[Adopted 6-10-2008 by Ord. No. 0709-1]
The compilation of the Town Charter and ordinances
of the Town of Newington, codified and consolidated into parts, chapters
and sections in the form attached hereto and made a part hereof, is
hereby approved, adopted, ordained and enacted as the "Code of Ordinances
of the Town of Newington, Connecticut," hereinafter called the "Code."
All provisions contained in the compilation provided for herein and
known as the "Code of Ordinances the Town of Newington" shall be in
force and effect on and after the effective date of this ordinance.
The provisions of the Code, insofar as they
are substantively the same as those ordinances in force immediately
prior to the enactment of the Code by this ordinance, are intended
as a continuation of such ordinances and not as new enactments, and
the effectiveness of such provisions shall date from the date of adoption
of the prior ordinance. All such provisions are hereby continued in
full force and effect and are hereby reaffirmed as to their adoption
by the Town Council.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances of the
Town of Newington of a general and permanent nature in force on the
date of the adoption of this ordinance which are inconsistent with
any provisions of the Code are hereby repealed from and after the
effective date of this ordinance; provided, however, that nothing
herein shall be construed as repealing or altering the zoning, subdivision
or inland wetlands regulations of the Town.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section,
article or part of this ordinance or of any ordinance appearing in
the Code or included in the Code through supplementation shall be
adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such
judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof
but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph,
section, article or part thereof directly involved in the controversy
in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
Any and all additions, deletions, amendments
or supplements to the Town Charter or to any of the ordinances known
collectively as the "Code of Ordinances of the Town of Newington,"
or any new ordinances, when enacted or adopted in such form as to
indicate the intention of the Town Council to be a part thereof, shall
be deemed to be incorporated into such Code so that reference to the
Code shall be understood and intended to include such additions, deletions,
amendments or supplements. Whenever such additions, deletions, amendments
or supplements to the Code shall be enacted or adopted, they shall
thereafter be printed and, as provided hereunder, inserted in the
loose-leaf book containing said Code, as amendments and supplements
thereto. Nothing contained in this ordinance shall affect the status
of the Charter or any ordinance contained herein, and such ordinances
may be amended, deleted or changed from time to time as the Town Council
deems desirable.
Any person who, without authorization from the
Town Council, changes or amends, by additions or deletions, any part
or portion of the Code of the Town of Newington, or who alters or
tampers with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the
legislation of the Town of Newington to be misrepresented thereby,
or who violates any other provision of this ordinance, shall be guilty
of an offense and shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a
fine of not more than $90.
A.
In compiling and preparing the Charter and ordinances
for publication as the Code of the Town of Newington, no changes in
the meaning or intent of such Charter or ordinances have been made.
Certain grammatical changes and other minor nonsubstantive changes
were made in one or more of said ordinances, as authorized by the
Town Council. It is the intention of the Town Council that all such
changes be adopted as part of the Code as if the ordinances had been
previously formally amended to read as such.
B.
In addition, the changes, amendments or revisions
enumerated in Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof are
made herewith, to become effective upon the effective date of this
ordinance. (Chapter and section number references are to the local
laws, ordinances and resolutions as they have been renumbered and
appear in the Code.)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: In accordance with § 1-12B the chapters, parts and sections which were added, amended, adopted or deleted by this ordinance are indicated throughout the Code by a footnote referring to Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article III. During routine supplementation, footnotes indicating amendments, additions or deletions will be replaced with the following history: "Amended (added, deleted) 6-10-2008 by Ord. No. 0709-1." Schedule A, which contains a complete description of all changes, is on file in the Town offices.
This ordinance shall be effective after adoption
and 15 days after publication according to the Town Charter.
