This code shall be known as the Poulsbo Municipal Code and it shall be sufficient to refer to the code as “the City Code,” “the Municipal Code,” or the “P.M.C.” in any prosecution for the violation of any provisions thereof or in any proceeding at law or equity. It shall also 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 of, or repeal of the Poulsbo Municipal Code. Further reference may be had to the titles, chapters, sections and subsections of the Poulsbo Municipal Code. Such reference shall apply to that numbered title, chapter, section or subsection as it appears in this code.
(Ord. 84-51 § 1 (part), 1984)
Whenever a reference is made to this code as the Poulsbo Municipal Code or to any portion thereof, or to any ordinance of the city, the reference shall apply to all amendments, corrections and additions heretofore, now or hereafter made.
(Ord. 84-51 § 1 (part), 1984)
Title, chapter and section headings contained in this code are for organization and convenience only. They shall not be deemed to govern limit, modify or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any title, chapter or section of this code.
(Ord. 84-51 § 1 (part), 1984)
The provisions of this code shall not in any manner affect documents or other 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 this code, but such reference shall be construed to apply to the corresponding provisions contained within this code.
(Ord. 84-51 § 1 (part), 1984)
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 the effective date and unpaid under such ordinance, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating to the collection of any such license, fee or penalty, or the penal provisions applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the 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.
(Ord. 84-51 § 1 (part), 1984)
All general ordinances of the city inconsistent with this code are hereby superseded, rather than repealed, and in the event any portion of this code is for any reason found or held to be invalid, the superseded ordinance shall be revitalized and shall prevail.
(Ord. 84-51 § 1 (part), 1984)
Every special ordinance of the city governing the following subject matter, whether contained in whole or in part within this code, is excluded from the operation and effect of Section 1.01.070, and is not affected by the superseding provisions hereof: annexations; franchises; naming roads, streets and public places; acquisition or disposal of public property; vacation of streets, alleys or public ways; acceptance of any gift, device, license or other benefit; provided that the foregoing enumeration of exceptions or exclusions shall not be deemed to be exclusive or exhaustive, it being the intent and purpose to exclude from repeal any and all ordinances not of a general nature.
(Ord. 84-51 § 1 (part), 1984)
If any section, 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 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 or any portion thereof should be declared invalid or unconstitutional, then the original ordinance or ordinances shall be in full force and effect, subject to Section 1.01.080 of this code.
(Ord. 84-51 § 1 (part), 1984)