SEC. 1-9. EFFECT OF REPEAL OF ORDINANCES.

   (A)   The repeal of an ordinance shall not revive any ordinances in force before or at the time the ordinances repealed became effective.

   (B)   The repeal of an ordinance shall not affect any punishment or penalty incurred before the repeal became effective, nor any suit, prosecution or proceeding pending at the time of the repeal, for any offense committed under the ordinance repealed.

(`64 Code, Sec. 1-9)

SEC. 1-10. VIOLATION OF THE CODE.

   (A)   The violation of any provision of the code or other ordinance shall be punishable by a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment of six months, or both, as a general misdemeanor.

   (B)   Any violation of any provision of the code or other ordinance may, in the discretion of the city attorney, be prosecuted as:

      (1)   An infraction;

      (2)   A civil citation; or

      (3)   A civil injunction.

   (C)   Every violation that the city attorney prosecutes as an infraction shall be punishable as follows:

      (1)   A fine not exceeding $100 for a first violation of a code section or ordinance;

      (2)   A fine not exceeding $200 for a second violation of the same code section or ordinance within one year; and

      (3)   A fine not exceeding $500 for the third and every additional violation of the same code section or ordinance within one year.

   (D)   Each day that a violation of the code or other ordinance continues shall constitute a new and separate offense and may be prosecuted as such.

   (E)   No person shall cause, use, occupy or maintain any violation of any code section or any ordinance or to cause the same to be done.

   (F)   The city council finds and determines that any continuing violation of any code section or ordinance shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be summarily abated as such by the city manager.

(`64 Code, Sec. 1-10) (Ord. No. 1393, 1568, 1616, 2056, 2394, 2489)

SEC. 1-11. UNLAWFUL ACTS.

   Whenever this code makes any act or omission unlawful that includes causing, permitting, aiding, abetting, suffering, or concealing the fact of such act or omission.

(`64 Code, Sec. 1-11)

SEC. 1-12. CITY SEAL.

   The official seal of the city shall have inscribed thereon the following words, to-wit: “City of Oxnard, State of California, incorporated June 30, 1903,” and the same is hereby adopted as the common seal of the city.

(`64 Code, Sec. 1-26)

SEC. 1-13. OFFICIAL FLOWER.

   The official flower of the city shall be the geranium.

(`64 Code, Sec. 1-27) (Ord. No. 492)

ARTICLE II. UTILITY BILLING HEARINGS; CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS OF CODE

SEC. 1-20. POLICY AND PURPOSE.

   The city council hereby declares that in order to ensure that the residents of the city are given an administrative review opportunity, the following hearing procedures, sections 1-21 through 1-25, are adopted which shall be complied with prior to termination of utility services by the city for nonpayment of bills by customers.

(`64 Code, Sec. 1-12) (Ord. No. 2302, 3031)

SEC. 1-21. REVIEW PROCEDURE PRIOR TO TERMINATION OF UTILITY SERVICES FOR NONPAYMENT OF BILLS.

   Prior to termination of a utility service for nonpayment of bills, the city shall afford the customer an opportunity to be heard on the issue of whether the city has good cause to terminate such service. The review procedures set forth in section 1-22 through section 1-25 are exclusively for the termination of utility services due to nonpayment of bills.

(`64 Code, Sec. 1-12.1) (Ord. No. 2302)