PART 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER 1 USE AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE CODE Section 1-101 Section 1-102 Section 1-103 Section 1-104 Section 1-105 Section 1-106 Section 1-107 Section 1-108 Section 1-109 Section 1-110 How Code Designated and Cited. Rules of Construction. Headings of Sections; Citations. Effect of Repeal of Ordinances. Severability of Parts of Code. Amendment to Code; Effect of New Ordinances; Amendatory Language. Altering Code. General Penalty. Fines Recoverable by Civil Action. Ordinances in Effect in Outlying Territory of City. CHAPTER 2 CORPORATE AND WARD LIMITS Section 1-201 Section 1-202 Map of City Designated as Official Map. Ward Number and Boundaries. 1-1
CHAPTER 1 USE AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE CODE Section 1-101 Section 1-102 Section 1-103 Section 1-104 Section 1-105 Section 1-106 Section 1-107 Section 1-108 Section 1-109 Section 1-110 How Code Designated and Cited. Rules of Construction. Headings of Sections; Citations. Effect of Repeal of Ordinances. Severability of Parts of Code. Amendment to Code; Effect of New Ordinances; Amendatory Language. Altering Code. General Penalty. Fines Recoverable by Civil Action. Ordinances in Effect in Outlying Territory of City. SECTION 1-101 HOW CODE DESIGNATED AND CITED. The provisions embraced in the following chapters and sections shall constitute and be designated the "Sapulpa City Code," and may be so cited. State Law Reference: Adoption and revision of codes of ordinances, 11 O.S. 14-108, 14-109. SECTION 1-102 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. In the construction of this code and of all ordinances, the following rules are observed unless the construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of the City Council: "Business manager" - See "City Manager"; Citizen means a resident of the City of Sapulpa unless the context plainly requires a broader meaning; them; "City" or "city" shall be construed as if the words "of Sapulpa, Oklahoma," followed City Council or "Council" or Councilors means the Board of Councilors of the City of Sapulpa; 1-2
"Computation of time" Whenever a notice is required to be given or an act to be done a certain length of time before any proceeding shall be had, the day on which the notice is given or the act is done shall be counted in computing the time but the day on which the proceeding is to be had shall not be counted; "County" or "this County" means the County of Creek, Oklahoma; "Gender" A word importing one gender only shall extend and be applied to other genders and to firms, partnerships, and corporations as well; "Joint authority" All words giving "joint authority" to three (3) or more persons or officers shall be construed as giving such authority to a majority of such persons or officers; "Law" includes applicable federal law, provisions of the Constitution and statutes of the State of Oklahoma, the ordinances of the City, and, when appropriate, any and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; "Manager" or "City Manager" means the City Manager of the City; May The word may is permissive; "Mayor" means the Mayor of the City, the person serving as Mayor pursuant to the City Charter, state law and the State Constitution; "Month" means a calendar month; "Nontechnical and technical words" Words and phrases which are not specifically defined shall be construed according to the common and accepted usage of the language; but technical words and phrases and such others as may have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law shall be construed and understood according to such meaning; "Number" A word importing the singular number only may extend and be applied to several persons and things as well as to one person and thing. Words used in the plural number may also include the singular unless a contrary intention plainly appears; "Oath" shall be construed to include an affirmation in all cases in which, by law, an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in such cases, the words "swear" and "sworn" shall be equivalent to the words "affirm" and "affirmed"; it; "Or, and" "Or" may be read "and", and "and" may be read "or", if the sense requires "Other officials or officers, etc." Whenever reference is made to officers, agencies, 1-3
or departments by title only, i.e. "Clerk", "City Clerk", "City Attorney", "Fire Chief," "Chief of Police", etc., they shall mean the officers, agencies, or departments of the City; "Person" shall extend and be applied to an actual person, any persons and to associations, clubs, societies, firms, partnerships, and bodies politic and corporate, or the manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer, or employee of any of them, unless a contrary intention plainly appears; "Preceding, following" means next before and next after, respectively; "Property" means real and personal property; Shall means mandatory and not permissive; "Signature or subscription" includes a mark when a person cannot write; "State" or "this state" means the State of Oklahoma; "Statutory references" means references to statutes of the State of Oklahoma as they now are or as they may be amended to be; "Street" means any streets, avenues, boulevards, roads, alleys, lanes, viaducts, highways, courts, places, squares, curbs, and all other public ways in the city which are dedicated and open to public use; "Tense" means words used in the past or present tense include the future as well as the past and present; "Week" means seven (7) days; and "Year" means a calendar year. [Prior Code, Sections. 