ORD 214ORDINANCE NO. 214
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA,
CALIFORNIA, ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 6.10 TO TITLE
6 OF THE LA QUINTA MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED
"REMOVAL OF LIQUID WASTE" AND ADOPTING BY
REFERENCE RIVERSIDE COUNTY ORDINANCE 712,
REGULATING THE COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION AND
REMOVAL OF LIQUID WASTES AND ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California
is concerned with the dumping of liquid waste and animal by-
products into sewer lines; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it necessary to regulate and
enforce against said dumping, in the interests of the public
health, safety and welfare;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of La Quinta,
California, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
Section 1: A new Chapter 6.10 to Title 6 of the La Quinta
Municipal Code shall be added entitled "Removal of Liquid Waste"
and shall provide as follows:
6.10.010 Adoption by Reference The City Council of the
City of La Quinta, California, hereby adopts by reference Riverside
County Ordinance 712, and as may be amended, and any future adopted
County resolutions implementing Ordinance 712 (the "Ordinance"),
which Ordinance and Resolution(s) regulate the collection,
transportation and removal of liquid wastes and animal by-products.
6.10.020 Substitution of Terms The terms used in the
Ordinance shall be substituted as follows:
A. Whenever in the Ordinance enactments there is a reference
to "Board of Supervisors," this reference shall be interpreted to
mean the "city council of the city of La Quinta."
B. Whenever in the Ordinance there is a reference to
"unincorporated area," this reference shall be interpreted to mean
"area within the city of La Quinta."
C. Whenever it is appropriate under the circumstances, and
in the Ordinance there is reference to the "County of Riverside,"
the reference shall be interpreted to mean the "city of La Quinta."
_ D. Whenever in the Ordinance there is a reference to an
office, department, official title or other designation, the
reference shall be interpreted to mean that office, department,
title or designation or in the governmental structure of the city,
or if there is none, any official or department or titleholder in
the city which has been specifically directed by the city council
or the city manager to perform the functions referred to or the
duties imposed. If the Riverside County official, department
titleholder or other designation continues by law or by contract or
otherwise to perform the functions referred to or the duties
imposed, then the reference shall not be changed until such time as
there is a change in that situation or functions performed or
duties imposed.
E. Whenever in the Ordinance there is a reference to County
of Riverside Department of Health, such reference shall be
interpreted to mean that this agency is acting as an agent or
agency of the city of La Quinta, until such time as the city
council has created an agent or agency(s) within the city
government structure to otherwise perform the functions of the said
county agency, and until such time as said city agent or agency has
commenced functioning and has been directed to undertake the
particular function or functions theretofore performed by the said
county agency.
F. Whenever in the Ordinance the word "shall" is used in
connection with actions, functions or responsibilities of any
public officer, employee, agent, department, division, bureau,
council, commission, board, agency or the city itself, such word is
not intended the city council and shall not be construed as
imposing any mandatory duty to act in any specific manner, but such
word shall be construed in the same sense as "may" and is intended
only to vest a discretion to act or not to act, in accordance with
the reasonable exigencies of the particular situation.
Section 2: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this ordinance and shall cause it to be posted or
published in a manner required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 6th day of
October , 1992, by the City Council of the City of La Quinta,
California, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Bohnenberger, Franklin, Rushworth,
Sniff & Mayor Pena
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
John Pen , May r
City of La Quinta
ATT S
undra Juhola, CIflty Clerk
City of La Quinta
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF LA QUINTA )
I, SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta,
California, do hereby certify the foregoing to be a full, true and
correct copy of Ordinance No. 214 which was introduced at a regular
meeting held on the 15th day of September and adopted on the 6th
day of October 1992, not being less than 5 days after introduction
thereof.
I further certify that the foregoing ordinance was posted in three
(3) laces within the City of La Quinta as specified in a
res tion of th City Council.
AUNDRA L. JUH A, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk
Cal' ornia do hereby certify that
po t d on October 9, 1992 pursuant
AUNDRA L. JUH A, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
of the City of La Quinta,
the foregoing Ordinance was
to City Council Resolution.