ORDINANCE #2000-930B

AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A CODE OF ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF BROOKLYN PARK, MINNESOTA, AMENDING, RESTATING, REVISING, UPDATING, CODIFYING AND COMPILING CERTAIN ORDINANCES OF THE CITY DEALING WITH THE SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.

WHEREAS Minnesota Statutes Sections 415.02 and 415.021, and the Brooklyn Park City Charter Section 3.11 authorize the city to cause its ordinances to be codified and printed in a book,

NOW THEREFORE the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, does ordain:

Section 1. The general ordinances of the City as amended, restated, revised, updated, codified and compiled in book form, including penalties for the violations of various provisions thereof, are hereby adopted and shall constitute the "Code of Ordinances of the City of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota." This Code of Ordinances also adopts by reference certain statutes and administrative rules of the State of Minnesota as named in the Code of Ordinances. It is intended that any future amendments to a statute or administrative rule of the State of Minnesota, and any federal law, rule or regulation be included in the Code of Ordinances as if the amended statute, law, rule or regulation had been in existence at the time the code was adopted.

Section 2. The Code of Ordinances as adopted in Section 1 shall consist of the following titles:

Title I: General Provisions

Title III: Administration

Title VII: Traffic Code

Title IX: General Regulations

Title XI: Business Regulations

Title XIII: General Offenses

Title XV: Land Usage

Table of Special Ordinances

Appendix: Fee Resolution

Parallel References

Section 3. All prior ordinances, pertaining to the subjects treated in the Code of Ordinances, shall be deemed repealed from and after the effective date of this ordinance, except as they are included and re-ordained in whole or in part in the Code of Ordinances; provided, this repeal shall not affect any offense committed or penalty incurred or any right established prior to the effective date of this ordinance, nor shall this repeal affect the provisions of ordinances levying taxes, appropriating money, annexing or detaching territory, establishing franchises, or granting special rights to certain persons, authorizing public improvements, authorizing the issuance of bonds or borrowing of money, authorizing the purchase or sale of real or personal property, granting or accepting easements, plat or dedication of land to public use, vacating or setting the boundaries of streets or other public places; nor shall this repeal affect any other ordinance of a temporary or special nature or pertaining to subjects not contained in or covered by the Code of Ordinances. All fees established in prior ordinances codified in this Code shall remain in effect unless amended in this code or until an ordinance or resolution adopting a fee schedule is adopted or amended.

Section 4. This ordinance adopting the Code of Ordinances shall be a sufficient publication of any ordinance included in it and not previously published in the City's official newspaper. The Clerk of the City shall cause a substantial quantity of the Code of Ordinances to be printed for general distribution to the public at actual cost and shall furnish a copy of the Code of Ordinances to the County Law Library or its designated depository. The official copy of this Code of Ordinances shall be marked and kept in the office of the City Clerk.

Section 5. The Code of Ordinances is declared to be prima facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as provided by Minnesota Statutes by the Courts of the State of Minnesota.

Section 6. This ordinance adopting the Code of Ordinances, and the Code of Ordinances itself, shall take effect 30 days after publication of this ordinance in the City's official newspaper.

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GRACE ARBOGAST, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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JOAN SCHMIDT, CITY CLERK

Approved as to Form by City Attorney

Passed on First Reading 08-14-00

Passed on Second Reading 08-28-00

Published in Official Newspaper 09-06-00 and 09-13-00

This book publication is correct and this book so published shall be received in evidence in all courts for the purpose of providing the ordinances therein contained, the same as though the original ordinances were produced in court.

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GRACE ARBOGAST, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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JOAN SCHMIDT, CITY CLERK