1-2, in part] SECTION 1-103 HEADINGS OF SECTIONS; CITATIONS. The headings of sections in this Code are printed in capital letters and citations included at the end of sections are intended to indicate the contents of the section and original historical source respectively, and shall not be deemed or taken to be titles and official sources of such sections; nor as any part of the section, nor, unless expressly so provided, shall they be so deemed when any of the sections, including the headings, or citations, are amended or re-enacted. 1-4
SECTION 1-104 EFFECT OF REPEAL OF ORDINANCES. A. The repeal of an ordinance shall not revive any ordinances in force before or at the time the ordinance repealed took effect. B. The repeal of an ordinance shall not affect any punishment or penalty incurred before the repeal took effect, nor any suit, prosecution, or proceeding pending at the time of the repeal, for an offense committed under the ordinance repealed. SECTION 1-105 SEVERABILITY OF PARTS OF CODE. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this code are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this code or of any ordinance in the code shall be declared unconstitutional, illegal, or otherwise invalid by the valid judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this code of ordinances. SECTION 1-106 AMENDMENT TO CODE; EFFECT OF NEW ORDINANCES; AMENDATORY LANGUAGE. A. All ordinances passed subsequent to this city code which amend, repeal, or in any way affect this code of ordinances may be numbered in accordance with the numbering system of this code and printed for inclusion therein. When subsequent ordinances repeal any chapter, section, or subsection or any portion thereof, the repealed portions may be excluded from this code by omission from reprinted pages. B. Amendments to any of the provisions of this city code may be made by amending the provisions by specific reference to the section of this code in substantially the following language: "Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, that Section of the Sapulpa City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:" (Set out new provisions in full.) C. When the City Council desires to enact an ordinance of a general and permanent nature on a subject not heretofore existing in the Code, which the Councilors desire to incorporate into the Code, a section in substantially the following language may be made part of the ordinance: "Section Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of 1-5
Sapulpa, Oklahoma, that the provisions of this ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Sapulpa City Code, and the sections of this ordinance may be re-numbered to accomplish this intention." D. All sections, articles, chapters, or provisions of this code desired to be repealed may be specifically repealed by section or chapter number, as the case may be. State Law Reference: 11 O.S. 14-103 et seq. SECTION 1-107 ALTERING CODE. It is unlawful for any person to change or amend by additions or deletions any part or portion of this code, or to insert or delete pages or portions thereof, or to alter or tamper with this code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the law of the City to be misrepresented thereby. Any person violating this section shall be punished as provided in Section 1-108 of this code. SECTION 1-108 GENERAL PENALTY. A. Except as otherwise provided by state law or this code, whenever in this code or in any ordinance of the City, an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or whenever in the City Code or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any provision of this code or of any ordinance, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and court costs as set by the City. Each day or any portion of a day during which any violation of this code or of any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense. Provided further that the City Attorney is authorized to make application in the prosecution of any offense for an increased or enhanced penalty upon filing of a separate information or complaint in which case said offense shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or thirty (30) days in jail, or both, plus court costs as set by the City. B. Any person who shall aid, abet, or assist in the violation of any provision of this code or any other ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as provided in this section. [Ord. 2505, 11/06/2006] State Law Reference: 11 O.S. 14-111. 1-6
SECTION 1-109 FINES RECOVERABLE BY CIVIL ACTION. All fines shall be recoverable by civil action before any court of competent jurisdiction in addition to any other method provided by law. SECTION 1-110 ORDINANCES IN EFFECT IN OUTLYING TERRITORY OF CITY. All ordinances of the City now in effect within the City are hereby extended to all real property belonging to or under the control of the City outside the corporate limits of the City, and shall be in full effect therein, insofar as they are applicable. All ordinances of the City which shall go into effect in the future, shall also apply to, and be in full effect within the boundaries of all outlying real property, insofar as they may be applicable. Any words in any ordinance indicating that the effect of an ordinance provision is limited to the corporate limits of the City shall be deemed to mean and include also the outlying real property belonging to, or under the control of, the City, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. 1-7
