ORDINANCE 19-2009
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF HOPKINSVILLE, REVISING, AMENDING, RESTATING, CODIFYING, AND COMPILING CERTAIN EXISTING GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY DEALING WITH SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN THE CODE
WHEREAS, Chapters 51, 52, and 53 of the 2009 codification were previously adopted by Ordinance 14-2009; and
WHEREAS, the present general ordinances of the City of Hopkinsville are incomplete and inadequate and the manner of arrangement, classification, and indexing thereof is insufficient to meet the immediate needs of the City; and
WHEREAS, the Acts of the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Kentucky empower and authorize the Legislative Body of this City to revise, amend, restate, codify, and to compile any existing ordinance or ordinances and all new ordinances not heretofore adopted or published and to incorporate the ordinances into one ordinance in book form; and
WHEREAS, the Legislative Body of the City of Hopkinsville has authorized a general compilation, revision, and codification of the ordinances of the City of a general and permanent nature and publication of such ordinance in book form.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOPKINSVILLE, KENTUCKY AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE
The general ordinances of the City of Hopkinsville as herein revised, amended, restated, codified, and compiled in book form and any subsequent amendments are adopted as and shall constitute the "Code of Ordinances of the City of Hopkinsville".
SECTION TWO
The Code as adopted in Section One shall consist of the following titles:
Chapter
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
10. Rules of Construction; General Penalty
11. Wards of City
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
30. Employee Classification and Compensation Plan
31. City Council
32. Police Department
33. Boards, Departments and Commission
34. Taxation and Finance
35. Public Records
36. Code of Ethics
37. Industrial Revenue Building Bonds
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
50. Electric
51. Sewerage and Water (adopted by Ordinance 14-2009)
52. Waste Water Collection and Treatment (adopted by Ordinance 14-2009)
53. Sewer and Water Service Rates and User Fees (adopted by Ordinance 14-2009)
54. Surface and Storm Water Utility
55. Illicit Discharges
56. Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
70. General Provisions
71. Railroads
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
90. Animals
91. Cemeteries
92. Fair Housing
93. Garbage, Trash and Weeds
94. Health and Sanitation
95. Junked or Abandoned Vehicles
96. Noise
97. Parks, Playgrounds and Recreation Areas
98. Reserved
99. Streets and Sidewalks
100. Public Rights-of-way by Cable and Open Video Systems
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
110. General Licensing Provisions
111. Alcoholic Beverages
112. Community Antenna Television
113. Patrol Service or System
114. Peddlers and Itinerant Merchants
115. Precious Metals and Gems
116. Limited Cable Service Providers
117. Reserved
118. Amusements and Entertainment
119. Sexually Oriented Businesses
120. Solicitation of Donations
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
130. General Provisions
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
150. Buildings
151. Flood Damage Prevention
152. Housing
153. Reserved
154. Reserved
155. Storm Water Management and Control
156. Subdivision Regulations
157. Reserved
158. Zoning Code
159. Enterprise Zone
160. Landmarks and Historic Districts
161. Dilapidated Structures
162. Maintenance for Public Improvements
163. Basic Property Maintenance Code
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
Table
I. Franchises
II. Street and Alley Closings
III. Zoning Map Changes
IV. Annexations
V. Street Name Changes
VI. Acceptances and Dedications
VII. Real-Estate Transactions
VIII. Historic Districts
IX. Bond Issues
SECTION THREE
All prior ordinances pertaining to the subjects treated in the Code shall be deemed repealed from and after the effective date of the Code, except as they are included and reordained in whole or in part in the Code; provided that such repeal shall not affect any offense committed or penalty incurred or any right established prior to the effective date of the Code, nor shall such repeal affect 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 the issuance of bonds or borrowing of money, authorizing the purchase or sale of real or personal property, granting or accepting easements or plats, accepting dedications of land to public use, vacating or setting the boundaries of streets or other public places; nor shall such repeal affect any other ordinance of a temporary or special nature or pertaining to subjects not contained in or covered by the Code.
SECTION FOUR
The Code shall be deemed published as of the day of its adoption and approval by the City Council and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and ordered to file a copy of the Code in the Office of the City Clerk.
SECTION FIVE
The Code shall be in full force and effect from and after its date of passage, approval and publication as required by law. The Code shall be presumptive evidence in all courts and places of the ordinance and all provisions, sections, penalties, and regulations therein contained, and of the date of passage, and that the same is properly signed, attested, recorded, and approved, and that any public hearings and notices thereof as required by law have been given.
SECTION SIX
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such infirmity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
SECTION SEVEN
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION EIGHT
This ordinance shall take effect after its passage and publication according to law.
ORDINANCE 19-2009
ADOPT 2009 CODIFICATION
PUBLICLY READ AND PASSED FIRST TIME: September 1, 2009
PUBLICLY READ AND PASSED SECOND TIME: September 15, 2009
APPROVED:
J. Daniel Kemp
Mayor
ATTEST:
Christine F. Upton, MMC
City Clerk