SCOTTSDALE REVISED CODE

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GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY

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Adopted, June 1, 1987
Effective, July 1, 1987

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Published in 1987 by Order of the City Council

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OFFICIALS

of the

CITY OF SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA

AT THE TIME OF THIS CODIFICATION

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Herbert R. Drinkwater

Mayor

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Jim Bruner
Sam (Kathryn) Campana
Myron Deibel
Bill Soderquist
Rene Wendell
Bill Walton

City Council

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Bill Farrell

City Attorney

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Roy R. Pederson

City Manager

PREFACE

This Code constitutes a complete recodification of the ordinances of the City of Scottsdale of a general and permanent nature.

Source materials used in the preparation of the Code were the city's 1972 Code, as supplemented, and ordinances adopted by the council. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code. By use of the Comparative Tables appearing in the back of this volume, the reader can locate any section of the 1972 Code, as supplemented, and any subsequent ordinance included herein.

The various sections within each chapter have been catchlined to facilitate usage. Footnotes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state laws have been included. A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within the Code is included at the back of this volume.

Numbering System

The numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and local government codes. Each section number consists of two parts separated by a dash. The figure before the dash refers to the chapter number and the figure after the dash refers to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the second section of Chapter 1 is numbered 1-2 and the first section of Chapter 4 is 4-1. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter and at the same time new sections or even whole chapters can be inserted in their proper place by using the decimal system for amendments. For example, if new material consisting of one section that would logically come between sections 3-1 and 3-2 is desired to be added, such new section would be numbered 3-1.5. New chapters may be included in the same manner. If the new material is to be included between Chapters 12 and 13, it will be designated as Chapter 12.5. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject. The next successive number shall be assigned to the new article or division.

Indices

The indices have been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of which are couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by local government officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the indexes themselves which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which the user is interested.

Looseleaf Supplements

A special feature of this publication is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing of the publication. With this system, the publication will be kept up-to-date. Subsequent amendatory legislation will be properly edited and the appropriate page or pages affected will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the publication, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.

Keeping this publication up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the publication. As revised sheets are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publisher that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

Acknowledgments

This publication was under the direct supervision of Supervising Editor Roger D. Merriam, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.

The publishers are most grateful to Ms. Susan Bliss, Assistant City Attorney, and numerous other city officers and employees for their cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this Code. It is hoped that their efforts and those of the publishers have resulted in a Code of Ordinances which will make the active law of the City readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the City's affairs.

MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION

Tallahassee, Florida
ORDINANCE NO. 1955

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 7, SECTION 13 OF THE CITY CHARTER ADOPTING A CODE FOR THE CITY OF SCOTTSDALE AND REPEALING CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS.

BE IT ORDAINED by the council of the City of Scottsdale, as follows:

Section 1. That Article 7, Section 13 of the City Charter of the City of Scottsdale provides that any or all ordinances of the city which have been enacted and published in the manner required at the time of their adoption shall be compiled, consolidated, revised, indexed and arranged as a comprehensive ordinance Code, and such Code may be adopted by reference with the same effect as by the passage of an ordinance for such purpose.

Section 2. That a two-volume set entitled "The Scottsdale Revised Code" published by Municipal Code Corporation and consisting of Chapters 1 through 49 is hereby adopted. The Scottsdale Revised Code supersedes and repeals all general and permanent ordinances adopted on or before February 2, 1987 that are not included in the Code or recognized and contained in force by reference therein.

Section 3. The repeal provided for in the preceding section of this ordinance shall not affect any offense or act committed or done or any penalty or forfeiture incurred or any contract or right established or accruing before February 2, 1987, nor shall it affect any prosecution, suit or proceeding pending or any judgment rendered prior to February 2, 1987, nor shall such repeal affect any ordinance or resolution promising or guaranteeing the payment of money for the city or authorizing the issue of any bonds of the city or any evidence of the city's indebtedness or any contract or obligation assumed by the city; nor shall it affect the annual tax levy; nor shall it affect any right or franchise conferred by ordinance or resolution of the city on any person or corporation; nor shall it affect any ordinance adopted for purposes which have been consummated; nor shall it affect any ordinance which is temporary, although general in effect, or special, although permanent in effect; nor shall it affect any ordinance relating to the salaries of the city officers or employees; nor shall it affect any ordinance annexing territory to the city; nor shall it affect any ordinance relating to zoning or any amendments thereto and said zoning ordinances are specifically saved and excepted from the operation of the provisions of this ordinance; nor shall it affect any ordinance adopted on final reading and passage after February 2, 1987.

Section 4. That this ordinance does not revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by an ordinance that is repealed by this ordinance.

Section 5. Whenever in the Scottsdale Revised Code or in any ordinance of the city, any act is prohibited or is made a misdemeanor, or whenever in such Code or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of such code or any ordinance shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor and punished as Class 1 misdemeanors under the laws of the State of Arizona. Each day any violation of any provision of such Code or any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense. In addition to the penalties hereinabove provided, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of such Code or any ordinance shall be a public nuisance, and may be, by the city council, abated as provided by law and each day that such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense. The penalty provided by this section, and other penalties expressly provided, shall apply to the amendment of any Code section whether or not such penalty is reenacted in the amendatory ordinance.

Section 6. That additions or amendments to the Code, when passed in the form as to indicate the intention of the city to make the same a part of the Code, shall be deemed to be incorporated in the Code, so that reference to the Code includes the additions and amendments.

Section 7. That three (3) copies of said Code shall be on file for public use and examination in the office of city clerk of the City of Scottsdale.

Section 8. Any ordinance adopted after February 2, 1987 that amends or refers to ordinances that have been codified in this Code shall be construed as if it refers to like provisions of this Code.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Scottsdale this [first] day of June, 1987.

	CITY OF SCOTTSDALE,       A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION       /s/ Herbert R. Drinkwater, Mayor

ATTEST;

/s/ Roy R. Pederson       City Clerk

/s/ By: Nancy L. Richards       Deputy City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

/s/ William E. Farrell       City Attorney