HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2020-27 ORDINANCE NO. 20-27
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, AMENDING THE
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN CODE, CHAPTER 10,
HEALTH AND SANITATION, SECTION 10-2-18, PENALTIES,
AMENDING THE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF ARTICLE
10-2
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Mayor and the Council of the Town of Fountain Hills (the "Town Council") finds
that the Town Code prescribes criminal penalties by default for violations of the Town Code; and,
WHEREAS, the Town Council desires to amend Chapter 10 of the Town Code, Section 10-2-18,
Penalties, to modify the penalties associated with violations of Article 10-2 of the Town Code.
ENACTMENTS:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
FOUNTAIN HILLS as follows:
SECTION 1. The recitals set forth above are hereby incorporated as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2. Town Code Section 10-2-18 is hereby amended as follows:
Section 10-2-18 Penalties
Any person, whether as principal, owner, agent, tenant, employee or otherwise who maintains a
nuisance upon any property within the tTown, violates any provision of this article, or fails to
comply with any provision of this article, UNLESS EXPRESSLY STATED OTHERWISE, shall be
deemed guilty of a CIVIL INFRACTIONmisdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
punishable as provided in SECTIONArticic 1-8-3 of this code. The ISSUANCE OF A CITATION
TOconviction of any person hereunder shall not relieve such person from the responsibility to
correct such violation, nor prevent the enforcement, correction or removal thereof in any manner
authorized by law. Every day that a nuisance is permitted to exist, or caused to continue to exist
under this article MAYs#aI1 be deemed a separate violation.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason
held invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.
ORDINANCE 20-27 PAGE 2
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY the Mayor and Council of the Town of Fountain Hills, this 1st day
of December, 2020.
FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS: ATTESTED TO:
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REVIEWED BY: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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