ORDINANCES

RESOLUTIONS

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1 Regulating Riding and Driving Over Streets of Adams AD-3/16/1893 REPEALED ORD 225
2 To Prevent Cruelty to Animals AD-3/16/1893 REPEALED ORD 226
3 Concerning Offences and Disorderly Conduct AD-3/13/1893 REPEALED ORD 227
4 Licensing & Regulating Bar Rooms & Drinking Shops AD-3/1893 AMENDED ORD 135
5 Regulate Fees of Witnesses AD-3/17/1893
6 Defining Vagrancy and Punishment AD-3/17/1893
7 Taxing and Killing Dogs AD-3/1893 AMENDED ORD 47
8 Preventing and Removing Nuisances AD-3/20/1893 AMENDED ORD 135
9 Regulation of License AD-3/1893 AMENDED ORD 37
10 Construction of Sidewalk on Main Street (Preston and Wade) AD-4/3/1893
11 Working of Town Prisoners AD-4/13/1893
12 Enforcement of Liens for building sidewalks AD-4/17/1893
13 Amendatory to ORD-4 AD-1/14/1907 REPEALED
14 Defines duties, salary of street commissioner AD-5/1/1893 AMENDED ORD 29
15 Construction of Side walks AD-5/22/1893
16 Construction of Crosswalks; Center St., Hale St. to Main St. AD-5/22/1893
17 Extending Preston Street Eastward AD-5/29/1893
18 Sidewalks upon Preston Street AD-5/29/1893
19 Imprisonment for non-payment of fines AD-6/12/1893
20 Depositing of any matter in Wildhorse Creek AD-6/12/1893
21 Bind contract price for bridge on Preston Street AD-6/12/1893
22 Bind contract price for sidewalk and foot bridge on Preston St AD-6/12/1893
23 Construction of Sidewalk Preston St. from UPRR Grounds to Depot AD-6/26/1893
24 Regulating fees for Recorder AD-11/17/1893
25 Election of City Officers AD-11/17/1893
26 Issuing Liquor License AMENDED ORD 31
27 Accidental fires and fines AD-4/8/1895
28 Prevent and punish gambling AD-10/14/1895
29 Amended ORD 14 AD-11/11/1895
30 Construction of wagon bridge AD-3/9/1896
31 Repeal Parts of ORD 26 REPEALED ORD 40
32 Prohibits obstruction of streets and punishment AD-4/4/1897 REPEALED ORD 228
33 Minors under 16 and punishment AD-4/12/1894 AMENDED ORD 217
34 Collection of street tax REPEALED ORD 42
35 Regulation issue of liquor license REPEALED ORD 40
36 Close alley in block 26-27, Holdman West Addition AD-10/10/1898
37 Manner of issuing licenses AD-10/10/1898
38 Prevent the spread of contagious diseases AD-11/17/1898 AMENDED ORD 39
39 Amend Section 10 of ORD 38 AD-12/5/1895
40 Repeal ORD 26, 31, and 35/Reenact ORD 4 AD-5/8/1899
41 Relating to the Bond of the City Treasurer AD-12/27/1899 AMENDED ORD 48
42 Provide for the collection of property and street poll tax AD-1/8/1900
43 Duties of Recorder AD-1/8/1900
44 Empowering Mayor re: fire apparatus AD-1/11/1900
45 Building Committee AD-1/23/1900
46 Creating fire departments REPEALED ORD 56
47 Taxing and Killing Dogs REPEALED ORD 65
48 Treasurer's Bond AD-5/14/1900
49 Purchase of Lots AD-12/12/1900
50 Salary of City Marshall REPEALED ORD 69
51 Passing of Ordinances AD-2/25/1901
52 Establish electric plant AD-2/25/1901
53 Collection of money for fines, licenses, and rent REPEALED ORD 54
54 Collection of money for fines, licenses, and rent AD-3/11/1901
55 Janitor, duties and rent REPEALED
56 Organization of Fire Department AD-7/8/1901 AMENDED ORD 142
57 Recorder Sickness REPEALED
58 Street Railway Franchise AD-5/27/1902
