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ORDINA1<<:E NO. 194
:/ AN ORDUTANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA
DEFINING PUBLIC NUISANCES, MAKING MAINTENANCE OF THE
SAME UNLAWFUL, PROVIDING FOR THE ABATEMENT THEREOF AND
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF AND REPEALING ORDI-
NANCE NO.ll6 AND ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES
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The City Councll of the City of Seal BeaCh, Calitornla, do
ordain as follows:
Section 1: A publio nulsance within the meaning of thls ordlnanee
is deflned as aDJthing which Is lnjuries to health, or is indecent,or
ottenslve to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use ot propert~
so as to Interfere wlth the comfortable enjoyment ot life or property
by a neighborhood or by aDl considerable number ot persons In the City
of Seal Beaoh.
Seo.2: It Is hereby declared a public nuisance and unlawfUl for
any person, as prinoipal, manager, agent or employee, to burn or char,
or to aid or assist in the burning or charring ot, a~ kelp or other
seaweed in the Clty ot Seal Beaoh, except in an enclosed lncinerator,
enclosed fUrnace or other enclosed container.
Sec.3: The burning,charrlng, tBeating or handling of kelp, fisk,
oil,fertillzer, offal, sewage, rubbich, trash, refUse or aDJ other
substance or material, or the contents ot any privy vault, cesspool
or sink, In any manner that is prejudicial to health or oftensive to
the sebses, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life
or property by a nelghborhood or by aDJ considerable number of persons
In the City of Seal Beach, Is hereby declared to be a public nulsance.
Sec.4: The operation or maintenanoe of any fUrnace, oven, drler,
bleecher, evaporator, roaster or other heating, drylng, burning or
charring devlce or apparatus, or any vat, storage yard, warehouse,
shed or place where any raw or manufactured material or commodlty Is
treated, dried, burned, charred or stored, from which noxious fumes
or odors are ammitted whlch are prejudioial to health or otfensive
to the senses, so as to Intertere with the comfortable enjoyment of
life or property by a neighborhood or by aDl considerable number of
persona in the City ot Seal Beach, is hereby deolared to be a public
nulsance.
Sec.5: It is hereby declared to be a public nulsance and un-
lawfUl for aDl person as prinvipal, manager, agent or employee or
otherwise, to throw, deposit, pipe,drain or otherwlse place, or cause
to be thrown,deposlted,piped,drained or otherwlse plaoed, aDl deed
anlmal, dead fowl, animal or vegetable matter, deed flsh, tish refUse,
bu~cher's offal, bones, flesh, food, fruit, garbage, rdbbish, traab,
dlrt, Bshes, cinders, broken glass, crockery, tins, soap suds, oil,
asphaltum or distlllate, or aDl other substanoe or materlal whlch i~~_
or might be, injuries to the health or llfe of aDl person, in or upon
any beach, or off any portlon ot any pier, PI' a~ part of the Paciflc
Ocean, Alamitos Bay, or Anaheim Lending Bay, within the city limlts
ot the City of Seal Beach.
Sed.6: It Is hereby declared to be a publ:hc nuisance and unlawfU
to scatter or permit to be scattered about any premises or on the
sidewalks, streets or alleys adjaoent thereto a~ loose papers, rub-
bish or trash or broken glass, nails, taoks, dlrt, or any substance
or material which might cause iri3aries to persons or property using
such streets, sidewalks,alleys, or public highways, or to deposit,
plav.e, leave or scatter the remnants of any food or vegetables, em,ty
containers, waste ~aper, wrapping material or any residue, waste or
refUse whatsoever upon the beaches or near the Paciflo ocean, Alaml-
tos Bay or Anaheim Lending Bay and upon private or public property
In the City of Seal Beach, or to deposit or bury aDl waste, litter,
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refuse, empty cans, glass or trash of any klnd whatsoever upon any
property, pub11c or private within said city.
