HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD-10-00 Amend Sec 12.58.015 Steet Closures for Special EventsORDINANCE NO. 10-
00 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING SECTION 12.58.015
OF THE ORANGE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING
TO STREET CLOSURES FOR SPECIAL EVENTS.
RECITALS:
After due public hearing as required by law, the City Council of the City of Orange has
concluded that the following changes to the Orange Municipal Code should be adopted:
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I:
Section 12.58.015 of the Orange Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
12.58.015 Closure ofCitv Streets for Soecial Events.
A. Residential Streets. The Director of Public Works, in consultation with the Chief
of Police, or their designees, may approve the closure of portions of City residential streets for
neighborhood celebrations, parades, and special events when he determines that such closure is
necessary for the safety and protection of the public who are to use that portion of the street
during the temporary closing and will not negatively impact other members of the public. Such
closures shall not exceed 15 hours in duration. The Director of Public Works may place upon
such closure any additional conditions he deems necessary for the safety and protection of the
public, including provisions which require access to residents and their guests and limiting the
length and boundaries of the portion of the street to be closed.
B. Arterial and Collector Streets. The City Council may, by resolution, approve the
closure of portions of City arterial and collector streets for celebrations, parades, and special
events when it determines that such closure is necessary for the safety and protection of the
public who are to use that portion of the street during the temporary closing. The resolution shall
set forth the places and times that said closure will be in effect. The provisions of the City's
Special Event or Special Pageant ordinances shall be met as a condition of the closing, including
but not limited, to those relating to liability insurance and security measures, unless the City is
the applicant. At the discretion of the Director of Public Works, a traffic control plan for such
closure may be required, which plan shall be prepared by a registered engineer. The costs of the
City's review of any required traffic control plan shall be paid for by the applicant. The City
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Council reserves the right to waive any requirement proposed herein when it is found to be in the
public's interest.
C. The City Council may determine to limit the number of closures of residential
and/or arterial and collector streets per year by motion or policy." -.,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.
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 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 13th day of June, 2000.ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF ORANGE )
I, CASSANDRA 1. CATHCART, 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 9th day of May, 2000, and thereafter at a regular meeting of said City Council duly held
on the 13th day of June, 2000, was duly passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL
MEMBERS: Murphy, Slater, Coontz, Spurgeon, Alvarez COUNCIL
MEMBERS: None COUNCIL
MEMBERS: None COUNCIL
MEMBERS: None tr~
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