59 Publication for City Warrants Outstanding AD-11/24/1902
60 Sidewalk for South side of Wade Street AD-11/24/1902
61 Condemn and Vacates 10 ft. both sides of Commercial Street AD-3/19/1903
62 Injuring Floor of City Hall AD-12/14/1903
63 Payment of Salary to Recorder AD-12/14/1903
64 Improvement of Streets and Sidewalks: liens AD-5/9/1904
65 Taxing and licensing of dogs AD-5/9/1904 REPLACED ORD 229
66 Center Street Sidewalks AD-6/1/1904
67 Water Works Bond AD-11/14/1904
67B
68 Animals Running at Large AD-3/1/1905 AMENDED ORD 229
69 Compensation of City Marshall AMENDED ORD 74
70 Management of Water Works AD-5/16/1905 AMENDED ORD 95
71 License Drays and Express Wagons AD-2/15/1906 AMENDED ORD 79
72 Levying of Street Tax and Public Works Tax AD-2/15/1906
73 Repeal licensing & regulating Bar rooms and Drinking Shops REPEALED ORD 83
74 Repeal compensation of City Marshall REPEALED ORD 82
75 No record of this Ordinance
76 Exercising initiative and referendum power AD-3/16/1908
77 Special election for proposed initiative and referendum AD-3/23/1908
78 Sale of Beer and other malter products REPEALED 1/8/1912
78-6
79 License of Drays and Express wagons REPEALED ORD 85
80 License pawn shops and brokerage AD-3/18/1911
81 License and Regulate Bar Rooms REPEALED ORD 83
82 Defining duties and salary of City Marshall REPEALED ORD 90/91
83 License and Regulate Bar Rooms REPEALED
84 Regulate pool and billiard, card rooms AD-2/13/1912
85 Repeal License of Drays and Express Wagons AD-5/13/1912
85B Regulate speed of automobiles, motorcycles REPEALED ORD 89
86 Book for Registering of electors who vote REPEALED 12/9/1914
86-4
87 Provide crosswalks across Main, Wade, Center, Hale, Preston AD-11/9/1914 AMENDED ORD 105
87-5
88 Establishes Public Library AD-11/9/1914
89 Repeal the regulation speed of automobiles, motorcycles AD-12/9/1914
90 Repeal defining duties and salary of City Marshall REPEALED ORD 96
91 Amendment to ORD 82 REPEALED
92 Construction of Sidewalk Main, Preston, Hale, Center, and Commercial AD-6/16/1919
93 Regulate speed of vehicle and motorcycle REPEALED ORD 94
94 Regulate speed of vehicles or motorcycle, repeal ORD 93 AD-4/12/1920
95 Charges for use of water
96 Repeals ORD 90 REPEALED
97 Defines duties, regulates salary of Marshall AD-12/11/1922 AMENDED ORD 115
98 Payments of Salary to City Recorder REPEALED 5/14/1923
99 Regulates Handling of Money AD-12/11/1922
100 Vacate and Close streets and alleys REPEALED ORD 101
101 Repeals ORD 100 AD-11/11/1924
102 Adopting report to survey part of Kirby Street AD-2/9/1925
103 Vacate alley through Center of Block 6 and Block 6 & 7 in Holdmand Addition AD-6/8/1925
104 Assign deed lot 10 & 11 in Block 7, Original Town of Adams AD-6/14/1926
105 Repeals Section 7 of ORD 87 AD-2/23/1927 AMENDED ORD 106
106 Repeals Section 2 of ORD 105 REPEALED
107 Election of Janitor for City Hall duties and rent collection
108 Reading water meters and rate changes, penalties REPEALED ORD 116
109 Contract with Pacific Power and Light AD-12/10/1945 AMENDED ORD 112
110 Leasing of City Hall
111 Vacating streets, alleys and commons AD-8/10/1936
112 Pacific Power and Light license and franchise AD-3/12/1945 AMENDED ORD 136
113 Establishes Council meeting date AMENDED ORD 125
