HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 535ORDINANCE NO. 535
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER
1.08.010 OF THE PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO MISDEMEANOR CITATIONS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: That Penal Code Section 836.5 provides that a
public officer or employee, when authorized by ordinance, may
arrest a person without a warrant whenever he has reasonable
cause to believe the person to be arrested has committed a
misdemeanor in his presence, which Is a violation of a statute
or ordinance which the officer or employee has the duty to
enforce; and
Section 2: That Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 1.08.010
provides for the authority of the City Manager or his designated
representative, as set forth, to Issue misdemeanor citations
for violations of City codes and those uniform codes adopted by
the City.
Section 3: That Section 1.08.010 of the Palm Desert
Municipal Code Is hereby amended to read as follows:
1.08.010. Authority of City Manager.
"The City Manager and/or his designated
representative acting as the Director of
Code Compliance, Zoning and License Officer,
Director of Building and Safety, Building
Inspector, and Construction Inspector, shall
have the power to Issue misdemeanor or infraction
citations with respect to any violation of any section
of the Municipal Code except those specific codes
administered solely by the fire department, health
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department and police department. The City llla.nage.r
and/or his designated representative acting as the Fire
Marshal and/or Fire Inspector shall have the power to
issue misdemeanor or infraction citations with respect -
to any violation of any, section of the Uniform Fire
Code adopted by the City of Palm Desert Munici.pal. 110dEl.
However, the City Manager and/or his d .signat:ed
representative shall have the power to issue citations,
for non-moving traffic violations.''
Section 4: The City Clerk shall certify to the {:gar><._„aye
and adoption of this ordinance and shall 1 cause the sam�� to be
published once in the Palm Desert Post, a newspaper of general
circulation printed, published and circulated within the City of
Palm Desert, and the same shall be in full force and
effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this ___28th__T day of April
1988, by the following vote:
AYES: KELLY, SNYDER, WILSON, BENSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: CRITES
A13STA I1\I: NONE
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ATTEST:
SHEILA GILI_TGAN, PITY CI._ERI•:::
City of Palm Des6t4t, California