HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 14 (1989)ORDINANCE NO. 14 - (1989)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DIAMOND BAR ADOPTING BY REFERENCE
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE AND OTHER
RELEVANT NON -CODIFIED LOS ANGELES COUNTY
ORDINANCES AS THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
DIAMOND BAR.,
A. Recitals.
(i) On April 18, 1989, the City of Diamond Bar was
incorporated as a duly organized municipal corporation of the
State of California. On said date, pursuant to the requirements
of California Government Code Section 57376, the City Council of
the City of Diamond Bar adopted its Ordinance No. 1 thereby
adopting, for a maximum period of 120 days, the Los Angeles
County Code as the ordinances of the City of Diamond Bar. This
Council desires to continue the applicability of such codes
beyond such initial 120 term.
(ii) Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of
Title 5 of the California Government Code (Sections 50020, et
seq.) authorizes cities to adopt, by references, county
ordinances, including the Los Angeles County Code and all other
ordinances of the County of Los Angeles applicable thereto.
(iii) A copy of said Code and Ordinances, certified as
a full, true and correct copy thereof, has been filed in the
office of the City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar in accordance
with the provisions of California Government Code Section
50022.6.
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(iv) A duly noticed public hearing, as required by
California Government Code Section 50022.3, has been conducted
and concluded prior to the adoption of this Ordinance.
(v) All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of
this Ordinance have occurred.
B. Ordinance.
The City Council of the City of Diamond Bar does ordain
as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby specifically finds
that all the facts set forth in the Recitals, Part A, of this
Ordinance are true and correct.
SECTION .1. All ordinances of the County of Los
Angeles, codified in the Los Angeles County Code, and all other
ordinances of the County of Los Angeles applicable thereto, are
hereby adopted as the ordinances of the City of Diamond Bar
except as amended by Ordinance Nos. 11 and 15 of the City.
SECTION 3. The following amendments are made to the
County of Los Angeles Ordinances referenced herein:
(a) Whenever "Board of Supervisors" or "Board" is used
in the Ordinance, it means the Diamond Bar City Council.
(b) Whenever "County" is used in the Ordinance, it
means the geographical limits of the City of Diamond Bar unless a
different geographical area is clearly indicated by the context.
(c) Whenever "County", "County of Los Angeles", or
"unincorporated Territory of the County of Los Angeles" is used,
it means the City of Diamond Bar.
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SECTION 4. Penalties
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership
or corporation to violate any provision or to fail to comply with
any of the requirements of the code hereby adopted. Any person,
firm, partnership or corporation violating any provision of said
code or failing to comply with any of its requirements shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall
be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars
($1,000.00), or by imprisonment, not exceeding 6 months, or by
both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person, firm,
partnership or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate
offense for each and every day or any portion thereof during
which any violation of any of the provisions of said code is
committed, continued, or the provisions of said code is
committed, continued, or permitted by such person, firm,
partnership or corporation and shall be deemed punishable
therefore as provided herein.
SECTION 3. Civil Remedies Available.
The violation of any of the provisions of the code
hereby adopted shall constitute a nuisance and may be abated by
the City through civil process by means of a restraining order,
preliminary or permanent injunction, or in any other manner
provided by law for the abatement of such nuisance.
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SECTIOSeverability.
The City Council declares thatkil , should any provision,
section, paragraph, sentence or word of the Code and or
Ordinances hereby adopted be rendered or declared invalid by any
final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction or by
reason of any pre-emptive legislation, the remaining provisions,
sections, paragraphs, sentences or words of said Code and/or
Ordinances hereby adopted shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION Z. The Deputy City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be posted
in three (3) public places within the City of Diamond Bar
pursuant to the provisions of Resolution 89-6.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 27th day of June
1989.
I, TOMMYE A. NICE, Deputy City Clerk of the City of
Diamond Bar, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was
introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Diamond Bar held on the 6th day of
June
1989, and was finally passed at a regular meeting of the City
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Council of the City of Diamond Bar held on the 27th day of
June , 1989, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: FORBING, WERNER, Mayor Pro Tem
HORCHER and Mayor PAPEN
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: MILLER
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
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