114 Regulates water users REPEALED ORD 116
115 Regulates salaries of Marshall and Water Superintendent REPEALED 2/14/1949
116 Regulates water users, penalties
117 Vacating and closing Commercial Street between Main and Morrison
118 Qualifications of Electors, Registration and Procedures AD-1/14/1957
119 Water Bonds AD-7/16/1954
120 Vacating East half of Oro Street
121 Vacating certain streets, alleys and dedicated blocks, portion Calvin, Franklin, Homer, New York Alley, Kepler, and RR alley AD-10/14/1957
122 Regulating Garbage AD-10/96/1958 REPEALED 1960
123 Vacating portion of Calvin, same as 121 AD-2/10/1958
124 Permanent closure of alley-Wade Street Oro Street AD-6/12/1978
125 Change council meeting night
126 Property owners to keep premises free of nuisances AD-7/24/1978 AMENDED ORD 135
126 B
126 C
127 Adopting Planning goals and Comprehensive Plan AD-5/23/1978
128
129 Issue of Bonds AD-10/5/1959
130 Ratifying and Approving ORD 129 AD-4/9/1979
130 B
130 C
131 City Election to Receive State Revenue 1979 AD-6/25/1979
132 Vacating Alley-Block 3 Holdman's Addition AD-10/8/1979
133 City Election to Receive State Revenue 1980 AD-5/12/1980
134
135 Prevention and Removal of Nuisances AD-12/7/1964
136 Pacific Power and Light   AD-2/3/1965
137 Vacating Portion of Calvin Street AD-7/12/1965
138 Vacating alley Holdman Add. Block 11, Oro St Main St. Block 11 Wade St AD-4/14/1975
139 City Election to receive revenue-1981 AD-7/25/1977
140
141 City Election to receive revenue-1982 AD-4/12/1982
142 Establishes Volunteer Fire Dept AD-3/14/1983 AMENDED ORD 169
143 City Election to Receive State Revenue-1983 AD-4/11/1983
144 Ratifies Construction of City Reservoir and Improvements AD-6/28/1983
145 Pacific Power and Light Acceptance of Ordinance AD-10/10/1983
146 City Election to Receive State Revenue-1984 AD-4/9/1984
147 1984 Flood Hazard Amendments AD-5/3/1984 AMENDED ORD 149
147A City Election to Receive State Revenue-1985 AD-5/6/1985
148 & 148A Adopts Supplemental Budget AD-11/12/1984
149 Amends Zoning ORD 147 mobile home and R.V.'s AD-10/14/1985
150 Calling for Revision of 1903 City Charter AD-5/12/1986
151 Amending Comp Plan AD-5/12/1986 AMENDED ORD 158
152 Declaring City's Elections to Receive State Revenues-1986 AD-5/12/1986
153 Historic re-Use- Old Adams School AD-5/12/1986
154 1987 Flood Hazard Amendments AD-3/9/1987
155 Declaring City's Elections to Receive State Revenues-1987 AD-4/13/1987
156 Establishing Adams Public Library and Board AD-12/14/1987
157 Abatement of Noxious Weeds (No Action Taken)
158 Amends the Adams Comp Plan Map and Zoning Map AD-7/11/1988
159 Transfer of cable T.V. to Cooke Cablevision from Fetterly AD-12/12/1988
160 Amending Article 4 of the Zoning ORD. By amending susect. 4.31 and adding subsect 4.86 A AD-4/10/1989 AMENDED ORD 175
161 Grants Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone to do communication business AD-5/8/1989 AMENDED ORD 163
162 Approves transfer of Cooke Cable Vision to TCI AD-10/9/1989
163 Amends ORD 161 between City of Adams and Pacific NW Bell AD-6/11/1990
164 Provides for the Administration of the Water Department AD-11/12/1990 AMENDED ORD 167