Sec.7: All bulld1ngs, places and premises whatsoever In'the City
of Seal Beach shall be placed and shall continuously be kept by the
owner or occupant thereof in a clean and sanltary conditlon, and the
Accumulation of rubbish, waste, litter, refuse or trash ot any k1nd
or combustible material, by being placed, lett, dumped or permitted
to aocumulate or remain 1n any building, plaoe or premises In the
City of Seal Beaoh, 1s hereby declared to be a publlc nulsance.
Sec.8: It Is hereby declared to be a public nulsanoe and un-
lawful to cause or permlt any oil, waste oil, 011 refuse or 011 waste
matter to be or remain on the surfaoe of the ground upon any street,
or alley, sidewalk, private or publlc property ln sa1d C1ty of Seal
Beaoh, except In an oil sump properly constructed to contain and re-
strain such materials.
Sec.9: It is hereby declared to be a publlc nuisance and unlaw-
ful to erect, establlsh, conduct, operate or maintain or cause or
permlt to be ereoted on, establlshed, conducted, operated or main-
tained, any oil refinery, topping plant,cracklng plant or any other
appratus designed to separate crude oil lnto its component parts, or
any casing head, absorptlon or compression plant, or any other appara-
tus designed to extract gasolibe or other volatile substance contalned
in natural gas or to reflne any ot the products ot crude 011 withln
the boundaries of that portion of the resldence and buslness distrlcts
ot the City ot Seal Beach,lying South of California State Hlghway and
as extended on East Second Street to Long Beach City Limlts and Easte~
ly of Main Street extended North from said State Highway.
Sec.10: It 18 hereby deolared to be a public nuisance and unlawful,
to keep, harbor or malntain any cow, cows or cattle,swlne,plgs,goats,
sheep, or in excess of twemty rabblts or chlckens wlthin two hundred
teet of any F~sidence wlthln said City of Seal BeaOh,and when any
sucll anim~l_s,~are runnlng at large"or are not plcketed so that they
cannot reach any street,sidewalk,6r highway In said Clty, it shall be
the duty of the Chief of Police to impound such animal or anlmals and
before they can be redeemed, the owner thereof or person in control,
shall pay to said police otficer the cost ot teed1ng such animal or
animals and a fee of ~1.00 each for impoundlng the same, and the owner
thereof, or the person entitled to possession thereof, shall be deemed
guilty of maintalning a public nuisance under this Srd1nanoe and sub-
ject to the penalties hereinatter provided.
Sec.ll: It 1s~lierebyddeClared a public nulsance and unlawful to
harbor, keep or maintain any dog or dogs in said City whlch bark or
distwrb any neighborhood, or for the owner or person in contr_l of
any bitch or temale in season, to permlt such dog to run at large in
said City.
Sec.12: It shall be a public nuisance and unlawful tor any person
to wilfully disturb the peace and quiet of any nelghborhood or person
ln said City by lmud or unusual noises or offensive conduct or threat-
en1ng or challenging to fight, tighting or using vulgar, profane or
Indecent language and carrylng concealed or otherwise ~ithput author-
ity any pistol,revolver,or fi~arms, or to tire any p!stel,revolver
shot gun, or fire arms wlthin the City of Seal Beach.
Sec.13: It shall be a public nuisanoe and unlawful for any person
or persons to injure, deface, mark or destroy any public bullding,
public toilet, water f~et or wBter hydrant,benches,seats,electrlc
lights,ornamental l1ght standarda,trafflc signals,signs,llghts,posts,
or baracades,wlring or poles,or any other public property or private
property of another person in said Clty of Seal Beach.
Sec.14: It shall be a public nuisance and unlawful to keep, store,
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or possess any nitro-glycerine, dynamite or other high explosive sub-
stances willhin two thousand feet of any residence or any other build-
Ing In said City ot Seal Beach, exoept where the use ot a hlgh explos6
ive is necessary tor Industrial purposes, the same may be used b~ a
oompetent man accustomed to handllng the same and receivlng a permit
from~ell the Chief of PcUice, but at no time shall it be handled In
quantities greater than ten pound lots.
