This Code shall be known as the "Atascadero Municipal Code." It shall be sufficient to refer to this Code as the Atascadero Municipal Code in any prosecution for the violation of any provision thereof. It shall also be sufficient to designate any ordinance adding to, amending or repealing this Code, or portions thereof, as an addition or amendment to, or a repeal of, the Atascadero Municipal Code, or a portion thereof.
(Ord. 90 § 1, 1984)
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Code is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Code. The Council declares that it would have passed this Code and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional.
(Ord. 90 § 1, 1984)
(a) 
Not less than three copies of this Code shall be filed for use and examination by the public in the office of the City Clerk. At least three additional copies, duly certified by the City Clerk, shall be maintained on file in the City Clerk's office as the official copies of the Code. Additional copies of the Code shall be distributed to the departments and divisions of the City as shall be prescribed by the City Manager.
(b) 
Upon the adoption of any amendment or addition to this Code, or upon the repeal of any of its provisions, the City Clerk shall certify thereto and shall make an appropriate notation in the official volumes of this Code of the taking of such action, noting thereon the number and date of the ordinance pursuant to which such action is taken.
(c) 
Duly certified copies of each ordinance making changes in the Code shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk in books for such purpose, duly indexed for ready reference.
(d) 
At least quarterly the City Clerk shall cause the looseleaf pages of this Code in which changes have been made to be reproduced, including the notation as to the ordinance number and date pursuant to which such change is adopted, and distributed in order that the looseleaf copies of the Code, prepared for the use and convenience of the officers and employees of the City and the general public, may be brought up to date.
(Ord. 90 § 1, 1984)
The City Manager is directed to establish and implement an Administrative Code. The Administrative Code shall contain, among other desirable provisions, administrative policies and procedures for the implementation and administration of this Code.
(Ord. 90 § 1, 1984)