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Home My WebLink AboutG46-76 Ordinance No. G46-76 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976 WHEREAS, the Book Publishing Company, Seattle, Washington, has compiled, edited and published a recodification of the permanent and general ordinances of the City of Elgin, Illinois; and WHEREAS, it is necessary and desirable to adopt said recodification. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That there is hereby adopted the "Elgin Municipal Code, 1976" as compiled, edited and published by Book Publishing Company, Seattle, Washing- ton, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference as Exhibit 'A' , as the municipal code of the City of Elgin. Section 2. The "Elgin Municipal Code, 1976," shall be referred to in any prosecution for the violation of any provisions thereof or any proceeding at law or in equity. It shall be sufficient to designate any ordinance, adding to, amending, correcting or repealing all or any part or portion thereof as an addition to, amendment, correction or repeal of the "Elgin Municipal Code, 1976." Further reference made be had to the titles, chapters, sections and subsections of the "Elgin Municipal Code, 1976" and such references shall apply to the numbered title, chapter, section or subsection as it appears in the code. Section 3. That the last ordinance of the City of Elgin included in the "Elgin Municipal Code, 1976," attached as Exhibit 'A' is Ordinance G4-76, passed January 14, 1976. The following ordinances, passed subsequently to G4-76, but prior to the adoption of the "Elgin Municipal Code, 1976," be and are hereby adopted and made a part of the "Elgin Municipal Code, 1976": Ordinance G6-76 entitled, An Ordinance Prohibiting Parking.on Brook Street, West Side, from Water Street to North Street, passed January 28, 1976. Ordinance G9-76 entitled, An Ordinance Establishing Fees for Permits and Inspections, passed January 28, 1976. Ordinance G11-76 entitled, An Ordinance Prohibiting Parking in the Civic Center Official Parking Lot, passed February 11, 1976. Ordinance G14-76 entitled, An Ordinance Providing for Permits for Sidewalk and Street Vault Spaces, passed March 10, 1976. Ordinance G15-76 entitled, "An Ordinance Amending the Provisions for the Administration of the Elgin Zoning Ordinance, passed March 10, 1976. Ordinance G16-76 entitled, An Ordinance Establishing the Elgin Emergency Service and Disaster Agency, passed March 24, 1976. Ordinance G17-76 entitled, An Ordinance Establishing the Planning and Land Use Commission, passed March 24, 1976. Ordinance G18-76 entitled, An Ordinance Amending the Bicycle Registration Provisions of the Elgin City Code, passed March 24, 1976. Ordinance G19-76 entitled, An Ordinance Increasing the Authorized Strength of the Police Department, passed April 14, 1976. Ordinance G20-76 entitled, An Ordinance Amending the Elgin Fair Housing Ordinance to Delete the Requirement of a Filing Fee, passed April 14, 1976. Ordinance G21-76 entitled, An Ordinance Amending the Off-Street Parking Provisions of the Elgin Zoning Ordinance, passed April 14, 1976. Ordinance G22-76 entitled, An Ordinance Providing for the Regula- tion fo the Sale of Alcoholic Liquors at Retail, passed April 28, 1976. Ordinance G19-76 entitled, An Ordinance Regulating the Subdivision and Development of Land Within the City of Elgin, passed April 28, 1976. Ordinance G25-76 entitled, An Ordinance Prohibiting Parking on Portions of Davis Road and Holmes Road in the City of Elgin, Illinois, passed May 12, 1976. Ordinance G26-76 entitled, An Ordinance Amending the Schedule of Fees for Permits and Inspections, passed May 12, 1976. Ordinance S5-76 entitled, An Ordinance Providing for the Time of Regular Council Meetings, passed May 26, 1976, Ordinance G27-76 entitled, An Ordinance Deleting from the List of Designated Metered Parking Areas, passed June 9, 1976. Ordinance G30-76 entitled, An Ordinance Amending the Schedule of Water Rates, passed June 23, 1976. Ordinance G35-76 entitled, An Ordinance Amending Chapter 19 of the Elgin City Code, passed August 11, 1976. Ordinance G36-76 entitled, An Ordinance Prohibiting Parking on a Portion of Gifford Road, passed August 11, 1976. Ordinance G39-76 entitled, An Ordinance Establishing Four Hour Metered Parking on the West Side of South State Street, passed September 8, 1976. Ordinance G41-76 entitled, An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Elgin and Otherwise Regulating the Use of Signs by Adding Section 21-111 Entitled "Community Graphics", passed September 22, 1976. Section 4. That whenever a reference is made to the "Elgin Municipal Code, 1976," or to any portion thereof, or to any ordinance of the City of Elgin, Illinois, the reference shall apply to all amendments, corrections, additions heretofore, now, or hereafter made. rSection 5. Title, chapter and section headings contained in the "Elgin E Municipal Code, 1976," shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify, or in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of the provisions of any title, chapter or section of the code. Section 6. The provisions of the "Elgin Municipal Code, 1976," shall not in any manner affect matters of record which refer to, or are otherwise related to ordinances which are therein specifically designated by number or otherwise and which are included within the "Elgin Municipal Code, 1976," but such references shall be construed to apply to the corresponding provi- sions contained in the code. Section 7. Neither the adoption of the "Elgin Municipal Code, 1976," shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violations of ordinances committed prior to the effective date of this ordinance, nor shall it be construed as a waiver of any license, fee or penalty which upon the effective date of this ordinance is due or unpaid, nor shall it be construed as affect- ing the provisions of any ordinance relating to the collection of any license, fee or penalty or the penal provisions applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond, fine or deposit, and all rights and obligations thereunder shall continue in full force and effect. Section 8. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the code. Section 9. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after November 1, 1976 and shall be published in pamphlet form by authority of the City Council of the City of Elgin, Illinois. s/ Richard L. Verbic Richard L. Verbic, Mayor Presented: October 13 1976 Passed: October 1'3 , 1976 Vote: Yeas 5 Nays 0 Recorded: Published: Attest: s/ Marie Yearman Marie Yearman, City Clerk r