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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSkateboards, prohibiting, controlling or restricting, Ordina CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH MEETING DATE: DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER: 0 Council/Agency Meeting Held; Deferred/Continued to: Sj,, proved ❑ Conditionally Ap roved ❑ Denied � ora[ 3 City Clerk's Signature . �- . — Council Meeting Date: Department ID Number: CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH REQUEST FOR ACTION SUBMITTED TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS SUBMITTED BY: RAY SILVER, CITY ADMINISTRATOR 07W PREPARED BY: RONALD E. LOWENBERG, CHIEF OF POLICE SUBJECT: ORDINANCE PROHIBITING, CONTROLLING, OR RES RIC IN SKATEBOARDS, ETC. AT PIER PLAZA 9 Statement of Issue,Funding Source,Recommended Action,Alternative Action(s),Analysis,Environmental Status,Attachment(s) Statement of Issue: Currently there is no provision in the Municipal Code prohibiting, controlling, or restricting the use of bicycles, motor vehicles, skateboards, in-line skates or any other items described in 13.12.050 (c, e, and f) of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code on the new Pier Plaza or adjacent areas. Request an emergency ammendment to the above described Municipal Code ordinance to modify the ordinance to control the use of these items on the described area. Bicycles, motor vehicles, skateboards, in-line skates, etc., would raise a very serious safety issue, as well as maintanence issue, and their usage should be regulated. Funding Source: N/A Recommended Action: Approve the emergency ammendment to Municipal Code section 13.12.050 (c,e, and f) prohibiting, controlling, or restricting the use of bicycles, motor vehicles, skateboards, in-line skates or any other items as described in this section from the new Pier Plaza area. Alternative Action(s): Do not approve the emergency ammendment, leaving the use of these items unregulated G, RCA for PIER PLAZA -2- 05/27/98 5:16 PM REQUEST FOR ACTION MEETING DATE: DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER: PP F$- 01/ Analysis: Traditionally the use of bicycles, motor vehicles, skateboards, in-line skates or any other items described in 13.12.050 (c, e, and f) of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code have been regulated on Main Street as well as the Pier. As currently worded, the City Attorney's Office has determined that Pier Plaza would not be included in the restricted area covered by this ordinance. An emergency ordinance is needed, as the normal 30 day passage time would not permit our police officers to regulate the use of these items at Pier Plaza from the date of it's official opening on June 5, 1998. This could present a safety hazard to others using the area. Environmental Status: None Attachment(s): City Clerk's . - Number, 3 16M& WC RCA Author: Chief Lowenberg Z RCA for PIER PLAZA -3- 05/27/98 5:09 PM EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 3399 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING CHAPTER 13.12 OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO PIER REGULATIONS AND ACTIVITIES PERMITTED ON THE PIER The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. That Section 13.12.050 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 13.12.050 Vehicle and parking regulation. Pursuant to section 13.08.280 of this chapter, the following shall apply: (a) Speed Limit. No person shall drive any motor vehicle upon said pier in excess of five (5) miles per hour. (b) Heavy Vehicles. No person shall drive or permit to be driven any vehicle of any kind or character whatsoever, upon the pier of a gross weight in excess of twenty thousand (20,000) pounds. (c) Roller Skates, in-line skates and skateboards on pier. No person shall use any roller skates, in-line skates or skateboards on the Municipal Pier or on developed areas immediately north and south of the pier, known as Pier Plaza, at any time. These items must be carried if brought on the pier. (d) Parking. No person shall park a vehicle on the pier or on developed areas immediately north and south of the pier, known as Pier Plaza except for the express purpose of loading or unloading supplies, unless he possesses a written permit from the Director of Community Services allowing him to do so. No person shall leave a vehicle standing or unattended on the pier at any time. (e) Unauthorized Vehicles Prohibited. No person shall operate any automobile, motorcycle, truck, or any other motor driven vehicle or conveyance upon the city pier or on developed areas immediately north and south of the pier, known as Pier Plaza, without the express written consent of.the Director of Community Services. (f) Bicycles on Pier. No person shall ride a bicycle or any similar type vehicle on the municipal pier or on developed areas immediately north and south of the pier, known as Pier Plaza. Bicycles or similar type vehicles may be walked or pushed on the pier or in developed areas immediately north and south of the pier, known as Pier Plaza. No bicycle shall be.chained, cabled or locked by any means to the pier railings. 