HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC AG PKT 2008-11-10 #JAGENDA STAFF REPORT
DATE: November 10, 2008
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
THRU: David Carmany, City Manager
FROM: Lt. Tim Olson, Operations Division Commander, Police Department
SUBJECT: MUNICIPAL CODE REVISIONS RELATING TO
URINATING AND DEFECATING IN PUBLIC
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Introduce Ordinance No. 1581, An Ordinance of the City of Seal Beach
Amending the Seal Beach Municipal Code Relating to Public Nuisances
Prohibited, adding language to prohibit urinating and defecating in public.
Instruct staff to schedule for second reading and adoption at next regular City
Council meeting.
BACKGROUND:
At this time, the Seal Beach Municipal Code does not contain language
speafically prohibiting urinating and defecating in public.
The proposed revision will add a new sub section 8 to 7.35.010 B.
"Human Waste Disposal, urinating or defecating in public places or public
view.
No person shall urinate or defecate in a public place or in view of a public place,
except in toilet faalities intended for accepting human waste. For these
purposes, "public place" includes common areas located on private property."
The above requested amendment has been reviewed and approved as to form
by the City Attorney.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The potential negative or positive fiscal impacts of the proposed Municipal Code
amendment, if any, would be minor.
Agenda Item
Munrapal Code Revisions Re.
Unnahng and Defecating rn Public
City Council Staff Report
November f0, 2008
RECOMMENDATION:
Introduce Ordinance No. 1581, An Ordinance of the Cary of Seal Beach
Amending the Seal Beach Municipal Code Relating to Public Nuisances
Prohibited. Instruct staff to schedule for second reading and adoption at next
regular City Council meeting.
NOTED AND APPROVED:
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Lt. Tim Olson
Operations Division Commander
Police Department
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David Carmany
Ciry Manager
Attachment:
A Ordinance No 1581, An Ordinance of the City of Seat Beach Amending the Seal Beach
Municipal Code Relating to Urinating and Defecating in Public
PD -Staff Report - Unnabng in Public -Ord #1581 2
Municipal Code Rews~ons Re:
Unnating and Defecating in Public
Cdy Council Staff Report
November f0, 2008
ATTACHMENT 1
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1581, AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL
BEACH AMENDING THE SEAL BEACH
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
URINATING AND DEFECATING IN PUBLIC
PD - Sffiff Report - Unnating in Public -Ord #1581 3
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1581
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH AMENDING
THE SEAL BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
URINATING AND DEFECATING IN PUBLIC
THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
SECTION 1 Municipal Code Chapter 7 35 010 relating to public nuisance
is amended by adding a new sub section 8 to 7 35 010 B to read as follows
"§7.35.010 B 8 Human Waste Disposal, urinating or defecating in public
places or public view.
No person shall unnate or defecate in a public place or in wew of a public place,
except in toilet facilities intended for accepting human waste. For these
purposes, "public" includes common areas located on private property "
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach at a meeting thereof held on the day of , 2008
Mayor
ATTEST
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH }
I, Linda Devine, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California do hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced for first reading at a meeting held on
the 10th day of November , 2008 and was passed, approved and adapted
by the City Council at a meeting held on the _day of 2008
by the following vote
AYES Councilmembers
NOES Councilmembers
ABSENT Councilmembers
ABSTAIN Councilmembers
And do hereby further certify that Ordinance Number 1581 has been published
pursuant to the Seal Beach City Charter and Resolution Number 2836
City Clerk