HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-08-11 - ORDINANCES - LACO CODE INCORPORATION (2)#- ORDINANCE NO. 88-37
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY CODE AND PROVIDING FOR THE
ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE AS AN URGENCY
MEASURE.
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita is a newly
incorporated City which comprises territory formerly within
the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, immediately following
its organization and prior to performing any other official
act, adopted Ordinance 87-1, pursuant to California
Government Code Section 57376, providing that all Los
Angeles County ordinances previously applicable shall remain
in full force in effect as the City Ordinances for the City
Of Santa Clarita for a period of 120 days after a
corporation, or until the City Council has enacted
ordinances superseding the Los Angeles County ordinances;
and
WHEREAS, on April 14, 1988, the City Council of the
City of Santa Clarita adopted ordinance number 88-14
providing that all Los Angeles County ordinances previously
applicable shall remain in full force in effect as the City
ordinances for the City of Santa Clarita for a period of 120
days, or until the City Council has enacted ordinances
superseding the Los Angeles County Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita is proceeding in
an orderly fashion to draft and adopt permanent codified and
non -codified ordinances applicable to.its jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita has not yet
adopted a comprehensive municipal code, nor sufficient
codified and non -codified ordinances to allow the
applicability of the Los Angeles County Code to expire.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of
Santa Clarita does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. The Los Angeles County Code is hereby
adopted,y rb a erence, as the Municipal Code for the City of
Santa Clarita to the extent applicable to the City and not
inconsistent with existing provisions of the Santa Clarita
Municipal Code and shall remain in full force and effect
indefinitely from the effective date of this ordinance, or
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until the City Council enacts an ordinance superseding all
or any portion of these Los Angeles County Code provisions.
A'copy of_such Los.Angeles Code provisions is on
file in the office of the City Clerk, shall be maintained by
such clerk,, and shall at all times be available for public
inspection
SECTION 2. The following amendments are made to the
County of Los Angeles Code referenced herein:
(a) Whenever "Board of Supervisors" or
"Board" is used, it shall mean the Santa
Clarita City Council;
(b) Whenever the geographical limits of
the County of Los Angeles are used, they shall
mean the geographical limits of the City of
Santa Clarita, 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 shall mean
the City of Santa Clarita.
SECTION 3. No City ordinance enacted after the
effective ate o this ordinance shall be deemed to
supersede any County ordinance referenced herein unless the
City Ordinance specifically refers thereto and states an
intention to supersede it.
SECTION 4. The City of Santa Clarita has not yet
adopted a comprehensive Municipal Code, and pursuant to
Ordinance 88-14, the effective date of the Los Angeles
County Code within the City of Santa Clarita shall expire on
August 12, 1988. The absence of the effectiveness of this
ordinance would leave the City without a comprehensive set
of local ordinances and, therefore, this ordinance is
necessary for the protection of the public health, welfare,
or safety of the City of Santa Clarita and shall take effect
immediately upon adoption by a four/fifths vote of the City
Council.
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SECTION 5. The_City Clerk shall Certify to the
adoption o tis Ordinance and cause it to be published in
the manner prescribed by law.
1988. PASSED AND APPROVED 'this- 11:th`day of August r
MAYOR
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA i
I, George Caravalho , City Clerk of the City of
Santa Clarity o ereby cert fy that the foregoing Ordinance
was 3uly adopted as an urgency measure at a regular meeting
of the City Council on the 11th day of August ,
19 88 , by the following roll—call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMSERS: Boyer, Darcy, Heidt, Koontz, McKeon
NOES: COUNCILMEMSERS:-None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Nnnc
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