The St. Helens Municipal Code is hereby adopted as the official city code of the city of St. Helens. The code shall be cited as the “St. Helens Municipal Code.” It consists of the ordinances of the city that have ongoing effect and which have not expired according to their terms. The St. Helens Municipal Code is published under general authority of the city council and shall be maintained as provided in this chapter by the city recorder. (Ord. 3037 § 1, 2007)
1.01.020 Reservation of prosecutions.
The adoption of this code shall not affect any prosecution for violations of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date of the adoption of the municipal code, nor shall the adoption of the municipal code be construed as a waiver of any license, fee, or penalty due and owing at the effective date of the code adoption, nor shall adoption affect the validity of any bond or cash deposited with the city pursuant to the terms of any ordinance, upon its codification; but rather, all rights and obligations pertaining under ordinances in effect prior to codification shall remain in full force and effect. (Ord. 3037 § 1, 2007)
1.01.030 Acceptance.
The St. Helens code shall be received without further proof in all courts and administrative tribunals of the city of St. Helens and the state of Oregon as the ordinances of the city of general and permanent effect. (Ord. 3037 § 1, 2007)
1.01.040 Amendments.
Any ordinance amending this code shall set forth the title, chapter and section number of the section or sections amended. The code will be updated at least annually by insertion of replacement pages in each copy maintained by the city. (Ord. 3037 § 1, 2007)
1.01.050 Jurisdiction.
Unless otherwise provided in this code, the code applies to acts performed within the corporate limits of the city of St. Helens. Provisions of the code also apply to acts performed outside the corporate limits of the city where state or other law grants the city power to regulate particular acts outside the corporate limits. (Ord. 3037 § 1, 2007)
1.01.060 Copies on file.
Copies of this code will be maintained in all city departments, and copies available for public inspection will be maintained at the St. Helens Public Library and office of the city administrator in City Hall. (Ord. 3037 § 1, 2007)
1.01.070 Ordinances passed prior to code adoption.
The last ordinance included in the original code is Ordinance No. 3030 passed February 7, 2007. The following ordinances, passed subsequent to Ordinance No. 3030 but prior to adoption of this code, are adopted and made part of this code: Ordinance Nos. 3031 and 3035. (Ord. 3037 § 1, 2007)
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. (Ord. 3037 § 1, 2007)
1.01.090 Editing the code.
In preparing adopted ordinances for codification and distribution, the city recorder shall not alter the sense, meaning, effect or substance of any ordinance, but, with such limitations, may correct manifest clerical or typographical errors. (Ord. 3037 § 1, 2007)