HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo 844 Adopting and Enacting a New Code for the City of Maplewood, Minnesota; Providing for the Repeal of Certain Ordinances Not Included Therein; Providing a Penalty for the Violation Thereof; Providing for the Manner of Amending Such Code; and Providing
ORDINANCE 844
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND ENACTING A NEW CODE FOR THE CITY
OF MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF
CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN; PROVIDING A
PENALTY FOR THE VILOATION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE
MANNER AF AMENDING SUCH CODE; AND PROVIDING WHEN SUCH
CODE AND THIS ORDIANANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MAPLEWOOD DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The code entitled “Code of Ordinances”, City of Maplewood, Minnesota,
published by Municipal Code Corporation, consisting of chapters 1 thorough 44, each
inclusive, is adopted.
Section 2. All ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted on or before May
27, 2003, and not included in the code or recognized and continued in force by reference
therein, are repealed.
Section 3. The repeal provided for in section 2 hereof shall not be construed to revive
any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance that is
repealed by this ordinance.
Section 4. Unless another penalty is expressly provided, every person convicted of a
violation of any provision of the Code or any ordinance, rule or regulation adopted or
issued in pursuance thereof shall be punished by a fine or not more than $1,000.00 or
imprisonment for not more than 90 days or by both fine and imprisonment. Each act of
violation and each day upon which any such violation shall continue or occur shall
constitute a separate offense. The penalty provided by this section, unless another
penalty is expressly provided, shall apply to the amendment of any Code section,
whether or not such penalty is reenacted in the amendatory ordinance. In addition to the
openly prescribed above, the city may pursue other remedies such as abatement of
nuisances, injunctive relief and revocation of licenses or permits.
Section 5. Additions or amendments to the Code when passed in such form as to
indicate the intention of the council to make the same a part of the Code shall be
deemed to be incorporated in the Code, so that reference to the Code includes the
additions and amendments.
Section 6. Ordinances adopted after May 27, 2003, that amend or refer to ordinances
that have been codified in the Code shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like
provisions of the Code.
Section 7. This ordinance shall be effective October 28, 2003.
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Passed and adopted by the City Council this 27 day of October 2003.