CODE OF ORDINANCES - CITY OF YAZOO CITY MISSISSIPPI

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CONTAINING
THE CHARTER
AND
THE GENERAL ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY

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Adopted: January 28, 1980
Effective: February 28, 1980

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Republished in 2015 by Order of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen

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CURRENT OFFICIALS
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;adv16;CITY OF YAZOO CITY

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Diane Delaware
Mayor

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Ronald E. Johnson, Ward 1
Dr. Jack D. Varner, Ward 2
Gregory Robertson, Mayor Pro Tem, Ward 3
Aubry N. Brent, Jr., Ward 4
Aldermen

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Vacant
City Clerk

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Law Firm of O'Reilly Evans, PLLC
City Attorney

OFFICIALS

of the

CITY OF YAZOO CITY

AT THE TIME OF CODIFICATION

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Charles E. Fulgham
Mayor

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Percy Calvin
Charles J. Jackson
James Ingram
Ken Upshaw
Aldermen

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Harrell Granberry
City Clerk-Tax Collector

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Wiley J. Barbour
City Attorney

PREFACE

This Code constitutes a complete republication of the general and permanent ordinances of the City of Yazoo City, Mississippi.

Source materials used in the preparation of this republished Code were the 1980 Code, as supplemented through Supplement No. 17, printed in December, 1996, and ordinances subsequently adopted by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the 1980 Code. By use of the comparative tables appearing in the back of this Code, the reader can locate any section of the Code, as supplemented, and any subsequent ordinance included herein.

The chapters of the Code are arranged in alphabetical order and the sections within each chapter or catchlined to facilitate usage. Footnotes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant provisions of the state law have been included. A table listing the state law citations setting forth their location within the Code volume is included at the back of this volume. The source of each section is indicated by the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code. By use of the Comparative Table also appearing in the back of the volume, any ordinance included herein can be readily found in the Code.

Numbering System

The numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and municipal codes. Each section number consists of two component parts separated by a dash, the figure before the dash representing the chapter number and the figure after the dash indicating the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the first section of Chapter 1 is numbered 1-1 and the seventh section of Chapter 8 is 8-7. Under this system each section is identified with its chapter and, at the same time, new sections or even whole chapters can be inserted in their proper places, simply by using the decimal system for amendments. By way of illustration: If new material consisting of three sections that would logically come between Sections 4-3 and 4-4 is desired to be added, such new sections would be numbered 4-3.1, 4-3.2 and 4-3.3 respectively. New chapters may be included in the same manner. If the new material is to be included between Chapters 12 and 13 it will be designated as Chapter 12.5. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject, the next successive number being assigned to the article or division.

Page Numbering System

The page numbering system used in this Code is a prefix system. The letters to the left of the colon are an abbreviation which represents a certain portion of the volume. The number to the right of the colon represents the number of the page in that portion. In the case of a chapter of the Code, the number to the left of the colon indicates the number of the chapter. In the case of an appendix to the Code, the letter immediately to the left of the colon indicates the letter of the appendix. The following are typical parts of codes of ordinances, which may or may not appear in this Code at this time, and their corresponding prefixes:

CHARTER ..... CHT:1

CODE ..... CD1:1

APPENDIX A ..... CDA:1

STATUTORY REFERENCE TABLE ..... SRT:1

CODE COMPARATIVE TABLES ..... CCT:1

CHARTER INDEX ..... CHTi:1

CODE INDEX ..... CDi:1

Index

The index has been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of the headings being couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by municipal officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the index itself which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which he is interested.

Looseleaf Supplements

A special feature of this Code is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental service, by which the Code will be kept up-to-date periodically. Upon the final passage of amendatory ordinances, they will be properly edited and the page or pages affected will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to the holders of the Code with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages. Each such amendment, when incorporated into the Code, may be cited as a part thereof, as provided in Section 5 of the Adopting Ordinance.

The successful maintenance of this Code up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the volume. As revised sheets are received it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publishers that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

Acknowledgments

This 2015 republication includes all amendatory legislation through Ordinance of August 25, 2014, and was accomplished under the supervision of the editorial staff, with assistance from the mayor's, city clerk's and city attorney's offices.

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ADOPTING ORDINANCE

An Ordinance Adopting and Enacting a New Code of Ordinances of the City of Yazoo City, Mississippi; Establishing the Same; Providing for the Repeal of Certain Ordinances Not Included Therein, Except as Herein Expressly Provided; Adopting Technical Codes Mentioned Therein; Providing for the Manner of Amending Such Code of Ordinances; Providing a Penalty for the Violation Thereof; and Providing When This Ordinance Shall Become Effective.

