This Code shall be known as the “Las Virgenes Municipal
Water District Code.” It shall be sufficient to refer to this
Code as the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Code in any prosecution
for violation of any provision hereof. It shall also be sufficient
to designate any ordinance adding to, amending, or repealing the provisions
of this Code as an addition to, or amendment to, or a repeal of, the
Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Code, or portion thereof.
Except as otherwise provided in this Code, this Code consists
of all regulatory, penal and administrative laws of general application
of Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, codified pursuant to the
authority set forth in the Municipal Water District Law of 1911 and
particularly Section 71281 thereof and pursuant to the authority set
forth in Article 2 of Chapter 1, Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of
the Government Code of the State of California.
All provisions of this Code and all District ordinances and
resolutions shall be interpreted to refer to the appropriate or designated
officer or office of the District, and whenever an ordinance, uniform
code, statute, or other matter, which is adopted by reference refers
to any department, officer, employee, inspection, or other function,
unless the context requires otherwise, all such references shall be
to the appropriate or designated office, officer, agency, employee,
or function of the District.
Neither the adoption of this Code nor the repeal of any ordinance
or resolution of the District by this Code shall in any manner affect
the prosecution for violations of ordinances or resolutions, which
violations were committed prior to the effective date of this Code
nor be construed as a waiver of any fee or penalty on such effective
date due and unpaid under such ordinances or resolutions, nor be construed
as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinances or resolutions
relating to the collection of any such fees or penalties or the penal
provisions applicable to the violation of such ordinances or resolutions,
nor to effect the validity of any bond or cash deposit required to
be posted, filed, or deposited pursuant to any ordinance or resolution,
and all vested rights and obligations pertaining to such ordinances
or resolutions shall continue in full force and effect.
The provisions of this Code shall not in any manner effect deposits
or other matters of record which refer to, or are otherwise connected
with, ordinances or resolutions which are specifically designated
by number or otherwise and which are included within this Code, but
such references shall apply to the corresponding provisions set forth
in this Code.
At least three copies of this Code, duly certified by the Secretary,
shall be maintained on file in the District offices as the official
copies of this Code. Additional copies of this Code shall be distributed
to the departments of the District as prescribed by the General Manager.
Duly certified copies of each ordinance making a change in this
Code shall be filed in the office of the Secretary in books for such
purpose, properly indexed for ready reference.
At least quarterly, the Secretary shall cause the loose-leaf
pages of this Code in which changes have been made to be reproduced,
including a notation as to the ordinance number and date on which
such change is adopted, and distributed so that the loose-leaf copies
of this Code, prepared for the use and convenience of the officers
and employees of the District and the general public may be brought
up to date.