Sec.15: It shall be a publlc nulsance and unlawful tor any per- ,
son or persona to appear om any street or sidewalk or in any publlo
place or prlvate property wlth1n said City ot Seal Beach in an lntoxi-
cated conditlon or under the influence ot Intoxivants.
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Sec.16: It Is hereby deolared to be a nuisance and unlawful to
Srect, retaln or maintaln aUf Insecure or unsate bullding walls,
chimneys,stacks, or other structures,or any unslghtly or partially
destroyed buildings or structures, through lack of repairs,damsge or
destruction or partlal destructlon by fire, earthquake or otherwise,
or any detective and dangerous wirlng or other structures used tor
lightlng,power or heat or other purposes, and provision is herein-
after made for the abatement,destructlon and removal thereof.
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Sec.17: It is hereby deciared to be a nuisance and unlawful for
any person or pe~sons, as deflned in this ordlnance, to obstruct the
use ot streets,alleys,sldewa~s,public ways,plaoes or bui~dings in
said City ot Seal Beach by any fence, posts, barrier or other wlse, or
by any acts or,'conduct whichlJlroMce loud or unusual nolses or dis-
turbances to suoh an exbant as to cause ma~erlal discomfort,annoyance
or injury to the health,peaoe or quiet or property of persons in said
City.
Sec.18: It Is herjQy declared to be a ,nuisance and unlawful to
ercet,malntain Qr con&truct any buildings, fenoes or other structures,
ln wholp or,~n part,on or upon any sidewalk,alley,street,lane,court,
park o~'other public plaoes,which encroach upon or. obstruct in any
manner the free and open use thereof.
Sec.19: Every person,flrm or corporation, whether as principal,
agent, employee or otherwlse who maintains, permits or allows a public
nulsance a~ deflned bi Sec~~ons 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,16 and 18 of thls
Ordinance, to exist upon any property or premises owned or controlled
by such person in the City ot Seal BeSCh, after reasobable notice in
writing from the Street Superintendent of said Clty to remove, dis-
continue or abte the sam~ has been served upon such person, is guilty
of a misdemeanor, B nd shall be punlshed as In this Ordinance provided;
and the existence of such public nuisance for eaoh and every day after
the explration of the time fixed in the ~otice so served upon such
person. shall be deemed a separate and distinct otf'ense, a,nd every per
son gullty ot violating this Ordinance shall be subject to continuous
prosecutions until such public nuisance is abated and removed.
Sec.20: Upon the fBiluBB of any person, whether as principal,
manager, agent or employee, or the pwner,lessee or occupant of any
bUilding,gDOUDda or lots, to remove dirt,rubbish,weeds,rank growths,
~~~e__~uildlng, walls,chimneys,stacks,or other structures,or any un-
s1ghtJ,y"_ o~ partially destroyed buildings or structures,defentive and
dangerous wirlng,or other structures used for lighting, power or heat
or other purposes,or anything else herein declared to be a nuisance,
after such Notice as may be prescribed by the City Council ot said
City,sald Clty Councll may authorise said Street Superlntendent and
assistants of said Clty to remove,abste er destroy the same at the ex-
pense of such owner, lessee or occupant and such City Council may pre-
scribe the procedure and make the expense of the removal,abatement ant
destructlon thereot H lien upon such buill1ng,structure and real prop-
erty upon which the same are situated.
Sec. 21: Every person, firm or corporatlon, whether as principal,
manager, agent, employee or otherwise, violating any of the provislons
ot this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a mlsdemeanor and upon
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50nviction thereof shall be punished by a flne not to exceed Three
Hundred Dollarsl~300.00J or by imprlsonment in the City or County
jail for not more than ninety(90)dsys, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
Sec.~: !he City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be published
onoe in the "Seal Beach Post &: Wave", a newspaper prlnted,publlshed
and generally circulated in the City of Seal Besch,Calitornia, and
it shall thereuppn take effect.
Passed,Adopted and Approved thls 3/~y of ~ I;;;:i;A, 1935.
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