ORDINANCE NO. 96-012

AN ORDINANCE OF CANYON COUNTY, IDAHO, RELATING TO THE CODIFICATION OF THE ORDINANCES OF CANYON COUNTY, IDAHO; PROVIDING FOR TITLE, STRUCTURE, AUTHORITY, PURPOSE CLAUSES; PROVIDING FOR OFFICIAL COUNTY CODE; PROVIDING FOR THE CODIFYING, REVISING, COMPILING OF THE GENERAL ORDINANCES OF CANYON COUNTY, IDAHO AND FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE CANYON COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR OFFICIAL FILING OF CANYON COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

   BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners for County of Canyon, Idaho:

   Section 1.   TITLE.

   This Ordinance shall be known and cited as the "Canyon County Code of Ordinances" or "CCCO."

   Section 2.   STRUCTURE.

   Titles and subtitles of this Ordinance are only used for organization and structure and the language in each paragraph of this Ordinance should control with regard to determining the legislative intent and meaning of the Board of County Commissioners.

   Section 3.   PURPOSE.

   The purpose of this Ordinance is to provide for the codifying, revising and compiling of all Ordinances of a general and permanent character of Canyon County, Idaho.

   Section 4.   AUTHORITY.

   This Ordinance is authorized by Idaho Code §§ 31-714, 31-801, 31-828 and Article 12, Section 2 of the Idaho Constitution.

   Section 5.   OFFICIAL COUNTY CODE.

   From and after the date of passage of this Ordinance the Canyon County Code of Ordinances, prepared by Sterling Codifiers, Inc., and hereby approved and accepted shall be the Official Code of all Ordinances of a general and permanent character of the County.

   Section 6.   PERPETUAL CODIFICATION AND REVISION.

   There is hereby adopted, as a method of perpetual codification, the loose leaf type of binding together with continuous supplemental service whereby each newly adopted Ordinance of a general nature, amending, altering, adding to or deleting the provisions of the Canyon County Code of Ordinances is identified by the proper catch line, and to be inserted in the proper place in each of the official copies.

   Section 7.   OFFICIAL COPY OF CANYON COUNTY CODE OF

         ORDINANCES.

   At least one (1) official copy of said Canyon County Code of Ordinances shall at all times be on file and available for inspection in the office of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners.

   Section 8.   SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.

   Should any provision of this Ordinance be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance in whole or in part thereof other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.

   Section 9.   EFFECTIVE DATE.

   This Ordinance shall be and is hereby declared to be in full force and effect upon its passage, and approval and publication of the Ordinance as provided by law in one (1) issue of the Idaho Press Tribune.

   ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 16th day of July, 1996.