HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD-15-07 Add Ch 10.82.02- Prohibit Skateboard use on Public PropertyORDINANCE NO. 15-
07 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ORANGE ADDING SECTION 10.82.020
TO CHAPTER 10.82 OF TITLE 10 OF THE
ORANGE MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITING THE
RIDING OF SKATEBOARDS, BICYCLES AND
SIMILAR DEVICES ON POSTED PUBLIC
PROPERTY.WHEREAS, the City has seen an increase in damage to its public facilities that
is directly traceable to the riding of skateboards and other similar devices;
and WHEREAS, the riding of skateboards on certain public property can be disruptive
to the efficient operation of the City's business and can result in injuries;
and WHEREAS, the City Council has the authority to enact such laws to protect the
health and safety and welfare of its citizens;
and NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ORANGE DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:SECTION
I:Chapter 10.82 of the Orange Municipal Code is amended to add Section 10,82.020
to provides as
follows:10.82.020 Skateboards, Bicycles and the Similar Devices
Prohibited on Posted Public
Property.It shall be unlawful for any person to ride any skateboard, bicycle, or other
coaster device, motorized bicycle, moped or scooter, or similar device, upon any public
property within the City where notice of such prohibition has been posted. The City Manager,
or his designee, shall determine what public property shall be so
designated.SECTION
II:Should any section, subsection, clause, or provision of this Ordinance for any reason
be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect
the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this Ordinance; it being
hereby expressly declared that this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause
and phrase hereof would have been prepared, proposed, approved and ratified irrespective of
the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be
declared invalid or unconstitutional. This Ordinance shall be prospective in application from
its effective
SECTION III:
A summary of this Ordinance shall be published and a certified copy of the full text of
this Ordinance shall be posted in the Office of the City Clerk at least five (5) days prior to the
City Council meeting at which this Ordinance is to be adopted. A summary of this Ordinance
shall also be published once within fifteen (15) days after this Ordinance's passage in a
newspaper of general circulation, published, and circulated in the City of Orange. The City
Clerk shall post in the Office of the City Clerk a certified copy of the full text of such adopted
Ordinance along with the names of those City Council members voting for and against the
Ordinance in accordance with Government Code Section 36933. This Ordinance shall take
effect thirty (30) days from and after the date of its final passage,
ADOPTED this 24th day of July, 2007.
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF ORANGE )
I, MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at the regular meeting of the City Council held on
the loth day of July, 2007, and thereafter at the regular meeting of said City Council duly held
on the 24th day of July, 2007, was duly passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Murphy, Cavecche, Dumitru, Bilodeau
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: Smith
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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