HomeMy WebLinkAbout223 Adopting the Code of City of Zephyrhills ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING " THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA "; PRO-
VIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF : REPEALING
CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED IN SAID CODE
WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS; PROVIDING FOR PEN-
ALTY OF VIOLATION OF SAID CODE WHERE NO SUCH
PENALTIES PROVIDED; INCLUDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE THEREOF.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA, as follows :
SECTION 1 : There is hereby adopted by the City Council
that certain Code entitled " The Code of the City of Zephyrhills,
Florida " containing certain ordinances of a general and perm-
anent nature as compiled, consolidated, codified and indexed in
Chapters 1 to 27, both inclusive, of which Code not less than 3
copies have been and are now filed in the office of the City
Clerk.
SECTION 2: The provisions of such Code shall be in force
on and after June 1 , 1974, and all ordinances of a general and
permanent nature adopted on final reading and passage on or be-
fore August 13, 1973, and not contained in such Code are hereby
repealed from and after June 1 , 1974, except as hereinafter pro-
vided.
SECTION 3 : The repeal provided for in the preceeding sec-
tion of this ordinance shall not affect any offense or act com-
mitted or done or any penalty or forfeiture incurred or any con-
tract or right established or accruing before June 1 , 1974; nor
shall it affect any prosecution, suit or proceeding pending or
any judgment rendered prior to June 1 , 1974; nor shall such re-
peal affect any ordinance or resolution promising or guaranteeing
the payment of money for the City or authorizing the issue of
any bonds of the City or any evidence of the City' s indebtedness
or any contract or obligation assumed by the City; nor shall it
affect the annual tax levy; nor shall it affect any right or
franchise conferred by ordinance or resolution of the City on any
person or corporation ; nor shall it affect any ordinance adopted
for purposes which have been consummated; nor shall it affect any
ordinance which is temporary, although general in effect, or
special, although permanent, in effect; nor shall it affect any
ordinance relating to the salaries of the officers or employees;
nor shall it affect any ordinance annexing territory to the City;
nor shall it affect any ordinance naming, renaming, opening,ac-
cepting or vacating streets or alleys in the City; nor shall it
affect any ordinance relating to the zoning map; nor shall it
affect any ordinance adopted on final reading and passage after
August 13, 1973; nor shall it affect any of the following ordi-
nances or amendments thereto : Ordinances setting fees for per-
mits, licenses, inspections, services, etc. , which have been
noted in the Code adopted by this Ordinance as being set by the
City Council from time to time; Ordinances designating one-way
streets orportions of streets; Ordinance designating through
streets or stop intersections ; Ordinance number 196.
SECTION 4: Whenever in the Code adopted by this ordinance
or any other ordinance or resolution of the City or in any rule,
regulation or order promulgated by any officer or agency of the
City under authority duly vested in him or it any act is pro-
hibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a
misdemeanor, or the doing of any act is required or the failure
to do any act is declared to be unlawful or anoffense or a mis-
demeanor, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the
violation of any such provision of such Code or any other ordi-
nance or resolution of the City or such rule, regulation or order
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars($500.00)
or imprisonment for a term not exceeding ninety days (90) or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
Except where otherwise provided, every day any violation
of such Code or any other ordinance or resolution of the City or
such rule, regulation or order shall continue shall constitute a
seperate offense.
SECTION 5 : It is hereby declared to be the intention of
the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses
and phrases of this ordinance and the Code hereby adopted are
severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or
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section of this ordinance of the Code hereby adopted shall be de-
clared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by the valid judg-
ment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such uncon-
stitutionality or invlidity shall not affect any of the remaining
phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this or-
dinance or the Code hereby adopted.
The foregoing Ordinance No. 3 was read and passed
on its first reading by the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills,
Florida, on the / 3 day of //1'/ �% 1974.
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Presi .ent o `er y Counci
Attest :
C-' yC er .
The foregoing Ordinance No. , 2 g.3 was read and passed
on its second reading by the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills,
Florida, on the t< ° day of /41,?y , 1974.
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Presi•ent of i"y Council
_Attest : -
C-' y Clerk
The foregoing Ordinance No. a was read and passed
on its third reading by the City Councilo/ of the City of Zephyrhills,
Florida, on the day of V�1'/ e. 1974.
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President o"" City Coun
Attest` /
J
/ity Clerk
The foregoing Ordinance No. was approved by me
this /D day of l/v'l eZ , 1974.
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