HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Ord 143 1928-05-03
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ORDINANCE
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY' OF S~AL tl~CH
CALIFORNIA, REGULATING THiS SPEED OF AND
PROHIBITING THE OPERATION OF MOTOR BOATS
WITHOUT MUFFLERS, ON, OVER AND ACROSS
ANAHELM BAY,- IN THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR T~
VIOLATION THEREOF AND REPEALIl'l'G ALL OTHER
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CON-
FLICT HEREWITH.
The City Council and Trustees of the City of Seal BeaCh,
california, do ordain as follows:
Section 1.
DEFiNITIONS. 'The following words,
as used "in this Ordinance, shall have the meaning herein des-
cribed.
(a)
"PERSONS" .
Every natural person, in-
dividual, firm, co-partnersip, association or corporation.
(b)
"mVNER" .
A person having the
lawful use or control, or the right to the use or control,
of a motor: boat" under a lease or otherwise for a period ot
ten or more consecutive days.
(c)
'! AGENTu .
Any person operating any
motor boat for the owner, or in actual control thereof.
(d)
"BOATU.
Shall include any row boat
sail boat, yacht, launCh, yawl or any other vessel.
(e) uMOTOR BOATu. Every boat, as herein defined,
which is propelled by a motor.
Sec. 2.
It shall be unlawful tor any per-
son as owner, agent, lessee or otherwise to operate or per.mit~
~o be operated any motor boat, over or across the waters of
Anaheim Bay, or any of the lagoons or water-ways leading in or
out or said Bay in the City of Seal BeaCh, at a rate of speed
greater than 10 nautical miles per hour or within 300 feet ot
any bulkhead, dock or public landing at a speed greater than
6 nautical miles per hour, except and provided that the City
Council and Trustees of the City of Seal Beach may prescribe
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and define a certain course over and along which such motor
boats and other small craft may be operated in triaJsotspeed
at a greater rate of speed than 10: nautical miles per hour
on such days and between such hours in the day as may be pres-
cribed by said Council.
Sec. ~. a. It shall be unlawful tor any person,
as owner, agent, lessee or othe~,ise, to operate, or permit
to be operated any motor boat, on, over or across ~he w~ters
ot Anaheim Bay, or any of the lagoons or water-ways leading
in or out or' said bay, in the City or Seal Beach, that is not
equipped w~th a device or devices in good working order, and
which shall be at all times in constant operation, to prevent
excessive or unusual noise.
~ _ 3. b. _ It shall be unlawful tor any person
as owner, agent, lessee or otherwise, to operate or use,
or permit to be operated or used any muffler cut-out on
any motor boat operated upon, over or across the water of
Anaheim Bay, or any of the lagoons or water ways leading in
or out of said Bay, in the City of Seal Beach.
Provided, however, the City Council
and Trustees may issue to any pel'S) n as owner, agent, lessee or
otherwise a permit to ~se a muffler cut-out on a motor boat, or
motor boats, engaged in regattas, tournament~ or races. A per-
son desiring to obtain such permit under this ordinance shall
file with the City Clerk an.app~ication setting forth the name
or names of the person or persons desiring such pe~t, the date
and place such boats are to be used, and the length of time that
such permits are desired;
and that such permH shall be valid
only ror the purpose and during the time speciried therein.
sec. 4.
All Ordinances, or parts of Ordinances,
in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Sec. 5.
Every person, as owner, agent, lessee,
or otherwise, violating any of the provisions or this Ordinance
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shall be deemed ~ilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction there~
ot shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding Three Hundred
Dollars, or by imprisonment in the City Jailor County Jail of
the County of Orange, for not more than ninety days, or by
both such tine and imprisonment.
Sec. 6.
The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage of this Ordinance by the City Oounc~l and Trustees of
the City of Seal Heach, and cause the same to be posted in at
least three public places in the Oity or Seal Heach, California,
to wit: the City Hall Building, the United States Post Office
and the california State Bank, and it shall take efrect thirty
days after its final passa89.
The above Ordinance passed, adopted and approved this
~ t5 daY' of, ~t, 1928, by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes, Councilmen and (). . J / /J I () . f\ f)
Trustees: ~~~~.
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Noes, Councilmen and c..u .
Trustees: ~~ .
Absent, Councilmen and 01. 4"-- _
'l'rustees: ~
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Heach,
Attest:
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Gjil" ifornia.
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Q'lty er.
I hereby certify that the above is a full, true and
correct copy of Ordinance No. ,1;c~ of the City of Seal Beach,
California, as the same is on file in my office.
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