Chapter 1.01
ADOPTION OF MUNICIPAL CODE
Sections:
1.01.015 Purpose and policy declared.
1.01.030 Adoption of new material.
1.01.040 Title and citation of code.
1.01.050 Purpose of catchlines.
1.01.060 Continuation of ordinances.
1.01.070 Reference applies to amendments.
1.01.010 Adoption of code.
The codification of the ordinances of the city of Marysville of a general, public or permanent nature as contained and set forth in a printed copy thereof on file in the office of the city clerk entitled “Marysville Municipal Code,” is hereby adopted as the official code of the city of Marysville, as provided for by Chapter 97, Laws of 1957, RCW 35.21.500 through 35.21.570. (Ord. 525 § 1, 1964).
1.01.015 Purpose and policy declared.
(1) All regulatory legislation contained in the Marysville Municipal Code is enacted as an exercise of the police power of the city to provide for, promote, protect and preserve the public peace, health, safety and welfare, and such legislation shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of said purposes. It is expressly the purpose of such legislation to provide for and protect the general public and not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of persons who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the terms of such legislation.
(2) It is the specific intent of all regulatory legislation to place the obligation of complying with the requirements of the same upon the members of the public who are regulated thereby, and no provision or term used in such legislation is intended to impose any duty whatsoever upon the city or any of its officers, employees or agents, for whom the implementation or enforcement of said regulations shall be discretionary and not mandatory.
(3) Nothing contained in any regulatory legislation of the city is intended to be nor shall be construed to create or form the basis for any liability on the part of the city or its officers, employees or agents for any injury or damage resulting from the failure of any member of the public to comply with applicable regulations, or from the failure of a structure, utility, road or sidewalk to comply with applicable code requirements, or by reason or in consequence of any plan check, inspection, notice, order, certificate or approval issued in connection with the implementation or enforcement of regulatory legislation, or by reason of any action or inaction on the part of the city, or its officers, employees or agents, in connection with the implementation or enforcement of regulatory legislation. (Ord. 1127, 1980).
1.01.020 Effect of code.
As provided for by RCW 35.21.550, copies of this code in published form shall be received without further proof as the ordinances of permanent and general effect of the city of Marysville by all courts and administrative tribunals of this state. (Ord. 525 § 2, 1964).
1.01.030 Adoption of new material.
New material shall be adopted by the city council as separate ordinances prior to the inclusion thereof in such codification; provided, that any ordinance amending the codification shall set forth in full the section or sections of the codification being amended, and this shall constitute a sufficient compliance with any statutory requirement that no ordinance nor any section thereof shall be revised or amended unless the new ordinance sets forth the revised ordinance or amended section in full. (Ord. 525 § 3, 1964).
1.01.040 Title and citation of code.
The codification hereby adopted shall be known as the “Marysville Municipal Code” and may be cited as such. The titles, chapters and sections as set forth in the codification hereby adopted are declared to be the titles, chapters and sections by which the provisions of the Marysville Municipal Code may be designated and cited. (Ord. 525 § 4, 1964).
1.01.050 Purpose of catchlines.
The catchlines appearing in connection with titles, chapters and sections of the Marysville Municipal Code are inserted as a matter of convenience, and they shall be wholly disregarded by any person, officer, court or other tribunal in construing the terms and provisions of the Marysville Municipal Code. (Ord. 525 § 5, 1964).
1.01.060 Continuation of ordinances.
The provisions of the Marysville Municipal Code, insofar as they are substantially the same as ordinances heretofore adopted by the city of Marysville, shall be construed as continuations thereof and not as new enactments. (Ord. 525 § 6, 1964).
1.01.070 Reference applies to amendments.
Whenever a reference is made to any portion of the Marysville Municipal Code, or to any ordinances of the city of Marysville, such reference shall apply to all amendments and additions now or hereafter made. (Ord. 525 § 7, 1964).
1.01.080 General penalty.
Unless otherwise specifically provided in the Marysville Municipal Code, any person, firm or corporation, their agents or servants, who shall violate any of the provisions of the Marysville Municipal Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment for any term not exceeding one year, or both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 1421 § 1, 1985; Ord. 525 § 8, 1964).
1.01.090 Savings clause.
Nothing contained in the Marysville Municipal Code adopted herein shall be construed as abating any action now pending under or by virtue of any general ordinance of the city of Marysville herein repealed; or as discontinuing, abating, modifying or altering any penalty accrued or to accrue, or as affecting the liability of any person, firm or corporation, or as waiving any right of the city under any ordinance or provision thereof in force at the time of passage of this chapter. (Ord. 525 § 9, 1964).
1.01.100 Severability.
Each title, chapter, section and subdivision of a section of the Marysville Municipal Code, adopted by this chapter, is declared to be independent of every other title, chapter, section or subdivision of a section, and the invalidity of any title, chapter, section or subdivision of a section of the Marysville Municipal Code, adopted by this chapter, shall not invalidate any other title, chapter, section or subdivision of a section thereof. (Ord. 525 § 10, 1964).
1.01.110 Repeal.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the Marysville Municipal Code adopted by this chapter are repealed. (Ord. 525 § 11, 1964).