ORD 150 ORDINANCE NO · 15 ~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA
AMENDING TITLE 8 ENTITLED, "BUILDING
AND CONSTRUCTION", AND ADOPTING, BY
REFERENCE, VARIOUS 1988 EDITIONS OF
UNIFORM CODES CONCERNING ADMINISTRATION,
BUILDING, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING,
MECHANICAL, SWIMMING POOL, SIGN
CONSTRUCTION, HOUSING, AND DANGEROUS
BUILDINGS.
The City Council of the City of La Quinta, California
does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. ADOPTION OF THE 1988 EDITION OF VARIOUS
UNIFORM CODES. The following editions of the various uniform
codes are adopted by reference in place of their respective
codes which are currently in effect. Title 8 is hereby revi~ed
and the following uniform codes are hereby adopted:
The Uniform Administrative Code, 1988
published by the International Conference of
Officials; the Uniform Building Code, 1988 Edition,
including certain specified appendices and the Uniform
Building Code Standards, published by ~he
International Conference of Building Officials; the
Uniform Plumbing Code, 1988 Edition, including all
appendices and the installation standards, published
by the International Association of Plumbing and
Mechanical Officials; the Uniform Mechanical Code,
1988 Edition, published by the International
Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials; the
Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, 1988
Edition, published by the International Association of
Plumbing and Mechanical Officials; the Uniform Sign
Code, 1988 Edition, published by the International
Conference of Building Officials; the Uniform Housing
Code, 1988 Edition, published by the inUernational
Conference of Building Officials; and the Dangerous
Building Code, 1988 Edition, published by the
International Conference of Building Officials.
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SECTION 3. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES. It shall be
unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to erect,
construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove,
convert, or demolish, equip, or cause or permit the same to be
done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions cf
this Ordinance. Any person, firm, or corporation violating, or
failing to comply with, any of the provisions of such Ordinance
or Code shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each
and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of
any of the provision of such Code is committed, continued, or
permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation, such
person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500 or by
imprisonment for not more than six months or by both such fine
and imprisonment. The application of the penalty provided in
this Section shall not be held to prevent the abatement of
prohibited conditions as a public nuisance as provided by
Section 1.01.250 of the La Quinta Municipal Code.
SECTION 4. VALIDITY. If any section, subsection,
clause or phrase of this Ordinance, or of any code adopted
thereby is for any reason held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, such a decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or of any
code adopted thereby. The City Council hereby declares that it
would have passed this Ordinance and each section or subsection,
sentence, clause and phrase thereof, and of each code adopted
hereby irrespective of the clauses or phrases being declared
invalid.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be
in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
SECTION 6. POSTING. The City Clerk shall, within 15
days after passage of this Ordinance, cause it to be posted in
at least three public places designated by resolution of the
City Council; shall certify to the adoption and posting of this
Ordinance; and shall cause this Ordinance and it's
certification, together with proof of posting, to be entered in
the Book of Ordinances of this City.
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Ordinance No. 150
The foregoing ordinance was approved and adopted at a
meeting of the City Council held on this 17t~ay of October,
1989, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Bohnenberger, Bosworth, Rushworth, Sniff,
Mayor Pena
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN:None ~
JOHN PEN yor
La California
City of ta,
City of La Quinta, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DA'~HONEYWELL,~ Attorney
City of La Quinta, california
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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. 150 which was introduced on
the 3rd day of October 1989 and was adopted at a regular meeting
held on the 17th day of October, 1989 not being less than 5 days
after date of introduction thereof.
I further certify that the foregoing ordinance was posted in
three (3) places with the City of La Quinta as specified in a
o~~cil.
SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta,
Ca 'fornia, do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was
po ed pursuant to City Council Resolution on October 25, 1989·
· JUHOLA, City ClerkSAUNDRA L
City of La Quinta, california