[HISTORY: Adopted by the City of Isanti as
indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-7-1903 by Ord. No. 11; amended
in its entirety 7-20-2021 by Ord. No. 763]
Fines, penalties and punishments, imposed by
the City Council, for the breach of any ordinances, bylaws, or regulations
of the City may extend to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment
for a period not to exceed 90 days, or both, but in either case the
costs of prosecution may be added.
When used in the Code of the City of Isanti
or any City ordinance, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise
or the term is otherwise defined, the following words have the meanings
given them in this section:
City of Isanti.
The City Clerk of the City of Isanti.
The Isanti City Code or the Code of the City of Isanti.
Any natural individual, firm, partnership, association, or
corporation. As applied to partnerships or associations, the term
includes the partners or members; as applied to corporations, the
term includes the officers, agents, or employees.
State of Minnesota.
The City Treasurer of the City of Isanti.
The definitions and rules of construction, presumptions,
and miscellaneous provisions pertaining to construction contained
in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 645, are adopted by reference and made
a part of this Code. As so adopted, references in that chapter to
"laws and statutes" mean provisions of this Code, and references to
the "legislature" mean the City Council.
[Adopted 2-15-2022 by Ord. No. 768]
Pursuant to Minn. Stat.§ 415.021, the ordinances of the City of lsanti of a general and permanent nature adopted by the City Council of the City of Isanti, as revised and codified and consisting of Chapters 1 through 325, are hereby approved, adopted, ordained and enacted as the Code of the City of lsanti, hereinafter referred to as the "Code." The provisions of the Code, insofar as they are substantively the same as those of the 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. This ordinance and the Code adopted hereby shall supersede and replace the 2009 Code of the City of Isanti, as amended and supplemented.
A.
A
copy of the Code has been filed in the office of the City Clerk and
shall remain there for use and examination by the public until final
action is taken on this ordinance. Following adoption of this ordinance,
such copy shall be certified to by the Clerk of the City of Isanti
as provided by law, and such certified copy shall remain on file in
the office of the City Clerk, to be made available to persons desiring
to examine the same during all times while said Code is in effect.
B.
Additions
or amendments to the Code, when adopted in such form as to indicate
the intent of the governing body to make them a part thereof, shall
be deemed to be incorporated into such Code so that reference to the
"Code of the City of Isanti" shall be understood and intended to include
such additions and amendments.
The Clerk of the City of lsanti shall cause notice of the passage of this ordinance to be given in the manner required by law. The notice of passage of this ordinance coupled with the filing of the Code in the office of the City Clerk as provided in § 1-5 shall be deemed, held and considered to be due and legal publication of all provisions of the Code for all purposes.
Each section of this ordinance and of the Code and every part
of each section is an independent section or part of a section, and
the holding of any section or a part thereof to be unconstitutional,
void or ineffective for any cause shall not be deemed to affect the
validity or constitutionality of any other sections or parts thereof.
Ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the provisions
contained in the Code adopted by this ordinance are hereby repealed;
provided, however, that such repeal shall only be to the extent of
such inconsistency, and any valid legislation of the City of Isanti
which is not in conflict with the provisions of the Code shall be
deemed to remain in full force and effect.
The adoption of this Code and the repeal of ordinances provided for in § 1-8 of this ordinance shall not affect the following ordinances, rights and obligations, which are hereby expressly saved from repeal:
A.
Any
ordinance adopted subsequent to December 7, 2021.
B.
Any
right or liability established, accrued or incurred under any legislative
provision prior to the effective date of this ordinance or any action
or proceeding brought for the enforcement of such right or liability.
C.
Any
offense or act committed or done before the effective date of this
ordinance in violation of any legislative provision or any penalty,
punishment or forfeiture which may result therefrom.
D.
Any
prosecution, indictment, action, suit or other proceeding pending
or any judgment rendered, prior to the effective date of this ordinance,
brought pursuant to any legislative provision.
E.
Any
franchise, license, right, easement or privilege heretofore granted
or conferred.
F.
Any
ordinance providing for the laying out, opening, altering, widening,
relocating, straightening, establishing of grade, changing of name,
improvement, acceptance or vacation of any right-of-way, easement,
street, road, highway, park or other public place or any portion thereof,
or any currently effective ordinances pertaining to location of City
limits.
G.
Any
ordinance or resolution appropriating money or transferring funds,
promising or guaranteeing the payment of money or authorizing the
issuance and delivery of any bond or other instruments or evidence
of the City's indebtedness.
H.
Ordinances
authorizing the purchase, sale, lease or transfer of property or any
lawful contract, agreement or obligation.
I.
The
levy or imposition of taxes, assessments or charges or the approval
of the municipal budget.
J.
The
dedication of property or approval of preliminary or final subdivision
plats.
K.
All
currently effective ordinances pertaining to the rate and manner of
payment of salaries and compensation, or appointment or combined offices,
of officers and employees.
L.
The
Zoning Ordinance and any amendments thereto; any ordinance adopting
or amending the Zoning Map; any ordinance pertaining to subdivision
of land, site plan review or any other land use topic; and the Stormwater
Management Ordinance.
M.
Any
ordinance relating to or establishing a pension plan or pension fund
for municipal employees.
N.
Any
ordinance relating to the establishment, operation or affairs of the
Economic Development Authority (EDA) of the City.
O.
Specifically,
the following ordinances are saved from repeal: Ord. Nos. 114, 118,
121, 126, 131, 132, 134, 141, 208, 240.
A.
In preparing the revision and codification of the ordinances pursuant
to Minn. Stat.§ 415.021, certain minor grammatical and nonsubstantive
changes were made in one or more of said ordinances. It is the intention
of the City Council that all such changes be adopted as part of the
Code as if the ordinances so changed had been formally amended to
read as such.
B.
In addition, the changes, amendments or revisions as set forth in
Schedule A[1] 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 ordinances as they have been
renumbered and appear in the Code.)
[1]
Editor's Note: In accordance with § 1-10B, the chapters, parts and sections which were added, amended, adopted or deleted by this ordinance are indicated throughout the Code by a history referring to Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II. During routine supplementation, these histories will be replaced with the adoption date and number of this ordinance. Schedule A, which contains a complete description of all changes, was included in Section 2 of this ordinance, which section is on file in the office of the City Clerk.
A.
Chapter and article titles, headings and titles of sections and other
divisions of the Code are inserted in the Code and may be inserted
in supplements to the Code for the convenience of persons using the
Code and are not part of the legislation.
B.
Editor's notes indicating sources of sections, giving other
information or referring to the statutes or to other parts of the
Code are inserted in the Code and may be inserted in supplements to
the Code for the convenience of persons using the Code and are not
part of the legislation.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to change, alter or tamper with the Code in any manner which will cause the laws of the City of Isanti to be misrepresented thereby. Anyone violating this section shall be subject, upon conviction, to a fine as provided in § 1-1 of the Code.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon final passage
and publication as provided by law.
