HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #4277 (3) ORDINANCE NO. 4277
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING CHAPTER 1.18 OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO ANONYMOUS COMPLAINTS
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. That Section 1.18.025 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code, is hereby
added to read as follows:
Section 1.18.025 Ban of Anonymous Complaints against Business for Municipal Code
Violations
The City will not receive anonymous complaints by anyone regarding alleged violations
of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code by businesses located within the City. This Section
only applies to complaints regarding businesses located within the City's commercial, mixed use
or industrial zones, and does not apply to residential zones.
Individuals wishing to report a complaint to the City must complete a form, which in
part, requires a detailed description of the alleged violation and must include a copy of the
reporting party's driver's license or other form of verified identification that enables the City to
identify the person making the complaint. The information provided will be a public record.
No member of the City shall accept, process, or investigate a complaint as described in
this Section submitted by any party who has not personally provided the required personal
identification.
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 7th day of February , 2023.
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Ord. No. 4277
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I,ROBIN ESTANISLAU, 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 January 17, 2023, and was again read to said City
Council at a Regular meeting thereof held on February 7, 2023, and was passed and
adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all members of said City Council.
AYES: Van Der Mark, Strickland, McKeon, Burns
NOES: Kalmick, Moser, Bolton
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
I,Robin Estanislau,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 February 16,2023. €6i41114,144d
In accordance with the City Charter of said City.
Robin Estanislau, City Clerk City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
Senior Deputy City Clerk of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California