HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #4048 ORDINANCE NO. 4048
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 or her official
line of duty, to, or cause to, shoot, fire or discharge within 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 that may cause bodily harm, with the following exceptions:
A. When it may be necessary to do so to protect life or property;
B. Businesses with a permitted land use entitlement and written approval from the Police
Chief;
C. Any training exercise that has received the prior authorization of the Police Chief;
D. Firearm exhibitions, competitions or similar special events which have first received a
permit issued by the Police Chief; or
E. Children's toys.
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 6 t h day of April A , 2015.
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ATTEST: APPROVED s3' O ORM:
ity Clerk / City Attorney
REVIE ND APPROVED: INIIJA.TED AND APPR )VED:
i Manager Police Chief
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Ord. No. 4048
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNT' OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN.L. FLYNN, 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 March 16,2015, and was again read to said City Council at a
Regular meeting thereof held on April 6, 2015, and was passed and adopted by the
affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council.
AWES: Posey, O'Connell, Katapodis, Hardy, Sullivan, Delgleize, Peterson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
1,Joan 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 Wave on
April 16,2015.
In accordance with the City Charter of said City
Joan L. Flynn, City Clerk City C k and ex-officio Cl
Senior Deputy City Clerk of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California