1 7/k/ordinance/13-12-50/6/9/98 SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting held thereof on the 1st day of June 1998. ATTEST: Mayor �ce APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Clerk 01014Y REVIEWED AND APPROVED y • City Attorney eII DI ys INITIA AND APPROV City Ad istrator C of of Police 2 7/k/ordinance/13-12-50/6/9/98 Urgency Ord. No. 3399 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 1 st day of June, 1998, and was passed and adopted by at least four-fifths (4/5) affirmative vote of said City Council. AYES: Councilmembers: Julien, Harman, Green, Dettloff, Bauer, Sullivan, Garofalo NOES: None ABSENT: 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 Independent on L � , 19 City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk In accordance with the City Charter of said City of the City Council of the City Connie Brockway City Clerk of Huntington Beach, California Deputy City Clerk Emergency Ordinance No. 33 99 LEGISLATIVE DRAFT Chapter 13.12 PIER REGULATIONS Sections: 13.12.010 Regulation authority 13.12.020 Public use determination 13.12.030 Violation of posted notices 13.12.040 Fishing from the pier 13.12.050 Vehicle and parking regulation 13.12.060 Delivering concessions 13.12.070 Boat ticket sales 13.12.080 Tying up--permission required 13.12.090 Direct fueling prohibited 13.12.100 Repealed, Ord 3185-5/93 13.12.110 Repealed, Ord 3185-5/93 13.12.120 Repealed, Ord 3185-5/93 13.12.130 Repealed, Ord 3185-5/93 13.12.140 Repealed, Ord 3185-5/93 13.12.010 Regulation authority. The Director of the Community Services, subject to the provisions of this chapter and such ordinances as the Council may adopt from time to time, is given full power and authority to regulate or control the use of the public wharf or . pier at the foot of Main Street in this City. 13.12.020 Public use determination. The director shall have power to determine what portions of said pier shall be open to the public at any and all times, and also what portions of the pier shall not be used for any specific purpose. 13.12.030 Violation of posted notices. Upon the posting of notices by the Director of Community Services, prohibiting the doing or performing of any acts on the pier, it is unlawful for any person to use said pier for the prohibited purpose or purposes. 13.12.040 Fishing from the pier. Fishing is allowed from the pier, but the following acts are prohibited: (a) Overhead Casting. Cast a fishing line, either with or without a fishing pole, by what is commonly known as overhead casting; (b) Negligent Casting. No person shall cast in the water adjacent to the pier or on the pier, a fishing line, lobster trap, crab trap, any mussel hook, or any other such device in such a manner as to create a hazard to any other person; (c) Extra Lines. No person shall have more than two (2) fishing lines in the water under or near the pier at one time; (d) Projecting Poles. No person shall allow or permit any fishing pole to extend inward from the rail to a distance of more than four(4)feet; **4AP r eor�- Ali . Z. 28, legisdrWme 1312/5/27/98 1 v (e) Cleaning of Fish or Mussel. No person shall place, cut or clean any fish, mussel or bait, or any other marine life upon any bench, or seat placed upon the municipal pier or upon the floor or railings of the pier; (f) Lobster Traps. No person shall have more than two (2)baited hoop nets in the water under or near the pier at any one time. Said traps shall be attended by a person at all times. Attendance is to be within five hundred (500) feet of the traps at all times; (g) Tampering with Lifesaving Equipment. No person shall remove, use or tamper with lifesaving equipment upon said pier, provided therefor for public use, except in time of emergency. (h) Feeding Wildlife. No person shall provide food, bait or other material for wildlife upon the pier. (1) Pier Curfew. No person shall remain on the pier between the hours of midnight and 5:00 a. m. (j) Fishing from Closed Area. No person shall set up or cast a fishing line in areas on the pier that have been closed to fishing. 13.12.050 Vehicle and parking regulation. Pursuant to section 13.08.280 of this chapter, the following shall apply: (a) Speed Limit. No person shall drive any motor vehicle upon said pier in excess of five (5) miles per hour. (b) Heavy Vehicles. No person shall drive or permit to be driven any vehicle of any kind or character whatsoever, upon the pier of a gross weight in excess of twenty thousand (20,000) pounds. (c) Roller Skates, in-line skates and skateboards on pier. No person shall use any roller skates, in-line skates or skateboards on the Municipal Pier or on developed areas immediately north and south of the pier, known as Pier Plaza, at any time. These items must be carried if brought on the pier. (d) Parking. No person shall park a vehicle on the pier or on developed areas immediately north and south of the pier, known as Pier Plaza except for the express purpose of loading or unloading supplies, unless he possesses a written permit from the Director of Community Services allowing him to do so. No person shall leave a vehicle standing or unattended on the pier at any time. (e) Unauthorized Vehicles Prohibited. No person shall operate any automobile, motorcycle, truck, or any other motor driven vehicle or conveyance upon the city pier or on developed areas immediately north and south of the pier, known as Pier Plaza, without the express written consent of the Director of Community Services. (f) Bicycles on Pier. No person shall ride a bicycle or any similar type vehicle on the municipal pier or on developed areas immediately north and south of the pier, known as Pier Plaza. Bicycles or similar type vehicles may be walked or pushed on the pier or in developed areas immediately north and south of the pier, known as Pier Plaza. No bicycle shall be chained, cabled bor locked by any means to the pier railings. �• 2 legisdrHlmc 1312/5/27/98 13.12.060 Delivering concessions. Vendors or their agents shall not make deliveries by vehicles to concessionaires on the pier except between the hours of 6 a.m. and 11 a.m. during the dates of June 15 to September 15. Such time limit shall not be in effect during the remainder of the year. 13.12.070 Boat ticket sales. No person shall sell or offer for sale any tickets for transportation upon any boat of any kind whatsoever upon said pier. 13.12.080 Tying up--Permission required. No person having charge of any vessel shall make the same fast to the pier without the consent of the Director of Community Services. 13.12.090 Direct fueling_prohibited. No person shall fuel any vessel secured to or adjacent to the pier with any petroleum product directly from a tank or wagon or truck. 3 legisdrft/mc 13 12/5/27/9 8 ��