USE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
The following information is provided to assist in the use and proper maintenance of this Code of Ordinances.
DISTRIBUTION OF COPIES
1. OFFICIAL COPY. The “OFFICIAL COPY” of the Code of Ordinances must be kept by the City Clerk and should be identified as the “OFFICIAL COPY.”
2. DISTRIBUTION. Other copies of the Code of Ordinances should be made available to all persons having a relatively frequent and continuing need to have access to ordinances which are in effect in the City as well as reference centers such as the City Library, County Law Library and perhaps the schools.
3. SALE. The sale or distribution of copies in a general fashion is not recommended as experience indicates that indiscriminate distribution tends to result in outdated codes being used or misused.
4. RECORD OF DISTRIBUTION. The City Clerk should be responsible for maintaining an accurate and current record of persons having a copy of the Code of Ordinances. Each official, elected or appointed, should return to the City, upon leaving office, all documents, records and other materials pertaining to the office, including this Code of Ordinances.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 372.13[4])
NUMBERING OF ORDINANCES AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
It is recommended that a simple numerical sequence be used in assigning ordinance numbers to ordinances as they are passed. For example, if the ordinance adopting the Code of Ordinances was No. 163, we would suggest that the first ordinance passed changing, adding to or deleting from the Code be assigned the number 164; the next ordinance be assigned the number 165, and so on. We advise against using the Code of Ordinances numbering system for the numbering of ordinances.
RETENTION OF AMENDING ORDINANCES
Please note that two books should be maintained: (1) the Code of Ordinances, and (2) an ordinance book. We will assist in the maintenance of the Code of Ordinances book, per the Supplement Agreement, by revising and returning appropriate pages for the Code of Ordinances book as required to accommodate ordinances amending the Code. The City Clerk is responsible for maintaining the ordinance book and must be sure that an original copy of each ordinance adopted, bearing the signatures of the Mayor and Clerk, is inserted in the ordinance book and preserved in a safe place.
SUPPLEMENT RECORD
A record of all supplements prepared for the Code of Ordinances is provided in the front of the Code. This record will indicate the number and date of the ordinances adopting the original Code and of each subsequently adopted ordinance which has been incorporated in the Code. For each supplemented ordinance, the Supplement Record will list the ordinance number, date, topic, and chapter number of the Code affected by the amending ordinance. A periodic review of the Supplement Record and ordinances passed will assure that all ordinances amending the Code have been incorporated therein.
DISTRIBUTION OF SUPPLEMENTS
Supplements containing revised pages for insertion in each Code will be sent to the Clerk. It is the responsibility of the Clerk to see that each person having a Code of Ordinances receives each supplement so that each Code may be properly updated to reflect action of the Council in amending the Code.
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
The Code of Ordinances contains most of the laws of the City as of the date of its adoption and is continually subject to amendment to reflect changing policies of the Council, mandates of the State, or decisions of the Courts. Amendments to the Code of Ordinances can only be accomplished by the adoption of an ordinance.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 380.2)
The following forms of ordinances are recommended for making amendments to the Code of Ordinances:
ADDITION OF NEW PROVISIONS
New material may require the addition of a new PARAGRAPH, SECTION or CHAPTER, as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ____________, IOWA, ____, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION LIMITING PARKING TO THIRTY MINUTES ON A PORTION OF SOUTH BOONE STREET
BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of ___________, Iowa:
SECTION 1. NEW SECTION. The Code of Ordinances of the City of __________, Iowa, ____ is amended by adding a new Section in Chapter 69, numbered 69.16, entitled PARKING LIMITED TO THIRTY MINUTES, which is hereby adopted to read as follows:
69.16 PARKING LIMITED TO THIRTY MINUTES. It is unlawful to park any vehicle for a continuous period of more than thirty (30) minutes between the hours of eight o’clock (8:00) a.m. and eight o’clock (8:00) p.m. on each day upon the following designated streets:
1. South Boone Street, on the west side, from Forest Avenue to Mason Drive.
SECTION 2. REPEALER. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. WHEN EFFECTIVE. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
Passed by the Council the ___ day of _______________, ____, and approved this ___ day of ________________, ____.
________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk
I certify that the foregoing was published as Ordinance No. _____ on the ___ day of _________________, ____.
_________________________________
City Clerk
DELETION OF EXISTING PROVISIONS
Provisions may be removed from the Code of Ordinances by deleting SUBSECTIONS, SECTIONS or CHAPTERS as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. ___
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ______________, IOWA, ____, BY REPEALING CHAPTER 65, SECTION 02, SUBSECTION 5, PERTAINING TO THE SPECIAL STOP REQUIRED ON LAKE BOULEVARD
BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of __________, Iowa:
SECTION 1. SUBSECTION REPEALED. The Code of Ordinances of the City of __________, Iowa, ____, is hereby amended by repealing Chapter 65, Section 02, Subsection 5, which required vehicles traveling south on Lake Boulevard to stop at 2nd Place North.
SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3. WHEN EFFECTIVE. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
Passed by the Council the ___ day of ________________, ____, and approved this ___ day of ________________, ____.
_________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk
I certify that the foregoing was published as Ordinance No.___ on the ___ day of __________________, ____.
________________________________
City Clerk
MODIFICATION OR CHANGE OF EXISTING PROVISION
Existing provisions may be added to, partially deleted or changed as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. ___
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ________________, IOWA, ____, BY AMENDING PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of ___________, Iowa:
SECTION 1. SECTION MODIFIED. Chapter 99, Section 02, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of _________________, Iowa, ____, is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof:
99.02 RATE. Each customer shall pay a sewer rental in the amount of 100 percent (100%) of the bill for water and water service attributable to the customer for the property served, but in no event less than ten dollars ($10.00) per month.
SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3. WHEN EFFECTIVE. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
Passed by the Council the ___ day of _______________, ____, and approved this ___ day of __________________, ____.
_________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk
I certify that the foregoing was published as Ordinance No. _____ on the ___ day of _________________, ____.
_________________________________
City Clerk
ORDINANCES NOT CONTAINED IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
There are certain types of ordinances which the City will be adopting which do not have to be incorporated in the Code of Ordinances. These ordinances include ordinances (1) establishing grades of streets or sidewalks, (2) vacating streets or alleys, (3) authorizing the issuance of bonds and (4) zoning map ordinances.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 380.8)
ORDINANCE NO. ___
AN ORDINANCE VACATING THE ALLEY LYING IN BLOCK TWO (2) RAILROAD ADDITION TO _____________, IOWA
Be It Enacted by the City Council of the City of ___________, Iowa:
SECTION 1. The alley lying in Block Two (2), Railroad Addition to _____________, Iowa, is hereby vacated and closed from public use.
SECTION 2. The Council may by resolution convey the alley described above to abutting property owners in a manner directed by the City Council.
SECTION 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
Passed by the Council the ___ day of __________________, ____, and approved this ___ day of _________________, ____.
_________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk
I certify that the foregoing was published as Ordinance No. _____ on the ___ day of _________________, ____.
_________________________________
City Clerk
These ordinances should be numbered in the same numerical sequence as any other amending ordinance and placed in their proper sequence in the ordinance book.
SUGGESTED FORM
DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
FIRST NOTICE
TO: (Name and address of owner, agent or occupant of the property on which nuisance is located or the person causing or maintaining the nuisance).
You are hereby notified to abate the nuisance existing at (name location of nuisance) within ____ days from service of this notice or file written request for a Council hearing with the undersigned officer within said time limit.
The nuisance consists of (describe the nuisance and cite the law or ordinance) and shall be abated by (state action necessary to abate the particular nuisance).
In the event you fail to abate or cause to be abated the above nuisance as directed, or file written request for hearing within the time prescribed herein, the City will take such steps as are necessary to abate or cause to be abated the nuisance and the cost will be assessed against you as provided by law.
Date of Notice: ________________________________
City of _______________________, Iowa
By: ____________________________________
(enforcement officer)
SUGGESTED FORM
DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
NOTICE OF HEARING
TO: (Name and address of the owner, agent or occupant of the property on which nuisance is located or the person causing or maintaining the nuisance).
You are hereby notified that the City Council of __________, Iowa, will meet on the ___ day of ___________________, ____, at ___ o’clock _.m. in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, at (address of City Hall) for the purpose of considering whether or not the alleged nuisance consisting of (describe the nuisance) on your property, locally known as ________________________, constitutes a nuisance pursuant to Chapter (145) of the Code of Ordinances of _______________, Iowa, and should be abated by (state action necessary to abate the particular nuisance).
You are further notified that at such time and place you may appear and show cause why the said alleged nuisance should not be abated.
You are further notified to govern yourselves accordingly.
Date of Notice: ________________________
City of _______________________, Iowa
By: ____________________________________
(enforcement officer)
SUGGESTED FORM
DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
RESOLUTION AND ORDER
BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of __________, Iowa:
WHEREAS, notice has heretofore been served on the ___ day of ______________________, ____, on (property owner’s name), through (agent’s name or “none”), agent, to abate the nuisance existing at (legal description and address) within ___ days from service of notice upon the said (name of owner or agent); and
(EITHER)
WHEREAS, a hearing was requested by the said (name of property owner or agent) and the same was held at this meeting and evidence produced and considered by the City Council;
(OR, ALTERNATE TO PRECEDING PARAGRAPH)
WHEREAS, the said owner (agent) named above has failed to abate or cause to be abated the above nuisance as directed within the time set, and after evidence was duly produced and considered at this meeting, and said owner has failed to file a written request for hearing, as provided, after being properly served by a notice to abate;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the owner of said property, or his agent (name of owner or agent) is hereby directed and ordered to abate the nuisance consisting of (describe the nuisance) by (state action necessary to abate) within ___ days after the service of this Order upon him; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the enforcement officer be and is hereby directed to serve a copy of this Order upon the said property owner or agent named above; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in the event the owner, or agent (name the owner or agent) fails to abate the said nuisance within the time prescribed above, then and in that event the City will abate the said nuisance and the cost will be assessed against the property and/or owner (owner’s name) at (address), as the law shall provide.
Moved by _____________________ to adopt.
Adopted this ____ day of ___________________, ____.
_________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk
Note: It is suggested by the blank space in the resolution that additional time be allowed the owner to abate the nuisance after the passage of the resolution before any action is taken on the part of the City to abate the same. In some instances, for the sake of public safety, the time element could be stricken from the resolution and immediate action be taken to abate the nuisance after the order is given.
SUGGESTED FORM
NOTICE TO ABATE NUISANCE
TO: (Name and address of owner, agent, or occupant of the property on which the nuisance is located or the person causing or maintaining the nuisance).
You are hereby notified to abate the nuisance existing at (name location of nuisance) or file written request for a hearing with the undersigned officer within (hours or days) from service of this notice.
The nuisance consists of: (describe the nuisance) and shall be abated by: (state action necessary to abate the particular nuisance).
In the event you fail to abate or cause to be abated the above nuisance as directed, the City will take such steps as are necessary to abate or cause to be abated the nuisance and the costs will be assessed against you as provided by law.
Date of Notice: _________________________
City of ____________________, Iowa
By: _____________________________________
(designate officer initiating notice)
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