CHAPTER 2 CORPORATE AND WARD LIMITS Section 1-201 Section 1-202 Map of City Designated as Official Map. Ward Number and Boundaries. SECTION 1-201 MAP OF CITY DESIGNATED AS OFFICIAL MAP. The map of the City showing its territorial limits is hereby designated as the official map of the City, and the corporate limits as shown thereon are declared to be the true and correct corporate limits of the City, including all annexations made to the City through and including the date of July 1, 2010. SECTION 1-202 WARD NUMBER AND BOUNDARIES. The City shall be divided into five (5) wards as follows: A. Ward 1 shall consist of that area and portion of the City of Sapulpa within the following boundaries: Beginning at a point being the intersection of the centerlines of West Taft Avenue and South Oklahoma Street; thence east along the centerline of West Taft Avenue to the centerline of South Hickory Street; thence south along the centerline of South Hickory Street to the center of Rock Creek; thence easterly along the center of Rock Creek to the centerline of US Highway 75 Alternate, also being South Main Street; thence south, southeasterly along the centerline of US Highway 75 Alternate to the east line of Section 11, Township 17 North, Range 11 East also being the Sapulpa city limits boundary; thence north along said east line of Section 11 to the southeast corner of Section 2, Township 17 North, Range 11 East; thence north along the east line of said Section 2 to the southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of Section 1, Township 17 North, Range 11 East; thence east along the south line of said Northwest Quarter to the intersection of the centerlines of East Goodykoontz and South Apple Street; thence north along the centerline of South Apple Street to the centerline of East Davis Avenue; thence west along the centerline of East Davis Avenue to the centerline of South Adams Street; thence north along the centerline of South Adams Street to the centerline of East Taft Avenue; thence east along the centerline of East Taft Avenue to the centerline of South Watchorn Street; thence north along the centerline of South Watchorn Street to the centerline of East Grayson Avenue; thence west along the centerline of East Grayson 1-8
Avenue approximately 80 feet to the centerline of an unnamed street; thence north along said unnamed street approximately 380 feet; thence east approximately 80 feet to the centerline of South Watchorn Street; thence north along the centerline of South Watchorn Street to the centerline of East Dewey Avenue; thence west along East Dewey Avenue to the centerline of North Mission Street; thence south along the centerline of North Mission Street to the centerline of East Dewey Avenue; thence west along the centerline of East Dewey Avenue to the centerline of South Main Street; thence south along the centerline of South Main Street to the centerline of West Bryan Avenue; thence west along the centerline of West Bryan Avenue to the centerline of South Oklahoma Street; thence south along the centerline of South Oklahoma Street to the centerline of West Taft Avenue, also being the point of beginning. B. Ward 2 shall consist of that area and portion of the City of Sapulpa within the following boundaries: Beginning at a point at the intersection of the centerline of Wickham Road and the centerline of State Highway 117; thence south along the centerline of Wickham Road approximately 1320 feet to the Sapulpa city limits boundary; thence west and in a clockwise direction following the Sapulpa city limits boundary and the Sapulpa fence line to the intersection of the centerlines of North Mission Street and East Denton Avenue; thence south along the centerline of North Mission Street to the centerline of East Dewey Avenue; thence west along the centerline of East Dewey Avenue to the centerline of North Main Street; thence south along the centerline of North Main Street to the centerline of West Bryan Avenue; thence west along the centerline of West Bryan Avenue to the centerline of South Oklahoma Street to the centerline of West Taft Avenue; thence west along the centerline of West Taft Avenue, also being State Highway 117, to the centerline of Wickham Road, also being the point of beginning. Together with other strips of land generally and commonly referred to as the Sapulpa fence line, and other lands within the corporate limits of the City of Sapulpa and attached thereto described as f ollows: The south 67 feet of the north half of Section 15 Township 17 North Range 11 East less the east 301 feet thereof The west 67 feet of the South half of Section 6, Township 17 North, Range 11 East The west 67 feet of Sections 7, 18, and 19, Township 17 North, Range 11 1-9
