HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #3101 ORDINANCE NO. 3101
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON
BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SECTION 13 . 08 . 350
ENTITLED "BEACH AND OCEAN CLOSURE - AUTHORITY"
WHEREAS, the Director of Community Services may need to
close specific areas of the beach, harbor, or ocean waters in
order to protect the public health, safety, and welfare; and
Public safety considerations from time to time require
closure of the beach, harbor, and ocean waters,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach does hereby ordain as follows :
SECTION 1. The Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended by adding a new Section 13 .08 .350 entitled, "Beach and
Ocean Closure - Authority, " to read as follows :
The Director of Community Services, or any
marine safety personnel officer, lifeguard, or other
authorized agent shall have the authority to close
any beach, harbor, or ocean waters of the Pacific
Ocean in order to protect the public health, safety,
and welfare. Such closure shall be effective when
notice of closure is given through any of the
following methods :
a. Signs stating that the beach is closed or that
swimming is prohibited, or depicting a swimmer
and a red circle with a slash through the
circle, or otherwise advising of closure;
b. Public address announcements ;
C. Oral or written notice from the Director of
Community Services, any marine safety officer,
lifeguard, or other authorized agent; or
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d. Any other device or announcement reasonably
communicating such closure.
No person shall enter, remain in, or fail or
refuse to leave a closed area of beach, harbor, or
ocean waters while such restriction is in effect .
SECTION 2 . This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30)
days after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 15th
day of Agri1 , 1991 .
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Clerk " City Attorney
REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITIA D AND PPROVED:
City Administrator ctor o ommunity Services
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3101
Ord. No. 3101
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH }
I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, the duly elected, qualified 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 whole number
of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven;
that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular
meeting therof held on the 1st day of _April _
19 91 , and was again read to said City Council at a regular
meeting therof held on the 15th day of April , 1991 , and
was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of
all the members of said City Council ,
AYES: Councilmembers:
MacAllister, Winchell, Silva, Green, Kelly, Robitaille, Moulton-Patterson
NOES: Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT: Councilmembers:
None
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