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Meeting Date 10/19/2015
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CITY OF HUNTINGTON REACH
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
MEETING DATE: 10/19/2015
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Michael E Gates, City Attorney
PREPARED BY: Michael E Gates, City Attorney
SUBJECT: Approve for introduction Ordinance No 4072 amending Section 1 18 140 of the
Huntington Beach Municipal Code (HBMC) relating to the Right to Judicial
Review
Statement of Issue
Currently, the City of Huntington Beach Municipal Code Section 1 18 140 requires all requests to
appeal administrative hearing decisions be made by applying for Judicial Review with the West
Justice Center of the Orange County Superior Court However, the West Justice Center no longer
provides judicial review of these types of matters Instead, all judicial review of administrative
hearing decisions were reassigned to the Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana This
amendment to the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is necessary to correctly inform the public of
their appeal rights in light of new court reassignment
Financiallmpact N/A
Recommended Action
Approve for introduction Ordinance No 4072, "An Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach
Amending Section 1 18 140 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code Relating to the Right to
Judicial Review "
Alternative Action(s)
Do not approve an Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach Amending Section 1 18 140 of the
Huntington Beach Municipal Code Relating to the Right to Judicial Review
Analysis
The Huntington Beach Municipal Code is currently inaccurate It is advised to amend this
Environmental Status N/A
Strategic Plan Goal Enhance and Maintain City Service Delivery
Attachment(s)
1 Ordinance No 4072, "An Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach Amending Section
1 18 140 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code Relating to Judicial Review"
2 Legislative Draft — MC 1 18 140
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ORDINANCE NO 4 0 7 2
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING SECTION 1 18.140 OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO THE RIGHT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 1 18 140 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows
1.18.140 Right to Judicial Review
A The crtee may seekjudicial review of the administrative hea►►ng decision by filing an
appeal with the Orange County Supeiior Court within 20 calendar days after the crtee receives a
copy of the notice of decision at the conclusion of the hearing in accordance with the provisions
of California Government Code Section 53069 4 The appeal filed with the court must also
contain a proof of service showing a copy of the appeal was served upon "City of Huntington
Beach (Attention- City Attorney)." The citee must pay to the Orange County Superio► Court a
$25 00 filing fee when the appeal is filed
B No appeal is permitted from a decision on a request for pieliniinaiy review, of all
extension of the 30-day coriectron period for building violations, or a request for waiver of the
fine deposit, of where the crtee is deemed to have abandoned the contest of the citation by an
unexcused nonappearance at the hearing or failure to deposit the fine.
C The City Attorney shall forward to the Court, within 15 days of its request, the pertinent
citation documents for any case appealed to that court If the Court cancels any citation, the City
Treasurer will refund any fine deposit made and the $25 00 appeal filing fee
SECTION 2 This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after its adoption
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Ordinance No. 4072
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 2 n d day of November, 2015
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Ord. No. 4072
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY 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-ofcio 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 October 19, 2015, and was again read to said City Council at a
Regular meeting thereof held on November 2, 2015, and was passed and adopted by the
affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
AYES: Posey, O'Connell, Katapodis, Hardy, Sullivan, Delgleize, Peterson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
I, 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 November 12, 2015
In accordance with the City Charter of said City
Joan L FIM, City Clerk
Senior Deputy City Clerk
Ordinance No, 4072
LEGISLATIVE DRAFT
1.18.140 Right to Judicial Review
A The crtee may seek judicial review of the administrative hearing decision by filing an
appeal with the West itistiee Genief of the Orange County Superior Court within 20
calendar days after the crtee receives a copy of the notice of decision at the conclusion of the
hearing in accordance with the provisions of California Government Code Section 53069 4
The appeal filed with the court must also contain a proof of service showing a copy of the
appeal was served upon "City of Huntington Beach (Attention City Attorney) " The crtee
must pay to the West Tusti e Gente Orange County Superior Court a $25 00 filing fee when
the appeal is filed
B No appeal is permitted from a decision on a request for preliminary review, or an
extension of the 30-day correction period for building violations, or a request for waiver of
the fine deposit, or where the crtee is deemed to have abandoned the contest of the citation
by an unexcused nonappearance at the hearing or failure to deposit the fine
C The City Attorney shall forward to the Court, within 15 days of its request, the pertinent
citation documents for any case appealed to that court If the Court cancels any citation, the
City Treasurer will refund any fine deposit made and the $25 00 appeal filing fee (3397-
7/98, 3630-02/04, 3751-11/06)