Introduced by:
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING TITLE 1, SECTIONS
1.24.010, 1.25.010 AND 1.26.010 OF THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE
REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF CITY ORDINANCES
The People of the City of Pasadena ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Pasadena Municipal Code, Title 10 (General Provisions), Chapter
1.24 (General Penalty), Section 1.24.010 is amended as follows:
1.24.010 - Misdemeanors, infractions and administrative penalties.
A. No person shall violate or fail to comply with any provision or requirement of this code. Any person who violates or fails to comply with any provision or requirement of this code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, unless (1) such a violation or failure is designated as an infraction or is subsequently prosecuted as an infraction, in which case such person is guilty of an infraction; or and/or (2) such a violation or failure is prosecuted as a civil administrative action pursuant to Chapter 1.25 or Chapter 1 .26 of this title.
B. Any violation of any provision of this code may be prosecuted as a misdemeanor, as an infraction, OF and/or as a civil administrative action in the discretion of the city attorney or city prosecutor, or their assistants.
SECTION 2. Pasadena Municipal Code, Title 10 (General Provisions), Chapter
1.25 (Administrative Penalties-Compliance Orders), Section 1.25.010 is amended as follows:
1.25.010-Scope.
This chapter provides for administrative penalties for any continuing violation of this code. Administrative penalties may be pursued in addition to, or in lieu of any other legal remedy, criminal or civil, which may be pursued by the city to address any violation of this code. The city attorney, city prosecutor, or their assistants, have sole discretion to determine whether a violation will be prosecuted criminally, tf Regardless of whether a violation is net criminally prosecuted, the city may proceed with administrative proceedings pursuant to this chapter.
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SECTION 3. Pasadena Municipal Code, Title 10 (General Provisions), Chapter
1.25 (Administrative Penalties -Citations), Section 1.256.010 is amended as follows:
1.26.010-Scope.
This chapter provides for administrative penalties for any violation of this code, which penalties may be pursued in addition to, or in lieu of any other legal remedy, criminal or civil, which may be pursued by the city to address any violation of this code.
The city attorney, city prosecutor, or their assistants, have sole discretion to determine whether a violation will be prosecuted criminally. +f Regardless of whether a violation is not criminally prosecuted, the city may proceed with administrative proceedings pursuant to this chapter.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and shall cause this ordinance to be published in full text.
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SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect 30 days from its publication.
Signed and approved thisday of,2025.
Victor Gordo
Mayor of the City of Pasadena
I hlEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the City Council of the City of Pasadena at its meeting held this _ day of_2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Date Published:
Approved as to form:
Danielle St. Clair
Assistant City Attorney
Mark Jomsky
City Clerk
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