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ORDINANCE NO. 161
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE PROVIDING MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE, LIMB, HEALTH, PROPERTY,
SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE OWNERS AND
OCCUPANTS OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND ADOPTING THE "UNIFORM
HOUSING CODE, 1961 EDITION" and PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
The City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande does ordain as
follows:
Section 1. In order to provide minimum requirements for the pro~
tection of life, limb, health, property, safety and the welfare of
the general public and the owners and occupants of residential build~
ings, that certain document known and designated as the "UNIFORM
HOUSING CODE, 1961 EDITION" is hereby adopted as the "HOUSING CODE"
of the City of Arroyo Grande and it shall hereafter apply to all build-
ings to be used for human habitation.
Section: 2. Three (3) copies of said "UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, 1961
EDIT ION," sha 11 be fi led for use and examination by the public in the
office of the City Clerk of the City of Arroyo Grande, and the same
shall, at all times, be kept in said office for such use and examination.
Section 3. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision
of this Ordinance or of the "UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, 1961, EDITION," shall
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be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be ,
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punishable by a fine of not to exceed Three Hundred ($300.00) Dollars
or by imprisonment for a period of not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by
both such find and imprisonment, and each separate day or portion there-
of during which any violation of this Ordinance or the "UNIFORM HOUSING
CODE, 1961 EDITION," above referred to occurs or continues shall be
deemed to constitute a separate offense 'and upon conviction shall be
punishable as herein provided.
Section 4. It is the intention of the City Council of the City of
Arroyo Grande to maintain the "UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, 1961 EDITION,"
and any amendments, revisions or additions thereto in full force and
effect at all times recognizing that said "UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, 1961
EDITION" is, fran time to time, amended, revised and added too by its
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publishers, the International Conference of Building Officials, the
City Council may, from time to time, by Resolution adopt subsequent
amendments, revisions and additions, and in such event three (3)
copies of said code as amended, revised or added too shall be kept
in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Arroyo Grande for examin-
ation and use by the public.
Section 5. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have
passed the ordinance and each section, subsection, clause or phrase
thereof irrespective of the fact that one or more sections, subsections,
clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional.
Section ,6. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days
after its passage, and within fifteen (15) days after its passage it
shall be published once together with the names of the members voting
for and against it, in the Arroyo Grande Herald-Recorder, a newspaper
of general circulation, and within said period of time it shall also be
posted in three (3) public places in the City of Arroyo Grande, to-wit:
1 . CITY HALL, 214 East Branch Street, Arroyo Grande, California
2. FIRE HOUBE, 215 East Branch Street, Arroyo Grande, California
3. POST OFFICE, 132 East Branch Street, Arroyo Grande, California
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On motion of Councilman McNeil , seconded by
Councilman - , and on the following roll call vote,
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AYES: Mayor Burt, Councilmen Wood, Jacobs and McNeil
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Lee
the foregoing Ordinance was adopted the'12th day of June . 1962.
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