HomeMy WebLinkAboutFINAL ORDINANCE NO. 97-207CITY OF LAKE ELMO
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 97-207
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A CODE OF ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF
LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA, RESTATING, REVISING, UPDATING,
CODIFYING AND COMPILING CERTAIN ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
DEALING WITH THE SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Sections 415.02 and 415.03 authorize the city to cause
its ordinances to be codified and printed in a book,
NOW THEREFORE the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota, ordains:
Section 1. The general ordinances of the City as restated, revised, updated, codified and
compiled in book form, including penalties for the violations of various
provisions thereof, are hereby adopted and shall constitute the "Code of
Ordinances of the City of Lake Elmo. This Code of Ordinances also adopts
by reference certain statutes and administrative rules of the State of Minnesota
as named in the Code of Ordinances.
Section 2. The Code of Ordinance as adopted in Section 1 shall consist of the following
titles:
Title I: General Provisions
Title III: Administration
Title V Public Works
Title VII: Traffic Code
Title IX.• General Regulations
Title XT Business Regulations
Title XI77: General Offenses
Title AV.- Land Usage
Table of Special Ordinances
Parallel References
Section 3. All prior ordinances, pertaining to the subjects treated in the Code of
Ordinances, shall be deemed repealed from and after the effective date of this
ordinance, except as they are included and re -ordained in whole or in part in
the Code of Ordinances; provided, this repeal shall not affect any offense
committed or penalty incurred or any right established prior to the effective
date of this ordinance, nor shall this repeal affect the provisions of ordinances
levying taxes, appropriating money, annexing or detaching territory,
establishing franchises, or granting special rights to certain persons,
authorizing public improvements, authorizing the issuance of bonds or
borrowing of money, authorizing the purchase or sale of real or personal
property, granting or accepting easements, plat or dedication of land to public
use, vacating or setting the boundaries of streets or other public places; nor
shall this repeal affect any other ordinance of a temporary or special nature or
pertaining to subjects not contained in or covered by the Code of Ordinances.
Section 4. This ordinance adopting the Code of Ordinances shall be a sufficient
publication of any ordinance included in it and not previously published in the
City's official newspaper. The Clerk of the City shall cause a substantial
quantity of the Code of Ordinances to be printed for general distribution to the
public at actual cost and shall furnish a copy of the Code of Ordinances to the
County Law Library or its designated depository. The official copy of this
Code of Ordinances shall be marked and be kept in the office of the City
Clerk.
Section 5. The Code of Ordinance is declared to be prima facie evidence of the law of
the City and shall be received in evidence as provided by Minnesota Statutes
by the Courts of the State of Minnesota.
Section 6. This ordinance adopting the Code of Ordinances, and the Code of Ordinances
itself, shall take effect upon publication of this ordinance in the City's official
newspaper.
ADOPTION DATE: This Ordinance No. 97-207 was adopted on this 11`h day of
December, 2007, by a vote of 5 Ayes and 0 Nays.
CITY OF LAKE ELMO
Mayor Dean Johnston
ATTEST:
Susan Hoyt, Administrator
EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be effective the day following its
publication.
PUBLICATION DATE: Published on the 27 h day of December, 2007.
This ordinance was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo
on the 11th dayof December 2007, by a vote of 5 Ayes and 0 Nays.
Mayor Johnston - Aye, Council Member DeLapp - Aye, Council Member Johnson - Aye
Council Member Park - Aye, Council Member Smith - Aye