HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 720 ORDINANCE NO. /FA ()
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CATHEDRAL CITY AMENDING PROVISIONS OF CATHEDRAL
CITY MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE PERTAINING TO CODE
ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES
WHEREAS, the Cathedral City Municipal Code ("Municipal
Code") and other laws and regulations currently provides that
violations may be punishable by civil fines, fees or
penalties; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Code currently provides that a
distinct and separate offense occurs each day a violation is
continued or maintained; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cathedral City ("City") wishes to
provide that the amount of any fine or fee imposed shall not
exceed $1, 000 per day and shall not exceed $100, 000 per tax
assessor' s parcel number or structure for related series of
violations .
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL
CITY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. ADDITION OF MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION
13 .30. 040
Municipal Code Section 13 . 30 . 040, "Civil Penalties" shall
be added as follows :
13.30. 040 Civil Penalties.
The amount of any fine or fee imposed by the City
pursuant to this title or any other applicable law or
regulation may be assessed at a daily rate not to exceed
$1, 000 per violation per day, and not to exceed a total
of $100, 000 per tax assessor's parcel number in the case
of unimproved real property or $100, 000 per each
structure against which violations have existed on a
single tax assessor's parcel number for any related
series of violations.
Section 2 . SEVERABILITY
Clo The City Council declares that, should any provision,
section, paragraph, sentence or word of this ordinance be
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rendered or declared invalid by any final court action in a
court of competent jurisdiction or by reason of any preemptive
legislation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs,
sentences or words of this ordinance as hereby adopted shall
remain in full force and effect .
Section 3 . REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
All the provisions of the Cathedral City City Municipal
Code as heretofore adopted by the City of Cathedral City that
are in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Section 4 . AMENDING OF BAIL SCHEDULE
The City Attorney' s Office is hereby directed to
determine whether this ordinance necessitates amendment of the
City' s Bail Schedule and to cause such necessary amendments to
be made and filed with the local branches of the Superior
Court of the County of Riverside .
Section 5. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after
its second reading by the City Council .
Section 6. CERTIFICATION
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this
ordinance and shall cause the same to be published according
to law.
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The foregoing Ordinance was approved and adopted at a
meeting of the City Council held on o27 c0 y17i¢2Ghl ,
2013 by the following vote: `/
Ayes : .- �C4,r4, `,slut'e, Weiti4),/ t14/s, 7:0
Noes : 0/
Abstain:
Absent : 4
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�,ill L
hleen J/ DeRosa, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Pat Hammers, City Clerk
Cr APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Charles R. Green, City Attorney
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