CODE OF ORDINANCES City of YAZOO CITY, MISSISSIPPI Codified through Ordinance of Oct. 24, 2005. (Supplement No. 1) Preliminaries CODE OF ORDINANCES CITY OF YAZOO CITY MISSISSIPPI ________ CONTAINING THE CHARTER AND THE GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY ________ Adopted, January 28th, 1980 Effective, February 28th, 1980 ________ Republished, August, 2001 ________ Published by Order of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen ________ Published by Municipal Code Corporation Tallahassee, Florida 2001 OFFICIALS of the CITY OF YAZOO CITY AT THE TIME OF CODIFICATION ________ Charles E. Fulgham Mayor ________ Percy Calvin Charles J. Jackson James Ingram Ken Upshaw Aldermen ________ Harrell Granberry City Clerk­Tax Collector ________ Wiley J. Barbour City Attorney CURRENT OFFICIALS of the CITY OF YAZOO CITY ________ Hugh J. McGraw Mayor ________ Wardell Leach, Mayor Pro Tempore Aubry N. Brent, Jr. James L. Magee Dr. Jack D. Varner Aldermen ________ Harrell Granberry City Clerk ________ Richard J. Rohman 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 1­1 and the seventh section of Chapter 8 is 8­7. 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 4­3 and 4­4 is desired to be added, such new sections would be numbered 4­3.1, 4­3.2 and 4­3.3 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 up­to­date 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 up­to­date 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 The publication of the 1980 Code was under the direct supervision of George R. Langford, President, and B. Meade White, Editor for Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.The republished Code was prepared under the supervision of A. Lawton Langford, Corporate President, and Wilma Reed, Supplement Editor, with the able assistance of the MCC staff. Time and effort were not spared in the preparation of the Code and the publishers are most grateful to Mr. T.H. Campbell, III, City Attorney, to Mr. Harrell Granberry, City Clerk. August, 2001 MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION Tallahassee, Florida 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