East The south 67 feet of Section 19, Township 17 North, Range 11 East less the west 67 feet thereof The west 67 feet of Section 29, Township 17 North, Range 11 East less the north 67 feet thereof and less the south 67 feet thereof The south 67 feet of Sections 29, 28, and 27, Township 17 North, Range 11 East The east 301 feet of Sections 27, 22, and 15, Township 17 North, Range 11 East less the south 540 feet of the east 204 feet of Section 27, Township 17 North, Range 11 East The south 120 feet of Section 10, Township 17 North, Range 11 East C. Ward 3 shall consist of that area and portion of the City of Sapulpa within the following boundaries: Beginning at a point being the Sapulpa city limits boundary at the southeast corner of Section 11, Township 17 North, Range 11 East; thence west along said Section 11 south boundary to the centerline of South Hickory Street; thence north approximately 120 feet along the centerline of South Hickory Street to the northeast corner of Oklahoma House District 29; thence west along the north boundary of said District 29 to the west line of Section 10, Township 17 North, Range 11 East; thence north along the west line of said Section 10 to the centerline of Teel Road; thence north along the centerline of Wickham Road to the southeast corner of the north half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 17 North, Range 11 East; thence west along the south line of the north half of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 4, also being the south boundary of The Lakes at Jefferson Heights subdivision to the southwest corner of said subdivision; thence north along the west boundary of said subdivision to the northwest corner of said subdivision; thence east along the north boundary of said subdivision to the centerline of Wickham Road; thence north along the centerline of Wickham Road to the centerline of State Highway 117; thence east along the centerline of State Highway 117, also being West Taft Avenue, to the centerline of South Hickory Street; thence south along the centerline of South Hickory Street to the center of Rock Creek; thence easterly along the center of Rock Creek to the centerline of US Highway 75 Alternate, also being South Main Street; thence south, southeasterly along the centerline of US Highway 75 Alternate to the east line of Section 11, Township 17 North, Range 11 East; thence 1-10
south along said east line of Section 11 to the southeast corner of said Section 11; also being the point of beginning. D. Ward 4 shall consist of that area and portion of the City of Sapulpa within the following boundaries: Beginning at the intersection of the centerline of North Mission Street and the centerline of East James Avenue; thence east along the centerline of East James Avenue to the Burlington Northern Railroad; thence northeasterly along said Railroad approximately 430 feet; thence east approximately 345 feet to the centerline of North Ridgeway Street; thence north along the centerline of North Ridgeway Street to the centerline of East Hill Avenue; thence east and south along the centerline of East Hill Avenue to the centerline of East James Avenue; thence west along the centerline of East James Avenue to the centerline of North Brown Street; thence south along the centerline of North Brown Street to the centerline of East Cobb Avenue; thence east along the centerline of East Cobb Avenue to the centerline of North Moccasin Street; thence northeasterly along the centerline of North Moccasin Street to the centerline of Skyline Circle; thence east along the centerline of Skyline Circle approximately 380 feet to a point; thence continuing east approximately 200 feet to the center of Polecat Creek; thence east, southeasterly along the center of Polecat Creek to the centerline of East Taft Avenue; thence east along the centerline of East Taft Avenue, also being West 121st Street South to the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 4, Township 17 North, Range 12 East; thence south 301 feet; thence west to the west line of said Section 4; thence continuing west approximately 2,000 feet to a point; thence south approximately 1,100 feet to a point; thence west approximately 660 feet to a point; thence north to a point 301 feet south of the north line Section 5, Township 17 North, Range 12 East; thence west to the west line of Section 6, Township 17 North, Range 12 East also being the Sapulpa city limits boundary, also being the centerline of Brenner Road; thence south along the centerline of Brenner Road, to the centerline of Woodland Road; thence continuing south along the east line of said Section 1 to the southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 1; thence west along the south line of said Northeast Quarter to the centerline of South Apple Street; thence north along the centerline of South Apple Street to the centerline of East Davis Avenue to the centerline of South Adams Street; thence north along the centerline of South Adams Street to the centerline of East Taft Avenue; thence east along the centerline of East Taft Avenue to the centerline of South Watchorn Street; thence north along the centerline of South Watchorn Street to the centerline of East Grayson Avenue; thence west along the centerline of East Grayson Avenue approximately 80 feet to 1-11
