This Code shall be known as the "Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code," and it shall be sufficient to refer to said Code as the "Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code" in any prosecution for the violation of any provision thereof or in any proceeding at law or equity. It shall be sufficient to designate any ordinance adding to, amending, correcting or repealing all or any part or portion thereof as an addition to, amendment to, correction, or repeal of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code. Further reference may be made to the titles, chapters, sections, and subsections of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code and such references shall apply to that numbered title, chapter, section or subsection as it appears in the Code.
(Code 1980, § 1.01.020; Ord. No. 142, § 2, 1981; Ord. No. 870 (Recodification), 2014)
This Code consists of all the regulatory and penal ordinances and certain administrative ordinances of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, codified pursuant to the provisions of Government Code §§ 50022.1—50022.8 and 50022.10.
(Code 1980, § 1.01.030; Ord. No. 142, § 3, 1981; Ord. No. 870 (Recodification), 2014)
Whenever a reference is made to this Code as the "Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code," or to any portion thereof, or to any ordinance of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, the reference shall apply to all amendments, corrections and additions heretofore, now or hereafter made.
(Code 1980, § 1.01.050; Ord. No. 142, § 5, 1981)
The headings of the several titles, chapters, articles and sections of this Code are intended as mere catchwords to indicate the contents of the section, and shall not be deemed or taken to affect the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any title, chapter, article or section hereof, nor as any part of the section, nor, unless expressly so provided, shall they be so deemed when any of such titles, chapters, articles and sections, including the headings, are amended or reenacted.
(Code 1980, § 1.01.060; Ord. No. 142, § 6, 1981; Ord. No. 870 (Recodification), 2014)
The provisions of this Code shall not in any manner affect matters of record which refer to, or are otherwise connected with, ordinances which are therein specifically designated by number or otherwise and which are included within the Code, but such reference shall be construed to apply to the corresponding provisions contained within this Code.
(Code 1980, § 1.01.070; Ord. No. 142, § 7, 1981)
Neither the adoption of this Code nor the repeal or amendment hereby of any ordinance or part or portion of any ordinance of the city shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violations of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as a waiver of any license, fee, or penalty at said effective date due and unpaid under such ordinances, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinances relating to the collection of any such license, fee or penalty, or the penal validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof required to be posted, filed, or deposited pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect.
(Code 1980, § 1.01.080; Ord. No. 142, § 8, 1981; Ord. No. 870 (Recodification), 2014)
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Code is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Code. The city council declares that it would have passed this Code, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases had been declared invalid or unconstitutional, and if for any reason this Code should be declared invalid or unconstitutional, then the original ordinance or ordinances shall be in full force and effect.
(Code 1980, § 1.01.090; Ord. No. 142, § 9, 1981; Ord. No. 870 (Recodification), 2014)