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'·' ORDINANCE NO. 2367
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
ADOPTING THE PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE -1967. EDITION,
A RECODIFICATION, TOGETHER WITH.THE FOLLOWING
SECONDARY CODES .. THEREIN ADOPTED BY REFERENCE, TO
WIT: "UNIFORM FIRE CODE"; "UNIFORM ·auILDING COD:E";
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"UNIFO~ PLUMBING CODE"·; "1959 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL
CODE"; SAVE AND EXCEPT THOSE PORTIONS-OF THE PP.E
CEDING SECONDARY' CODES AS ARE DELETED, MODIFIED OR .
AMENDED BY PROVISIONS OF SAID RECODIFIED CODE; PRE--.
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WHERE~, by Ordinance No. 1278 passed July l; 1950"' the
Council of the City of Palo Alto adopted a codification o~-i,tG
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penal and regulatory ordinances,-entitled.11 Codified ordinance No.
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WHEREAS, by,Ordlnance No. 2oaa adopted July 23, 1962, the
council of the City of_ Palo-Alto changed th~ name of codified
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Ordinance No. s to ''Palo Alto Municipal Codet~ (hereinafter "PAMC -
1962 Edition•); and ,,
WHE~, .th~ couh~il·,aes'i:res to -adopt a rec_odific~tiori··of the.
P•?-P Alto M"nieipal C(lde, as it has been attiendea~up to and· lnclud
in9 Ord~_nance ·No •. 232f; _ aild includi~~ .Ordinance ·No. 2326 (the P.ire ·
Prevention Code), and to':inciude in such ~odific~tion the ~AMC
196·2 Edition; the z~hi~~'::Or~fria!1dE!1. -~he· Setback· Ordinartce, ·the
Subdivision· ordin~nce ·a_~d·.those:ordlnances adoi;>te?· or e~~ablislle.Ci·
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by initiative·· or' passed 'in compliance with co~rt order or -state-
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law (Sales and Use Tax, Training of Law Enforcement Officers,
~luoridation and Park Dedication); and to regularly incorporate
intp the codification and publish supplements thereto of ~11 sub
sequent penal· and regulatory ordinances as passed by the council;
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WHEREAS, there have been filed, and there are now on file, in
the off ice of the City Clerk for public inspection three (3) copies
of a document entitled 0 Palo Alto Municipal Code", 1967 Edition,
together with three (3) copies of each of the secondary codes
therein adopted by r,ef erence,
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does
ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION l. Adoption of Palo Alto Municipal Code -1967,~dition.
Pursuant to the provisions of sections 50022.t through 50022.lO of
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adopted the "Palo Alto Municipal Code ...;; l.~67 Edition" (hereinafter
"PAMC -1967 Edition") as published by Book Publishing Company,
Seattle, Washington, 'together with,the following secondary codes
included therein by reference:
(a) COde entitled "Uniform Fire code" of the California Fire
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Chiefs Associatibn,·!ldopted May 17, 1961 by the California Fire
ch,i.efs 'Associat:.ion: ··conference;
-(b) Code· entitled "Uniform 'Buil'ding C~de", _ 1961 EcUtion,''
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Volume I, Authorized Edftion, Fitst .. Printinq, ProiUulgat:ed.~y the·
International Conterence·of Building Officials~ '610·south {;roadway,
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Los Angeles_ ··14,. cal.if'C!,rriia1
(c) Code entitled "Uniform Plumbing Coden, 1961 Editic>i\,
including Appen4ices A,, B, c and·E,Useful Table and Index, but
excluding Sections l. 2 and l .·3 thereof,. pr6mul<jated by the Wes.tern
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PlWnbing of:ficiais Afisociation, a nonprofit ·.::cftpor~tion, ti·. o.
Box 75271, Los Ang~les' s, ca1ifori\1·a.;
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{d) Code entitled "1959 National Electrical Code, Standard
of the National Board of Fire Underwriters for Electrical Wiring
and Apparatus" as reconunended by Th_e National Fire Protection
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save and except those portions of the preceding secondary codes
as are deleted, modif.ied or amended by provisions of said PAMC -
1967 Edition. The following ordinances and laws, and all amend
ments thereto, are hereby codified in the PAMC ... 1967 Editiori:
(1) PAMC -1962 Edition.
(2) Ordinance No. 1324, the Zoning Ordinance •
. (3) Ordinance No. 1896, the Setback Ordinance.
(4) Ordinance No. 1316, the Subdivision Ordinance.
{5) Ordinance No. 1709, the Sales and Use Tax Ordinance.
(6) Ordinance No. ·1996, Training of Law Enforcement Officers.
(7) Ordinctnce No. 1577, the Fluoridation Ordinance.
(8) -Ordinance No. :2252, t,he Park Dedication Ordinance.
From and after the effective.date of this ordinance, the
PA?-1C. -1967 Edition shall constitute the penal and regulatory
ordinances of the City of Palo Alto.
SECTION 2. ltepeals. ,Upon.the effective date of this ordinance,
the following ordinances and laws, and all amendments tt ereto, .
shall be·'repeaied hereby:
·(a) PAMC -1962 Edition • ...
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(b) Ordinance No .. 1324; thE! zoning Ordinance.
