HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #3598 ORDINANCE NO. 3598
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING CHAPTER 9.76 OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO DISCHARGING WEAPONS
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 9.76.010 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
9.76.010 Prohibited. It is unlawful for any person, or persons, other than a Police
Officer acting in his official line of duty,to shoot, fire or discharge or for any person,
firm or corporation to cause or permit to be shot, fired or discharged within the corporate
limits of the city any rifle, shotgun,pistol,revolver or other firearm, or any air gun, air
pistol, or air rifle, or any other weapon which emits a projectile as a result of pressure
exerted at the breach, with the following exceptions:
(a) When it may be necessary to do so to protect life or property;
(b) The use of the Huntington Beach police range as authorized and supervised by the
Huntington Beach Police Department;
(c) Any police training exercise that has received the prior authorization of the Chief of
Police; or
(d) Firearm exhibitions,, competitions or similar special events which have first received a
permit in writing for such purposes issued by the Chief of Police.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective 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 6th day of January , 200 3
ATTEST: Mayor
City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM:
REVIEWED AND APPROVED: Ci Attorney
INITIATED AND APPROVED:
City dministrator
Chief of Police
02ordlchap 9-76/t2/3102
Ord. No. 3598
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 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 thereof held on the 16th day of December, 2002 and was again read
to said City Council at an regular meeting thereof held on the 61h day of January 2003,
and was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the
members of said City Council.
AYES: Boardman, Coerper, Cook, Green, Hardy, Houchen, Sullivan
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
I,Connie Brockway,CITY CLERK of the City of
Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Council,do hereby certify that a synopsis of this
ordinance has been published in the Huntington Beach
Fountain Valley Independent on
(„ 12003, s
In accordance with the City Charter of said City
Connie Brockwa Ci ,y. Clerk City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
Deputy city Clerk of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California