The Council may provide in any ordinance for the punishment
of those who violate its laws or ordinances, but no punishment shall
exceed $500 or imprisonment for 90 days, or both, in the discretion
of the court; said imprisonment may be in the county jail, City prison
or any workhouse in the state authorized by law to receive prisoners
from such City.
Subject to the provisions of this section, there may be adopted
as a City ordinance or code, by reference thereto in an adopting ordinance,
in whole or in part, provisions of:
B. Any detailed technical regulation as authorized by statute and promulgated
or enacted by any organization or association which has developed
a recognized standard code or set of such technical regulations. Such
adopting ordinance shall clearly identify and state the purpose of
the provisions or regulations so adopted. Where any ordinance or code,
or amendment thereto, adopting provisions by reference is enacted,
all requirements for its publication may be met, other provisions
of this Charter notwithstanding, by:
(1) Publishing the ordinance citing such provisions in a manner provided
by this Charter for the publication of other ordinances, and including
as part of such publication a notice that printed copies of the provisions
so cited are available for inspection and for distribution to the
public.
(2) Making copies available for public inspection and for distribution
to the public at reasonable charge.
If any portion of an ordinance or the application thereof to
any person or circumstances shall be found to be invalid by a court,
such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions or applications
of the ordinance, unless expressly provided to the contrary by the
ordinance. The remaining portions or applications can be given effect
without the invalid portion or application, provided such remaining
portions or applications are not determined by the court to be inoperable,
and to this end are declared to be severable.
An ordinance may be initiated by petition, or a referendum on
an enacted ordinance may be had by petition, as hereinafter provided.
Upon receiving an initiatory or referendary petition from the
Clerk, the Council shall, within 30 days (unless otherwise provided
by statute), either:
A. Adopt the ordinance as submitted by initiatory petition;
B. Repeal the ordinance, or part thereof, referred to by a referendary
petition; or
C. Determine to submit the proposal provided for in the petition to
the electors.
Should the Council decide to submit the proposal to the electors,
it shall be submitted at the next election held in the City for any
other purpose, or, at the discretion of the Council, at a special
election to be called for that specific purpose. In the case of an
initiatory petition, if no election is to be held in the City for
any other purpose within 150 days from the time the petition is presented
to the Council, and the Council does not adopt the ordinance, then
the Council shall call a special election within 60 days from such
time for the submission of the initiative proposal. The result shall
be determined by a majority vote of the electors voting thereon, except
in cases where otherwise required by statute or the Constitution.