HomeMy WebLinkAbout2268ORDINANCE NO. 2268
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 9, PART 1
OF ARTICLE VII OF THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO CAMPING AND STORAGE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY ON PUBLIC PROPERTY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA,
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 9, Part 1 of Article VII of the Arcadia
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
CHAPTER 9.
CAMPING AND STORAGE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY
PART 1.
PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS
"7910. PURPOSE. The public streets and public use areas within the
City should be readily accessible and available to residents and the public at large.
The use of these areas for camping purposes or storage of personal property
interferes with the rights of others to use the areas for which they were intended.
The purpose of this Article is to maintain public streets and other public use areas
within the City in a clean and accessible condition. These areas are defined in the
following sections.
7911. DEFINITIONS. The following words and phrases, when used in
this Chapter, shall have the meaning ascribed to them by this Part unless it is
apparent from the context that another meaning is intended.
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(a) "Camp" means to pitch or occupy camp facilities; to use camp
paraphernalia.
(b) "Camp facilities" include, but are not limited to, tents, huts or
temporary shelters.
(c) "Camp paraphernalia" and "personal property" includes, but is not
limited to, tarpaulins, cots, beds, sleeping bags, hammocks or non -city
designated cooking facilities and similar equipment, luggage, pillows,
clothing, papers, blankets and literature.
(d) "Park" for purposes of this Chapter only, shall include any area within
the City, whether public or private, that is created, established, designated,
maintained, provided or set aside for the purposes of public rest, play,
recreation, enjoyment or gathering, and all buildings, facilities and structures
located thereon.
(e) "Public streets and areas" shall mean public property of the City of
Arcadia and Arcadia Redevelopment Agency including all streets, highways,
avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, curbs or other public ways in
the City which have been or may hereafter be dedicated and open to public
use, or such other public property so designated in or pursuant to any law of
the State. It shall also mean the Civic Center area of the City of Arcadia in
the County of Los Angeles bounded by the Northeast property line of the
Los Angeles County Assessors parcel number 5775- 024 -910 on the North,
Civic Center Place on the South, Huntington Drive West bound on the West
and Huntington Drive East bound on the East. Public streets and areas shall
also include all City of Arcadia parks including Wilderness Park, County of
Los Angeles park and recreation areas established for use by the public.
(f) "Store" means when used in any form as a verb to put aside or
accumulate for use when needed, to put for safekeeping, to place or leave in
a location.
7912. UNLAWFUL CAMPING. It shall be unlawful for any person to
camp, occupy camp facilities or use camp paraphernalia in the following areas,
except as otherwise provided:
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(a) Any park located in the City.
(b) Any public street or area.
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(c) Any public parking lot, public building, or publicly owned property,
improved or unimproved.
(d) Any public property located within the City.
7913. STORAGE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY IN PUBLIC AREAS.
It shall be unlawful for any person to store personal property, including camp
facilities and camp paraphernalia, in the following areas, except as otherwise
provided by resolution of the City Council:
(a) Any park located in the City.
(b) Any public street or area.
(c) Any public parking lot, public building, or publicly owned property,
improved or unimproved.
(d) Any public property located within the City.
7914. EXCEPTIONS. The provisions of the preceding Sections of this
Chapter shall not apply to any persons participating in organized and supervised
recreational activities in parks within the City or the Civic Center area if approved
by the City's Director of Recreation and Community Services or City Manager, nor
to camping in public areas legally established and clearly designated for camping
purposes, nor to any employee of the City or any public utility or governmental
agency who is required to enter or be in said areas in the course of his/her
employment.
The above Sections shall not apply to tools and equipment for repair or
maintenance of City facilities. Nor shall they apply to personal property brought
onto Civic Center property for the specific purpose of expression at a public
meeting as long as said materials are removed within two (2) hours of the
conclusion of said meeting."
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Ordinance and shall cause a copy of the same to be published in the official
newspaper of said City within fifteen (15) days after its adoption. The Ordinance
shall take effect thirty -one (31) days after its adoption.
Passed, approved and adopted this 15th day of December , 2009.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephen P. Deitsch
City Attorney
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May of the City of Arcadia
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, JAMES H. BARROWS, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies
that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2268 was passed and adopted by the City Council of
the City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the 15th day of December, 2009 and that said
Ordinance was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Member Amundson, Chandler, Kovacic and Wuo
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Harbicht
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