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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo 954 Adopting and Enacting the Republication of the City Code of Ordinances; Providing for the Repeal of Certain Ordinances not Included Therein; Providing a Penalty for the Violation Thereof... ORDINANCE NO. 954 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND ENACTING THE REPUBLICATION OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES; 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 WHEN SUCH CODE AND THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF MAPLEWOOD: Section 1.The Code entitled "The Maplewood City Code," published by Municipal Code Corporation, consisting of Chapters 1through 44, each inclusive, is adopted. Section 2.All ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted on or before December 10, 2012, and not included in the Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are repealed.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repeal provided for in section 2 hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance that is repealed by this ordinance.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, everyperson 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 of 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 penalty prescribed above, the City of Maplewood 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 City of Maplewood to make the same a part of the Code shall be deemed to be incorporated in the Code, so that reference to the Codeincludes the additions and amendments. Section 6.Ordinances adopted after December 10, 2012 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 become effective upon the second reading and subsequent publication of the same. The Maplewood City Council approved this ordinance on October 12, 2015.