§ 9235

Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.

No ordinance shall become effective until 30 days from and after the date of its final passage, except:

(a)An ordinance calling or otherwise relating to an election.
(b)An ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety that contains a declaration of, and the facts constituting, its urgency and is passed by a four-fifths vote of the city council.
(c)Ordinances relating to street improvement proceedings.
(d)Other ordinances governed by particular provisions of state law prescribing the manner of their passage and adoption.

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