HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #1627 ORDINANCE NO. 1627
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE
BY AMENDING ARTICLE 812 OF CHAPTER 81 TO PRO-
VIDE FOR THE ADOPTION BY REFERENCE OF THE
UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, VOLUME III, 1970 EDITION
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does ordain
as follows :
SECTION 1. The Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby
amended by amending Section 8121 to read as follows :
8121. ADOPTION OF HOUSING CODE . There is hereby adopted
by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach by reference
that certain code known as the Housing Code, being Volume III of
the Uniform Building Code , 1970 edition, and the whole thereof.
The purpose of such code is to arrest , remedy and prevent the de-
cay and deterioration of places of habitation and to eliminate
slums and blighted neighborhoods by providing minimum requirements
for places of habitation for the protection of life , health, wel-
fare, safety and property of the general public and of the owners
and occupants of places of habitation in the City of Huntington
Beach; to provide for the issuance of permits and collection of
fees therefor; and to provide penalties for the violation thereof,
and repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
therewith EXCEPT for the following sections :
8122 8122 . 4
8122 . 1 8122 . 5
8122 . 2 8122 . 6
8122 . 3
of which code not less than three (3 ) copies have been and now are
on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Huntington
Beach, and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully
as though set out at length herein, as provided by Section 50022 . 2
et seq. of the Government Code of the State of California, and
from the date of this ordinance shall take effect and the pro-
visions thereof shall be controlling within the corporate limits
of the City of Huntington Beach .
SECTION 2 . The Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby
amended by adding thereto Sections 8122 . 7 and 8122 . 8 to read as
follows :
1.
8122 . 7 . PENALTY . Any person convicted of a violation of
any provision of this article, or any additions or amendments
thereto, shall be punishable by imprisonment in jail for a period
not exceeding six (6 ) months , or by fine not exceeding Five Hun-
dred Dollars ($500 ) , or by both such fine and imprisonment .
8122 . 8 . SEVERABILITY. If any section, subdivision, sentence,
clause , phrase, or portion of this article , or any additions or
amendments thereto, or the application thereof to any person, is
for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the de-
cision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this article
or its application to other persons . The City Council hereby de-
clares that it would have adopted this article and each section,
subdivision, sentence, clause , phrase or portion, and any additions
or amendments thereto, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections , subdivisions , sentences , clauses , phrases , or por-
tions or the application thereof to any person, be declared in-
valid or unconstitutional .
SECTION 3 . This ordinance shall take effect thirty days after
its adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this
ordinance and cause same to be published within fifteen days after
adoption in the Huntington Beach News , a weekly newspaper of
general circulation, printed and published in Huntington Beach,
California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Hunt-
ington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 16th day of
February 1971 .
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Mayor PRO TEM
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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Ord. No. 1627
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss :
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I . PAUL C. JONES , The duly elected , qualified, and
acting City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and- ex-
officio Clerk of the City Council of the said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council
of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing
ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 1st day of February
19_Zl_, and was again read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the_6th day of February ,
19_Zl_, and was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of
more than a majority of all the members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
McCracken, Bartlett, Gibbs, Coen, Green, Matney
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
Shipley
City Clerk an -officio Clerk
I. PAUL C. JONES, CITY CLERK of the City of Of the City Council of the City
Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Council, do hereby certify that this ordinance has Of Huntington Beach, California
been, published in the Huntington Beach News on
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in accordance withdhe City Charter of said City.
PAUL G.--40M-- --------
City Clerk
Deputy City Clerk