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