Be it Ordained by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of Yazoo City, in Council Convened:

Section 1.  That the Code of Ordinances, consisting of Chapters 1 to 22, each inclusive, and adopting technical codes by reference, is hereby adopted and enacted as the "Code of Ordinances, City of Yazoo City," and shall be treated and considered as a new and original comprehensive ordinance which shall supersede all other general and permanent ordinances of the City passed on or before October 9, 1978, to the extent provided in Section 2 hereof. All technical codes adopted therein are declared to be a part of said Code of Ordinances.

Section 2.  That all provisions of such Code shall be in full force and effect from and after the 28th day of February 1980, and all ordinances of a general and permanent nature of the City of Yazoo City, enacted on final passage on or before October 9, 1978, and not included in such Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein are hereby repealed from and after the effective date of this ordinance, except as hereinafter provided. No resolution of the City, not specifically mentioned, is hereby repealed.

Section 3.  That the repeal provided for in Section 2 hereof shall not affect any of the following:

(a)

Any offense or act committed or done or any penalty or forfeiture incurred or any contract or right established or accruing before the effective date of this ordinance;

(b)

Any ordinance or resolution promising or guaranteeing the payment of money for the city, or authorizing the issuance of any bonds of the city or any evidence of the city's indebtedness, or any contract or obligations assumed by the city;

(c)

Any administrative ordinances or resolutions of the city not in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of such Code;

(d)

Any ordinance fixing salaries of officers or employees of the city;

(e)

Any appropriation or budget ordinance or resolution; or any ordinance levying or assessing taxes;

(f)

Any right or franchise granted by the board of mayor and aldermen of the city to any person, firm or corporation;

(g)

Any ordinance dedicating, naming, establishing, locating, relocating, opening, closing, paving, widening, vacating, etc., any street or public way in the city;

(h)

Any ordinance establishing and prescribing the street grades of any street in the city;

(i)

Any ordinance providing for local improvements or assessing taxes therefor;

(j)

Any ordinance prescribing subdivision regulations or dedicating or accepting any plat or subdivision in the city;

(k)

Any ordinance annexing property to the city;

(l)

Any zoning ordinance of the city;

(m)

Any ordinances prescribing traffic regulations for specific locations, prescribing through streets, parking limitations, parking prohibitions, one-way traffic, limitations on loads of vehicles, or loading zones, not inconsistent with such Code;

(n)

Any ordinance enacted after October 9, 1978; nor shall such repeal be construed to revive any ordinance or part of an ordinance that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance which is repealed by this ordinance.

Section 4.  That whenever in such Code an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or whenever in such Code the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, and no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of such Code shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), or imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty (30) days, as provided in Section 1-8 of such Code.

Section 5.  That any and all additions and amendments to such Code when passed in such form as to indicate the intention of the board of mayor and aldermen to make the same a part thereof shall be deemed to be incorporated in such Code so that reference to the "Code of Ordinances, City of Yazoo City" shall be understood and intended to include such additions and amendments.

Section 6.  That in case of the amendment of any section of such Code for which a penalty is not provided, the general penalty as provided in Section 4 of this ordinance and Section 1-8 of such Code shall apply to the section as amended; or, in case such amendment contains provisions for which a penalty, other than the aforementioned general penalty, is provided in another section in the same chapter, the penalty so provided in such other section shall be held to relate to the section so amended, unless such penalty is specifically repealed therein.

Section 7.  That a copy of such Code shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk preserved in looseleaf form, or in such other form as the City Clerk may consider most expedient. It shall be the express duty of the City Clerk, or someone authorized by him, to insert in their designated places all amendments or ordinances which indicate the intention of the board of mayor and aldermen to make the same a part of such Code when the same have been printed or reprinted in page form, and to extract from such Code all provisions which may be from time to time repealed by the board of mayor and aldermen. This copy of such Code shall be available for all persons desiring to examine the same.

Section 8.  That it shall be unlawful for any person to change or alter by additions or deletions, any part or portion of such Code, or to insert or delete pages or portions thereof, or to alter or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the law of the City of Yazoo City to be misrepresented thereby. Any person violating this section shall be punished as provided in Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Yazoo City, and in Section 4 of this ordinance.

Section 9.  That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.

Section 10.  That this ordinance shall become effective on the 28th day of February, 1980.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN on this 28th day of January, 1980.

/s/ Charles E. Fulgham
Mayor

ATTEST:

/s/ Harrell Granberry
City Clerk

CERTIFICATE

I, Harrell Granberry, City Clerk, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of that certain ordinance of like tenor and effect, passed on the 28th day of January, 1980, by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Yazoo City, Mississippi, and as now appears duly recorded in Minute Book 15, page 195, of the proceedings of the said Board in the office of the City Clerk.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto fixed my signature on this 4th day of February, 1980.

Harrell Gransberry
City Clerk