HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 0476CITY OF MEDINA
ORDINANCE N0. 476
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE MEDINA MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEDINA DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the Washington State Legislature has provided for
the codification and publication of the permanent and general
ordinances of cities and town in Section 35.21.500 through
35.21.570 of the Revised Code of Washington; and
WHEREAS, the Book Publishing Company, Seattle, Washington,
has compiled, edited and published a codification of the
permanent and general ordinances of the City of Medina,
Washington; and
WHEREAS, there have been filed and there are now on file in
the office of the City Clerk, for public inspection, three copies
of a document entitled "Medina Municipal Code".
SECTION 1: Adoption: Pursuant to the provisions of
Sections 35.21.500 through 35.21.570 of the RCW, there is hereby
adopted the "Medina Municipal Code", as compiled, edited and
published by Book Publishing Company, Seattle, Washington.
SECTION 2-: Title - Citation - Reference: This code shall
be known as the "Medina Municipal Code and it shall be
sufficient to refer to said code as the "Municipal Code" in any
prosecution for the violation of any provision thereof or in any
proceeding at law or equity. It shall be sufficient to designate
any ordinance adding to, amending, correcting, or repealing all
or any part or portions thereof as an addition to, amendment to,
correction or repeal of the "Medina Municipal Code". Further
reference may be had to the titles, chapters, sections and
subsections of the "Medina Municipal Code" and suchreferences
shall apply to that numbered title, chapter, section or
subsection as it appears in the code.
SECTION 3: Codification Authority: This code consists of
all the regulatory and penal ordinances and certain of the
administrative ordinances of the City of Medina, Washington,
codified pursuant to the provisions of Section 35.21.500 through
35.21.570 of the Revised Code of Washington.
SECTION 4: Ordinances Passed Prior to Ado iocn of the
Code: The last ordinance included n e t init atl ode is
OiInance 469, passed January 11, 1988. The following
ordinances, passed subsequent to Ordinance 469, but prior to t
adoption of this code, are hereby adopted and made a part of
this code: Ordinances _ 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, VI
SECTION 5: Reference A lieo All Amendments: Whenever a
reference is made to this code ass tfi
te Medina Municipal Code" or
to any portion thereof, or to any ordinance of the City of
Medina, Washington, the reference shall apply to all amendments,
corrections and additions heretofore, now or hereafter made.
SECTION 6: Title, Chapter and Section Headings: Title,
chapter and section head ngs contained herein shall not be deemed
to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect the scope,
meaning or intent of the provisions of any title, chapter or
section hereof.
SECTION 7: Reference to S ecif is Ordinances: The
provisions of this co a shall not n any manner affect matters of
record which refer to, or are otherwise connected with ordinances
which are therein specifically designated by number or .otherwise
and which are included within the code, but such reference shall
be construed to apply to the corresponding provisions contained
within this code.
SECTION 6: Effect of Code on Past Actions and Obligations:
Neither the adoption of this code nor the repeal oc amendment
hereby of any ordinance or part or portion of any ordinance of
the City shall in any manner affect the prosectuion for
violations of ordinances, which violations were committed prior
to the .effective date hereof, nor be construed as a waiver of any
license, fee, or penalty at said effective date due and unpaid
under such ordinances, nor be construced as affecting any of the
revisions of such ordinances relating to the collection of any
such license, fee, or penalty, or the penal provisions applicable
to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond
or cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed or
deposited pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and
obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force
and effect.
SECTION 9: Effective Date: This code shall become
effective on the date the ord nance adopting this code as the
"Medina Municipal Code" shall become effective.
SECTION 10: Constitutionalit : If any section, subsection,
sentence, clause or p rase of t:is 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. The Council
hereby declares that it would have passed this code, and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases had been declared
invalid or unconstitutional, and if for any reason this code
should be declared invalid or unconstitutional, then the original
ordinance or ordinances shall be in full force and effect.
SECTION 11. Effective Date: This ordinance shall take
effect five (5) days a tamer its publication or the publication of
a summary of its intent and contents.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 1lthDAY OF July , 1988
AND SIGNED IN AUTHENTICATION OF ITS PASSAGE THE ttth day of
July , 1988.
Pete Val -Sp nosa, or
Approved as to form:
k r ,el Pam/
Fnr R. es, city Attor ey
Attest:
r et R. Davis, C ty Clerk ; hereby certify that I am the City Clerk
r+2he Ci+061 Modina; that annexed hereto is Ordinance No.
being the inns and wnn i copy of such onfinanca N':ich was pubiisi�ed aridzrid
posted according to tho laws of the State of Washington relating to third-
class cities beginning five days or more before Its effective dete.
City Clerk
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