165 Amends the City of Adams Comp. Plan Map, Zoning Map and Urban growth area Boundary: Harold V. Thompson AD-12/10/1990
166 Vacating alleys in the City of Adams: Block 3, Block 14, Block 19 and Block 30 Holdman's West Addition and Block 2 Original Town of Adams AD-2/11/1991
167 Amends Section 28 and 29 of ORD 164: Delinquent Water Charges AD-5/13/1991 AMENDED ORD 172
168 Creates a Municipal Contract Review Board AD-8/12/1991
169 Creates and Establishes a Volunteer Fire Department AD-12/9/1991
170 Vacates Certain Described Alley in the City of Adams: Block 4 and 5, Holdman's West Addition, City of Adams AD-11/12/1991
171 Vacates Certain Described Alley in the City of Adams: Lots 1,2,3 in Block 2 and lot 12 in Block 3, Holdman's Additions, City of Adams AD-11/12/1991
172 Amends Section 28 of ORD 164: Late charges, water AD-7/13/1992 AMENDED ORD 203
173 Vacates Certain Described Alley Recorded: 14 feet wide and running North and South in Block 8, Original Town of Adams AD-7/13/1992
174 Granting a Franchise to TCI Cable vision for the Constuction and Operation of a Cable T.V. System AD-4/27/1993
175 Amends the City of Adams Urban Growth Area Boundary 94-07 (Umatilla Co) Co-Adopting ORD 175, Amending Urban Growth Boundary AD-1/10/1994
176-193 Not on record
194 Plan Up-Date of the Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision ORD In Order to Comply with new changes made by the Legislature Affection Small Cities AD-12/12/1994
195 Public Right-of-Ways AD-5/13/1997
196 Creates a Planning Commission, Prescribing its Powers and Duties; Establishes the Terms of Office and its Membership Requirements AD-6/16/1998 AMENDED ORD 221
197 Vacates Certain Described Alleys within the City Limits of Adams, Alleys separating Block 12,13,8,9,24,25,23,10,29,21,10 and Block 13 and the alleys separating blocks 26 & 27, 23 & 22, 10 & 11, 28 & 29, 21 & 20, and 12 & 13 AD-9/8/1998 AMENDED ORD 199
198 Umatilla Recorded ORD 197 AD-1/6/1999 AMENDED ORD 201
199 Amend Described Alleys within the City of Adams AD-3/9/1999
200 Granting US West Communication to do Communication Business AD-4/13/1999
201 Amends ORD 198 AD-6/8/1999
202 No action taken
203 Amend Section 23 of ORD 164: Private Wells AD-11/9/1999 AMENDED ORD 206
204 Vacating Certain Described Alley Segment in City of Adams AD-3/14/2000 AMENDED ORD 212
205 Vacating Certain Described Alley Segment in City of Adams AD-4/11/2000
206 Amends Section 10 of Ordinance 164 AD-5/2/2000 AMENDED ORD 216
207 Burning within the City of Adams AD-12/11/2000 AMENDED ORD 214
208 Licensing, Regulation and Control of Fowl, and Livestock AD-12/11/2000 AMENDED ORD 219
209 Ballot Measure 7, Procedure for Property Owners AD-12/6/2000 AMENDED ORD 210
210 Amends ORD 209 AD-1/8/2001
211 Amends the City of Adams Comprehensive Plan Map and Zoning Map AD-2/13/2001 AMENDED ORD 213
212 Amend Described Alley within the City as Described in ORD 204 AD-3/13/2001
213 Amends ORD 211, Description of RE-Zoned Property AD-4/10/2001
214 Amends ORD 207, Section 5, Materials that Can't be burned AD-5/8/2001
215 Amends ORD 164, Section 14, subsection 14.20 AD-5/8/2001
216 Adopts the City of Adams Transportation System Plan AD-4/8/2003
217 Establishes Rules and Regulations for the City Park AD-10/9/2001 AMENDED ORD 241
