Section
10.01 Approval, adoption and title of code
10.02 Rules of interpretation and definitions
10.03 Effect of code on previous provisions
10.04 Sections and ordinances repealed
10.05 Exemptions from repeal
10.06 Application to future ordinances
10.07 Changes and revisions in previously adopted ordinances
10.08 Interpretation of provisions
10.09 Headings, editor’s notes, statutory references
10.10 Filing copies of code
10.11 Amendments to the code; code books to be kept up-to-date
10.12 Severability
10.13 Reference to other sections
10.14 Errors and omissions
10.15 Sections histories; statutory references
10.16 Altering or tampering with the code; penalties for violation
10.17 City seal
10.99 General penalty
(A) Pursuant to 11 Pa.C.S. §§ 11018.15, the codification of all ordinances of a permanent and general nature for the City of Corry, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as revised, codified, rearranged, renumbered and consolidated into component codes, titles, chapters and sections, are approved, adopted, ordained and enacted as a single ordinance of the City of Corry, and shall be known and designated as the “City of Corry Code”, for which designation “code of ordinances”, “codified ordinances” or “code” may be substituted.
(B) Code title, chapter and section headings do not constitute any part of the law as contained in the code.
(A) Rules of interpretation.
(1) Words and phrases shall be taken in their plain, ordinary and usual sense. Technical words and phrases having a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law shall be understood according to their technical import.
(2) Words imputing joint authority to three or more persons shall be construed as imputing authority to a majority of the persons unless otherwise declared in the section giving the authority.
(3) Where a section requires an act to be done which, by law, an agent or deputy may perform in addition to the principal, the performance of the act by an authorized deputy or agent is valid.
(4) Words denoting the masculine gender shall be deemed to include the feminine and neuter genders; words in the singular shall include the plural and words in the plural shall include the singular; the use of a verb in the present tense shall include the future, if applicable.
(B) Definitions. For the purpose of this code, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE. All departments and the personnel thereof established by the city code or ordinance.
ADOPTING ORDINANCE. The ordinance of the City of Corry adopting the codified ordinances of the City of Corry, Pennsylvania, in accordance with the City Code of Pennsylvania.
AND. May be read OR, and OR may be read AND, if the sense requires it.
AUTHORITY. Whenever in this code, authority is given to an officer or an act is required to be performed, the authority may be exercised and the act may be performed, at the instance of the officer, by a deputy or subordinate, unless contrary to law or to the clear intent of any particular provision.
BUDGET. The annual budget of the city.
CALENDAR/COMPUTATION OF TIME. The terms MONTH and YEAR mean the CALENDAR MONTH or YEAR. The time expressed in days within which an act is to be done or a period is to expire shall be computed by excluding the first and including the last day, unless the last day is a Sunday, in which case it shall be excluded. If time is expressed in hours, the whole of Sunday shall be excluded.
CITY and MUNICIPALITY. The City of Corry, Pennsylvania.
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION. The management of the execution of contracts between the city and any individual, partnership, association, corporation or governmental body.
COUNCIL. The City Council of the City of Corry, Pennsylvania.
COUNTY. The County of Erie, Pennsylvania.
ENGINEER. The engineer of the city.
KEEPER and PROPRIETOR. Persons, firms, associations, corporations, clubs and copartnerships, whether acting by themselves or as a servant, agent or employee.
LAND/REAL ESTATE. Includes rights and easements of an incorporeal nature.
LAW. All applicable laws and ordinances of the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the County of Erie.
MANAGER. The CITY MANAGER of the City of Corry.
OATH. Includes AFFIRMATION. When an oath is required or authorized by law, an affirmation in lieu thereof may be taken by a person having conscientious scruples about taking an oath. An AFFIRMATION shall have the same effect as an OATH.
ORDINANCE. Any ordinance of the City of Corry, including this code.
OWNER. When applied to property, includes a part owner, joint owner or tenant in common of the whole or any part of the property.
PERSON. An individual, association, club, corporation, firm, partnership, body politic or any other legal entity.
PREMISES. When used as applicable to property, extends to and includes land and buildings.
PROPERTY. Includes real and personal property and any mixed and lesser estates or interests therein. PERSONAL PROPERTY includes every kind of property except REAL PROPERTY. REAL PROPERTY includes lands, tenements and hereditaments.
REASONABLE TIME. In all cases where provision is made for and act to be done or notice to be given within a REASONABLE TIME, it shall be deemed to mean the time only as may be necessary for the prompt performance of the act or the giving of the notice.
SIDEWALK. Any portion of a street between the curb line and the adjacent property line, intended for the use of pedestrians, excluding parkways.
SOLICITOR. The solicitor of the city.
STATE and COMMONWEALTH. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
STREET. Alleys, avenues, boulevards, lanes, roads, streets, state highways and other public ways in the city.
TENANT and OCCUPANT. As applied to buildings or land, shall extend and be applied to any person holding a written or oral lease of, or who occupies the whole or any part of, a building or land, alone or with others.
TIME. Whenever any time established in the codified ordinances for the taking of any action expires on a Sunday or legal holiday, the time shall not expire on the day but shall expire on the next weekday.
The provisions of this code, insofar as they are substantially the same as those of ordinances and resolutions in force immediately prior to the enactment of this code of ordinances, are intended as a continuation of the ordinances and resolutions, and not as new enactments, and the effectiveness of the provisions shall date from the date of adoption of the prior ordinance or resolution. All the provisions are hereby continued in full force and effect and are hereby reaffirmed as to their adoption by the City Council, and it is the intention of the City Council that each provision contained within the code is hereby reenacted and reaffirmed as it appears in the code.
The repeal provided for in § 10.04 shall not affect the following ordinances, resolutions, rights and obligations which are hereby expressly saved from repeal; provided, however, that the repeal of ordinances or parts thereof in § 10.04, or the saving from repeal of ordinances or parts thereof pursuant to this section, shall not be construed so as to revive an ordinance or part thereof previously repealed, superseded or no longer of any effect:
(A) Any offense or act committed or done, or any penalty or forfeiture incurred, or any contract or right established or accruing, before the adoption of these codified ordinances;
(B) Any ordinance or resolution promising or guaranteeing the payment of money by or to the city, or authorizing the issuance of any bonds of the city, or any evidence of the city’s indebtedness, or any contract or obligation assumed by the city;
(C) Any ordinance or resolution of the Council not in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of these codified ordinances;
(D) Any right, license or franchise conferred by any ordinance or resolution of Council or any other person or corporation;
(E) Any ordinance establishing, naming, relocating or vacating any street or other public way;
(F) Any ordinance or part thereof providing for the establishment of positions, for salaries, or compensation;
(G) Any prosecution, suit or other proceeding pending, or any judgment rendered, on or prior to the adoption of these codified ordinances;
(H) Any ordinance levying or imposing taxes or assessments;
(I) Any ordinance establishing or changing the boundaries of the city; or
(J) Any ordinance or resolution adopted by Council after the adoption of the codified ordinances.
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