Ord 1627 - Correcting Town Code Section 1-7 regarding penalties to include that violation of Town Code is a public nuisance and that each day a violation exists is a separate offenseORDINANCE NO. 1627
ORDINANCE CORRECTING TOWN CODE SECTION 1 -7 REGARDING
PENALTIES TO INCLUDE THAT VIOLATION OF TOWN CODE
IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND THAT EACH DAY A
VIOLATION EXISTS IS A SEPARATE OFFENSE
Section 1.
Section 1 -7 of the Town Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1 -7 General penalty; continuing violations.
Whenever in this Code, or in any other ordinance of the town, or in
any rule, regulation or order issued or promulgated pursuant thereto, any
act is prohibited, or is made or declared to be unlawful, or an offense,
or the doing of any act is required, or the failure to do any act is
declared to be unlawful, where no specific penalty is provided therefor,
the violation of any such provision shall constitute an infraction, and
the penalties therefor shall be those specified by Government Code Section
36900(b). Where a violation is specifically declared to be a misdemeanor,
it shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or the
imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment. Any violation, whether infraction or misdemeanor, may also
be redressed by civil action. Violation of any section of this Code is
also declared to be a public nuisance.
Every day any violation of this Code, or any other ordinance of the
Town, or any such rule, regulation or order, shall continue shall
constitute a separate offense.
Section 2.
This ordinance takes effect 30 days after the date it is adopted.
Within 15 days after this ordinance is adopted, the Town Clerk shall cause
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it to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation published
and circulated in the Town.
The above and foregoing Ordinance was duly and regularly introduced at
a re ular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos held
ont e 15th day of October , 1984.
PASSED AND ADOPTED as an Ordinance of the Town of Los Gatos,
California at a re meeting of the Town Council held on the 5th
day of November , I 984 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS Joanne Benjamin, Eric D. Carlso
Terrence J. Daily, Brent N. Ventura, and
Mayor Thomas J. Ferri-to
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS None
ABSENT:
SIGNED:
ATTEST:
1,
CLERK THE TO W14 OF LO 0�S
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