Draft 2, 2/20/2018

1 ORDINANCE No. _______

2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LANSING, MICHIGAN, RE-ADOPTING THE

3 CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LANSING,

4 WHEREAS, THE READOPTION AND RECODIFICATION OF CODIFIED ORDINANCES,

5 PURSUANT TO CHARTER SECTIONS 3-307 AND 3-309, IS BEFORE THE CITY
6 COUNCIL; AND NOW THEREFORE

7 THE CITY OF LANSING ORDAINS:

8 SECTION 1. THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LANSING,

9 MICHIGAN, AS AMENDED AND REPUBLISHED BY MUNICIPAL CODE
10 CORPORATION THROUGH SUPPLEMENT 47, AND ALL GENERAL AND PERMANENT
11 LEGISLATION OF THE CITY FROM THE DATE OF ENTRY THROUGH DECEMBER 31,
12 2017, EXCEPT AN ORDINANCE REPEALED BY REPLACEMENT AND AS PROVIDED
13 BY LAW, AS REVISED, CODIFIED, ARRANGED, NUMBERED, EDITED AND
14 CONSOLIDATED INTO COMPONENT CODES, TITLES, CHAPTERS AND SECTIONS
15 ARE HEREBY APPROVED AND READOPTED AS THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF
16 LANSING, MICHIGAN 2017, COMPLETE TO DECEMBER 31, 2017.

17 SECTION 2. THE READOPTION OF CODIFIED ORDINANCES SHALL NOT BE

18 CONSTRUED TO AFFECT A RIGHT OR LIABILITY ACCRUED OR INCURRED UNDER
19 ANY LEGISLATIVE PROVISION PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SUCH
20 READOPTION, OR AN ACTION OR PROCEEDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH
21 RIGHT OR LIABILITY. SUCH READOPTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO
22 RELIEVE ANY PERSON FROM PUNISHMENT FOR AN ACT COMMITTED IN
23 VIOLATION OF ANY SUCH LEGISLATIVE PROVISION, NOR TO AFFECT AN
24 INDICTMENT OR PROSECUTION THEREFOR. FOR SUCH PURPOSES, ANY SUCH
25 LEGISLATIVE PROVISION SHALL CONTINUE IN FULL FORCE NOTWITHSTANDING
26 ITS REPEAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVISION AND CODIFICATION.

27 SECTION 3. SHOULD ANY SECTION, CLAUSE OR PHRASE OF THIS ORDINANCE BE

28 DECLARED TO BE INVALID, THE SAME SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF
29 THE ORDINANCE AS A WHOLE, OR ANY PART OTHER THAN THE PART SO
30 DECLARED TO BE INVALID.

31 SECTION 4. ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH

32 ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE ARE HEREBY REPEALED.

33 SECTION 5. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL AUTOMATICALLY EXPIRE TEN YEARS

34 FROM THE DATE OF READOPTION.

35 SECTION 6. THIS ORDINANCE AND READOPTION SHALL INCLUDE ALL

36 ORDINANCES IN EFFECT ON NOVEMBER 25, 2017.

37 SECTION 7. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 30TH DAY AFTER
38 ENACTMENT UNLESS GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT BY CITY COUNCIL.