(c) --~ora1i'na~c-e No. · l896 ~ the setback o:rdin~nce.
(cl) Ordinance No. 1316, the ·'Subdivision ordinanoe: -. ~: .
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Ordinance No. 1709, i:he Sa,i.es and use Tax ordinance.
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(f) Ordinance No. 1996~ Training of Law Enforcement-Officers.
(g) ordinance No. 1577, the ~ F'lUQridatioti OrdinariC:e.
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(h) Ordinance No. 2252, .the -Park · riecfic~tion \">rdinance ~·
SECTION 3. Supfleaents to,PAMC -1967 Edition •. Nothing con-
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.tained'in this ordinance is intended to affect the valldity 6f , .
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Ordinances Nos. 2324, 23251 2327 and following, which ordinances
the City Attorney is hereby directed to cause to be incorporated
in the PAMC -1967 Edition. Upon the adoption of any amendment or
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addition to this ·code, or upon the repeal of any of its provisions,
the City Clerk shall certify thereto. Duly certified copies of
every ordinance mat.ing chang~s in such code shall be filed in the
' office of the City Clerk in books for sucn purpose, duly indexed
for ready reference •. The City Attorney is directed to incorporate
in regu}.ar supplements to the PA.MC -1967 Edition all amendments,
additions or deletions adopted by t.he council.
SECTION 4. Violations and Punishment. As required by
Government Code section 50022.4 of the State of California, the
penalty clauses outlined in Section 1. 08 •. 010 of c_hapter 1. 08,
Title 1, of the PAMC -1967 Edition are hereinafter set forth in
full as follows:
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11 It !?hall b~ \\tlJ_~"ful, to~ a_ny persoJ'i .1:..9 v:i,e>l,~t,~L.any _
provision .or to· fail to comply ·With .any of tl:e. requirements
of this code. Any person violating any of the provisions or
failing to comply with any of the mandatory requi;-ements,
of this code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any"person
convicted of a misdemeanor under the provisions of this code,
~unless provision is otherwise herein made, shall be p\inish
able .by~ fine of not more than five ,hund~ed dollars or by
imprisonment in the .. jail of the,City of,l'alo Alto or in
the county jail of Santa Clara County (or a period of riot
more than six months or by both ,such fine and impris·onment.
Each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for
each and every day during any ·portion.of which any violation
of any provision .. of this .C(')de ~ifij:ommitted, continued, or
permitted by such person and sh~l;l. be. punished accordingly.
In addition to,.the penalties hereiilabove provided, any
condition ·ca\l~e4 or:. permitted .to .ex~i:!t: in -violation of··any
of . th~ provisiotis of this .code sh~ll' be· deem~d . a public
·nu~sa,n9~~nd.m:ay be' by this (:ity,. s,~arily~bated.as ~µdbl
and· each· day that s·uch oondi tion continue!:! ~hall be req·arded
as,"::a n~w _arid 'separate offense." '
. S:EC'l'ION s. .Cha'rtt;!r ~ -. The •Charter of the City . of Palo. 'A.1 to is
not adopted as ·a part:of the .P~c -·1967Edition;:but is included
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for convenience ·only.,. · · The Cl)arter ·set· forth therein·· shall-·be ·
changed at t_he direction of the ti ty: Attorney to reflect amendments ··
thereto 'as they occur.
SECTION 6. Tables of Contents and Index. · · "rhe tables of .
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contints appearin9 in the PAMC -1967. Edition at the beginning
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Lack of the •Jode, arc not adopted _as part of the PAMC -1967
Edition, but are included for,-'..,nvenience only. They shall be
changed from time to time, with the approval of the City Attorney,
to conform with amendments and additions 'to the coda as they occur.
SECTION 7. H€adings. The title, chapter and section~headings
contain-ed in the PAMC -1967 Edit.ion shall not be deemed to govern,
limit, modify or in any manne:i· affect the scope, meaning or intent·
of the provisions of any title, chapter or section. -
SECTION 8. Effective Date. This ordinance and the PA.MC -
1967 Edition shall become ~f fective and in full fore~ and effect
~t 12:01 A.M; on the thirt~-first day after the passage of this
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' INTRODUCED: July 24, 1967.
PASSED: ' August 14, 1967.
AYES: Arnold, Beahrs, Berwald, Clark, Comstock, Dias,
Gallagher, Pearson, Spaeth, Wheatley.
NOES: None.
Cooley.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
,COUN'l'Y OF SANTA CLARA
CITY OF PALO 'AL'l'O
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I; JACQUELINE c. KLAMM, City Clerk of the,City of Palo Alto,
hereby ce+tify that tt\e foregoing is a 'trt.w: and correct copy Of
qrdinance No. 2367, duly pas~ed, approved ~nd' adopted _by the
City Cour.cil on the 14th da}i: of Auqust, .. 1967, following a public
hea,~'ing as. required by Gove,rnmcnt Code section 50022.3 of· the
State _pf C_a1i fornia, .:t~<l Huit· not less than .th):ee copies of .. the
. prima~y and _spcondary codes.' rcfe,rrcd to ,in this ord.irtatice 'are on
.file_ in my office for public-insr; ti~n .and ~ere available from
Jµly 24j 1967 through Augu~t 14, 967 f~r this putpose. ·
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