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ORDINANCE NO: 1-75
DATE APPROVED: JANUARY 9, 1975, as amended July 20, 2000
SUBJECT: ADOPTION OF UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
WHEREAS: The Hoopa Valley Tribe did on June 20, 1972, adopt a Constitution and Bylaws which was approved by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs on August 18, 1972, and subsequently ratified and confirmed by the United States Congress on October 31, 1988 in the Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Act (25 U. S. C.§ 1300I, et seq.);
WHEREAS: The Hoopa Valley Tribal Council is the governing body of the Hoopa Valley Tribe pursuant to authority contained in Article V, Section 1 of the Hoopa Valley Tribal Constitution and Bylaws;
WHEREAS: Article XII, Section 4 directs the Tribe to embody Tribal enactments of a permanent nature which are to be effective over an extended period of time in an ordinance,
WHEREAS: The Hoopa Valley Business Council did on June 21, 1973, adopt the Hoopa Comprehensive Plan which authorized a Uniform Building Code,
WHEREAS: On or about September 10, 1999, the Hoopa Valley Tribe entered into a tribal state gaming compact (Compact) with the State of California pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act;
WHEREAS: Section 6.4 of the Compact requires the Hoopa Valley Tribe to adopt, or otherwise amend existing, building codes so that they meet the standards of either the building and safety codes of Humboldt County or the Uniform Building Codes;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Hoopa Valley Tribal Council hereby adopts the 1997 Uniform Building Code, including all uniform fire, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and related codes, and as thereafter amended;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That no amendments of this Ordinance shall be approved except in accordance with the Legislative Procedures Act, and as said Act is hereafter amended;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That this Ordinance shall be effective immediately;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That no building or construction under the jurisdiction
of the Hoopa Valley Tribe shall begin unless all building plans are drawn and
construction implemented in conformance with said Uniform Building Code.
CERTIFICATION
I , the undersigned, as Chairman of the Hoopa Valley Tribal Council hereby certify that the Hoopa Valley Tribal Council is composed of eight (8) members of which seven (7) were present, constituting a quorum at a Regular Meeting thereof; duly and regularly called, noticed, convened and held this 20th day of July, 2000; and that this ordinance was duly adopted by a vote of six (6) for with none (0) against; and that since approval, said ordinance has not been rescinded or amended in anyway.
DATED THIS 20TH DAY OF JULY, 2000.
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DUANE J. SHERMAN, SR., CHAIRMAN
Hoopa Valley Tribal Council
ATTEST:_________________________________
Darcy Baldy, Executive Secretary
Hoopa Valley Tribal Council