Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD158ORDINANCE NO. 158 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, ADDING CHAPTER 5 TO VOLUME II OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, PERTAINING TO FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE.JUNCTION, ARIZONA, THAT: SECTION I IN GENERAL Those certain documents which were made public record by Resolutions Number 82-56 and 82-57 and entitled "Floodplain Management Ordinance" and "Flood Insurance Study" are hereby adopted by reference as Chapter 5, "Volume II of the Land Development Code" and made a Part thereof as if fully set out in this ordinance. SECTION II REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance or any part of the code adopted herein by reference are hereby repealed. SECTION III PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY If any section, sub -section, sentence, phrase, clause or portion of this ordinance or any part of the code adopted herein by reference is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion thereof. SECTION IV PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF Any person, firm or corporation, whether as principal, owner, agent, tenant, employee, or otherwise, who violates any pro- visions of this ordinance or violates or fails to comply with any order or regulation made hereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one -thousand dollars ($1,000) or by a term not exceeding six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment, and each day's continuance of a violation shall be deemed a separate offense. SECTION V EMERGENCY CLAUSE It is necessary for the preservation of Peace, health, and safety of the city of Apache Junction, Arizona, that this ordinance become effective immediately, an emergency is hereby declared to ORDINANCE NO. 158 Page Two exist, and this ordinance shall be effective immediately upon passage and adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Apache Junction, Arizona, this uth day of August ATTEST: d 7e-x-e_45- Ka hleen Connelly, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: David7F:-A1eX City Attorney - n /1/7 /1 Wendell J. CLArke, Mayor . 19:82