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TO APPROVE CURRENT REPLACEMENT PAGES TO THE GAHANNA CODIFIED ORDINANCES, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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WHEREAS, certain provisions within the Codified Ordinances should be amended to conform with current State law as required by the Ohio Constitution; and
WHEREAS, various ordinances of a general and permanent nature have been passed by Council which should be included in the Codified Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the City has heretofore authorized the Walter H. Drane Company to prepare and publish such revision which is before Council; and
WHEREAS, for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety of the Municipality and its inhabitants there exists an imperative necessity for the earliest publication and distribution of current Replacement Pages to the officials and residents of the Municipality, so as to facilitate administration, daily operation and avoid practical and legal entanglements;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA, STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That the ordinances of the City of Gahanna, Ohio, of a general and permanent nature, as revised, recodified, rearranged and consolidated into component codes, titles, chapters and sections within the 2008 Replacement Pages to the Codified Ordinances are hereby approved and adopted.
Section 2. That the following sections and chapters are hereby added, amended or repealed as respectively indicated in order to comply with current State law.
Traffic Code
301.20 Definition of Motor Vehicle. (Amended)
333.01 Driving or Physical Control While Under the Influence. (Amended)
333.08 Operation Without Reasonable Control. (Amended)
335.03 Driving With Temporary Instruction Permit. (Amended)
335.031 Driving With Probationary License. (Amended)
337.10 Lights on Slow-Moving Vehicles. (Amended)
337.18 Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Brakes. (Amended)
337.26 Child Restraint System Usage. (Amended)
339.03 Maximum Width, Height and Length. (Amended)
339.05 Wheel Protectors. (Amended)
General Offenses Code
501.01 Definitions. (Amended)
509.06 Inducing Panic. (Amended)
513.12 Drug Paraphernalia. (Amended)
517.01 Gambling Definitions. (Amended)
517.06 Methods of Conducting a Bingo Game. (Amended)
517.08 Raffles. (Added)
517.15 Skill-Based Amusement Machines. (Added)
525.02 Falsification. (Amended)
525.03 Impersonation of Peace Officer. (Amended)
525.10 Having an Unlawful Interest in a Public Contract. (Amended)
533.01 Obscenity and Sexual Offenses' Definitions. (Amended)
533.07 Public Indecency. (Amended)
537.02 Vehicular Homicide and Manslaughter. (Amended)
537.03 Assault. (Amended)
537.051 Menacing by Stalking. (Amended)
537.08 Unlawful Restraint. (Amended)
537.16 Illegal Distribution of Cigarettes. (Amended)
537.17 Criminal Child Enticement. (Amended)
549.02 Carrying Concealed Weapons. (Amended)
549.04 Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle. (Amended)
Section 3. That the complete text of the sections listed above are set forth in full in the current replacement pages to the Codified Ordinances which are hereby attached to this ordinance as EXHIBIT A. Notice of adoption of each new section by reference to its title shall constitute sufficient publication of new matter contained therein.
Section 4. That, for the reasons set for in the preamble hereinabove, this ordinance is declared emergency legislation and shall be in full force and effect immediately upon passage by this Council and on date of signature approval by the Mayor.