6.a Ord. 2020-01 Adopting a City Code of OrdinancesCity of Scandia
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CITY OF SCANDIA
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2020-01
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF
SCANDIA, MINNESOTA, AMENDING, RESTATING, REVISING, UPDATING,
CODIFYING, AND COMPILING CERTAIN ORDINANCES OF THE CITY DEALING
WITH THE SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, AND
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.
WHEREAS Minnesota Statutes §§ 415.02 and 415.021 authorize the city to cause its ordinances
to be codified and printed in a book, now therefore:
The City Council of Scandia, Minnesota ordains:
Section 1. The general ordinances of the city as amended, restated, revised, updated, codified,
and compiled in book form, including penalties for the violations of various provisions thereof,
are adopted and shall constitute the Code of Ordinances of the City of Scandia. This Code of
Ordinances also adopts, by reference, certain statutes and administrative rules of the State of
Minnesota as named in the Code of Ordinances.
Section 2. The Code of Ordinances as adopted in Section 1 shall consist of the following titles:
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
Section 3. All prior ordinances pertaining to subjects treated in the Code of Ordinances shall be
deemed repealed from and after the effective date of this ordinance, except as they are included
and re-ordained in whole or in part in the Code of Ordinances; provided this repeal shall not
affect any existing ordinances pertaining to Scandia’s existing Development Code, nor any
offense committed or penalty incurred, or any right established prior to the effective date of this
ordinance, nor shall this repeal affect the provisions of ordinances levying taxes; appropriating
money; annexing or detaching territory; establishing franchises; 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, plat or dedication of land to public use; or vacating or setting the boundaries of
streets or other public places; nor shall this repeal affect any other ordinance of a temporary or
special nature or pertaining to subjects not contained in or covered by the Code of Ordinances.
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All fees established in prior ordinances shall remain in effect unless amended in this Code of
Ordinances, or until an ordinance adopting a fee schedule is adopted or amended.
Section 4. This ordinance adopting the Code of Ordinances shall be a sufficient publication of
any ordinance included in it and not previously published in the city’s official newspaper. The
city clerk shall cause a substantial quantity of the Code of Ordinances to be printed for general
distribution to the public at actual cost, and shall furnish a copy of the Code of Ordinances to the
County Law Library or its designated depository. The official copy of this Code of Ordinances
shall be marked and be kept in the office of the city clerk.
Section 5. The Code of Ordinances is declared to be prima facie evidence of the law of the city
and shall be received in evidence as provided by Minnesota Statutes by the courts of the State of
Minnesota.
Section 6. This ordinance adopting the Code of Ordinances, and the Code of Ordinances itself,
shall take effect upon publication of this ordinance in the city’s official newspaper.
Passed by the City Council of Scandia, Minnesota this ________ day of February, 2020.
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Christine Maefsky, Mayor
Attested:
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Kenneth Cammilleri, City Administrator
Date of Publication: