HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #3659 ORDINANCE NO. 3659
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING CHAPTER 13.52 OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND CELLULAR PHONE USE
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 13.52.010 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
13.52.010 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings as set forth herein,unless the context in which they are used clearly
indicates a contrary meaning:
(a) "Alcoholic beverages" means any and all spiritous, vinous, malt or fermented liquor,
liquids or compounds, whether medicated, proprietary, patented or not, and by
whatever name called, containing one-half of one percent, or more, of alcohol by
volume, which are potable or fit as, or which may be used for, beverage purposes.
(b) "Cellular phone"means any walkie-talkie, two-way radio, mobile phone, pager, beeper, and
other electronic communication device.
(c) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership,joint venture, association, social
club, fraternal organization, corporation or any other group acting as a unit.
(d) "Smoke" means the act of smoking lighted tobacco and the distribution of tobacco smoke or
fumes into the air by any means.
SECTION 2. Section 13.52.020 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
13.52.020 Unlawful acts. It is unlawful for any person to do or commit, or for any
person to cause or permit to be done or committed on or within the premises of any
public building within the city, any of the following:
(a) Disfiguration and Removal. Willfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with, or
displace or remove, any building, bridges,tables, benches, fireplaces, railings, paving
or paving material, waterlines or other public utilities or parts or appurtenances
thereof, signs, notices or placards whether temporary or permanent,monuments,
stakes, posts or other boundary markers, or other structures or equipment, facilities or
park property or appurtenances whatsoever, either real or personal;
(b) Restrooms and Washrooms. Fail to cooperate in maintaining restrooms and
washrooms in a neat and sanitary condition. No person over the age of five years
shall use the restrooms and washrooms designated for the opposite sex;
(c) Sanitation. Have brought in or shall dump, deposit or leave any bottles, broken glass,
ashes, paper,boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish,waste, garbage or refuse, or other trash;
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(c) Alcoholic Beverages. To consume any alcoholic beverages of any kind whatsoever
except when attending a function operating under an alcohol permit issued in
accordance with Chapter 9.84 of this code.
(e) Vending and Peddling. Expose or offer for We any article or thing, nor shall he
station or place any stand, cart or vehicle for the transportation, sale or display of any such article or thing;
(f) Advertising. Announce, advertise or call the public attention in any way to any
article or service for sale or hire;
(g) Signs. Paste, glue, tack or otherwise post any sign, placard, advertisement or
inscription whatever.
(h) Cellular Phone.
(1) Communicating on a cellular phone or have a cellular phone in a mode other than vibrate
or silent or its equivalent,that is capable of emitting noise within any public library
outside of a designated cellular phone area. Public employees working in their official
capacity are exempt from this ordinance.
(2) Violation of subsection (h) is subject to the issuance of an administrative citation under
the provisions of Chapter 1.18 of this Code.
SECTION 3. 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 16th day of August. , 2004.
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ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk
Cit Attorney X
REVIEWED AND APPROVED:
IN17M PROVED:
City Administrator
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ) -
I, JOAN L. FLYNN, the duly appointed, 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 re ular
meeting thereof held on the 2nd day of August, 2004, and was again read to said City
Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 16th day of August, 2004, and was
passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of
said City Council.
AYES: Sullivan, Coerper, Green, Boardman, Cook, Houchen
NOES: None
ABSENT: Hardy
ABSTAIN: None
I,.roan L.Flynn,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 August 26,2004.
In accordance with the City Charter of said City
Joan L. F13mp,Cily Clerk ity Clerk and ex-offi ' Clerk
Deputy City Clerk of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California