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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 01 (2000)ORDINANCE NO. 01(2000) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR ADDING NEW CHAPTER 5.09 ADOPTING BY REFERENCE CHAPTER 7.16 OF TITLE 7 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE PERTAINING TO AMBULANCES TO THE DIAMOND BAR CITY CODE A. RECITALS. (i) California Government Code Section 50020, et seq. authorizes the adoption, by reference, of Chapter 7.16 of Title 7 of the Los Angeles County Code. (ii)The City Council of the City of Diamond Bar desires to adopt, by reference, Chapter 7.16 of Title 7 of the Los Angeles County Code in order to regulate the operation of ambulances in the City. (iii) At least one copy of said Chapter, certified as full, true and correct by the City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, has been filed in the office of the City Clerk, in accordance with the provisions of California Government Code Section 50022.6. (iv) Pursuant to California Government Code Section 50020, the City Council has conducted a duly noticed public hearing concerning this ordinance. (v) All legal prerequisites to the adoption of the Ordinance have occurred. B. ORDINANCE. NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby ordained by the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar as follows: Section 1. In all respects, as set forth in the Recitals, Part A of this Ordinance. Section 2. A new Chapter 5.09 is hereby added to Title 5 of the Diamond Bar City Code, as follows: CHAPTER 5.09 AMBULANCES 115.09.010 Adoption by reference. Chapter 7.16 of Title 7 (Ambulances) of the Los Angeles County Code, as amended and in effect on December 15, 1999, excluding all rates, fees, charges and penalties, is hereby adopted by reference and shall henceforth be known as the Ambulance Code of the City of Diamond Bar. Fees and charges shall be as established and amended from time to time by resolution of the City Council. 5.09.020. Copies available for inspection. A certified copy of Chapter 7.16 of Title 7, as adopted in Section 5.09.010, has been deposited in the office of. the City Clerk and shall be at all times maintained by the City Clerk for use and examination by the public." Section 3. Penalties for Violation of Ordinance. 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 Ordinance, Codes or portions thereof hereby adopted. Any person, firm, partnership or corporation violating any provision of this Ordinance, or the Codes or portions thereof hereby adopted, or failing to comply with any of their 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 six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each and every 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 this Ordinance, Codes or portions thereof hereby adopted, is committed, continued or permitted by such person, firm, partnership or corporation, and shall be deemed punishable therefor as provided in this Ordinance. Section 4. Civil Remedies. The violation of any of the provisions of the Ordinance, Codes or portions thereof hereby adopted shall constitute a nuisance and may be abated by the City through civil process by means of restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or in any other manner provided by law for the abatement of such nuisances. Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, portion, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, portions, or phrases of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, portion, or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, portions, or phrases of the -- Ordinance might subsequently be declared invalid or unconstitutional. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 1St day of February, 2000. Mayor I, Lynda Burgess 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 18th day of January and was finally passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar held on the 1st day of February , 2000, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Chang, Herrera, Huff, MPT/Ansari, M/O'Connor NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ATTEST: *ct Clerk of he City of Diamond Bar