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ORDINANCE NO. 1
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
CATHEDRAL CITY PROVIDING THAT ALL
ORDINANCES OF THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
APPLICABLE BEFORE INCORPORATION SHALL
REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS
CITY ORDINANCES
The city council of the City of Cathedral City does ordain
as follows :
Section 1 . County Enactments to Remain in Effect .
( a) All ordinances of the County of Riverside which
have been applicable within the territory now incorporated
as the City of Cathedral City , to the extent that they
applied before incorporation shall remain in full force and
effect as ordinances of the City of Cathedral City .
( b ) Additionally , all resolutions , rules and
regulations of the County of Riverside which have been so
applicable in implementation of the aforesaid ordinances or
of mandates of State law ( such as , but not limited to , the
California Environmental Quality Act ) , to the extent that
they applied before incorporation shall remain in full force
and effect as resolutions , rules and regulations ,
respectively , of the City of Cathedral City .
Section 2 . Declaration of Intent .
Certain provisions of the county enactments referred
to in Section 1 of this ordinance reflect the county
governmental structure and contain references to officials ,
official titles , commissions , and other designations which
are not a part of the structure of this City ' s government .
In order to effectively and intelligently administer the
county enactments to the extent that they are continued in
effect by this ordinance , it is the purpose of this
ordinance to provide for the substitution of the appropriate
city official , title , or designation in county enactments .
Section 3 . Substitution of Appropriate Reference
to City .
( a) Whenever in the enactments of the County of
Riverside which are continued in effect by the City there is
a reference to "Board of Supervisors" , this reference shall
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be interpreted to mean the "City Council of the City of
Cathedral City" .
( b ) Whenever in the enactments of the County of
Riverside which are continued in effect by the City there is
a reference to an office , official title , or other
designation , the reference shall be interpreted to mean that
office , title , or designation in the governmental structure
of the City , or if there is none , any official or
titleholder in the City who has been specifically directed
by the City Council or the City Manager to perform the
functions referred to or the duties imposed .
( c) Whenever it is appropriate under the
circumstances , and in the enactments of the County of
Riverside which are continued in effect by the City , there
is a reference to the "County of Riverside" , said reference
shall be interpreted to mean the "City of Cathedral City" .
( d ) Whenever in the enactments of the County of
Riverside which are continued in effect by the City there is
a reference to "Planning Commission" , "Board of Zoning
Adjustment" , "Board of Appeals" , or "Zoning Administrator" ,
this reference shall be interpreted to mean that these
agencies or officials are acting as the agents of the City
of Cathedral City .
Section 4. Duration of County Ordinances Within
City .
Each ordinance of the County of Riverside which
remains in effect as a city ordinance by virtue of Section 1
of this ordinance shall remain in effect as a city ordinance
for a period of one hundred twenty (120 ) days or until the
Council adopts an ordinance superseding it , whichever first
in time occurs .
Section 5 . Manner of Superseding County Ordinances
Within 120-Day Period.
No city ordinance enacted within the 120-day period of
time shall be deemed to supersede a county ordinance unless
the city ordinance specifically refers to the county
ordinance and states an intention to supersede it .
Section 6 . Enforcement of Continuing County
Ordinances .
The enforcement of the county ordinances continuing in
effect in the incorporated area shall be by the City except
insofar as services of enforcement are furnished by the
County in accordance with Government Code Section 35448 .
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Section 7. Authority for Enactment .
This ordinance is adopted under Government Code
Section 35441 .
Section 8 . Declaration of Facts Constituting
Urgency .
11 0 This ordinance is an urgency ordinance and is for the
immediate preservation of the public peace , health , and
safety . The facts constituting urgency are these : the City
of Cathedral City is newly incorporated and it comprises
territory formerly unincorporated . Government Code Section
35441 of the State of California provides that the City
shall immediately upon organization and before performing
any other act adopt an ordinance providing that all the
county ordinances applicable before the incorporation shall
remain in full force and effect as city ordinances for 120
days or until the Council has enacted ordinances superseding
them. - It is necessary that this ordinance take effect
immediately in order to have continuity in the existence ,
application , administration , and enforcement of the same
ordinances in the City which applied before incorporation
until the city may enact ordinances superseding them.
Section 9 . Taking Effect .
This ordinance , being an urgency ordinance for the
immediate protection of the public safety , health , and
general welfare , containing a declaration of the facts
constituting the urgency , and passed by at least a
four- fifths (4/ 5 ) vote of the City Council shall take effect
immediately upon its adoption .
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The foregoing ordinance was introduced , approved and
adopted at a meeting of the City Council held on November
16 , 1981 , by the following vote :
LAyes : Councilmembers Case , Hollister , Krings , Smith
and Mayor Murphy
Noes : None
Absent :None
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MAYOR /
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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ITY ATTCRNE ACTING CITY MANAGER
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance No . 1 was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Cathedral City,
California , in a meeting thereof held on the 16th day of
November , 1981 , and that same was posted in at least the
three public places specified for such postings , by the said
City Council .
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E. Clem
City Clerk,
City of Cathedral City
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