ADOPTING ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE #13-2020

   CITY OF HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KENTUCKY

   AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND ENACTING A CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KENTUCKY, REVISING, AMENDING, RESTATING, CODIFYING, AND COMPILING CERTAIN EXISTING GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY REGARDING THE SUBJECTS STATED IN SAID CODE.

WHEREAS, the present general ordinances of the city of Highland Heights, Kentucky are incomplete and inadequate in the manner of arrangement, classification and indexing thereof and insufficient to meet the immediate needs of the City, and;

WHEREAS, the acts of the Kentucky State Legislature empower and authorize the City of Highland Heights, Kentucky to revise, amend, restate, codify and to compile any existing ordinance or ordinances and all new ordinances not here before adopted or published and to incorporate said ordinances into one ordinance in book form; and

WHEREAS, the City of Highland Heights, Kentucky has authorized a general compilation, revision and codification of the ordinances of the City of a general and permanent nature and publication of such ordinances in book form.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KENTUCKY AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION I

The general ordinances of the City of Highland Heights, Kentucky are herein revised, amended, restated, codified, and compiled in book form are adopted and shall constitute the code of ordinances of the City of Highland Heights, Kentucky.

   SECTION II

Said code as adopted in Section I shall consist of the following titles, to wit:

   Title I General Provisions

   Title III Administration

   Title V Public Works

   Title VII Traffic Code

   Title IX General Regulations

   Title XI Business Regulations

   Title XIII General Offenses

   Title XV Land Usage

   Table of Special Ordinances

   Parallel References

   Index

   SECTION III

All prior ordinances pertaining to the subjects treated in said code shall be deemed repealed from and after the effective date of said code except as they are included and reordained in whole or part in said code; provided such repeal shall not effect any offense committed or penalty incurred or any right established prior to the effective date of said code, nor shall such repeal effect 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 issuances of bonds or borrowing of money, authorizing the purchase or sale of real or personal property, granting or accepting easements, plats or dedication of land to public use, naming or vacating or setting the boundaries of streets, alleys or other public places, nor to any other ordinance of a temporary or special nature or pertaining to subjects not contained therein.

   SECTION IV

Said code shall be deemed published as of the date of its adoption and approval by the City Legislative body and the Clerk of the City of Highland Heights, Kentucky is hereby authorized and ordered to file a copy of said code in the office of the City Clerk.

   SECTION V

   That this Ordinance shall be signed by the Mayor, attested by the City Clerk/Treasurer, recorded and published. Same shall be in effect at the earliest time provided by law.

   First reading on this 1st day of December, 2020

   Second reading on this 15th day of December, 2020.

                                        /S/

                                       MAYOR GREGORY V. MEYERS

ATTEST:

/S/

JEANNE M. PETTIT

CITY CLERK/TREASURER