HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #2359 ORDINANCE NO. 2359
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON
BEACH AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 13.12. 050 PERTAINING
TO ROLLER SKATES AND SKATEBOARDS ON THE PIER
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does
ordain as follows :
SECTION 1. The Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended by amending Section 13.12. 050 to read as follows :
13. 12.050 Vehicle and parking regulation. Pursuant to
Section 13. 0 . 2 0 in this chapter, the following shall apply :
(a) Speed Limit . No person shall drive any motor vehicle
upon said pier in excess of five (5) miles per hour.
(b ) Heavy Vehicles. No person shall drive or permit to
be driven any vehicle of any kind or character whatsoever, upon
the pier of a gross weight in excess of twenty thousand (20,000)
pounds.
(c ) Roller Skates and Skate Boards Prohibited. No person
shall possess or use any roller skates or skate board or any
similar type of device upon the municipal pier at any time.
(d) Parking. No vehicle shall be permitted to park on
the pier except for the express purpose of loading or unloading
supplies , unless he possesses a written permit from the director
of harbors and beaches allowing him to do so. No vehicle parked
upon the pier shall be left unattended at any time.
(e) Unauthorized Vehicles Prohibited. No person shall
operate any automobile , motorcycle, truck, or any other motor
driven vehicle or conveyance upon the city pier without the
express written consent of the director of the department of
harbors and beaches.
(f) Bicycles Prohibited. No person shall ride or possess
any bicycle or any similar type ° vehicle upon the municipal pier
at any time.
SECTION 2. This ordinance is declared by the City Council
to be necessary as an emergency measure for the immediate pre-
servation of the public peace, health, or safety, because new
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designs in roller skates facilitate skating on rough surfaces
such as the city pier. The recent favorable weather has pro-
duced a proliferation of use of roller skates on the pier,
resulting in numerous collisions and several injuries . Im-
mediate action should be taken to control the problem and mini-
mize injury to pedestrians who use the pier.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect immediately .
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance
and cause same to be published within fifteen (15) days after
adoption in the Huntington Beach Independent, a newspaper of
general circulation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 19th
day of March 1979.
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Clerk ,/ City Attorney
REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITIATED AND APPR VED:
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Cil Administrator rector of Harbors, Beaches ,
Recreation and Parks
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Emergency Ord. No. 2359
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss,
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected,. qualified and acting
City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the said City, do hereby certify that the foregoing
ordinance was read to the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 19th day of March
19 79 ,, and was passed and adopted by at least four-fifths (4/5)
affirmative votes of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
Yoder, Thomas, MacAllister, Bailey, Mandic, Pattinson
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
i,Alicia M. 1Nentworth CITY CLERK of the City of
Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Ctrur;c. co cue;ehy certlty that a synopsis of this
ordinance has been published in the Huntington
Beach irr'c .e r',e{: on
In accor a,.c.e with tr,e Cit, Charter of said City.
--- ALICIA M. WEN;tWORM.........................
.............................. ..:...................... City Clerk
Deputy City Clerk