218 Amends 196-DIED
219 Amends ORD 208 AD-3/12/2002 AMENDED ORD 222
220 Establishes Curfew for Minors AD-2/12/2002
221 Amends ORD 196, Section 4 Terms of Office, Vacancies AD-6/11/2002
222 Amends ORD 219, Section 6.b AD-7/9/2002
223 Pacific Corp. Acceptance of 223 AD-8/13/2002
224 Creates Municipal Court AD-10/8/2002
225 Repeals ORD #1 AD-1/14/2003
226 Repeals ORD #2 AD-1/14/2003
227 Repeals ORD #3 AD-1/14/2003
228 Prohibits the Obstruction, interference with, or injury to the Streets, alleys, sidewalks and crosswalks, and to punish the same. AD-1/14/2003
229 Replaces ORD 65 and establishes regulations for the Licensing of dogs within the City of Adams AD-3/11/2003 REPLACED ORD 236
230 Adopting the Amendments to the City of Adams Comprehensive Plan, Development Codes and Revision to Maps In Accordance with the Comprehensive Plan and Development Code Changes AD-7/8/2003
231 Vacating Alley, Holdman's Addition, Block 11-lots 1,2,11,12 (within or between block 11) AD-9/9/2003
232 Abatement of Vegetation, Rubbish and Debris Nuisances AD-7/13/2004
233 Warrants for Inspections for Public Nuisances, Health, Safety, Sanitation and Zoning AD-6/8/2004
234 Governing the Impound and Disposition of Discarded Vehicles AD-7/13/2004
235 Abatement of Dangerous and Nuisance Buildings AD-8/10/2004
326 Amendment to #196 Section #5 AD 12/14/2004
236 Replaces ORD 229 AD-12/13/2005
237 Process for consideration of written demands for compensation under Ballot measure 37 and declaring an emergency
237A Manner which person is nominated to run for mayor/city position AD-1/10/2006
238 Amends ORD 219 Section 6b and add b, subsection 1 AD-6/12/2007
239 Amends ORD 219 Section 4 AD-6/9/2009
239A Grants Non-exclusive Franchise to Rapid Communication LLC AD-6/10/2008
240 Adopts changes to City of Adams Developmental Code dealing with special flood hazard areas AD-7/14/2010
241 Amends ORD 217 AD-1/12/2011
242
243
244 Medical Marijuana Moratorium
245 Regulates fowl, livestock and other animals, repealing prior ordinances and declaring an emergency  Repealed8/12/2019
246 Marijuana
247 Adopting Amendments
248 Ordinance to Repeal Ordinance
249 Notice to Adopted Change 
250 Solid Waste AD 6/22/2016
251 VACATING PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS  AD 11/12/2019  
252 Vacate Alley-Dahlen   AD 8/12/2019
253  Eastern Oregon Telecom  AD 8/12/2019
254 Livestock Ordinance-Repeals #245 Ad 8/12/ 2019
255  Eastern Oregon Telecom Franchise Part II AD 7/13/2020
​256  Wtechlink Franchise  AD 7/13/2020
257  Amending Ordinance #196-Planning Commission Quorum
258  Alley Vacation-L. Blue  AD 5/10/2021
​259  Non Typical Storage-FAILED
​260  Humber Franchise Agreement AD 5/10/2021 
261  Alley Vacation-E. Sederberg AD 5/10/2021
262  Library AD 8/9/2021
263  Vacation of College Avenue  AD 8/8/2022
264  Permanent Ban of Psilocibin  AD 8/8/2022
​265  Livestock Ordinance Repealing #254 -Adopted 3/11/2024
266  Business License  AD 12/12/2022
267  Charter/Spectrum Franchise-FAILED 12/12/2022
268  PacifiCorp Franchise Agreement Repeals #223  AD 12/12/2022 
269  ATV Ordinance-Pending
270  Alley Vacation-Recorded-Leibenguth AD 8/14/2023
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