the centerline of an unnamed street; thence north along said unnamed street approximately 380 feet; thence east approximately 80 feet to the centerline of South Watchorn Street; thence north along the centerline of South Watchorn Street to the centerline of East Dewey Avenue; thence west along East Dewey Avenue to the centerline of North Mission Street; thence north along the centerline of North Mission Street and the Sapulpa city limit boundary to the centerline of East James Avenue, also being the point of beginning. Together with other strips of land generally and commonly referred to as the Sapulpa fence line, and other lands within the corporate limits of the City of Sapulpa and attached thereto described as f ollows: The south 301 feet of Section 12, Township 17 North, Range 11 East less the east 301 feet thereof The east 301 feet of Section 12, Township 17 North, Range 11 East The east 301 feet of the south half of Section 1, Township 17 North, Range 11 East The east 301 feet of Sections 4 and 9, Township 17 North, Range 12 East The south 301 feet of Section 7, Township 17 North, Range 12 East The east 67 feet of Sections 13, 24, and 25, Township 17 North, Range 11 East The south 67 feet of Section 25, Township 17 North, Range 11 East less the east 67 feet thereof The south 67 feet of Section 26, Township 17 North, Range 11 East E. Ward 5 shall consist of that area and portion of the City of Sapulpa within the following boundaries: Beginning at the intersection of the centerline of North Mission Street, also being Highway 66, and the centerline of East James Avenue; thence east along the centerline of East James Avenue to the Burlington Northern Railroad; thence northeasterly along said Railroad approximately 430 feet; thence east approximately 345 feet to the centerline of North Ridgeway Street; thence north along the centerline of North Ridgeway Street to the centerline of East Hill Avenue; thence east and south along the centerline of 1-13
East Hill Avenue to the centerline of East James Street; thence west along the centerline of East James Street to the centerline of North Brown Street; thence south along the centerline of North Brown Street to the centerline of East Cobb Avenue; thence east along the centerline of East Cobb Avenue to the centerline of North Moccasin Street; thence northeasterly along the centerline of North Moccasin Street to the centerline of Skyline Circle; thence east along the centerline of Skyline Circle approximately 380 feet to a point; thence continuing east approximately 200 feet to the center of Polecat Creek; thence south, east and southeasterly along the center of Polecat Creek to the centerline of East Taft Avenue; thence east along the centerline of East Taft Avenue, also being West 121st Street and Highway 117 to the centerline of South 39th West Avenue, thence continuing east approximately 650 feet to a point, thence north approximately 2,310 feet to a point, thence east approximately 1,194 feet to a point, thence south approximately 2,310 feet to a point, thence east to the centerline of South 33rd West Avenue, also being the Creek/Tulsa County boundary, and the east boundary of the Sapulpa fence line; thence north along the Sapulpa fence line to the centerline of West 61st Street South; thence west along the centerline of West 61st Street South, also being the north boundary of the Sapulpa fence line to the City of Sapulpa boundary; thence northeasterly along the City of Sapulpa boundary to the centerline of West 51st Street South; thence southwesterly along the City of Sapulpa boundary to the centerline of 49th West Avenue, thence north approximately 340 feet to a point, thence following in a counter clockwise direction the City of Sapulpa boundary back to a point at the intersection of the centerlines of 49th West Avenue and Southwest Boulevard, thence continuing southwesterly along the City of Sapulpa boundary to the centerline of West 61st Street South; thence continuing southwest along the City of Sapulpa boundary to the intersection of North Mission Street and the centerline of East James Avenue, also being the point of beginning. Together with other strips of land generally and commonly referred to as the Sapulpa fence line, and other lands within the corporate limits of the City of Sapulpa and attached thereto described as f ollows: The north 133 feet of the east half Section 6, Township 18 North, Range 12 East The north 133 feet of Section 5, Township 18 North, Range 12 East beginning at the west line of said Section 5; thence east to the Sapulpa City limits boundary. 1-13
SECTION 1-202 WARD NUMBER AND BOUNDARIES. A. The City Clerk shall maintain a map showing the ward boundaries of the City, and said map is designated as the official ward map of the City. B. The five (5) wards constituting the City of Sapulpa shall consist of those boundaries delineated and numbered one through five (5) on the official ward map of the City, as adopted by the City Council meeting in regular session on December 5, 2011. C. Pursuant to state statute, the ward boundaries shall be modified if necessary to reflect population variations between such boundaries as soon as practical after the results of each federal decennial census are know, by action of the City Council. [Prior Code, Sections. 1-9; Ord. 1857, 02/06/1984; Ord. 1973, 09/05/1987; Ord. 2104-A, 04/05/1993; Ord. 2472, 10/10/2005; Ord. 2656, 12/05/2011] State Law Reference: Review of wards after each federal census, 11 O.S. Section 20-101; changing wards, 11 O.S. Sections 20-102 to 20-105. 1-13